ALERC conference 2011
BVSC conference centre, Birmingham 29th September 2011
ALERC hosted it's second conference in September 2011, attracting around 80 delegates mostly from LRCs - both ALERC members and non-members - but also several people from other, associated organisations.
The full programme and details of speakers, workshops etc for the day can be downloaded below:
The full programme and details of speakers, workshops etc for the day can be downloaded below:
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The morning session consisted of an address from the ALERC chair giving an update of the progress ALERC has made, talks on Current legislation affecting LRCs and on Data Flow. There then followed a series of Soapboxes where anyone could stand up and have their say. Several interesting points of view were aired and some good discussions were stimulated. This was the first time we had tried the soapbox format, and we hope it will return next year.
The afternoon was split into smaller workshop groups to discuss a particular subject and to draw some conclusions & recommendations which could be shared with the rest of the conference.
The afternoon was split into smaller workshop groups to discuss a particular subject and to draw some conclusions & recommendations which could be shared with the rest of the conference.
Workshop 1 - How does your Data Flow?Lead by Paula Lightfoot, Mandy Rudd & Aisling Carrick
Looking at Amateur Naturalist, Consultant & Targeted Survey data and the movements of this data, this workshop also examined the increasing LRC uptake of consultancy data and the mechanisms through which this can be achieved. The workshop participants were split into 3 groups looking at separate case studies: 1. Online Data Entry Portal for Ecological Consultants 2. Managing Data Flow from Online Recording Websites - Focus on Mitten Crab Recording 3. Data Flow between Local Records Centres |
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Workshop 2 - Best Practice & Accreditation
Lead by Gary Lewis & John Cornell
The workshop looked at the current status of the development of an LRC accreditation system, the experiences of the AccreditationAssessor and the manager of an LRC going through accreditation. |
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Workshop 3 - Widening the funding net
Lead by Ian Egerton
The workshop looked ‘outward’ at potential new clients and income streams, the challenges this brings and the strategies needed to secure engagement. As well as looking ‘inward’ at the usual suspects and discuss the potential for enhanced service provision to existing clients and partners. |
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Workshop 4 - Habitat data; obtaining & managing
Lead by Simon Wood
The collection and management of habitat data is less established than that of species data. This workshop looked at collection methodologies, digitising standards, base mapping & the issues around this. How can LRCs increase the collection of habitat data and develop this niche? |
Workshop 5 - Managing Local Sites dataLead by Dan Jones & Roy Tapping
Managing & reporting on local sites data – sharing experiences of handling this data. Dan and Roy have both been involved in developing systems for managing 2nd tier sites data (LWS/SINC/SNCI etc). In this workshop Dan & Roy gave a brief overview of their system; the issues, opportunities and future developments were then discussed. |
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