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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">Pretty much sounds like the UNM LNO (or UW LNO for that matter) never existed. A very sensitive and compassionate "NEWS" announcement. Glad to be getting out.<br>
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-jvc<br>
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<b>From:</b> LeeAnne French <french@nceas.ucsb.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> August 4, 2015 6:17:35 PM MDT<br>
<b>To:</b> news@nceas.ucsb.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCEAS News] NEWS from NCEAS -- Awarded new Communication Office for LTER<br>
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<big>Today is an exciting day for NCEAS. The
National Science Foundation (NSF) has
awarded UC Santa Barbara and NCEAS $3.5
million to create the first <a
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href="http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015796/driving-national-communications"
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Office</a> for the Long Term Ecological
Research (LTER) Network</big>. <big><br>
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This announcement coincides with NCEAS'
celebration of 20 years as a Synthesis
Center and the launch of a new
visualization tool, VizSearch.</big><br>
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New Communications Office for LTER
Network</a></h3>
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<p>UC Santa Barbara has recently been
selected by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) as the site of the
first national communications office
for the Long Term Ecological
Research (LTER) network. A $3.5
million NSF grant will fund this
communications office and it will be
operated by UCSB's National Center
for Ecological Analysis and
Synthesis (NCEAS) — taking advantage
of NCEAS' experience in the support
of multi-site collaboration and
synthetic research, along with
graduate training and environmental
science communication. <a
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href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/nceas-new-communications-office-lter-network"
target="_blank">More></a></p>
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<h1><small> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/hot-press-nceas-20th-anniversary-report"
target="_blank">NCEAS is
celebrating 20 years as a
synthesis center! </a></small></h1>
<p>For the past two decades, NCEAS has
brought together scientists,
policy-makers, and resource managers
in dynamic Working Groups, with the
goal of tackling significant
questions in ecology and the
environment in order to rapidly
advance scientific understanding and
address critical environmental
challenges for the benefit of
society. The Anniversary Report
explores the impacts NCEAS has had
over the last 20 years, celebrates
our collaborators, and highlights
the programs which are driving
future collaborations and
discovery. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/hot-press-nceas-20th-anniversary-report"
target="_blank">More></a></p>
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<h2 align="left"><big> <small><a
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href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/content/VizSearch" target="_blank">Visualizing
NCEAS Research
Projects and
Publications</a></small></big></h2>
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<p>More than 2,200 scientific
publications have been attributed
to work at NCEAS since its
inception in 1995. To better
communicate the scope and impact
of the collective work of the
NCEAS community, we have just
launched a new visualization tool
- VizSearch. We encourage you to
explore and search for your work
or working group and discover how
your efforts have contributed to
the broad ecological, conservation
and informatic themes that have
emerged. <a
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href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/content/VizSearch"
target="_blank">Launch VizSearch</a></p>
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height="146"> <font color="#00cccc"><i>See
you at ESA</i></font></big></big></b><br>
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The NCEAS leadership team will be at ESA in
force next week in Baltimore. Frank Davis, Mark
Schildhauer, Matt Jones and I will be
moderating, giving talks, and hosting receptions
and mixers. Please join us and raise a toast to
NCEAS' 20 years and many more to come!<br>
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<blockquote><big><b>Tuesday</b><b>, Aug 11</b></big><br>
<blockquote>8:00 - 11:30am <b>SNAP
Symposium</b> (Rm 308) - <b>Ecology,
Conservation and Human Well-being:
Improving Outcomes for Nature and
People</b> Moderator: Frank Davis<br>
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5:30 - 7:30 pm <b>Synthesis Center
Reception</b> - Family Meal Restaurant
(621 East Pratt St) light refreshments
will be served (cash bar)<br>
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<big><b>Wednesday, Aug 12</b></big><br>
<blockquote>1:30 - 5:00 pm <b>Symposium</b>
(Rm 309) - <b>Coupled Natural and Human
Systems Science: The Need, Challenges,
and Rewards</b><br>
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5:30 - 7:30 pm <b>Mixer - SNAP</b>:
<b>Science for Nature and People</b> -
Pratt Street Ale House (206 West Pratt
Street) light refreshments will be
served (cash bar)<br>
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<big><b>Thursday, Aug 13</b></big><br>
<blockquote>1:30 - 5:00 pm <b>Symposium</b>
(Rm 337) - <b>Beyond the Spreadsheet:
Data Integration and Informatics</b><b>
for the Next Century of Ecology</b>
Speaker: Matt Jones<br>
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<big><b>Friday, Aug 14</b></big><br>
<blockquote>8:00 - 11:30 am <b>Symposium</b>
(Rm 308) - <b>Global Ecology in the Era
of Big Data: Challenges and </b><b>Promises
for Plant Ecology in the 21st
Century </b>Organizer: Mark
Schildhauer<b><b> </b> </b><br>
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LeeAnne French, MESM
Deputy Director Science for Nature and People (SNAP)
Director of Programs
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:French@nceas.ucsb.edu">French@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-893-7551
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
LeeAnne French, MESM
Deputy Director Science for Nature and People (SNAP)
Director of Programs
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:French@nceas.ucsb.edu">French@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-893-7551
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