On the 29th of April, Zoological Society of London is organising a symposium that will bring together leading experts in biodiversity monitoring and satellite remote sensing to discuss ways to better capitalise on this technology to monitor biological diversity globally.
The stated aims of this one-day symposium are:
- To demonstrate the increasing importance of integrating technological developments with biodiversity monitoring initiatives.
- To present new interdisciplinary frameworks for better capitalising on satellite remote sensing technology to monitor biodiversity and report on changes in biological diversity globally
- To debate implications for policy and practice.
The event will feature:
- A poster competition with personal feedback provided by the speakers for all entries (Please submit you poster proposal by 13 April 2016)
- A raffle for individual attendees to win a free lunch with all of the individual speakers.
- A workshop on scientific writing offered to all attendees and organised by the journal Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation editorial team
Confirmed speakers include:
- Mat Disney, UCL
- Doreen Boyd, Nottingham University
- Gary Geller, Group on Earth Observations
- Lucas Joppa, Microsoft Research
- Emily Nicholson, Deakin University
- Nathalie Pettorelli, Institute of Zoology, ZSL
- Duccio Rocchini, Duccio Rocchini, Fondazione Edmund Mach
- Shovonlol Roy, Reading University
- Emma Tebbs, Kings College London
- Martin Wegmann, Würzburg University
You can find more information on the ZSL website,