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<p class="MsoNormal">HI all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just a quick update on what we are up to and another opportunity for you to get actively involved in the process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember that everyone has access to our Google folder where most of the work is documented:
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc">
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc</a> Please let us know if you can’t access it or would like it to be shared with a different e-mail address.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The group of IMs actively working on aspects of the transition from a central LTER data management office as we know it at the LNO to a distributed approach involving all LTER IMs has grown to about 15 IMs. Due to the fact that this number
is hard to accommodate on telecons we have assigned subgroups to work on specific questions. These subgroups and their current participants are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Technology –Sven, Inigo, Ken, John P., Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Establish a list of tasks an outsourced technology infrastructure needs to accommodate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Explore and document different options of infrastructure providers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>The tech group subfolder is: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc/0Bz7Tlp6HHzpoflVlSVRVaUdOQktoNTUzUzduOGRsUFVEUDRGdmNLMFNZSS1lMktybUNaTTQ">
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc/0Bz7Tlp6HHzpoflVlSVRVaUdOQktoNTUzUzduOGRsUFVEUDRGdmNLMFNZSS1lMktybUNaTTQ</a> it contains a spreadsheet called ‘Services bucket’ where everyone is
welcome to add more tech tasks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Project Manager – Gastil , John P., Kristin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Assemble a list of tasks a project manager would have to accomplish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>A Google doc is being developed to which everyone can contribute
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfys2zNsNu6JYdZYDF525pMQx6pKLSNUvpTKQrdTXKQ/edit">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfys2zNsNu6JYdZYDF525pMQx6pKLSNUvpTKQrdTXKQ/edit</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Governance and Procedures – Corinna, Margaret, Phil, Emery, Paul, Jonathan, Wade<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop a governance model<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>The governance group subfolder is: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc/0B1HbE-d-kTrsflZhWDYtTm43RVdwZW5rcU5FczdiZHBiSDMxZ3hsODJVM1RlVWtka3drRUU">
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6s7W1UKuo9ufmkzZGZ1Q0NGLTJBSktBcl9KLTBaUkJYTUNyOGlhTXE4bUZWbm9yWDVKVGc/0B1HbE-d-kTrsflZhWDYtTm43RVdwZW5rcU5FczdiZHBiSDMxZ3hsODJVM1RlVWtka3drRUU</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will call for a water cooler to present and discuss results from these efforts with everyone in the near future. In the meantime please feel free to contact anyone of us with questions, suggestions or to join one of the groups. And please
check out the documents in the google folder and add ideas when you have them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corinna et al.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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