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Programme

Overview

The Biogeography & Macroecology meeting takes place on Thursday 13 June and Friday 14 June 2024, with a pre-meeting workshop on 12 June.

This meeting will run under the theme of Artificial Intelligence in Biogeography and Macroecology, in addition to showcasing contributions from across biogeography and macroecology.

Workshops and an evening welcome reception will take place on Wednesday. The actual meeting will start on Thursday at 9:00 and end on Friday around 17:00. A conference dinner in the university's remarkable Botanical Garden (website only in German) will take place on Thursday evening.

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Keynotes

Prof. Daniele Silvestro, University of Fribourg

Prof. Florian Hartig, University of Regensburg

Dr. Jana Wäldchen, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena

Workshop

A pre-meeting workshop will take place on Wednesday, 12 June, 13-17:00. Registration is now closed.

Data Management in Biodiversity and Environmental Science (Dr. Daniel Tschink, Juliane Röder, Jimena Linares, Alexandra Nozik, Dr. David Schellenberger Costa; in cooperation with GFBio and NFDI4Biodiversity): 

This workshop offers comprehensive as well as practical insights into Research Data Management in biodiversity and environmental science. The 4 h workshop mainly aims at PhD students and Early Career Researchers. Participants will gain valuable knowledge on the effective publication of data in repositories, the development of data management plans (DMP), handling spatial data and data standards, exploring common data formats, and a dive into taxonomic data integration.

This event provides an unique opportunity for attendees to enhance their skills in managing and integrating biological data, fostering collaboration, and facilitating knowledge exchange within the scientific community.