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  Programme  
     
  Date April 26-27, 2006
  Time 10.00 - 23.00 / 09.00 - 16.00
  Place Lakeside Lecture Theatres Sø-Auditorierne, Building 1250, Bartholins Allé, University of Aarhus campus, 8000 Århus C
     
  Chairmen: Flemming Skov, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
    Henrik Balslev, University of Aarhus, Denmark
     
  Moderators: For each speaker there will be two moderators.
     
  April 26  
     
  09.00 - 10.00 Registration with coffee & tea
     
  10.00-10.10 Opening
     
    Welcome to Aarhus University
    Rector, Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
     
  10.10-11.00 Introduction
     
    Introduction to the conference
    Henrik Balslev, University of Aarhus, Denmark
    Flemming Skov, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
     
    What is biodiversity in the GBIF context?
    Meredith Lane, GBIF secretariat, Denmark
     
    What is biodiversity in the DFNA context?
    Ulla Pinborg, Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Denmark
     
    What is biodiversity in the EEA context?
    Gordon McInnes, European Environment Agency, Denmark
     
  Session 1 Definitions and relevance of biodiversity at the ecosystem level
     
  11.00-12.00 What is ecosystem diversity - and how does it relate to other levels of biodiversity
    Speaker: Robert J. Whittaker, School of Geography, Oxford, Great Britain
    Moderators: Jens-Christian Svenning, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Carsten Rahbek, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
     
  12.00-13.00 Biodiversity for Small and for Large Organisms
    Speaker: Tom Fenchel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Moderators: Valery Forbes, Roskilde University, Denmark
Andreas Schram, University of Aarhus, Denmark
     
  13.00 - 14.00 Lunch - in the auditorial building  
     
  Session 1 contin. Definitions and relevance of biodiversity at the ecosystem level
     
  14.00-15.00 Chemical change and biodiversity through time
    Speaker: Don Canfield, University of Southern Denmark
    Moderators: Kjeld Ingvorsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Peter Westermann, BioCentrum-Technical University of Denmark
     
  15.00-15.30 Coffee break
     
  Session 2 Classification and quantification of ecosystem level biodiversity
     
  15.30-16.30 A Framework for the Surveillance and Monitoring of Biodiversity in Europe
    Speaker: Bob Bunce, Complutense University, Spain
    Moderators: Johannes Kollmann, Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Denmark
Gitte Petersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
     
  16.30-17.30 Natural drivers of ecosystem diversity patterns
    Speaker: Jukka Salo, University of Turku, Finland
    Moderators: Koos Boomsma, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Erik Jeppesen, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
     
  17.30-19.00 Poster session (with beer) - next to the Mathematical Canteen
  See some of the posters from the conference poster session: Posters
     
  19.00-23.00 Dinner - Mathematical Canteen (Building 1535, Ny Munkegade)
    Dinner Speech:
    Pro-rector, Katherine Richardson, University of Aarhus, Denmark
     
  April 27  
     
  Session 3 Applications: Ecosystem diversity and ecosystem function
     
  9.00-10.00 Main drivers of ecosystem change in Europe
    Speaker: Marc J. Metzger, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
    Moderators: Vibeke Hørlyck, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
Isabel Calabuig, Danish GBIF node DanBIF, Denmark
     
  10.00-10.30 Coffee break
     
  10.30-11.30 Modelling and mapping compositional pattern in ecosystem-level biodiversity and its application to conservation assessment
    Speaker: Simon Ferrier, NSW Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Australia
    Moderators: Volker Loeschke, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Rasmus Ejnæs, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
     
  11.30-12.30 Ecosystem services as affected by diversity
    Speaker: Jan Bengtsson, University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
    Moderators: Jon Fjeldså, Zoological Museum, Denmark
Beatriz Torres, GBIF secretariat, Denmark
     
  12.30-13.30 Lunch - in the auditorial building
     
  13.30-14.30 Tools and techniques for biodiversity e-Science
    Speaker: Andrew C Jones, School of Computer Science, Cardiff University, UK
    Moderators: Juan Carlos Bello, Coordinator Ark 2010 Project, Denmark
      Mihail-Constantin Carausu, DanBIF Secretariat, Denmark
       
  14.30-15.00 Coffee break
     
  Session 4 Conference conclusion
     
  15.00-16.00 The challenge of ecosystem diversity in a GBIF context
    Conclusion: Presentation by Henrik Enghoff, Zoological Museum, Denmark
      Presentation by Martin Sharman, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
     
     
  16.00 Conference closure
    Speakers: Henrik Balslev, University of Aarhus, Denmark
      Flemming Skov, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
     
     
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