Date
14–15 November 2024

Venue
Leipziger KUBUS
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ
Permoserstraße 15 | 04318 Leipzig

Dear iDiv scientists,

We are pleased to invite you to the 8th iDiv conference, which will take place as a fully in-person event at the Leipziger KUBUS on 14 and 15 November in Leipzig. This event brings together idiv scientists from all locations and scientists across all career stages. The conference provides an interactive forum for scientific exchange with colleagues you know well, and an opportunity to establish new contacts and collaborations within the iDiv consortium.

The conference will consist of a keynote speaker, oral and poster presentations that are organized into iDiv’s research areas, workshops, and lots of informal time for networking at our numerous coffee breaks and reception on Thursday evening.

This year’s contributions to the conference will be structured according to the five iDiv research areas. In addition, there will be a dedicated Flexpool Session for contributions from current iDiv Flexpool projects. With this structure, we aim to facilitate discussions and collaborations across diverse scientific domains within the iDiv community. Members of Flexpool projects, along with other interested participants, will have the opportunity to convene on Friday, 15 November, starting at 2:30 pm, strengthening connections within the iDiv Flexpool and the iDiv community.

To promote junior researchers, the conference committee aims to include designated student research talks in each session. Furthermore, there will be awards for the best poster and talk presented by Master or doctoral researchers.

We hope to welcome you in November at the conference!

Yours, on behalf of the iDiv Conference Organising Committee,

Nadja Rüger, Walter Durka
Conference Chairs

 

This year's Conference Organising Committee:
Maria Méndez, Robert Rauschkolb, Christoph Rosche, Henriette Uthe

Event coordination:
Kati Kietzmann, Ronja Wodner


Registration

The online registration for this year’s conference is open until 31 Ocober 2024!

Please register via the following link: https://booking.idiv.de/event/250/registrations/


Programme

Pre-conference programme - Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024

Please note that the pre-conference programme will take place at iDiv, Puschstr. 4, 04103 Leipzig

Pre-conference workshops

1:00-4:00 p.m. - How to give a great scientific presentation (Marten Winter)

2:00-4:00 p.m. - Molecular network analysis for rapid and visual exploration of MS-based metabolomics datasets (Redouan Adam Anaia)

3:00-4:00 p.m. - Exploring bitfields for spatially explicit metadata processing and reuse (Steffen Ehrmann)

Pre-conference Pau Hana

4:00-6:00 pm - Get into conference mood and join us for after-work drinks and snacks (self-paid, please bring cash


Day 1 - Thursday, 14 Nov 2024

9:00 a.m. - Conference Opening

9:30 a.m. - Keynote: Helping biodiversity thrive in Anthropocene landscapes. (Prof. Dr. Jane K. Hill)

10:30 a.m - Coffee break

11:00 am - Morning sessions

Flexpool 1

Biodiversity Change 1

Biodiversity and Society 1

12:30 p.m. - Lunch break

1:30 p.m. - Afternoon sessions 1

Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems 1

Biodiversity Change 2

Biodiversity and Society 2

3:00 p.m. - Coffee break

3:30 p.m. - Afternoon sessions 2

Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems 2

Biodiversity Dynamics and Complexity 1

Molecular Biodiversity and Evolution 1

5:00 p.m. - Poster Session


Day 2 - Friday, 15 Nov 2024

9:00 a.m. - Morning sessions 1

Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems 3

Flexpool 2

Biodiversity Dynamics and Complexity 2

Biodiversity and Society 3

10:15 a.m. - Coffee break

10:45 a.m. - Morning sessions 2

Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems 4

Molecular Biodiversity and Evolution 2

Biodiversity Change 3

12:00 p.m. - Lunch break

1:00 p.m. - Keynote: Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: a new iDiv research team investigating the past, present, and future of terrestrial vertebrates (Prof. Dr. Susanne Fritz)

1:45 p.m. - Wrap-up and awards ceremony

2:30 p.m. - Members only: Workshop "iDiv e.V. and Governance"

4:00 p.m. - End of the conference

 

The conference programme may be subject to change. Please check for updates closer to the event.

