<div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px">The LTER Network Communications Office is pleased to announce a new webinar series hosted by the NCO and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). This series highlights the progress of the LTER synthesis working groups (<a href="https://lternet.edu/synthesis-working-groups" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu/<wbr>synthesis-working-groups</a>). The webinars will cover the latest ideas emerging from LTER synthesis research, as well as insights on the process. In the lead-off webinar on January 11th, Dr. Steph Hampton will present and discuss what is being learned about the science of team science, drawing on experiences from several synthesis centers. Please join us for one seminar or the whole series. All webinars will be the on the second Thursday of each month at 11 am Pacific Standard Time.<br></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4">For additional information on the webinars, please visit the series web page at: <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu/2018-<wbr>synthesis-webinars</a></font></span></h2><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4">For additional information on Synthesis Groups, see: </font></span><font size="4"><a href="https://lternet.edu/synthesis-working-groups" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu/<wbr>synthesis-working-groups</a></font></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">January 11</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>The Science of Team Science: Lessons from Synthesis Centers</strong><br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#hampton" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Stephanie Hampton</a><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DygEUKxuRjqmW1TPwDV4kw" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">February 8</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>Building Capacity for Increased Interactions between Modelers and Empiricists</strong><strong><br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#lapierre" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Kimberly La Pierre</a>, <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#avolio" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Meghan Avolio</a>, and <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#wilcox" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Kevin Wilcox</a></strong><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3iqN8LpzRN-k9R-TlMcqSw" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">March 8</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>Stream Elemental Cycling: Global Patterns in Stream Energy and Nutrient Cycling<br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#wilcox" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Adam Wymore</a></strong><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lARiyZSiS-KxdD82arWS9g" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">April 12</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>Scaling-Up Productivity Responses to Changes in Biodiversity<br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#isbell" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Forest Isbell</a> and <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#dee" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Laura Dee</a> </strong><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oeE5J9WBSP2NbQhWXsaISg" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">May 10</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>Using Long Term Data to Understand Links between Environmental Variability and Metacommunity Stability<br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#sokol" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Eric Sokol</a></strong><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sgVTgUDqTm-lA2NTYDYQVw" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><h2 style="padding:0px;margin:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">June 7</h2><p class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail-rteindent1" style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.44px"><strong>Synthesizing Population and Community Synchrony to Understand Drivers of Ecological Stability across LTER Sites (tentative title)<br><a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#hallett" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Lauren Hallett</a>, <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#reumann" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Daniel Reumann</a>, and <a href="https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars#suding" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140)" target="_blank">Katharine Suding</a> </strong><br><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ouhbrC5LQwKFCOXukI8JCA" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,90,140);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></p><div>Please post and circulate freely.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail-m_5923735519888811809gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs<div>Deputy Director</div><div><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/" target="_blank">LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)</a></div><div><a href="http://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=9c0b9b36a4" target="_blank">LTER Science Update</a></div><div>t: @USLTER</div><div>f: USLTER</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Office: <a href="tel:(805)%20893-7549" value="+18058937549" target="_blank">805-893-7549</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: <a href="tel:(617)%20833-7930" value="+16178337930" target="_blank">617-833-7930</a></span></div><div><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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