[LTER-lno] ASM recap

[John Vande Castle]

Interesting:


Regarding:
> 3. It felt like a reduced ASM: LTER is more than 500 people.

It was just under 600.  Still waiting on a final tally.  Considering the
significantly reduced support from NSF for travel and the meeting
itself, there were still over 300 poster presentations and more than 75
organized working groups.  Check out the revised lead story on the ASM page:

http://asm2015.lternet.edu/

 -jvc


On 9/4/2015 1:53 PM, Inigo San Gil wrote:
> 
> From my view point, not the official recap.
> 
> Things I liked about the meeting:
> 
> 1. Seeing almost all my friends there.  You. What a treat, thanks we
>    could enjoy each other!
> 2. Volleyball and dancing. Work hard, and play hard(er). Yay.
> 3. "How to communicate Science effectively" (SO real and so close to my
>    heart. THANKS)
> 4. Poster about the "Toolbox for cross-disciplinary Science". A
>    Philosopher with a mission guys.
> 5. All presenters and attendees of the DEIMS sessions.  DEIMS _in the
>    Forest Service_, I thought I would never see the day!
> 6. Bob Waide's and LNOs amazing performance, one more ASM where the
>    real LNO shone. THANKS.
> 7. Wade's GCE toolbox walk through. NaNs and LOLs.  Thank you Wade.
> 8. David Blankman was there providing cool stories, input and a wealth
>    of support. My beacon.
> 9. Linda Powell's community pull: Applied approaches and solutions to
>    manage (big and complex) data.
> 10. Have the chance to offer myself as the Lead PI for the next data
>    center. Yay.
> 11. NSFers were present and reachable. Our Peter, Our Saran, Lisa
>    Clough, Alan Tessier and James Olds
> 12. The Y : the perfect venue for the meeting
> 13. Other people who shone on my watch: Diana H. Wall, Susan Stafford
>    and Aaron Ellison. How cool is LTER ?
> 14. MCM rocks. Amazing team, awesome science and an IM lifecycle that
>    does not burden me (_my team_ does the data curation, folks, _not me_)
> 15. The nice photo at the Longs Peak Lodge wall, in the little nook
>    between Granite and Bouldersomething rooms. LOL, JW.
> 16. The work presented by Emery at poster session. Way to go, Emery,
>    please re-cast at VWCs.
> 17. Fox Peterson's curiosity and initiative (and love for Github!)
> 18. Finally meeting Amy Chiuchiolo (a good dancer too).
> 19. The news about Luquillo. Yay.
> 20. Mark on any given ASM Monday night.
> 21. Leanne Yanabu saving the day (and the low-rider). Again and again.
> 22. Organization: a little paper by every room's door announcing the
>    event at the right time. Nicely done.
> 
> Things I disliked or hurt (because this is not Hollywood, people):
> 
> 1. Marsh was not with us. You have no idea how much it hurts.
> 2. Knowing that it is the end of a cycle (current LNO)
> 3. It felt like a reduced ASM: LTER is more than 500 people.
> 4. Festivities ended prematurely. Boo.
> 5. That hard futon, my bones are still reminding me of it.
> 6. Nicole Kaplan was not with us.
> 7. "Facilitators" that cannot shut-up and actually facilitate. So much
>    to learn.
> 8. Food.  did it get worse? Glad this is the only real and relative low
>    of the meeting logistics.
> 9. Earlier meeting during fire season -> smoke and heat.
> 10. LNCO has no budget for future ASMs. Is this for real ? Are we nuts ?
> 11. Theresa Valentine's retirement. Glad for Theresa, but sucks losing
>    quality people!
> 12. Did not get the chance to mingle with the Swedish or the Aussie.
>    Where were they after work?
> 13. Did not get a chance to hangout with Christine O'Connell after her
>    wonderful talk.  Sigh. Please come back.
> 14. Did not get a chance to say even hi to Henry Gholz. Did he go
>    undercover? Where was Waldo ?
> 15. Other premature news about a very DEAr IM. hmm..
> 16. The day after the ASM is over.
> 17. The day after the ASM is over.
> 18. The day after the ASM is over.. so long, and thanks for all the fish!
> 
> 
> Cheers, Inigo
> 
> 
> 
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