As a ENVRI-FAIR side event at the Research Data Alliance’s 17th Plenary Meeting, the ENVRI community is offering a co-located virtual event, the ENVRI-Hub for EOSC and Planet Earth to discuss the importance of FAIR data, data services and Open Earth System science in addressing this century’s environmental challenges.
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Málaga, 14-15 April 2021. Transfiere is the major meeting on Research+ Development+ Innovation in Southern Europe, sharing scientific and technological knowledge to promote innovation and connect science and business. It is a key professional and multisectoral forum for knowledge transfer, business and networking opportunities, and economic competitiveness.
#transfiere2021 has the distinction of being the first face-to-face meeting of the year at the Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Málaga (FYCMA), which is implementing a rigorous protocol of specific health and safety measures.
Don’t miss this opportunity to promote innovation between research groups and companies while contributing to the competitiveness of the business sector. Being part of Transfiere allows you to build networks, develop synergies and knowledge sharing practices, and connect with different a range of actors and strategic sectors of the economy.
See the programme here and click here to register.
Málaga, Spain, 6–10 November 2017. LifeWatch ERIC will host the 5th edition of ENVRI Week, at the University of Málaga and Málaga City Hall in November. The five days will focus on Environmental Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). ENVRI Week happens twice a year, in November and in May. It hosts ENVRIplus project related sessions as well as several others targeting different groups of stakeholders.
ENVRIplus is a Horizon 2020 project bringing together environmental and earth system research infrastructures, projects and networks together with technical specialist partners to create a more coherent, interdisciplinary and interoperable cluster of Environmental Research Infrastructures across Europe. ENVRIplus has 37 partners from 13 European countries.
For more information, see their website.
Lecce, Italy, 9-13 July 2018. The International Summer School on “Data Management in Environmental and Earth Science Infrastructures: theory and practice” is organised by the ENVRIplus project in collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC. The school is mainly addressed at staff working in relevant international research infrastructures. The school is also open to Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers, and Master students about to start a doctorate will also be accepted.
In recent years, one of the major challenges in the Environmental and Earth Science has been managing and searching ever larger volumes of data, collected across multiple disciplines. The ENVRIplus project investigated a collection of more than 20 representative environmental research infrastructures (RIs) from different areas. By examining these research infrastructures and their characteristics, a common data lifecycle was identified. The data lifecycle is structured in five phases: Data Acquisition, Data Curation, Data Publishing, Data Processing and Data Use. Many different standards, approaches, and tools have been developed to support the Data Lifecycle. In particular, modern semantic technologies provide a promising way to properly describe and interrelate different data sources in ways that reduce barriers to data discovery, integration, and exchange among biodiversity and ecosystem resources and researchers.
The course is built as a five-day summer school providing a unique insight into the contemporary debate on Data Management in the environmental and earth sciences. Leading scientists and experienced technical specialists will address this topic from different angles, attempting to gather what we consider the most interesting perspectives of our time. We offer a cutting edge and high-quality programme, aimed at fostering a rich and lively intellectual exchange.
Ostend, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and LifeWatch Belgium will organise the 53rd edition of the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS53) in Ostend, Belgium. EMBS53 aims at linking the history, the present and the future of (European) marine biology.
Be there since this will be a special edition with – on top of a general session – a focus on ‘Marine Biology research from a Historical Perspective’, ‘Science in a Modern Era’, ‘Marine and Coastal Citizen Science’ and ‘Science in the North Sea’. We warmly welcome participation from European as well as non-European countries.
At present we are developing a program of inspirational speakers and will announce more details in due course. Registration and abstract submission will be opened from 15 January 2018 onwards.
More information: www.embs53.org
Lecce, Italy, 12-13 November 2018. The LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre is organising the first working meeting on “Metadata, Controlled Vocabularies and Ontologies” in November. It will set a roadmap for a common strategy to adopt within the infrastructure’s community, in accordance with FAIR principles.
Presentations will outline previous work and establish the current landscape of models, tools and technologies that are available. Additionally, they will provide material for discussions, in order to consider major technical and scientific approaches to semantic issues in Research Infrastructures and adopt a common strategy. Click here for the agenda.
