[LTER-lno] Fwd: [NCEAS News] NEWS from NCEAS -- Awarded new Communication Office for LTER

[John Vande Castle]

Pretty much sounds like the UNM LNO (or UW LNO for that matter) never existed.   A very sensitive and compassionate "NEWS" announcement.   Glad to be getting out.


  -jvc



-------- Original Message --------
From: LeeAnne French <french at nceas.ucsb.edu>
Sent: August 4, 2015 6:17:35 PM MDT
To: news at nceas.ucsb.edu
Subject: [NCEAS News] NEWS from NCEAS -- Awarded new Communication Office for LTER



Dear NCEAS residents, Working Group participants and Alumni-

Today is an exciting day for NCEAS. The National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has awarded UC Santa Barbara and NCEAS $3.5 million to create the 
first National Communications Office 
<http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015796/driving-national-communications> 
for the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network.

This announcement coincides with NCEAS' celebration of 20 years as a 
Synthesis Center and the launch of a new visualization tool, VizSearch.



            NCEAS to Operate New Communications Office for LTER Network
            <https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/nceas-new-communications-office-lter-network>

UC Santa Barbara has recently been selected by the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) as the site of the first national communications office 
for the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network. A $3.5 million NSF 
grant will fund this communications office and it will be operated by 
UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) — 
taking advantage of NCEAS' experience in the support of multi-site 
collaboration and synthetic research, along with graduate training and 
environmental science communication. More> 
<https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/nceas-new-communications-office-lter-network>




  NCEAS is celebrating 20 years as a synthesis center!
  <https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/hot-press-nceas-20th-anniversary-report>

For the past two decades, NCEAS has brought together scientists, 
policy-makers, and resource managers in dynamic Working Groups, with the 
goal of tackling significant questions in ecology and the environment in 
order to rapidly advance scientific understanding and address critical 
environmental challenges for the benefit of society. The Anniversary 
Report explores the impacts NCEAS has had over the last 20 years, 
celebrates our collaborators, and highlights the programs which are 
driving future collaborations and discovery. More> 
<https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/hot-press-nceas-20th-anniversary-report>


                Visualizing NCEAS Research Projects and Publications
                <https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/content/VizSearch>

More than 2,200 scientific publications have been attributed to work at 
NCEAS since its inception in 1995. To better communicate the scope and 
impact of the collective work of the NCEAS community, we have just 
launched a new visualization tool - VizSearch. We encourage you to 
explore and search for your work or working group and discover how your 
efforts have contributed to the broad ecological, conservation and 
informatic themes that have emerged. Launch VizSearch 
<https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/content/VizSearch>


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*/See you at ESA/*

The NCEAS leadership team will be at ESA in force next week in 
Baltimore. Frank Davis, Mark Schildhauer, Matt Jones and I will be 
moderating, giving talks, and hosting receptions and mixers.  Please 
join us and raise a toast to NCEAS' 20 years and many more to come!
*
*

            *Tuesday**, Aug 11*

                8:00 - 11:30am *SNAP Symposium* (Rm 308) - *Ecology,
                Conservation and Human Well-being: Improving Outcomes
                for Nature and People*   Moderator:  Frank Davis

                5:30 - 7:30 pm *Synthesis Center Reception* - Family
                Meal Restaurant (621 East Pratt St) light refreshments
                will be served (cash bar)

            *Wednesday, Aug 12*

                1:30 - 5:00 pm *Symposium* (Rm 309) - *Coupled Natural
                and Human Systems Science: The Need, Challenges, and
                Rewards*

                5:30 - 7:30 pm *Mixer - SNAP*: *Science for Nature and
                People* - Pratt Street Ale House (206 West Pratt Street)
                light refreshments will be served (cash bar)

            *Thursday, Aug 13*

                1:30 - 5:00 pm *Symposium* (Rm 337) - *Beyond the
                Spreadsheet: Data Integration and Informatics**for the
                Next Century of Ecology* Speaker:  Matt Jones

            *Friday, Aug 14*

                8:00 - 11:30 am *Symposium* (Rm 308) - *Global Ecology
                in the Era of Big Data: Challenges and **Promises for
                Plant Ecology in the 21st Century *Organizer: Mark
                Schildhauer*** *
                **


-- 
LeeAnne French, MESM
Deputy Director Science for Nature and People (SNAP)
Director of Programs
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
French at nceas.ucsb.edu
805-893-7551




-- 
LeeAnne French, MESM
Deputy Director Science for Nature and People (SNAP)
Director of Programs
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
French at nceas.ucsb.edu
805-893-7551



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