Risk screening of non-native species with second-generation toolkits
Risk screening of non-native species with second-generation toolkits
Live on-line course
30th May - 2nd June, 2024
非本地物种风险筛查工具应用线上培训班
5月30日-6月2日，2024年
OVERVIEW
The steady increase in the introduction and spread of non-native invasive species worldwide and the resulting detrimental effects on native ecosystems have incited the development of decision-support tools to inform decision-makers and environmental managers of the associated risks. This is necessary to inform policy and management decisions to protect native aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and ultimately formulate rehabilitation and restoration strategies. As part of the risk analysis process applied to the environmental sciences, risk screening is the first step that aims to identify those non-native species likely to carry a higher risk of invasiveness, which would then be subject to risk assessment – the second step in risk analysis followed by risk management and communication (the third and final step). The Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) is currently by far the most widely used electronic decision-support tool for screening non-native aquatic species, with the Terrestrial Animal Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (TAS-ISK) and the Terrestrial Plant Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (TPS-ISK), respectively for screening non-native terrestrial animals and plants, having been recently released. This ISK family of toolkits consists of fully-fledged Microsoft Excel applications with a powerful and user-friendly graphical user interface, which is available in 31 languages. Adoption and employment of these electronic second-generation Weed Risk Assessment-type decision-support tools is crucial to inform government strategies aimed at preventing or mitigating the detrimental effects of non-native species.
AIMS OF THE COURSE
To provide both scientists and managers involved in the field of invasion biology with all background knowledge and skills necessary for conducting a full and scientifically defensible risk screening of the non-native species under study so as to inform government bodies about the best strategies to manage non-native invasive species.
INSTRUCTOR
Dr Lorenzo Vilizzi has a PhD in Aquatic Sciences and is currently Professor at the University of Lodz (Poland). LV is an expert in invasion biology and specializes in the risk analysis of invasive species. LV has a 25+ year research experience and is the author of more than 140 peer reviewed scientific papers dealing mainly with the ecology and management of aquatic invasive species. LV is the developer of the AS-ISK, TAS-ISK and TPS-ISK decision support tools, which are being used worldwide, and has been leading a large number of multinational collaborative research programmes on invasive species and risk analysis. Recently, LV has been running workshops (Malaysia, Philippines, Poland) on the risk screening of invasive species with the above decision support tools.
COURSE CONTENT
The course material (including both theory and practice) consists of 1100+ slides and will cover the following topics:
(i) Risk analysis – Background, rationale, history, scope and description of the components of risk analysis; Application of risk analysis to the environmental sciences; Origins and development of the risk analysis framework approach for non-native species.
(ii) Overview of research carried out so far in the risk screening of non-native species with the second-generation ISK toolkits (and its predecessors); Outcomes, breakthroughs and future topics and opportunities for investigation; Adoption of the second-generation ISK toolkits as a country-level 'gold-standard'.
(iii) Screening protocol – Identification of the assessors; Definition of the risk assessment area; Selection of species for screening; A priori categorisation of species invasiveness.
(iv) Screened species information – Compilation of database including all taxonomic and conservation status information; Four-step components of the a priori categorisation protocol.
(v) AS-ISK, TAS-ISK and TPS-ISK – History and development of the AS-ISK, TAS-ISK and TPS-ISK; Comprehensive description of the multilingual electronic decision support tools including their graphical user interface features, database format and requirements, and software capabilities to streamline the risk screening process;
(vi) Toolkits' multilingual capabilities and their relevance for local adoption and legislation (involving a brief description of the available suite of -ISK toolkits for the screening of both aquatic and terrestrial non-native species).
(vii) Statistical analysis – Implementation of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for computation of a calibrated threshold; Species risk outcomes and ranking, and their classification for further investigation in the risk analysis process.
(viii) Preparation of peer-reviewed publications and reports; Presentation and communication
of results.
AGENDA
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DAY 1（Beijing time 02:00pm to 5:30pm, 6:30pm-9:00pm） Module 1 – Risk analysis and decision-support tools |
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Session 1.a – Background on risk analysis 1. Definition 2. History 3. Components |
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Session 1.b – Risk analysis in invasion science 1. Invasion science 2. Non-native species risk analysis |
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Session 1.c – Weed Risk Assessment-type decision-support tools 1. WRA 2. ISK I tools 3. ISK II tools |
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Session 1.d – Comparison and opportunities 1. Comparison with other screening toolkits 2. Future applications and development |
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DAY 2（Beijing time 02:00pm to 5:30pm, 6:30pm-9:00pm） Module 2 – Risk screening protocol |
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Session 2.a – Assessors and risk assessment area 1. Identification of the assessor(s) 2. Definition of the risk assessment area |
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Session 2.b – Species selection and categorization 1. Selection of species for screening 2. Categorisation of species |
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Session 2.c – Compilation of species database I 1. Species categorisation template 2. Taxonomy 3. Species-specific databases 4. Global databases |
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Session 2.d – Compilation of species database II 1. Regional databases 2. Literature 3. Outcomes |
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DAY 3（Beijing time 02:00pm to 5:30pm, 6:30pm-9:00pm） Module 3 – Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit |
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Session 3.a – Graphical User Interface 1. Description and features |
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Session 3.b – AS-ISK usage I 1. Data manipulation 2. Screening of sample species I |
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Session 3.c – AS-ISK usage II 1. Screening of sample species II 2. Data output and report |
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Session 3.d – Multilingual capabilities and opportunities 1. Multilingual interface 2. Potential for inclosion of other language |
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DAY 4（Beijing time 02:00pm to 5:30pm） Module 4 – Statistical analysis and publication |
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Session 4.a – Calibration and confidence 1. Calibration 2. Confidence |
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Session 4.b – Species risk outcomes and ranking 1. Threshold computation and confidence 2. Risk outcomes 3. Risk ranking |
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Session 4.c – Write-up and communication 1. Text 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Supplementary material |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
一般信息
COURSE TIMES 课程时间:
