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BIOAC Briefing November 17, 2004

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). BIOAC Briefing November 17, 2004. Elizabeth Blood NEON Program Officer Eblood@nsf.gov. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). NEON Activities. Science Requirements Workshops NEON Award ($6M – AIBS) Inter-Agency Working Group

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BIOAC Briefing November 17, 2004

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  1. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) BIOAC BriefingNovember 17, 2004 Elizabeth Blood NEON Program Officer Eblood@nsf.gov

  2. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Activities • Science Requirements Workshops • NEON Award ($6M – AIBS) • Inter-Agency Working Group • Cross-Observatory Activities • NEONinc.org

  3. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Science RequirementsWorkshopsSummer 2004 • Invasive Species • Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning • Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles • Ecological implications of climate change • Ecology and evolution of infectious disease • Land use and habitat alteration • Reports – November 2004

  4. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON AwardAIBS Sixteen Prior NEON Workshops Process and Activities: • Three Workshops (Jan, Mar, Jun) • Refine Science Questions • Science Requirements • Infrastructure Requirements • Integrated Science and Education Plan • Networking and Informatics Backbone • Design the Network • Governance & Management • Project Execution Plan

  5. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Project Structure Senior Management Team Hayden (PI), Baru, Brewer, Estrin, Franklin, Goldman, Krishtalka, MacMahon, Michener NEON Project Office - AIBS Co-Directors - Hayden & Michener Project Manager – Goldman Administrative, Financial, IT Technical Services Contractors Resolve, TRIAD, Organizational Advisory Board

  6. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Committees Science and Human Dimension (SHDC) Biodiversity, Biogeochemical Cycles, Climate Change, Infectious Disease, Invasive Species, Landuse, Hydroecology, Emerging Issues Education (EC) Higher education, K-12, Informal education Facilities and Infrastructure (FIC) Research, IT&Communication, Sensors & Networking Consortium Development National Network Design (NNDC)

  7. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON ProductsNNDC Science and Human Dimension & Education Integrated Science and Education Plan (Requirements) Facilities and Infrastructure & National Network Design Reference Design National Network Design & TRIAD Project Execution Plan

  8. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON AwardActivities Advisory Board Meeting – Nov. 15, 2004 Co-Chair Meeting & Facilitation Training – Nov. 16 & 17, 2004 First Workshop: Jan. 3-7, 2005 Marina Del Re, CA

  9. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Critical Dates June 2004 Panel – Site Visits August 2004 DRB Review Sept. 15, 2004 Award –AIBS Sept. 21, 2004 NEON Project Office open Mar. 1 2005 Consortium & Project Office Oct. 1, 2005 Science Plan & Requirements Baseline Networking & Informatics June 1, 2006 Preliminary PEP for entire NEON

  10. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Interoperability of Observing Systems NEON, ORION, CLEANER, QUASHI, LTER Sensors Workshop November 30-December 2, 2004 Seattle, WA Cyberinfrastructure December 6 & 7, 2004 SEEK, GEON, LEAD

  11. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON will be transformative NEON infrastructure can address technical issues of: • Scale • Complexity • Interacting Drivers • Biological Processes Grand Challenges • Invasive Species • Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning • Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles • Ecological implications of climate change • Ecology and evolution of infectious disease • Ecological Consequences of Land use and habitat alteration • Hydroecology • Advances for ecology • Knowledge • Discovery • Technology • Sensing • Forecasting • Collaboratory • Educational tools • Decision Support

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