Meetings, Seminars & Workshops

Wageningen University & Research invites you to participate in the third edition of the Wageningen Soil Conference, to discuss novel insights in (applied) soil science, to identify further actions for soil-based solutions that help achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to initiate programs that aim at a lasting increase in soil organic carbon, and to develop narratives on soil-based solutions that are convincing to policy makers and other stakeholders.

Central theme will be Rhythms of Life and their Alterations (including both early development and aging); however, the conference expects to encompass all aspects, numerous phyla, and a range of technical approaches to understanding and applying knowledge of invertebrate reproduction and development.

This symposium will cover a wide spectrum of topics, from planetary evolution to the fabrication of synthetic cells. Besides invited talks, the conference includes a keynote lecture by Ben Feringa (2016 Nobel laureate in chemistry), and a public lecture by Charley Lineweaver.

The congress theme reflects that landscape ecology as a meeting point - where pattern and process meet people and action - seen as a way of thinking when dealing with European landscapes. We want to put emphasis on the integration of pattern and process as a biophysical component of landscape ecology with people and action, bringing in the social and cultural approaches.

This is a seminar organized by the group ‘One for all and all for one?', which is a group of scientists from Wageningen University, that is formed around the Wageningen University strategic theme "Resilience". The seminar is organised under the auspices of the Graduate School PE&RC, and intends to explore relationships between resilience at individual and group level.

De Heimans en Thijsse Stichting organiseert samen met IVN, KNNV en SoortenNL een symposium over de toekomst van het Nederlandse platteland en het nieuwe Europese landbouwbeleid dat in 2020 van start zal gaan. Hoe zal het Nederlandse platteland eruitzien over vijftig jaar? (meeting is in Dutch)

The FLARE (Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) network is organizing this 3rd annual meeting in collaboration with other parties. It is a unique space for presentations and discussions about forests and livelihoods to create new relationships and collaborations. This year three core themes will have special attention: 1. Forests, Livelihoods, and the SDGs; 2. Small and Medium Forest Enterprises and Livelihoods; and 3. Policy Ethics for Forests and Livelihoods.

After a successful one-day symposium in 2015 about Plant control by LED light, a next version of this symposium is organised. This will include presentations from several researchers from universities and research organisations. They will present the latest insights from scientific research on control of plant production by LED light. There will also be an extensive discussion with companies active in city farming.

Our world is threatened by problems such as global warming, pandemics, overpopulation, food shortage, collapsing ecosystems, etc., which challenge scientists for solutions. In this year's PE&RC Day, we will discuss several adversities and zoom in on solutions. This day is an excellent opportunity for participants to discuss solutions to these diverse challenges with fellow PE&RC members. A day where scientists from a broad variety of fields share one common goal: to save the world!

This symposium is an annually recurring event organised by the Treub Maatschappij and the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of the University of Amsterdam. The overarching theme of the symposium is "Biodiversity and global change in the Tropics". The symposium will take place at the University of Amsterdam on Friday 17 November 2017, in the afternoon.

Mapping the link between phenotype and genotype is at the heart of genetics, breeding and natural evolution. High throughput analyses of omic data provide the basis for understanding the complex genetic architecture underlying many different phenotypes, including disease, pathogen or parasite interactions, economic traits as well as well traits that are important for natural evolution or nature conservation.

The five core conference themes (Food creation, Food safety and bio security, Food loss and waste, Food in a changing society, Food utilization) reflect an integrated approach to identifying solutions to the complex global challenge of food security.

The British Ecological Society (BES), NecoV and the Gesellschaft für Ökologie (GfÖ) aim to build closer ties between the vibrant academic ecological communities in Europe, and herewith meet the strategic objectives of all three of the ecological Societies.

The question of how to feed the world while considering human health, the environment and social wellbeing is one of the defining challenges of our time.

The Student Conference on Conservation Science series is the only international series of conservation conferences aimed entirely at students. SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers. Deadline for applications: Friday 20 October 2017!

The event will examine the latest in gene editing and metabolic engineering methods as well as exploring developments in NGS and omic technologies being used for progressing plant based research in aspects such as crop trait development, epigenetics, phenotyping, and disease resistance as well understanding tools to overcome bottlenecks and enable successful data analysis and management.