[LTER-im] Annual IMC Meeting Update

[Renee F. Brown]

Dear LTER Information Managers,

Our annual IMC meeting was scheduled for Sunday, August 2, 2020, preceding the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) annual meeting. As you may be aware, ESA has decided that the 2020 meeting will now be fully virtual due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, IM Exec has decided not to host our annual IMC meeting in conjunction with ESA. Instead, we will host a mini meeting of the IMC during our regularly scheduled August water cooler (10 August 2020 at 3p ET / 12p PT) where we will address business items, including elections, that would have typically been considered during our annual meeting. Thus, it is important that all voting members of the IMC participate in the August water cooler.

The ESA meeting, despite being virtual, will continue to maintain a strong “40 years of LTER” presence, featuring many relevant sessions and opportunities<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nDAD-miXFqImEpiSSf9XI-ANOR9oeXzEID7iSvc19tM/edit?usp=sharing> proposed by our colleagues, and showcasing outstanding ecological science. As such, we strongly encourage IMs to attend and participate in ESA. Furthermore, because of the tremendous cost savings afforded by ESA going virtual, we have sufficient funds in our budget to also cover the registration fees for the ESIP Summer Meeting, which will also be held virtually. We strongly encourage IMs to attend and participate in both the ESA and ESIP meetings. LNO will cover registration (but not ESA membership) fees for one IMC representative from each LTER site to attend one or both meetings. LNO will soon be providing specific details on how to register for each meeting.

ESA (https://www.esa.org/saltlake/):
Theme: Harnessing the Ecological Data Revolution
Dates: 3-6 August 2020
Registration Fees: $190 (Member); $260 (Non-Member)
Registration Deadline: 23 July 2020

ESIP (https://2020esipsummermeeting.sched.com/):
Theme: Putting Data to Work: Building Public-Private Partnerships to Increase Resilience & Enhance the Socioeconomic Value of Data
Dates: 14-16 & 21-23 July 2020, beginning at 11:30a ET / 8:30a PT each day (Tue-Thu)
Registration Fee (Partner Rate): $200
Registration Deadline: 30 June 2020
Propose a Virtual Poster or Demo for the Research Showcase by 7/1
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