BEeS 2025 - The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference

The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs).

This year’s conference focuses on how cutting-edge eScience and European Research Infrastructures can work together to develop innovative solutions for a sustainable future. With an agenda spanning from thematic services and groundbreaking research, to hands-on demonstrations, the event will highlight the vital role of technology, data, and collaboration in tackling environmental crises.

Over three days, participants will engage in plenaries on topics like ecological responses to climate change, habitat mapping, and biodiversity monitoring. Hands-on activities, poster presentations, and training sessions will provide opportunities to dive deeper into the latest advancements in Virtual Research Environments (VREs), Virtual Laboratories (vLabs), and more.

The conference is open to researchers in the domain of biodiversity, ecosystems and eScience, and particularly welcomes the participation of early career scientists, including PhD and Master Students.

The BEeS 2025 Conference will be hosted by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC).