[LTER-im] the DEIMS session at ASM ==> my farewell to my dear IM group

Tue Sep 25 07:49:24 PDT 2018

Saludos,
I want to tell you that I have not been active/responsive to your emails and working groups because I have been preparing for retirement. This will happen on Dec 31, 2018. Till then, I will remain active with the DEIMS group but will not take any more responsibilities for obvious reasons.
Things has gotten difficult in my institution and I don't have the patience neither the physical stamina to endure what is happening and what is yet to come. I suggested my Boss, Jess Zimmerman, to give me a professional contract so I can remain working for LUQ and the LTER but I don't think that is going to happen due to the difficult times that my University is going through. 

I want you to know that if I was able to endure the past 29 years, in a great part, was thanks to the camaraderie and good hard work I was always engaged with you, the IMs. We have been a great group and I sincerely hope that this group never looses its path to collaboration and its ability to learn from each other and work harmoniously together, something that I dare to say we have been a model of in the LTER scientific community, local and internationally, for many years.
 I am writing my farewell letter early to spare Jess the uneasy task of telling you I am retiring in the next ASM. He will be there substituting me (due to my doctor's order not to flight) so please take good care of him.

I have to be honest and tell you that although I am sad not be able to continue working with my fellow IMs and co-workers at my office, I am looking forward to this new stage of my life.

You will remain in my mind and heart and I hope we will see each other some day.
Stay cool. Enjoy the meeting!

: )

EDA
Eda Celina Meléndez ColomLUQ Information ManagerDepartment of Environmental Sciences
Natural Science Department
University of Puerto RicoRío Piedras CampusTel (787) 764-0000, Ext. 888225 

    On Saturday, September 22, 2018, 5:29:47 PM EDT, Yang Xia <yangx at ksu.edu> wrote:  

 Thanks Kristin for bringing him into our discussion. Yes, we will include him in the group list, and we can give him 15-20 mins to demonstrate Dkan features during the meeting. Can you please send me his email address, so I can include him in the coming Monday email out. Best and see you next Saturday,Yang

Get Outlook for iOSFrom: Kristin Vanderbilt <krvander at fiu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 3:46 PM
To: Eda C. Melendez-Colom; Yang Xia
Subject: the DEIMS session at ASM 
Hi Eda and Yang,

Jason Tallant, the information manager from the Michigan Biological Station, would like to join the DEIMS working group meeting at ASM remotely.   He has a possible solution to the challenge of migrating DEIMS to a new version or platform when the time comes.   There is another Drupal data management system called dkan that he is migrating his DEIMS in to.   Would it be possible for him to join your working group via zoom?  He can demonstrate some of the features of dkan (similar functionality of DEIMS, but a much larger user community).  

The dkan website is here:  https://getdkan.org/

Thanks for letting me know.   

Best wishes,

Kristin

Kristin Vanderbilt, Ph.D.
Information Manager
Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
OE 148, Florida International University
University Park
Miami, Florida 33199

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