When: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 8:30am to 3:00pm
Where: Universit of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West Lethbridge, AB T1K 6T5
Cost: free
You're invited to the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute's Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Science Symposium. This year, our symposium will focus on data science relevant to research, management and markets of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Invited speakers will present information on leading edge data collection technologies as well as methods and tools that analyse, interpret and apply ecosystem services and biodiversity information.The Symposium concludes with an interactive panel discussion on opportunities to enhance data science for transparent, efficient, and credible use in ecosystem services markets.
Join the ABMI, the University of Lethbridge, our collaborators, and invited speakers for an engaging series of presentations and discussion.
Speaker Topics
Jahan Kariyeva, Director Geospatial Centre, ABMI
Title: The ABMI’s Geospatial Initiatives to Support Biodiversity Monitoring in Alberta
Dr. Stefan Kienzle, Professor, University of Lethbridge
Title: Translating climate records into meaningful climate change indices
Dr. Erin Bayne, Co-Director Application Centre, ABMI
Title: Leading edge technologies in wildlife monitoring, survey design, and habitat modeling
Toni Anderson, Senior Resource Analyst, Silvacom
Title: Enhancing our Resource Inventories: Introduction to the Comprehensive Automated Land Inventory (CALI)
