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IM Executive Team Meeting - February 17, 2025 - 9:30 am-11:00 am -

Each third Monday of the month at 9:30 am PT / 12:30  pm ET

The Information Management Committee Executive Team meets monthly and is responsible for tracking working group progress, liaising with the Environmental Data Initiative, the LTER Executive Board, the LTER Network Office, and developing agendas for the IM Virtual watercoolers.

Members of the IM Executive Team may find the meeting Zoom link on the shared google drive

Google Drive IMExec meeting notes

Trello Board: https://trello.com/b/FQq9KYib/imexec

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Recent Synthesis Results: LTER Community Call - February 19, 2025 - 9:00 am-10:00 am -

For the February LTER Community call, we’ll be hearing from two synthesis groups with exciting new publications.

From poles to tropics: A multi-biome synthesis investigating the controls on river Si exports
Principal Investigators: Dr. Joanna Carey, Babson College and Dr. KathiJo Jankowski, US Geological Survey

Their most recent paper is Johnson, K., Jankowski, K. J., Carey, J. C., Sethna, L. R., Bush, S. A., Mcknight, D., McDowell, W. H., Wymore, A. S., Kortelainen, P., Jones, J. B., Lyon, N. J., Laudon, H., Poste, A. E., & Sullivan, P. L. (2024). Climate, Hydrology, and Nutrients Control the Seasonality of Si Concentrations in Rivers. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES, 129(9), e2024JG008141. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JG008141

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Identifying environmental drivers of plant reproduction across LTER sites
Principal Investigators: Dr. Jalene LaMontagne, University of Missouri–St. Louis; Dr. Elizabeth Crone, University of California-Davis; and Dr. Miranda Redmond, University of California-Berkeley

Their most recent paper is LaMontagne, J. M., Greene, D. F., Holland, E. P., Johnstone, J. F., Schulze, M., Zimmerman, J. K., Lyon, N. J., Chen, A., Miller, T. E. X., Nigro, K. M., Snell, R. S., Barton, J. H., Chaudhary, V. B., Cleavitt, N. L., Crone, E. E., Koenig, W. D., Macias, D., Pearse, I. S., & Redmond, M. D. (2024). Community Synchrony in Seed Production is Associated With Trait Similarity and Climate Across North America. Ecology Letters, 27(12), e14498. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14498

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Fieldwork Initiative FIEST Training - March 13, 2025 - 10:00 am-11:00 am -

The FIEST Training is designed to prepare researchers for the challenges they may encounter during fieldwork. This program emphasizes the importance of personal safety and maintaining well-being while conducting research in various environments.

Participants in the Fieldwork Initiative’s Fieldwork Initiative Ethics and Safety Training (FIEST) gain practical tools to identify, mitigate, and respond to risks in fieldwork environments. The training provides structured risk assessment frameworks, equipping organizations with protocols to address logistical, legal, and ethical challenges in remote or high-risk research settings. It enhances incident preparedness by establishing clear procedures for handling emergencies, misconduct, or security threats.

FIEST also strengthens fieldwork management efficiency by standardizing reporting mechanisms and safety protocols, ensuring that research teams operate within best practices that minimize risk exposure. The program includes scenario-based training modules, enabling participants to apply risk management principles to real-world fieldwork conditions, improving decision-making under unpredictable circumstances.

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