4 DAYS, form 30th May to 2nd June, 2024 (Thursday- Sunday): 02:00pm to 5:30pm, 6:30pm-9:00pm.
4天，5月30日-6月2日，2024年（周四-周日），北京时间下午2:00-5:30, 6:30-9:00
ORGANIZATION FORM 课程形式:
The course will be organized in form of live broadcasting without playback.
课程以线上直播的形式开展，不提供回放；
The course and relevant material will be in English.
英文授课，相关资料也为英文；
The course material (including both theory and practice) consists of 1100+ slides that will also be provided to the participants (in pdf format) 5days before the start day of the course.
课程材料（包括理论和实践）由1100 +幻灯片组成，也将在课程开始前5天以pdf格式提供给参与者。
The course includes a 1-hour face-to-face video chat with the instructors (to be used after the course). You are invited to apply the techniques discussed during the course on your own data and if you encounter any problems, you can ask questions during the 1-hour face-to-face chat. The 1-hour needs to be consumed in one session, and will take place at a mutual convenient time.
该课程包括与讲师进行 1 小时的面对面视频沟通（在课程结束后使用）。我们邀请您将课程中讨论的技术应用于您自己的数据，如果您遇到任何问题，您可以在 1 小时的面对面沟通中提出问题。这 1 小时需要一次性消耗，并且将在双方方便的时间进行。
Set up an online group chat to facilitate interaction on course content between instructors and participants after the course.
组建线上交流群以促进了教师和参与者在课程结束后就课程内容进行的互动。
The assessment tool needs to be used on a Windows system, and will be installed before the start of the course with proper instruction.
估计工具需要Windows系统上使用，将提供安装说明在课程开始前安装。
COURSE FEE 课程费用:
CNY: 4000RMB, including training fee, materials fee.
4000元人民币，包括培训费和资料费
REGISTRATION 报名:
Submit the "Registration Form" online through the following website to fill in the.
https://www.wjx.top/vm/OAwGqo8.aspx#
After submitting the registration online, the organizer will send the official notice, including course agenda, payment method, precautions, etc. to the participants’ email address 4 weeks in advance.
Please arrange payment after getting the official notice.
登陆以下网址或扫描二维码，填写“凌云翼培训在线报名表”
https://www.wjx.top/vm/OAwGqo8.aspx#
在线提交报名后，会务组将于提前4周将盖章版的培训/会议通知、缴费方式、注意事项等发送到参与者的邮箱，请收到邮件正式通知后，安排缴费事宜。
COURSED ORGANIZED BY 主办方:
Beijing Upcloud Data Technology Co., Ltd.
北京凌云翼数据科技有限公司
COTACT PERSON 联系人:
Ms Huang, Tel: 010-82748950/139 1082 2427,
QQ: 3405105887, e-mail: info@bjupclouddata.com
PARTICIPATION PROCESS 培训流程:
Payment Method: Three payment modes: Corporate account transfer, Alipay payment and WeChat payment.
缴费方式：可通过银行对公账户汇款、支付宝、微信扫码3种方式缴付（可公务卡、信用卡支付）
Invoice: The invoices will be issued within 5 working days after the end of the course (ordinary VAT invoice will be sent to the applicant’s mailbox).
发票：提供正规发票，开票内容一般为“培训费”或“会议费”，并提供相应的培训通知或会议通知。电子发票一般将于直播结束后5个工作日内发送到参与者提供的邮箱。
OTHER MATTERS
其它事项
CANCELLATION POLICY 取消政策：
Participants can cancel the course up to 7 days before it starts and get a full refund.
参与者可以在课程开始前7天以前取消课程并获得全额退款。
Within 7 days before the start of the course, participants could submit a request for course material, then we will email participants a link to download it. This process takes less than 24 hours. Once participants submit the request for course material, we will then grant participants access to all course material. If participants have not submit the request for the course material before the start of the course and participants want to cancel within 7 days before the start of the course, we will still give a full refund. However, once participants have accessed the course material, no refunds will be given.
在课程开始前的7天以内，学员可以提交课程材料请求，然后我们将通过电子邮件向学员发送课程资料下载链接。此过程只需不到24小时。一旦学员提交了课程材料请求，我们将授予学员访问所有课程材料的权限。如果学员在课程开始前没有提交材料请求，并且学员想在课程开始前的7 天以内取消，我们仍将全额退款。但是，一旦参与者提交了课程材料请求，将不予退款。
On the start day of the course or after, no refunds will be given.
在课程开始当天或之后，将不予退款。
