Month: June 2019

Re-posted from our DEB colleagues: http://debblog.nsfbio.com/?wref=bif

Earth Lab, at the University of Colorado Boulder, is hosting a NEON Science Summit from October 15-17, 2019 to build a network of NEON data users and drive questions in ecology and environmental science. Applications to attend are due 7/22/2019.

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) representing 81 sites across the United States, is designed to understand how ecological properties are changing in response to a changing climate, land use, invasive species and other drivers at large spatial scales. This network “will enable a large and diverse user community to tackle new questions at scales not accessible to previous generations of ecologists.” NEON collects an incredible breadth of data on soil, water, organisms, and the atmosphere, ranging from field samples of beetle populations to airborne-based LiDAR data. NEON has 179 data products available that you can download for free!

If you want to connect with some of the 1000-1500 researchers downloading NEON data each month and are interested in collectively working through common challenges of NEON data use, we encourage you to attend the Summit!

The Summit will be an ‘unconference’ which emphasizes opportunities for learning, sharing, and engaging. This format allows participants to choose the topics that are most important to them and drive meeting themes based on their interests. Example themes for the NEON Science Summit include forest nutrient cycling, patterns of biodiversity, climate change and stream hydrology, or cutting-edge research approaches. We expect that working groups will coalesce around research topics of interest and will continue working together after the meeting.

The Summit will be held at the University of Colorado Boulder. Limited funds are available to support travel costs. Remote participation is an option if you are unable to attend in person. We aim to attract a diverse group of attendees from various career stages, institution types, disciplines, and backgrounds. Early careerists are encouraged to attend!

Please visit the NEON Science Summit website for more information: https://www.colorado.edu/earthlab/2019/06/13/neon-science-summit

Applications are due 7/22/2019! To attend, fill out an application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKEUW9gMrwes29rnSlBULbF-yJeIaL0BZUduq8w0QtWmAmQA/viewform?usp=sf_link

For questions about the Summit, email Chelsea Nagy: chelsea.nagy@colorado.edu.