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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are excited to announce </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://ecospatialsummit.com/" target="_blank" id="OWA16b8605c-c168-36f1-fda1-3c8880172859" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">EcoSpatial
Summit: Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization for Bees and Beyond</a><a href="https://ecospatialsummit.com/" target="_blank" id="OWAc748d797-b82f-1bdc-4a5c-cb667d714d56" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">,</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> hosted
by the Penn State Center for Pollinator Research and Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences. The EcoSpatial Summit brings together both experts and novices to foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation around applications
of the spatial datasets featured in the </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://pollinators.psu.edu/bee-health/beescape" target="_blank" id="OWAd192d907-2b43-74de-052a-d185d04455f2" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Beescape
platform</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and beyond. This workshop is aimed at researchers, data scientists, and students working at the interface of spatial data, ecosystem services, and online platforms. We will be discussing the Beescape platform
and how the data layers behind it can be used to support research on conservation and ecosystem services of pollinators and beyond. <b>We will also be workshopping a new Bee Shiny tool which will make it easier to access the land use, habitat quality, weather
and climate data currently featured in Beescape.</b> Participants can expect insightful talks from experts, engaging discussions on the latest trends and developments, interactive workshops to access Beescape data for research applications, and networking
opportunities to connect with other researchers. </span></div>
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DATES <br>
October 10-11, 2024 </div>
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LOCATION <br>
Penn State University, 300 Science Park Road, University Park, PA </div>
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COST <br>
FREE! Funding for this workshop is provided by the USDA NIFA Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems Program project 2021-67021-34146 <br>
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LEARN MORE & REGISTER <br>
<a href="http://ecospatialsummit.com/" target="_blank" id="OWAff4a4568-8483-8038-f46b-ea1430b51083" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">ecospatialsummit.com</a> </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please contact the organizers, Kevin Li (</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:Kevin.Li@usda.gov" id="OWAb50ca21d-6e64-2b9d-a66a-2e6ffc048320" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="4" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Kevin.Li@usda.gov)</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
and Heather Grab (</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:heathergrab@psu.edu" id="OWA5ce624ab-3e67-0d70-cdeb-deb550656786" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW134893207 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="5" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">heathergrab@psu.edu)</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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<b>Heather Grab</b>, PhD (she/her)</div>
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Assistant Professor | Department of Entomology | Pennsylvania State University</div>
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508 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, University Park, PA 16802</div>
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