Keynote Lectures

Prof Jane K. Hill

University of York, UK

 

 

Date

14 November

09:30 AM

 

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Profile

Jane is an ecologist in the Leverhume Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at the University of York (UK), researching how species are responding to climate change and habitat degradation. Her research has quantified rates of range shifting, the role of habitat availability in altering shifting rates, and the benefits of improving landscape connectivity. Much of her work focuses on UK species, especially butterflies, for which there are trend data for 50+ years. Jane also studies tropical ecosystem, exploring the consequences of climate change and rainforest fragmentation for biodiversity. Jane translates research findings into policy, for example through writing the British Ecological Society policy report on ‘Protected areas and nature recovery’ (2022), and providing evidence to a House of Lords select committee on Protected Areas. She received an OBE in the King’s birthday honours list in 2023 for services to conservation, and is a trustee and President of the Royal Entomological Society.   

Keynote

Title: Helping biodiversity thrive in Anthropocene landscapes.

Abstract: During the Anthropocene, our activities are having huge impacts on the climate and on natural habitats, which are raising concerns about biodiversity losses and how we can help nature to thrive. I will discuss our research which is examining the ecological impacts of climate and habitat changes, and how we can help species respond, adapt and survive climate change. Over many decades, the general public has been very keen to record biodiversity, and so the UK has some of the best datasets for understanding how biodiversity has changed over the past 4 decades. I will discuss how species are disappearing from some sites as a consequence of climate change, why range shifts northwards and uphill are slowed or halted in highly transformed landscapes, and how climate change may also have impacts on genetic diversity. We are currently examining the consequences of woodland creation for UK biodiversity, and whether it is important to account for woodland connectivity (spoiler – it is!). Our research findings reveal the dynamism of nature, and the reshuffling of species at sites, requiring a fundamentally different approach to conservation.

Prof Susanne Fritz

Goethe University Frankfurt

Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre

 

Date

15 November

09:00 AM

 

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Profile

Susanne has worked on a broad range of topics in ecology, evolution and conservation of mammals, amphibians and birds. Her work is focussed on macroevolution, macroecology, and biogeography, and in particular on developing interdisciplinary research that unites knowledge, data, and methods across biology and palaeontology. She is especially interested in the relationships of biodiversity above the species level with the abiotic environment in time and space and the processes underlying these relationships, with the ultimate goal of understanding the effects of climate change and mountain building on large-scale biodiversity dynamics. Susanne is excited to join iDiv through a professorship at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena from October 2024. At the time of writing, she holds a cooperation professorship of Goethe University Frankfurt with the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) that is funded by the Leibniz Competition of the Leibniz Foundation.

Keynote

Title: Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: a new iDiv research team investigating the past, present, and future of terrestrial vertebrates

Abstract: How has the amazing diversity of life on Earth evolved, what shapes biodiversity patterns through time and in space, and what are the effects of increasing human dominance of the Earth system on biodiversity? Those big questions set the stage for my research. I will give a broad overview over some past work and future plans, to introduce me and my team to the larger iDiv community. In particular, we work at the interface of macroecology and macroevolution, focussing on understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes that underlie large-scale patterns of diversity in space and time. Our research spans conceptual advances, large global dataset compilations, and empirical work on global or regional datasets across many species, particularly mammals and birds. For example, we work on interdisciplinary approaches that unite data from the fossil record and the present day to bridge ecology, evolution, and palaeobiology. To address questions on global or regional patterns of difference aspects of biodiversity, we often unite biogeographic data with molecular phylogenies and data on species traits to calculate metrics like species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and functional diversity, and to relate their spatial patterns with potential abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic drivers. Our work is also relevant for global conservation priorities, including research on the drivers of extinction risk and on the potential responses of species and assemblages to ongoing and future climate and land-use change. With an introduction of our different research themes and some examples of recent work, I hope to convince you that contrasting the geological dynamics of diversity and its long-term evolutionary history with the biodiversity patterns we currently observe in the Anthropocene will provide a solid basis for predicting the future of biodiversity under global change.

