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

[James Laundre]

HI Eda,

It has been a great pleasure and joy to work with you.  I will miss your camaraderie and your willingness to question why and how we do things.  It always leads to great discussions.

Good luck on your next  stage.  May it be a fun one.

Best,

Jim

James Laundre
Arctic LTER
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone:508 289 7476
Email: jlaundre at mbl.edu<mailto:jlaundre at mbl.edu>

From: im [mailto:im-bounces at lists.lternet.edu] On Behalf Of Eda C. Melendez-Colom
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 10:49 AM
To: Information Managers LTER <im at lternet.edu>
Cc: Jess Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu>
Subject: Re: [LTER-im] the DEIMS session at ASM ==> my farewell to my dear IM group

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 Colom
LUQ Information Manager
Department of Environmental Sciences
Natural Science Department
University of Puerto Rico
Río Piedras Campus
Tel (787) 764-0000, Ext. 888225


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


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From: Kristin Vanderbilt <krvander at fiu.edu<mailto: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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