Seville, Spain, 27-28 November 2018. The 3rd ERIC Forum and ERIC Committee meetings will take place at Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) premises in Seville, hosted by LifeWatch ERIC.
A shuttle transfer service from/to Seville Centre is planned for the starting and ending of daily sessions.
Depending on your hotel location you can choose which bus stop is more convenient for you. As all of you are hosted in the city centre, 3 pick-up locations have been selected at maximum 15 minutes walk the city centre.
Please note that the pick-up time will change according to the start time of the meetings:
Tuesday 27 November
08:50 Pick up at Hotel Meliá Sevilla
09:05 Pick up at Teatro Maestranza
09:20 Pick up at Hotel NH Plaza de Armas
09:50 Arrival at E.O.I premises
At the end of the meeting the bus will take all attendees to the city centre for the guided tour of the Gardens of the Royal Palace (followed by the Social Dinner).
Wednesday 28 November and Thursday 29 November
07:50 Pick up at Hotel Meliá Sevilla
08:05 Pick up at Teatro Maestranza
08:20 Pick up at Hotel NH Plaza de Armas
08:50 Arrival at E.O.I premises
At the end of the meeting the buses will leave from the EOI and drop of the attendees at the same stops as in the morning.
Further details of the 3rd ERIC Forum will be provided soon.
Below you can find a map of the shuttle stops.
Seville, Spain, 19-20 December 2018. The 3rd General Assembly of LifeWatch ERIC will take place in Spain.
Each LifeWatch National Node is invited to present an annual report review of their activities 2017-18.
Málaga, Spain, 13-14 February 2019. Come and visit LifeWatch ERIC at our stand at the “8th Transfiere Forum for Sciences, Technology and Innovation” in Málaga!
Participation in Transfiere 2019 is essential to create interesting contacts with companies, promote collaboration and exchange information in the field of innovation, research and transfer in the different sectors of the economy.
Fora include Public administration, Aeronautical and aerospace, Innovative business groups, Agri-food, Energy, Industry, Infrastructures and transport, Environment, Spanish technology platforms, Health, and ICT.
Schiphol, The Netherlands, 23-24 May 2019. The 4th General Assembly of LifeWatch ERIC will be held in Schiphol on 23 and 24 May.
The meeting will be opened by a commemorative event in memoriam and in honour of Marc de Jong, the late Chair of the LifeWatch ERIC GA.
The Greek National Distributed Centre is funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology and is coordinated by the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, in conjunction with 47 associated partner institutions.
To know more about how Greece contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Italian National Distributed Centre is led and managed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and is coordinated by a Joint Research Unit, currently comprising 35 members. Moreover, Italy hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Service Centre.
To know more about how Italy contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Dutch National Distributed Centre is hosted by the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. Moreover, The Netherlands hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Virtual Laboratory and Innovation Centre.
To know more about how The Netherlands contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Portuguese National Distributed Centre is managed by PORBIOTA, the Portuguese e-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity. Led by BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, PORBIOTA connects the principal Portuguese research institutions working in biodiversity.
To know more about how Portugal contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Slovenian National Distributed Centre is led by the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). It focuses on the development of technological solutions in the field of biodiversity and socio-ecosystem research.
To know more about how Slovenia contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Spanish National Distributed Centre is supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Regional Government of Andalusia and the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority (Ministry for Ecological Transition-MITECO). Moreover, Spain is the hosting Member State of LifeWatch ERIC, the location of its Statutory Seat & ICT e-Infrastructure Technical Office (LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities).
To know more about how Spain contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Bulgarian National Distributed Centre is represented by the Agricultural University-Plovdiv.
To know more about how Bulgaria contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.
The Belgian National Distributed Centre makes varied and complementary in-kind contributions to LifeWatch ERIC. These are implemented in the form of long-lasting projects by various research centres and universities distributed throughout the country and supported by each respective political authority.
To know more about how Belgium contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.