EURASLIC XX

Call for sponsors

In 2023 the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres will celebrate its 20th biennial conference.

The conference “Sustainability and infodiversity: (aquatic) libraries strengthening biodiversity knowledge” will be held as an in person conference in Brussels, Belgium from 3-5 May 2023.

The conference will be hosted by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO is the independent research institute of the Flemish government that underpins and evaluates biodiversity policy and management by means of applied scientific research, data and knowledge sharing.Through its scientific research, INBO supports all agencies dealing with open space in the Flemish government, as well as in organisations involved in nature conservation, forestry, agriculture, hunting and fishery. INBO publishes its results as open data and provides data for international reporting. It participates in (inter)national research networks such as LTER, ALTER-Net, LifeWatch, …

At the conference we will have keynote speakers, panel discussions, workshops and presentations on the following topics:

• Advancing Open Science

• Strengthen exchange, innovation, and cooperation

• Re-inventing the future: tools and services

• Sustainability challenges for biodiversity libraries

• Ensuring access to knowledge and information

• UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade 2021-2030)

• Aquatic libraries involved in science communication

EURASLIC (European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres) is an independent, non-profit European interest group and a regional group of IAMSLIC (International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centres). EURASLIC was founded in 1988, and for more than 35 years the organization connects librarians and information specialist from European aquatic science institutions by providing forum for sharing ideas and discussing issues of common interest, improving dissemination of aquatic information, supporting joint projects, encouraging cooperation within Europe and building links with other national, regional and international aquatic science libraries and information networks. Since its foundation the conferences are held every two years and so far they had been organized in 18 European cities. The conference brings together librarians and information specialists from aquatic libraries at research centres, universities, government agencies and the private sector in Europe and from countries in bordering regions, as well as representatives of international organizations. The conference provides a valuable opportunity for the exchange of ideas and expertise, and experiences in the dissemination of the relevant information in that field. The expected number of participants is between 20 and 30 librarians and information specialists from European aquatic and marine research organizations. Sponsoring the conference is an excellent way to reach this audience and promote your products! Various sponsorship options are available depending on your interest: donate financially; sponsoring part of the conference programme (welcome reception, coffee breaks/lunch, conference dinner, conference field trip); support an EURASLIC member from a developing country to attend the conference; donate support materials for the Conference (notebooks, pens, bags, USBs, T-shirts and similar); financing publishing of the Conference Proceedings.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us at: euraslic@inbo.be

Various sponsorship options are available depending on your interest:

• donate financially;

• sponsoring part of the conference programme (welcome reception, coffee breaks/lunch, conference dinner, conference field trip);

• support an EURASLIC member from a developing country to attend the conference;

• donate support materials for the Conference (notebooks, pens, bags, USBs, T-shirts and similar);

• financing publishing of the Conference Proceedings.

EURASLIC XX offers sponsorship opportunities at four different levels:

• Platinum sponsor – 1.000 € or more + VAT

• Gold sponsor – 501 € to 1.000 € +VAT

• Silver sponsor – 201 € to 500 € +VAT

• Bronze sponsor – up to 200 € + VAT