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WK-32:
Building an ecological observatory network for regional- to
continental-scale research: NEON,
the National Ecological Observatory Network
Wednesday,
August 10, 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM, Meeting Room 517d, Level 5, Palais
des congrès de Montréal
Fee:
$15 US Dollars per person – includes
Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket.
Minimum:
50
Maximum: 200
Organizers:
William Michener
(wmichener@LTERnet.edu), Bruce
Hayden, Jeffrey Goldman
Description:
NEON will
be a continental-scale research platform consisting of geographically
distributed infrastructure, networked via state-of-the-art communications.
Cutting-edge lab and field instrumentation, site-based experimental
infrastructure, natural history archive and biocollections facilities, and
computational, analytical, and modeling capabilities, linked via a high-speed
communications network will comprise NEON. The workshop follows a morning
symposium where results of the NEON planning effort that has taken place over
the past year will be presented. At the time of the meeting, the Integrated
Science and Education Plan and the Networking and Informatics Baseline
Design—blueprints that will guide the design and build-out of NEON—will be
completed. The session will focus on the science that will be supported by NEON,
the facilities and cyberinfrastructure that will underpin NEON, the creation of
unique networked sensing systems that enable observations of the (previously)
unobservable, the unique educational opportunities that are afforded by NEON,
the critical role of biodiversity science and biocollections, and how best to
transfer NEON results to scientists, decision-makers, and the public. A true
continental perspective will be brought to bear on the design of NEON, based on
input from
Canada
’s
EMAN and
Mexico
’s
CONABIO programs. This moderated luncheon discussion will focus on receiving
input from ESA and INTECOL members on the NEON design process.
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