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What events are you looking forward to this year?

Stephanie O'Donnell

16 January 2023 2:37pm

Hi everyone, It's my first day back in the office after a very welcome holiday break, and I'm so happy to be back! I'm taking stock of the year to come and am wondering what...

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Stephanie O'Donnell

6 February 2023 10:41am

It's pretty big for NGOs and I would say there is growing involvement from companies? But it's usually those with strong conservation partnerships. The bigger one is World Conservation Congress - but this is only every few years. We've put in a workshop aligned with our movement ecology work, will likely do some talks, and will be hosting side events (both networking and meetings). I'm hearing about quite a lot of other tech events/conversations being organised, so it should be a good place to connect with a good cross section of the conservation tech community.

Jordan Steward

27 April 2023 5:52am

Here's a new one for your calendar! 

Circle the dates for this year's EarthRanger User Conference. Hosted in Cape Town from 1-5 November 2023, the EarthRanger User Conference is a premier global annual event where conservation practitioners worldwide convene to discuss important challenges and solutions. Learn from peers and experts, get hands-on training on the tools to empower your work, and connect with some of the world’s leading conservationists and organizations.

For the first time, we’re joining forces with SMART to provide you with even more opportunities to collaborate with those in your field and improve the effectiveness of your wildlife conservation efforts. 

Pre-register to secure your spot: 

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What conservation and tech podcasts are you listening to?

Ellie Warren

16 March 2023 8:21pm

Hey Wildlabbers!I'm starting to scope out an exciting mystery project (that you can probably make a decent educated guess about based on this thread's title) and I'd like to take...

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Lars Holst Hansen

10 April 2023 9:15am

I enjoyed this recent episode:

Transcribed at :

featuring amongst others @BlairRCostelloe and @martinwikelski on biologging and other interesting wildlife tech.

 

Stephanie O'Donnell

19 April 2023 11:00am

Posting this with the caveat that I have NOT listened to this yet so it's not an endorsement. I have skimmed the accompanying article though and found it through Simon Gardener who I swear is the best person to follow on linkedin for relevant enviornment + tech content, so it's relevant and on the 'listen later' list

 

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MOOC TECH 

Stephanie O'Donnell

6 April 2023 1:06pm

The MOOC TECH will introduce the context of technologies applied to conservation, existing techniques, prerequisites for their implementation, their scientific and / or technical basis, their opportunities and...

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Wildlife Conservation Drones & Technologies Summit 2023

Lonnie McCaskill

16 March 2023 11:31am

Engage, learn from, and network with researchers, students, and other wildlife professionals from around the world that are using or interested in using drones to support wildlife conservation, management and research.

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Lonnie McCaskill

30 March 2023 4:15pm

Hi Emmah,Thanks again for inquiring. At this time there is no plans for streaming of the presentations. I'm hoping in the future we can add this option but right now doesn't look...
Wildlife Drones

12 April 2023 5:18am

We are looking forward to attending the event! 
Lonnie McCaskill

15 April 2023 3:26pm

That's Great! We're looking forward to the event and all of the networking and collaborations that might result from it! 
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Looking for collaboration in Papua New Guinea

James Wareing

6 March 2023 2:41am

Dear all,I write from the montane cloud rainforest of the Torricelli Mountain range in Papua New Guinea. My name is James Wareing and having qualified as a solicitor in London...

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Carly Batist

6 March 2023 1:29pm

Hi James, and welcome to WILDLABS! It's a truly amazing community :)

Just wondering if TCA is only focused on camera-trapping or if you all are using other conservation tech like acoustic monitoring? 

Akiba

7 March 2023 12:17am

Hi James.

I'm Akiba from FreakLabs, a conservation tech company. We're currently doing a lot of work in Australia and also there about half our time. Most of our work deals with wireless monitoring or camera trap modifications. We don't do much on the post-processing/analysis side, however we're currently engaged in several projects modifying camera traps for specific purposes. It'd be great to have a call and hear more about what you are doing over there. Since you're in New Guinea, it'd be easy to visit when we're in Australia which would make any collaborations much easier. Let me know if you'd like to have a call and explore potential collaborations.

Akiba

James Wareing

15 March 2023 10:29am

Hi Carly, many thanks for getting back to me and apologies for the slow reply. The internet has been down here for the last week. We do not currently do any acoustic monitoring but would definitely be interested. Do get in touch if you have more information in this regard. 

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What kinds of events are you looking for on our calendar?

Ellie Warren

28 February 2023 10:01pm

Hey folks!As you know, community members can share directly to our Events calendar here on WILDLABS now. So I'm wondering what you'd all like to see more of on our calendar in the...

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Carly Batist

1 March 2023 3:06pm

I'm obviously quite biased, but always looking for more acoustic monitoring stuff! ;) 

I think all conferences nowadays should be hybrid. We obviously have the capacity to do virtual since that's what everyone pivoted to during the pandemic, but I do also value the benefits of in-person components. So hybrid seems the best of the both worlds to continue increasing accessibility and inclusion while still fostering collaboration and networking. Just my 2 cents.

I'm always a sucker for a live demo (on anything really) too! 

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The Variety Hour: 2023 Lineup

Stephanie O'Donnell

15 February 2023 11:29am

You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, our monthly community event connecting you to the exciting projects, research, and ideas that are happening in conservation tech right now. Brought to you with the support of...

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Join us for Tech Tutors: East Africa

WILDLABS Team

18 January 2023 9:13am

The WILDLABS Tech Tutors are here to answer your ‘How do I do that?’ questions of conservation technology. This season, our expert speakers will cover tools and topics that help address conservation challenges unique...

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Cynthia Waithera Gichimu

8 January 2024 3:55pm

Hello everyone, my name is Cynthia from Kenya.  I am very interested in learning more about data science and software development professions work and experience....
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