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Infrastructure for Biology at Regional to Continental Scales is a project of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) that will engage the scientific community in exploring the infrastructure needed to make advances in ecological and other biological disciplines that span regional and continental scales.
A current, special focus of the IBRCS project is the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), which is a major NSF initiative that would establish a national platform for integrated studies and monitoring of natural processes at all spatial scales, time scales, and levels of biological organization.

November 5, 2004 Rocky Mountain Ecological Observatory meeting, Colorado State University, Colorado
October 18-20, 2004 Regional NEON Congress, North Bonneville, WA
October 15-17, 2004 Great Lakes and Central US Ecological Observatory meeting, University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan
September 28-29, 2004 Mid-Atlantic Region Ecological Observatory meeting, National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia
September 16-17, 2004 Workshop: NEON Stable Isotopes Measurement, Training, and Monitoring
September 9-10, 2004 California Ecological Observatory meeting, Riverside, California
August 31-September 2, 2004 Ecology and evolution of infectious disease workshop, Baltimore, MD
August 25-26, 2004 Land use and habitat alteration workshop, Baltimore, MD
August 24-25, 2004 Ecological implications of climate change workshop, Tucson, AZ
July 27-28, 2004 Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning workshop, Carmel Valley, CA
July 20-21, 2004 Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles workshop, Boulder, CO
July 12-14, 2004 Intermountain Regional Observatory Network organizational meeting
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Regional NEON Groups
Fifteen regional NEON communities have self-assembled. A national map and information about the organizational status, boundaries, and events are accessible in the Regional Index.

September 21, 2004 NEON Design Consortium Announced
July 15, 2004 AIBS hosts a NEON Summer Workshop Series to begin designing NEON's science and infrastructure plans
February 5, 2004 Information is now available about the March 18th NEON workshop entitled, "Designing NEON initiatives for invasive species"
January 27, 2004 NSF releases NEON program solicitation for proposals to develop NEON Coordinating Consortium and Project Office
January 8, 2004 Now available —IBRCS white paper: A Plan for Developing and Governing the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
December 4, 2003 Congress directs NSF to continue refining NEON plan — see discussion in BioScience; Coming Soon — IBRCS White Paper on developing and governing NEON.
November 4, 2003 IBRCS Working Group supports NRC NEON report in open letter to NSF.
September 17, 2003 NRC NEON study released.
July 22, 2003 Reports section updated.
July 16, 2003 House signals support for NEON in subcommittee appropriations bill.
June 30, 2003 Dr. Elizabeth Blood new NSF Program Director for Research Resources responsible for NEON.
the IBRCS White Paper
to the IBRCS mailing list
If you are interested in efforts to assess and acquire biological infrastructure for large-scale studies or would like more information, please contact us.
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