[LTER-lno] ASM recap

[Inigo San Gil]

thanks john,

the only metric i had was my thunderbird telling me how many email 
recipients in one of those emails to all attendees, plugin a WG session.

still, this ASM felt much smaller and quieter. if i had to give a ball 
park number, i'd given 350.  perhaps it is the void marsh left.  totally 
subjective.

inigo


On 9/4/15 3:49 PM, John Vande Castle wrote:
> 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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