The ELIXIR Belgium Launch on 9 February 2017 will demonstrate the role of the Belgian ELIXIR node and will showcase the potential of an infrastructure like ELIXIR. In addition, experts in data handling will introduce the FAIR data principles and illustrate data management on the basis of use cases. Speakers include Niklas Blomberg (Director of ELIXIR Europe), Frederik Coppens (ELIXIR Belgium), Richard Finkers (Scientist at Wageningen UR Plant Breeding and member of the DTL Scientific Team), Erik Schultes (DTL FAIR data team), and Barend Mons (former Chair of the High Level Expert Group on European Open Science Cloud, DTL).
Register: This free event is open for researchers (academy and industry) and policy makers. Registration is mandatory.
Date: 9 February 2017
Location: VIB, PSB, Technologiepark 927 Ghent 9052 Belgium
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