The 2019 NBN Conference took place on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 November at the Albert Hall, Nottingham.

All of the presentations and a selection of photographs can be found on the presentations page and you can read some of the social media activity on the review page.

Keep an eye on the NBN Conference 2020 page where more information on next year’s event will be posted in due course.

NBN Conference 2019

The theme

The theme of this year’s NBN Conference is “Network, Knowledge and Narrative – sharing and using data across the NBN and beyond”.  Over the course of the two days we will be hearing from individuals and organisations from within the NBN and further afield, with a variety of speakers explaining how they are sharing and using data in their day to day work.

We will also have an afternoon of Knowledge Exchange sessions.

The NBN Conference matches CIEEM’s Competency Framework so attendance automatically counts as relevant CPD.

Speakers

We are pleased to announce that the following speakers or organisations have confirmed that they will give presentations at this year’s NBN Conference:

• Harriet Carty – Caring for God’s Acre
• Tim Corner – Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre
• Thomas Doherty-Bone – Independent conservationist
• Dr Roddy Fairley – Scottish Natural Heritage
• Richard Fox – Butterfly Conservation
• Daniel Hayhow – RSPB (State of Nature)
• Kimberley James – Gilbert White & The Oates Collections
• Loreena Jaouen – Student intern – Geospatial Analyst, 2Excel geo
• Dr Jo Judge – NBN Trust
• Tony Juniper CBE – Chair of Natural England (Sir John Burnett Memorial lecture)
• Dr Sandy Knapp – The Linnean Society (Keynote address)
• Sir John Lawton – NBN Trust Patron, President of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Vice-President RSPB (Keynote address)
• Dr Erika Newton – British Ecological Society
• Dave Raffaelli – The Woodmeadow Trust
• Sophia Ratcliffe – NBN Trust
• Philip Stephens – Durham University
• Rachel Tierney – SBIF
• Caroline Van Dierkson – NBN Trust
• Ian Wallace – UK Caddis Recording Scheme Organiser
• Dr Philip Wheeler – The Open University

The programme as at 4 November 2019 is available to download.

Bookings

Please go to the bookings page to see the ticket options and to book your place.

The cost of the ticket includes the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording prize-giving ceremony on Wednesday 13 November.

Displays and demonstrations

As usual, there will be opportunities for Network participants to showcase their work by having a display stand at the NBN Conference.  This will need to be manned during registration, tea / coffee breaks and lunchtime on both days and those manning the stand will need to be registered as delegates. There is no cost for having a stand if you simply require a table and there’s a nominal cost for poster boards (limited numbers available).  Space will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.  All of the display stands have now been taken.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities are available! The NBN Conference Sponsorship 2019 tells you more about getting involved.

Sponsors

We are very grateful to the following organisations for their generous sponsorship of this year’s NBN Conference:

The venue

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