[LTER-lno] Fwd: [NCEAS News] NEWS from NCEAS -- Awarded new Communication Office for LTER
Inigo San Gil
isangil at lternet.edu
Tue Aug 4 21:28:02 MDT 2015
NCEAS ? Yuck
On 8/4/15 8:01 PM, John Vande Castle wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *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>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> */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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