„warm welcome“some infosome thoughts

Leipzig, 26.01.2015

JSCM Joint SynthesisCentre Meeting

Christian Wirth

Detection

Emergence

Consequence

Conservation

How much is out there?

Why is it there?

What does it do?

How to safeguard it?

Key Questions

“Provide the scientific foundation for a sustainable management of the earth‘s biodiversity”

Our Mission

“Promote theory-driven synthesis and experiments and data-driven theory in biodiversity sciences”

“Provide the scientific foundation for a sustainable management of the earth‘s biodiversity”

Our Mission

The „temple“

Theory

Synthesis

Experimental IE

Molecular IE

Evol. & Adapt.

Cons. Biology

Physiodiversity

Eco-Services

Nicole van Dam

Henrique Pereira

Nico Eisenhauser

Aletta Bonn

Jon Chase / Tiffany Knight

Stanley Harpole

MPI-EVA/RB

MPI-CE

Hjalmar Kühl

Meredith Schuman

Ulrich Brose

NN

The „Profs“

MLU

UL

FSU

Consortium

Leipzig

Jena

Halle

Consortium

Leipzig

Jena

Halle

The colors of the logo

Network of competences

EvolutionSchlegel, Bleidorn,

Paxton, Graner, Blattner, Durka,

Beutel

Seppelt, Bruelheide,

Schulze, Trumbore, Reichstein, Gleixner

Eco-Functions

Harms, Overmann,Küsel, Michalzik

Microbial Ecology

PhysiologyWilhelm,

Robitzki,

Dräger,

Klösgen,

Humbeck,

Degenhard,

Wessjohann,

Gershenzon,

Hansson

InteractionBuscot,

Moritz, Deising,Lattorf, Schädler,

Baldwin, Pohnert,Heckel

Community EcologyWesche, Weigelt,

Klotz, Auge, Hensen, Erfmeier, Settele,

Halle

Theory, SynthesisGrimm, Wirth, Huth, Frank, Wiegand, Kühn, Kattge, Mahecha

InformaticsStadler, Maicher, Große,König-Ries

Boesch, Henle,Hansjürgens

ConservationSocio-Economy

Network of competences

The four directors

…Integrative…

Taking the risk and trying to make a

difference through Integration

…Integrative…

Taking the risk and trying to make a

difference through Integration

Theory Empiricism

…Integrative…

Taking the risk and trying to make a

difference through Integration

Theory Empiricism

molecular organismic

…Integrative…

Taking the risk and trying to make a

difference through Integration

Theory Empiricism

molecular organismic

local global

…Integrative…

Taking the risk and trying to make a

difference through Integration

Theory Empiricism

Science

molecular organismic

Society

local global

Synthesis

Truth be told

• Call text „Advanced study institute“, i.e. Germany wanted to have its own NCEAS

• sDiv is basically designed to mimic NCEAS (with a pinch of the ARC Vegetation Function Network)

• But there are some differences…

Specifics• „Cheaper“: sDiv has less funding than

NCEAS

• No retreat: sDiv is embedded in a permanent research centre; market place

• Part of iDiv: sDiv is desigend to form a functional unit with the iDiv centre (andreceives support)

• Steering committee: purely German; strong iDiv participation; so far no external review

„Forum“

Theorie/Synthesis WGs

Experimental WGs

Contact zone

internal

external

Service

Connections

View

Guests in WGs

„Center“

WG Sector

Lab

O. Science

O.TA /Lab.

Hall / Admin

Central Fac.

sDiv

sDiv / Meet.

Forum

Center of center

Center of center

Support and links

Admin/Outreach Biodiversity

Informatics UnitBioinformatics

Unit

Support and links

Admin/Outreach Biodiversity

Informatics UnitBioinformatics

Unit

Support and links

2 PositionswithinTheory Group

2 Positionswithin

Synthesis Group

Admin/Outreach Biodiversity

Informatics UnitBioinformatics

Unit

Support and links

2 PositionswithinTheory Group

2 Positionswithin

Synthesis Group

PhDs Members

Why together?

Why together?

• Make a case why funding agencies shouldchannel more money into synthesis centres

Why together?

• Make a case why funding agencies shouldchannel more money into synthesis centres

• Future business models?

Why together?

• Make a case why funding agencies shouldchannel more money into synthesis centres

• Future business models?

• Despite all diversity: Joint quality standardsWhat makes a good synthesis centre? Provequality – How?

Why together?

• Make a case why funding agencies shouldchannel more money into synthesis centres

• Future business models?

• Despite all diversity: Joint quality standardsWhat makes a good synthesis centre? Provequality – How?

• Jointly advertise expertise

Why together?

• Make a case why funding agencies shouldchannel more money into synthesis centres

• Future business models?

• Despite all diversity: Joint quality standardsWhat makes a good synthesis centre? Provequality – How?

• Jointly advertise expertise

• Link/offers to FutureEarth, IPBES, etc.

Ideas for collaboration

• Expert / competence databases

• Pass on information on declined workshopproposals

• Exchange survey forms and software

• Joint programs (e.g. SESYNC/sDiv/UFZ)

• Parallel twin/triplett workshops in severalcentres (theory / meta-analysis / application)

Again:A warm welcome!