National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Workshop and Information Technological Frontiers Symposium at the San Diego Supercomputer Center

阿尔兹伯格和喷泉圣地亚哥超级计算机中心提议举办一次规划研讨会，以发展国家生态观测网络NEON的跨学科能力和技术广度。工作坊将於二000年三月九日至十二日举行。研讨会主持人包括犹他州州立大学的马丁·考德威尔博士、弗吉尼亚大学的布鲁斯·海登博士和堪萨斯大学的吉姆·比奇博士。讲习班的目标是：确定霓虹灯观测站所需的基础设施的类型，确定霓虹灯观测站网络所需的基础设施的类型(包括通信和计算支持)，解决霓虹灯基础设施的管理问题，讨论霓虹灯站点内和站点之间的研究协调，并就克服与多机构、大规模和广泛跨学科的协作研究有关的社会学和体制障碍的挑战提供建议。研讨会将产生一份提交给国家科学基金会的报告。

Arzberger and FountainThe San Diego Supercomputer Center has proposed to conduct a planning workshop to develop the interdisciplinary capability and technological breadth of NEON, the National Ecological Observatory Network. The workshop will be held from 9-12 March 2000. Workshop facilitators include Dr. Martyn Caldwell of Utah State University, Dr. Bruce Hayden of the University of Virginia, and Dr. Jim Beach of the University of Kansas. The goals of the workshop are to: determine the types of infrastructure needed for observatories in NEON, determine the types of infrastructure needed for the network of observatories in NEON (including communication and computational support), address management issues for NEON infrastructure,discuss coordination of research within and among NEON sites, andprovide advice on the challenges of overcoming the sociological and institutional barriers associated with collaborative research that is multi-institution, large-scale, and broadly interdisciplinary.Reports by breakout groups and a synthesis of the emerging technologies symposium will be broadcast on the world wide web. The workshop will result in a report submitted to NSF.