[LTER-All-lter] News from the LTER Network Communications Office: 2018 Spring

[Marty Downs]

[image: Santa Barbara shoreline and wharf header]

April 9, 2018

*News from the NCO is a forum for sharing news and activities from the
Network Communications Office and from across the LTER Network. This is our
water cooler. If you have personnel changes, new grants, cross-Network
activities that might interest your LTER colleagues, please send them along
to downs at nceas.lternet.edu <downs at nceas.lternet.edu>.*
*Going to SACNAS in October
<http://www.2018sacnas.org/events/2018-sacnas-the-national-diversity-in-stem-conference/event-summary-463bd7d452684393b07bf49448a7f292.aspx>?*
Sara R. Rivera, a 4th year PhD candidate in Dr. Lihini Aluwihare's lab,
would like to propose a science session
<http://www.2018sacnas.org/events/2018-sacnas-the-national-diversity-in-stem-conference/custom-185-463bd7d452684393b07bf49448a7f292.aspx>
with
presentations from various LTER sites, but she needs some LTER colleagues
to participate.  If you are thinking of going and would like to share your
science, please contact Sara at s6rivera at ucsd.edu.


In general, if you are going to conferences where an LTER presence would be
beneficial, don't hesitate to contact the NCO for the latest brochures and
outreach materials.
*Save These Dates*

   - NSF LTER Symposium: Understanding our Ocean Connections through
   Long-Term Ecological Research
   <https://lternet.edu/stories/2018-nsf-lter-symposium-understanding-ocean-connections/>
   April 19, 2018 NSF Headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
   Virginia
   - 2018 Annual Science Council and Executive Board Meeting, Madison,
   Wisconsin
      - May 15, 2018 - Executive Board Meeting
      - May 16-17, 2018 - Science Council Meeting
      - May 18, 2018 - Lead PI Meeting
   - 2018 LTER All Scientists Meeting
   <https://lternet.edu/lter-scientists-meeting-2018/>
   September 30-October 4, 2018 - Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific
   Grove, California
   The theme is: *Next Generation Synthesis: Successes and Strategies.*
   Workshop submission is now open!

2018 Synthesis Webinar Series
<https://lternet.edu/stories/2018-synthesis-webinars/>

We've seen about 100 individuals attending each of the three synthesis
webinars that have taken place, but we can accommodate up to 1000, so
please consider joining Forest Isbell and Laura Dee, this Thursday, April
12 at 11 am PDT for "Scaling-Up Productivity Responses to Changes in
Biodiversity
<https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oeE5J9WBSP2NbQhWXsaISg>."

Registration and videos of prior webinars are available through the website
<https://lternet.edu/stories/2018-synthesis-webinars/>.
*New LTER Network Website is Live!*

The new LTER Network website launched in January, with a rich variety of
stories about science, education, outreach, and data initiatives across the
Network. Particular highlights are a section for Network resources
<https://lternet.edu/network-organization/resources/> and a listing of
currently
active committees <https://lternet.edu/network-organization/#committees>
with links to membership. Be sure to check out the "quick links" dropdown
at the top right for the document archive and Network graphics resources.
We continue working to resolve a few remaining issues regarding personnel
and publications updates.
*Open Positions*

Several key positions are opening up around the Network. Please circulate
these announcements to qualified candidates:


   - Science Assistant Position at NSF
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/science-assistant-position-at-nsf/>
      - Temporary Field Assistant at Toolik Field Station
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/temporary-field-assistant-toolik-field-station/>
      - PhD Assistantship in Biogeochemistry at Virginia Tech – Hubbard
      Brook LTER
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/phd-assistantship-biogeochemistry-virginia-tech-hubbard-brook-lter/>
      - Hydrologist (GS-1315-9/11) Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/hydrologist-gs-1315-9-11-hubbard-brook-experimental-forest/>
      - Research Scientist at Beaufort Sea Lagoon Laboratory
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/research-scientist-beaufort-sea-lagoon-lab/>

To learn about LTER Network-related job openings as they arise, email
downs at nceas.ucsb requesting to join opportunities at lternet.edu or visit
our opportunities
page <https://lternet.edu/opportunities>.

*Research Experience for Undergraduates and Internships*

Application deadlines are approaching fast for these last couple of REU
opportunities. Visit the undergraduate opportunities
<https://lternet.edu/opportunities/?opportunity-types=research-experience-for-undergraduates>
section of the LTER Network website to view the range of opportunities the
Network offers.


   - Central Arizona-Phoenix Urban Ecology REU (2018)
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/central-arizona-phoenix-urban-ecology-reu-2018/>
      - California Current Ecosystem – Long Term Ecological Research REU
      (2018)
      <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/california-current-ecosystem-long-term-ecological-research-reu-2018/>

Please share REU program announcements or individual REU opportunities with
the LTER Network Communications Office as they arise.

