<div dir="ltr">Dear LTER Diversity Committee, <div>We are scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 20 (today, for most of you) at Noon Pacific time (3 pm Eastern). </div><div><ul><li>Zoom link: <a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/826568709" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/826568709</span></a></li><li>Running Agenda/Notes document: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_D1FnCzTofZ6q4r4LxFbrkNbrSQNHERG9o9ZGDsQZ3o/edit#">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_D1FnCzTofZ6q4r4LxFbrkNbrSQNHERG9o9ZGDsQZ3o/edit#</a></li></ul></div><div><div><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Meeting discussion topics:</font></b></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-75ee0778-7fff-64df-2b57-e5586d872d3d"><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Calendar of future meeting topics</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> strategic analysis -- strengths, challenges, opportunities, risks</p></li><li style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Map the landscape -- what organizations do we have relationships with, what are they doing? 
What are the opportunities to join forces? Who can we learn from?</p></li><li style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Can we get real about fellowships? how much money would we need, how would we compete them?</p></li><li style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">other ideas?</p></li></ol><li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Joint discussion with site PIs? 
We are starting to plan quarterly PI meetings and diversity and inclusion is high on the agenda. 
What would a joint PI/DEI meeting look like? What topics would you want to put on the table? How can they contribute to </span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The committee needs a leadership team, duties:
</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Identify topics, chair meetings, ensure that notes are taken
</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Please nominate or self-nominate before next month. </span></p></li></ol></span></div><div>Look forward to talking,</div><div>Marty</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Marty Downs (she/her/hers - <a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why" target="_blank">learn more</a>) </span><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div style="font-size:small">Director, LTER <span style="font-size:12.8px">Network Office</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px">Office: 805-893-7549</div><div style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1441px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> <a href="https://twitter.com/USLTER" target="_blank">LTERNET.edu</a> | <a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/library" target="_blank">LTER Zotero</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/USLTER" target="_blank">LTER Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyi2-kL_cTcm6FOnek-bRA" target="_blank">LTER YouTube</a> </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><i style="font-size:14px"><font color="#008f00">~ It is sometimes convenient for me to send email on evenings and weekends. </font></i></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><i style="font-size:14px"><font color="#008f00">Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours ~</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>