Venue

Leipziger KUBUS

Getting there

We recommend sustainable travel using public transportation. Since Leipzig serves as a central hub for long-distance travel, the ICE connections to us are very good as well as our local transportaion system.

Via train

From Leipzig Central Station (the tram stop is located in front of the main entrances of the station), board tram line 3 (heading towards Taucha) or 3E (heading towards Sommerfeld). The exit is at the stop Leipzig, Permoser Str. / Torgauer Str. Turn into Permoserstraße from the stop and after approximately 300 meters, KUBUS will be on your left. The journey takes about 15 minutes, with tram line 3 running every 10 minutes on weekdays.

Leipzig Transport Company Network Map For current connection information and departure times, you can use the LeipzigMOVE app or the travel information from Deutsche Bahn. For more information, timetables, etc., please visit the Leipzig Transport Company website.

Bicycle / nextbike

The Leipzig KUBUS and UFZ are connected to the Leipzig station network of nextbike. This enables registered nextbike customers to have environmentally friendly mobility between the city / train station and the Leipzig KUBUS / UFZ using bicycles.

Further information
nextbike registration

Car/Carsharing

Address:

Leipziger KUBUS
Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig

Show on Map

Coming from the A14 (exit Leipzig-Ost), take Permoserstrasse towards the city center until you reach the sign for Leipziger KUBUS underground parking.

Leipzig has an environmental zone that can only be entered with a green sticker.

In front of the KUBUS, there is also a station of the car-sharing provider teilAuto.

 

 

 

Accomodation

Suite Hotel Leipzig

We have secured special rates and reserved a block of rooms for participants of the iDiv Conference 2024 from 13 -15 November. To take advantage of these rates, please contact the hotel directly using the provided contact details and mention the code “iDiv Conference".

We encourage you to book your accommodation as early as possible to ensure availability and to benefit from the special rates. Our room block is limited, and the special rates are only guaranteed until 15 October 2024. After this date, any remaining rooms will be released and may not be available at the negotiated rate.

Hotel Details:

Suite Hotel Leipzig
Address: Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig
Dates: 13 - 15 November 2024
Room Rates:

  • Single Occupancy Suite: €82.00 per night
  • Double Occupancy Suite: €109.00 per night

The room rates include all taxes and service charges but do not include the Leipzig city accommodation tax, which is 5% of the room rate and payable directly to the hotel.

To reserve your room, contact the hotel directly:

Important Notes:

  • All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card or signed reservation form.
  • The special room block is available until 15 October 2024. After this date, any unbooked rooms will be released, and the special rates may no longer apply.
  • Free cancellation is possible until two days before arrival. Cancellations made after this deadline, or in the case of no-shows or early departure, may incur a charge of up to 90% of the booked stay.

Code of Conduct

iDiv is committed to creating a work environment that is safe, professional and of mutual trust where diversity and inclusion are valued, and where everyone is entitled to be treated with courtesy and respect. If you feel you have experienced any harassment or discrimination or would like to report any concerns, the Conference Chairs are the persons you should speak to first. You can also send a confidential email to idiv-conference@idiv.de to report a concern.

When should you speak up?

  1. Facing unacceptable abusive, bullying or intimidating behavior, e.g discrimination against age, hierarchical level, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion or political belief.
  2. Facing health & safety risks: Persons engaging in behavior that might be dangerous to themselves or others. This includes the use of drugs or abuse of alcohol.

How to deal with unacceptable behavior?
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. In general, any measures depend on the severity of a certain behavior. Urgent matters will immediately be discussed and an appropriate action recommended or taken. Especially behaviors that might be dangerous to others are not tolerated and the person will be banned from the venue.

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