*Conferences, Special Issues and other Opportunities*

*Oceanhackweek 2018*
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foceanhackweek.github.io%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvardaro%40marine.rutgers.edu%7Caebeb165ed2b4478aade08d59bdefc4f%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636586304537976112&sdata=5ej8HVr3TBU07889BhncLmwuZ3%2Bnrt8GkLnRmnHC5wo%3D&reserved=0>
is August
20-24, 2018 at the University of Washington, Seattle, in collaboration with
the UW eScience Institute. This 5-day hands-on workshop is aimed at
exploring, creating and promoting effective computation and analysis
workflows for large and complex oceanographic data.  All self-identified
oceanographers at all career stages are welcome to apply and travel and
lodging grants are available for non-local accepted participants. Learn
more at: https://oceanhackweek.github.io/
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foceanhackweek.github.io%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvardaro%40marine.rutgers.edu%7Caebeb165ed2b4478aade08d59bdefc4f%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636586304537976112&sdata=5ej8HVr3TBU07889BhncLmwuZ3%2Bnrt8GkLnRmnHC5wo%3D&reserved=0>
  *Deadline to apply
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2Foceanhack%2F2018&data=02%7C01%7Cvardaro%40marine.rutgers.edu%7Caebeb165ed2b4478aade08d59bdefc4f%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636586304537976112&sdata=T9CfEtXGm0Eeu7OBRPD8mi5sE8lAtb20qN53cIsUtuY%3D&reserved=0>
is May
7, 2018.*

*Science Outside the Lab: Urban Resilience to Extremes
<https://cspo.org/program/science-outside-the-lab/> (SOtL UREx)*, presented
by Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes
(CSPO) <https://cspo.org/>, explores the relationships among science,
policy, and societal outcomes in a place where many important decisions
about these things are made—Washington, DC.  SOtL UREx anticipates funding
up to *14 graduate students* at up to $2,000 per applicant. Applications
should be sent to Andra Williams (andra.williams at asu.edu) by *Friday, April
20, 2018*.

*Summer Course on Critical Zone and Ecosystem Dynamics*
<http://www.to.isac.cnr.it/gpss/index.html>
*10-18 July 2018 -- *Ceresole Reale, Gran Paradiso National Park, Piedmont,
Italy
Intended for doctoral students, post-docs and researchers who are working
or intend to work on Critical Zone processes and ecosystem dynamics, this
9-day- long summer course provides basic knowledge about the functioning of
the Critical Zone and its relationships with ecosystem dynamics, focusing
on aspects related to hydrology, soil geochemistry and weathering,
vegetation dynamics and distribution, microbiota, biodiversity, ecosystem
processes, CZ-relevant geological processes and the role of the CZ for
achieving sustainable development goals. *Deadline for applications: May
15th, 2018.*

*Arctic Data Center Synthesis Opportunity* <https://arcticdata.io/proposals>
To promote the analysis and synthesis of Arctic data, as well as to inform
ongoing development of the NSF data repository, the Arctic Data Center
<https://arcticdata.io/> is soliciting proposals for a *Synthesis Working
Group*, with research to begin* by October 2018*. Proposals must focus on
Arctic-related research issues, and primarily (but not necessarily
exclusively) involve the analysis and synthesis of data contained within
the Arctic Data Center Repository <https://arcticdata.io/catalog>. We
request that all synthesis proposals *explicitly address factors related to
one or more human dimensions of the Arctic experience*, in addition to
earth and environmental aspects. Proposals can be up to a maximum of 2000
words, and are *due by end-of-day May 23, 2018*.
*Newsletters*

*LTER Science update
<http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=51157f4ed5>,
issued monthly, provides brief, accessible summaries of recent science from
across the Network. It is designed to inform partners, educators, and the
broader ecological community as well as LTER Network scientists. Please
share and encourage your colleagues to subscribe.*

*News from the NCO <https://nco.lternet.edu/news-from-the-nco/>, issued
quarterly, provides regular organizational updates to LTER-associated
personnel.*

*From Related Organizations: *

   - The LTER data repository is now the Environmental Data Initiative
   <http://environmentaldatainitiative.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c258a774cbd4d34290410d1ea&id=da346b264c>,
   serving LTER as well as a broader community of environmental biologists.
   Visit the EDI website and subscribe to the bi-monthly newsletter to stay
   up-to-date on their training webinars and in-person training opportunities.
   - Critical Zone Observatory Network
   <http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=352231f5e14f7bad9721e3a45&id=330ade1465>
   offers an occasional newsletter with news on Network research, education,
   and meeting activities.
   - The International LTER Network <https://www.ilter.network/> maintains
   an email list and a twitter presence <https://twitter.com/ILTER_network>.
   Check out their new web site at https://www.ilter.network/
   - Sign up for NEON's monthly newsletter
   <http://www.neonscience.org/observatory/observatory-blog> to learn more
   about the National Ecological Observatory Network and data collections
   rapidly coming online.


-- 
Marty Downs
Deputy Director, LTER Network Communications Office


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