BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:Linklings LLC
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20210402T160040Z
LOCATION:Track 1
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T104500
UID:submissions.supercomputing.org_SC20_sess297_inv103@linklings.com
SUMMARY:Fighting the Extinction Crisis with Data
DESCRIPTION:Invited Talk\n\nFighting the Extinction Crisis with Data\n\nCo
 nde Ovando\n\nOne of humanity’s greatest challenges is biodiversity 
 loss, as identified by the World Economic Forum 2020. One million species 
 are threatened with extinction as a result of unprecedented global decline
 s, as assessed by the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on 
 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), imperiling the foundations of our pl
 anet’s ecosystems, and thus our livelihoods, food security, health a
 nd ultimately our economies. The design and implementation of species cons
 ervation strategies rely on directly accessing and analyzing high variety 
 and volumes of information such as species’ genetics, habitat, threa
 ts, legislation, climate impacts and human use. Despite promising advances
  in open data, with HPC technologies we are still struggling to provide es
 sential analytics for effective decision-making to secure the survival of 
 threatened species. In this keynote talk, Prof. Dalia Conde will introduce
  the Species Knowledge Index initiative which aims to map, quantify, analy
 ze and disseminate species information to policymakers and conservation pr
 actitioners globally. By mapping information and generating development pl
 atforms, workflows and storage among open biodiversity repositories, 
 she will outline how the application of computational methods is essential
  and urgently needed to move toward a healthier planet.\n\nTag: 
 Applications, Computational Science, Government Strategies, Programs, and 
 Funding, Weather and Climate\n\nRegistration Category: Tech Program Reg Pa
 ss, Exhibits Reg Pass
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR