Organisers: Allan Watt and Brooke Wilkerson
When: Monday 15 April 2013, afternoon
Duration: 0.5 day

The aim of this side event is to provide an opportunity for past and future students, tutors and speakers of the ALTER-Net Summer School to meet and exchange ideas about training and networking. The objectives are firstly to discuss the skills needed for future researchers on biodiversity and ecosystem services and, secondly, to discuss networking activities within the network. Brief introductory presentations will be followed by workshop sessions. The recommendations will be used by ALTER-Net and the Alumni network in their future planning.

Organisers: Allan Watt and Brooke Wilkerson.
Speakers: Thomas Koetz, Jens Astrom, Tom Oliver, Madelon Lohbeck and Martin Sharman.