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NEON Workshop: Biodiversity, Species Composition, and Ecosystem Functioning
Workshop participants
- Mike Allen, University of California-Riverside
- Larry Bai-Li, University of California-Riverside
- James Baldwin, University of California-Riverside
- Carrine Blank, Washington University-St. Louis
- Alex Glazer, Natural Reserve System
- Phil Hastings, University of California-San Diego
- Leonard Krishtalka, University of Kansas
- William McShea, Smithsonian
- Brent Mishler, University of California-Berkeley
- Craig Moritz, University of California-Berkeley
- John Sauer, USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Val Smith, University of Kansas
- Robert Stevenson, University of Massachusetts-Boston
- Karen Stocks, University of California-San Diego
- Mark Stromberg, Natural Reserve System
- Robert Waide, LTER
Convened by:
Dr. Michael F. Allen, UC RiversideÕs Center for Conservation Biology and
Dr. Brent Mishler, UC BerkeleyÕs California Biodiversity Center
In Conjunction with The American Institute of Biological Sciences
With Support from The National Science Foundation
Preliminary Agenda
Meeting Objectives
- Identify the key scientific questions, hypotheses, or issues around which NEON should be organized in order to support research in the biodiversity arena
- Suggest infrastructure design needs associated with these questions
Tuesday, July 27
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8:30 am
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Light Refreshments
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9:00
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Opening Remarks/Setting the Stage
- Welcome (Mike Allen)
- Group introductions
- Context for meeting; desired outcomes (Mike Allen)
- How we are going to get at those issues; review of agenda and ground rules (Facilitator)
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9:20
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NEON: Where We Are Today
- Ground covered to date (Jeff Goldman)
- Kind of input needed now (Mike Allen)
- Questions & answers
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10:00
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Criteria That Will Be Used to Prioritize
Among Suggested Questions, Hypotheses,
and Issues — To be determined by participants (Facilitated)
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10:30
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Break
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10:45
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Small Group Work to Generate Candidate Questions, Hypotheses, and Issues
— Questions suggested during pre-meeting
consultations will be used to stimulate small
groups' thinking. (Facilitated — facilitators rove between the small groups)
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12:15 pm
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Lunch
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1:15
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Small Group Reports to Plenary; Suggested Questions, Hypotheses, and/or Issues — 10-minute report out from each small group,
followed by reflective plenary discussion of
themes that emerged.
(Facilitated)
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2:45
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Break
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3:00
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Selecting Key Questions, Hypotheses, and/or Issues — Using "n/3" technique, apply previously
agreed-upon selection criteria to brainstormed list
of possible questions, hypotheses, and/or issues
to select items to be recommended as focal points.
(Facilitated)
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3:15
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Closing Comments/Adjourn (Mike Allen)
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3:15
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Adjourn for the Day
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Wednesday, July 28 |
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8:30 am
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Light Refreshments Available
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9:00
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Opening Remarks/Setting the Stage
- Review Agenda for the Day (Facilitated)
- Reflections from Day 1
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9:15
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Small Group Work to Generate Suggestions Re: Infrastructure Associated with Suggested Questions, Hypotheses, and Issues
— Each group focuses on infrastructure needs associated with just one of the priority questions / hypotheses / issues identified on Day 1. (Facilitated — facilitators rove between the small groups)
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10:45
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Break
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11:00
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Small Group Reports to Plenary
— 15-minute report out from 1st 2 small groups, followed by questions and answers. (Facilitated)
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:15
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Small Group Reports to Plenary (cont'd)
— 15-minute report out from remaining small groups, followed by questions and answers. (Facilitated)
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2:15
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Plenary Discussion: Infrastructure Needs
— Reflective discussion of themes and insights that emerged from small group presentations on infrastructure needs. (Facilitated)
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3:15
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Break
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2:15
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Plenary Advice to Report-Writers
— Full group will have an opportunity to
offer suggestions to the subgroup that will
produce the workshop report. Focus will
be on identifying key points and themes to
highlight in the report. (Facilitated)
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4:15 pm
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Closing Comments (Mike Allen, Chair/Jeff Goldman, AIBS)
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4:30 pm
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Adjourn
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