[LTER-im] ESA and IMC 2020 meeting updates from IM Exec

[Stevan Earl]

LTER IMs and Friends,

summary:

   - ESA is always an excellent meeting but the theme this year is
   particularly relevant to IMs. Please plan to participate in the entire
   meeting.
   - February 20 is the deadline to submit an abstract to present a talk
   <https://www.esa.org/saltlake/call-for-contributed-oral-abstracts/> or
   poster
   <https://www.esa.org/saltlake/call-for-contributed-poster-abstracts/> at
   ESA.
   - Explore meeting registration options early. It may be more cost
   effective to become an ESA member to receive membership pricing for meeting
   registration. ESA membership is a reimbursable expense if it reduces the
   overall cost of registration.
   - Work with your site or other resource to address lodging expenses,
   which will not be covered by the LNO or EDI.
   - Contact Li Kui (li.kui at ucsb.edu) if you are interested to participate
   in her session designed to help investigators publish their data.


Although August is still in the distance, deadlines loom and preparations
are underway for our annual IMC meeting in Salt Lake City. IM Exec would
like to bring to your attention the following items.

ESA is the preeminent meeting of ecologists, and we encourage IMs to take
advantage of this opportunity by attending some or, ideally, all of the
meeting (not just our IMC meeting). Recall that the theme of the meeting
this year is harnessing the ecological data revolution, so count on a lot
of relevant content. There will also be events to celebrate 40 years of
LTER in which you can participate or, at least, will not want to miss.

Depending on your position and/or income, it may be more cost effective for
you to become an ESA member to qualify for meeting registration member
pricing. If that is the case, you may register to become an ESA member as a
reimbursable meeting expense. Please save documentation that shows becoming
an ESA member to receive a membership rate on registration was less than
the cost of registering without becoming a member, and be aware that you
will be eligible for reimbursement after the meeting regardless of when you
sign up to become an ESA member. Please recall that the LNO/EDI are not
covering lodging at this year's meeting so work with your site or other
resource to address that expense.

If you are already an ESA member or sign up to become one as part of this
meeting, we encourage you to join the Open Science section
<https://www.esa.org/openscience/>. Participating in a section provides
resources to connect people working in that space. Additionally, sections
are being asked to recruit abstract reviewers, and the Open Science section
may want to recruit from among data managers. ESA members can select one
section at no cost when they join, and participate in additional sections
for a small fee.

Sharing your work will contribute toward a strong showing by the IMC. We
encourage IMs to consider submitting an abstract to present a talk
<https://www.esa.org/saltlake/call-for-contributed-oral-abstracts/> or
poster <https://www.esa.org/saltlake/call-for-contributed-poster-abstracts/>
at the meeting. There is an additional fee for oral presentations ($60) but
this is a reimbursable meeting expense. Meeting registrants can submit a
poster presentation as part of their registration costs. February 20 is the
deadline to submit an abstract. If you are planning to submit an abstract,
please send the details to IM Exec to help us coordinate meeting activities.

Below are some details of just a few events that we know will be of
interest:


   - Li Kui is organizing a 90-minute workshop titled Get Your Data into a
   Repository designed to help investigators publish their data. Please
   contact Li (li.kui at ucsb.edu) if you are interested in assisting with
   this important effort. In addition to helping contribute to data curation,
   it should provide an opportunity to explore other approaches to publishing
   data that may be valuable at your own site.
   - Margaret O'Brien is organizing a session titled Working with LTER Data
   that will feature a panel of pre-identified data managers who will comment
   on approaches to publishing data, and field questions from the audience.
   - Corinna Gries is organizing an Inspire session that will address reusing
   ecological data to answer new questions - persistent problems and promising
   progress.


More news and announcements are forthcoming but please do not hesitate to
contact IM Exec at any time with questions, concerns, or, especially,
ideas. In the meantime, please submit an abstract!


Thank you,

IM Exec

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*Stevan Earl*
Information Manager, Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER
Data Manager, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
P.O. Box 875402 | Tempe, Arizona | 85287-5402
PH: 480-965-1851 | Main: 480-965-2975
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