On behalf of the FP7 project WaterDiss2.0, I am pleased to invite you to the E-seminar "Data Exchange for Biodiversity Conservation in Freshwater Ecosystems: Introducing the BioFresh Platform and Data Portal”.
If you are working on freshwater ecosystems, I believe you would be interested in learning more about the BioFresh data-portal that aims to collect freshwater biodiversity data and create an on-line open-access data portal for scientists, policy makers, NGOs, businesses and the public to use. It will in support scientists in their work by highlighting further research needs which eventually feeds into the support of conservation policies.
The portal unites geo-spatial information of freshwater species with the aim to help scientists to advertise and publish their datasets and to provide tools for the discovery, integration and analysis of open and freely accessible freshwater biodiversity data. This will eventually help to strengthen conservation policy.
The E-seminar takes place on Thursday, November 28 from 14:00 to 15:00 CET.
The E-seminar will introduce the audience to the usage of the platform, in order to ensure a better understanding of the different components. Aaike De Wever, Science Officer of BioFresh, will explain which data and information are integrated and for which contributions BioFresh is looking. Participants are encouraged to join in for a live discussion via “Citrix go to Webinar”.
If you want to participate in the e-seminar, you only need to reply on this email (or send a reply to evelyn.lukat@ecologic.eu). You will receive further information via mail. If you decide on participating later, you can also simply join the seminar by following the link mentioned below.
A few important notes:
- The e-seminar will be conducted in English
- The e-seminar will be available under the following link at the given time. http://waterdiss.eu/eseminar-biofresh
- The video and the questions asked during the session will be available on the websites of the BioFresh data portal (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/) and the WaterDiss2.0 host website (http://www.waterdiss.eu/).
Technical details on the E-seminar:
- When clicking on the link, the application Citrix Go To Webinar will be downloaded. Nothing will be installed on your computer. However, please make sure that your computer is able to run java applications.
- Please make sure that the sound system on your computer works. If your sound system does not work properly, you can also dial in via phone. Please check the dial-in number for your country on the website of the E-seminar. http://waterdiss.eu/eseminar-biofresh
We are looking forward to have a vivid discussion with you! Please feel free to distribute the invitation to anyone interested in the topic within your network.