LTER recognizes the value of sustained interactions between students, teachers, and scientists, and strives to integrate LTER science with K-12 education. Most LTER sites conduct individual programs at the local level, and the network supports centralized approaches to educational initiatives.
The LTER Education and Engagement Committee meets monthly:
First Thursday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The August watercooler is cancelled, but working groups preparing for the September annual meeting are encouraged to use this timeslot to develop their workshop plans.
The LTER Information Management Committee meets monthly via video conference to share information and ideas relevant to information management in the LTER Network. Information Managers from all LTER sites are invited and encouraged to participate in these meetings.
Meetings are regularly scheduled for the second Monday of each month at Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
Participants may obtain the zoom link by visiting the:
Second Tuesday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
The purpose of the LTER Network DEIJ Committee:
Engagement, integration and retention of a diverse community of students, scientists, and educators within LTER. Provides concrete and deliberate actions and resources at individual sites and at the Network to foster diversity and inclusion.
The LTER Graduate Student Committee was established to foster interaction among graduate students working at LTER sites and between students and senior LTER scientists, to create student opportunities for intersite research, and to develop interdisciplinary graduate student training programs. Membership includes student representatives from each of the LTER sites.
August 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am – There will be no LTER Community Call in August. Enjoy your time in the field before a new term starts. The LTER monthly community call provides an opportunity to hold seminars, discussions, and learning opportunities of relevance to the broad LTER research community. These may include research seminars, discussions of emerging projects and methods, or […]
LTER recognizes the value of sustained interactions between students, teachers, and scientists, and strives to integrate LTER science with K-12 education. Most LTER sites conduct individual programs at the local level, and the network supports centralized approaches to educational initiatives.
The LTER Education and Engagement Committee meets monthly:
First Thursday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Working group highlights (metabase, hymet, keywording/annotation, units, EML BP)
1:45
Breakout #1: IM Challenges and Solutions. What are challenges LTER IM’s currently face? How are other IM’s tackling this? What VWCs topics could help you? What network resources could help? Report out at the end
2:30
Short break
2:45
Breakout #1a: Ecosystem specific IM Challenges and Solutions. Ecosystem breakout groups (marine, coastal, grassland, forest, polar/alpine, freshwater, urban)
3:00
Breakout #2 : IM input to network wide network planning (IM 2035).
3:45
Regroup – General discussion. New working groups? Bring Your Own Beverage (coffee chat or happy hour depending on your time zone).
Working group highlights (metabase, hymet, keywording/annotation, units, EML BP)
1:45
Breakout #1: IM Challenges and Solutions. What are challenges LTER IM’s currently face? How are other IM’s tackling this? What VWCs topics could help you? What network resources could help? Report out at the end
2:30
Short break
2:45
Breakout #1a: Ecosystem specific IM Challenges and Solutions. Ecosystem breakout groups (marine, coastal, grassland, forest, polar/alpine, freshwater, urban)
3:00
Breakout #2 : IM input to network wide network planning (IM 2035).
3:45
Regroup – General discussion. New working groups? Bring Your Own Beverage (coffee chat or happy hour depending on your time zone).
Second Tuesday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
The purpose of the LTER Network DEIJ Committee:
Engagement, integration and retention of a diverse community of students, scientists, and educators within LTER. Provides concrete and deliberate actions and resources at individual sites and at the Network to foster diversity and inclusion.
The LTER Graduate Student Committee was established to foster interaction among graduate students working at LTER sites and between students and senior LTER scientists, to create student opportunities for intersite research, and to develop interdisciplinary graduate student training programs. Membership includes student representatives from each of the LTER sites.
