<div dir="ltr">The content is useful and organized well. I can't think of any content to add as far as information about the NCO for the LTER community: Who comprises NCO, how does it plan to operate, and how to get in touch... <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 8:07 PM, Marty Downs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear LTER Comm Com--</div><div><br></div><div>We are soft-launching the NCO web site at <a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/" target="_blank">https://nco.lternet.edu/</a></div><div><br></div><div>It is not currently linked from the lternet site, but it is public. I'd appreciate your thoughts -- bearing in mind that my main purpose for this site is simply to inform the LTER community about the NCO's goals and objectives, how we intend to operate, who we are, and how to reach us. </div><div><br></div><div>This is a baby step -- with no web developer on board at this time, it does not reflect our intentions with respect to the main web site. It's the just-the-facts-ma'am, no-frills face of the NCO -- NOT of the Network. That remains at <a href="http://www.lternet.edu" target="_blank">www.lternet.edu</a> -- and that's the next job.</div><div><br></div><div>When Lternet.edu and <a href="http://Intranet2.lternet.edu" target="_blank">Intranet2.lternet.edu</a> are more functional, I hope that the need for this site will gradually disappear, but for now, it seemed important to share our basic operating principles. </div><div><br></div><div>There is a great deal more we could do to liven the site up and I'll take that on over time. For now, I would very much appreciate your thoughts on content -- are there mis-steps in tone or content? Blind spots? What am I missing that is important to include? <br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>Also -- I had hoped to organize a video abstracts training before ESA, but given summer schedules and the variety other activities under way, that won't be possible. I do still hope to get resources out on the topic before ESA, but not in time to organize the training I had envisioned., </div><div><br></div><div>Hope you're all having a great summer.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Marty</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs<div>Communications Officer</div><div>LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)</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:805-893-7549" value="+18058937549" target="_blank">805-893-7549</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: <a href="tel:617-833-7930" 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>
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