BiodiversityXL Community Event

Registration has started: 22 June at NIOO

Welcome for a deep dive in all aspects of biodiversity research, and the exploration of the ecological facilities at NIOO! People from NIOZ, Naturalis, Westerdijk Institute, NIOO and broader will gather again on Thursday afternoon 22 June. Expect hands-and-heads-on sessions.

Together, we will explore and decide upon concrete actions. What roles do or could you have as a biodiversity researcher? How can we ‘bend the curve’ for biodiversity conservation and recovery? What research infrastructure is needed, what methods shall we develop and what will our next steps be?

Also look out for the launch of the Dutch ecological research facilities website, meet ups for lab assistants or PhD candidates, tours on the NIOO campus and science bites from citizen science to serious games. And in between, score your own species to add to the BioBlitz.

See you in NIOO’s sustainable building and ecological garden!

When: 22 June 2023, 12:00-18:00
Where: Building & garden of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)

Program

12.00 - 12.45

Arrival & Lunch

12.45 - 13.15

Welcome plenary & launch national ecological research facilities website

13:25 - 14.15

Parallel sessions round 1: dive in…
- Open science – Biodiversity data
- Research infrastructure – Molecular methods
- Fresh ideas – Pressure cooker research proposals / collaborative experiments / sampling network (various themes)

14.20 - 15.10

Parallel sessions round 2: hands/heads on..
- Open science – Biodiversity citizen science
- Research infrastructure – What do we need?
- Fresh ideas – Follow-up pressure cooker proposals

15.10 - 15.40

Break & Bioblitz

15.40 - 16.30

Parallel sessions round 3: connecting!
- Open science – Knowledge connection & impact
- Research infrastructure – Research assistant meet up
- Fresh ideas – Early career BXL meet up

16.30 - 17.00

Conclusions of the day

17.00 - 18.00

Drinks & Science bites – with serious games