<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>Dear LTER Information Managers, <div><br></div><div>I want to make you aware of an opportunity to help make the field of ecology and specifically information management and information science, more inclusive. The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network is relaunching its community -- with opportunities to participate at any level, from lurking and using the resources they provide to actively helping to build the community.</div><div><br></div><div>LTER and EDI are both EDSIN members, and will pass along the most critical resources -- but if you have a particular interest, please join the network from the links below. There is a community meeting happening right now, if you're especially interested.</div><div>Cheers, Marty<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Alycia Crall</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:acrall@battelleecology.org">acrall@battelleecology.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 9:12 AM<br>Subject: Important Message from the Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN)<br>To: Alycia Crall <<a href="mailto:acrall@battelleecology.org">acrall@battelleecology.org</a>><br></div><br><br>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear friends,</span><u></u><u></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Over the past several months, we have all witnessed how the recent pandemic and the tragic murders of our Black neighbors and fellow citizens have shown a very

 bright light on the systemic racism and social inequities that exist in our country. We stand in solidarity with everyone working to dismantle these systems of oppression and lift up the voices of those telling their stories and challenging us to do and be

 better.</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN) was formed last year during a conference that challenged many of us to think differently about how

 we collectively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work. More than a year has passed, and although we continue to move forward with the priorities we collectively identified, we realize more is needed to sustain and grow this community - especially

 during this time when our communities are what bring and hold us together and provide us with a path forward.</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Today, we would like to announce an initiative to reignite the conversations we started last year. We are doing this in several ways:</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Initiating a Slack group for ongoing conversations. More details coming soon<u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hosting a monthly community call for synchronous discussions - launching on June 29th at 1pm Eastern<u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Updates to the <a href="https://edsin.qubeshub.org/" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#1155cc">EDSIN website</span></a> to provide an archive of community resources<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additionally, we’d like to highlight these new resources:</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/edsin/collections/2019-conference-proceedings-and-presentations" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">Conference proceedings</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWiknuNGd52-c3JDRgwt6N-Voi12VIZx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">Videos of conference presentations</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A <a href="https://www.biodiversityliteracy.com/2020-workshop" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#1155cc">webinar series</span></a> on inclusive teaching practices sponsored in part by EDSIN’s education initiative,

<a href="https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/builds" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">BuiLDS</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our first community call has been scheduled for Monday, June 29, at 1pm EST. You can link to it

<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85844940060?pwd=RzI1NEZWQnhQRVgvQjZlUVluL3R0UT09" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">here</a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.

</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We will use this initial time together to update everyone on what has been accomplished over the past year, what our plans are for the next few months, and allow time for conversations on our

 personal and institutional roles in anti-racism work. Anyone with interest is welcome to join. We’ll be announcing details through

</span><a href="https://edsin.qubeshub.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">our website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> so be sure to join the group to receive upcoming notifications.  </span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We know this is a challenging time for many of us and realize that not everyone has the capacity to take on something new. Please know that we’ll be here when

 you’re ready. For those of you currently able to get involved, we will offer multiple ways to engage and will welcome any and all contributions whether it is just browsing through our resources or leading a working group. Our ultimate goal is to provide a

 platform for all of us to build something together. We look forward to reconnecting with many of you again soon.</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><u></u><u></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alycia Crall and Carrie Diaz Eaton</span><u></u><u></u></p>

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