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Hellenic Network for Biodiversity Research (HELBIONET): a story of success

Hellenic Network for Biodiversity Research (HELBIONET): a story of success. Proposal submitted to the GSRT in the context of the LIFEWATCH ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) platform

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Hellenic Network for Biodiversity Research (HELBIONET): a story of success

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  1. Hellenic Network for Biodiversity Research (HELBIONET): a story of success • Proposal submitted to the GSRT in the context of the LIFEWATCH ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) platform • Under the auspices of Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics (Director/Coordinator: Dr. Antonios Magoulas) By: Dr. Christos Arvanitidis (project manager) PESI Focal Points Workshop, Thrakya University, Edirne, Turkey, 17-21 May, 2010.

  2. The story: • Call appeared on 29th of December 2008 • Consortium formed on 10th January 2009 • Proposal submitted to the GSRT: 31/03/2009 • Successful results arrived on 5th January 2010 • Proposal ends on 20th July 2010 • Partnership: 23 research and academic establishments 49 research institutes and academic departments • Contributing scientists started with 250, now approaching 400 • The project runs mainly ON THE WEB: www.helbionet.org

  3. Overall objective: The analysis of the diversity of marine life at all levels of biological organisation, from the gene to the ecosystem. This multidisciplinary approach besides having a basic research interest, has important implications for applied sectors, such as environmental protection, genetic improvement in aquaculture, and prediction of the responses of the ecosystem to anthropogenic and natural changes. Why IMBG?

  4. The Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics was in general found to be of very high standard, ranking amongst the best in Europe • World-class innovation and leading-edge science was being applied by the research teams within the Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics • In population genetics and its application, the institute is clearly at the cutting edge in the world. IMBG Evaluation 2005 Excellence grant

  5. Excellence programmes IMBG achievements National Excellence Programme Competitiveness • Excellence in Marine Biodiversity • Development of the Greek Research Strategy for marine biodiversity • Creation of database – online information system • Establishment of an information repository

  6. European Network of Excellence (ΝοΕ, FP 6) IMBG achievements MARBEF :Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

  7. European Network of Excellence (ΝοΕ, FP 6) IMBG achievements Marine Genomics Europe:Implementation of high-throughput genomic approaches to investigate the functioning of marine ecosystems and the biology of marine organisms

  8. A Pan-European Species Directories Infrastructure (PESI) Capacities PESI actively supported HELBIONET proposal IMBG achievements

  9. IMBG achievements Virtual Biodiversity Research and Access Network for Taxonomy (ViBRANT) e-Infrastrucutres (Cooperation)

  10. IMBG achievements Supporting research potential for MARine BIodiversity and GENomics in the Eastern Mediterranean (MARBIGEN) REGPOT (Capacities)

  11. HELBIONET Objective The creation of the national science and technology Network on Biodiversity, the HELBIONET, in order to design the construction and implementation of the national node as the Greek contribution to the European Infrastructure of LIFEWATCH. This design must come from the activities of the Network and has to be fully analysed through the elaboration of a Feasibility Study (FS) which is the main deliverable of the project.

  12. HELBIONET Specific objectives 1. To ally all the Greek scientific human potential (defragmentation) working on Biodiversity data and data observatories, in the state and abroad, in order to achieve a world-class excellence status in Biodiversity research. 2. To release all productive Biodiversity-relevant powers of the state which are now either hidden or fragmented by engaging all the interested parties, including stakeholders the end users, and by developing new strategic partnerships towards sustainable management of use of the national Biodiversity wealth. 3. To disseminate the scientific and technological knowledge and experience on Biodiversity research to targeted and broad audiences through a variety of means such as workshops and e-conferences as well as electronic media (e.g. web site, mailing list).

  13. Why? Simply because the national Biodiversity data and data observatory equals to the cadastre of the national capital.

  14. LIFEWATCH: TIME TABLE GSRT; NKUA - Dr. Sophia Rhizopoulou 1995 2005 2008 2011 2014 Earlier projects Conception Preparations Construction Operation & Evolution 2008 2009 2010 Political commitment initial decision final decision Construction ‘blue print’ logistics construction

  15. LIFEWATCH IS A DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURE Data grid monitoring sites sensors collections Soft/Middleware grid Computing grid Part of an international infrastructure grid

  16. HELBIONET: Proposal principles 1. Clarity. 2. Scientific soundness and entirety (e.g. quality controlled deliverables, viability) 3. Cohesion (design in collaboration with LIFEWATCH, distributed network; other ESFRI projects - EMBRC).

  17. HELBIONET Consortium 1. Readiness (previous experience). 2. Complementarity (disciplines, “trading zones”, technological advances) 3. Simplicity (information flow, communal approach). 4. Hierarchical approach (management). 5. Interconnectivity (activities) 6. Sustainability (commitment, stakeholder involvement).

  18. HELBIONET Stakeholders

  19. Pert Diagram

  20. Feasibility Study: Quality features 1. Inclusive (national effort). 2. Integrative (knowledge-based). 3. Multi-sectoral (questionnaire). 4. Scientifically sound (questionnaire). 5. Quality controlled (EEB). 6. Widely disseminated.

  21. HELBIONET: List of Activities

  22. HELBIONET Organigram

  23. PESI Marine FPs Activity Monitoring Protocol (AMP) ...is currently hosted in the HELBIONET web site (drupal) http://www.helbionet.org/pesi/pesi/dashboard

  24. HELBIONET Needs your support! Next HELBIONET event: Assembly Workshop Heraklion, Crete, 24-16 May, 2010 Join us! Thank you arvanitidis@her.hcmr.gr evachatz@her.hcmr.gr

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