Community Workshop:NEON Management and Coordination

国家生态观测站网络(NEON)将成为一个共用的、大陆规模的生态研究平台。该网络将由在美国大陆、阿拉斯加、夏威夷和波多黎各部署的地理上分散的基础设施组成。多年来，各种霓虹灯地点和活动的地点和工具的概念、设计和选择已经演变，在此期间，社区协商一直是一项重要的活动。霓虹灯目前正进入管理结构变革的重要阶段，有必要与网站所有者/东道主、霓虹灯网站用户和其他利益攸关方进行协商。史密森学会将与其他网站所有者/东道主一起主办一次研讨会，将这些社区聚集在一起进行互动，并向新的霓虹灯项目管理小组提供投入。拟议的讲习班将改进霓虹灯的规划、实施和长期运作，从而加强这一重要研究资源的能力。这次社区研讨会将加强与霓虹灯有关的机构和研究人员的网络，并将加强他们与霓虹灯管理实体的协调和沟通。NSF正在重新分配霓虹灯的管理职责，使现在是审查和重新思考霓虹灯支持的活动与霓虹灯网站所有者和东道主管理的活动之间工作关系的合适时机。讲习班的参加者将就问题和机会进行公开讨论，确定提高霓虹灯站点和数据效用的建设性方法，并就如何最好地保持与站点所有者/东道主的有效沟通提出建议。讲习班讨论的结果将提供给新的管理实体，并通过白皮书或其他方式分发。

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will be a shared-use, continental scale research platform for ecological research. The network will consist of geographically distributed infrastructure deployed across the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The concept, design, and selection of sites and instruments for the various NEON sites and activities have evolved over many years, during which community consultation has been an important activity. NEON is now entering an important phase of changes in management structures, and consultation with the communities of site owners/hosts, users of NEON Sites, and other stakeholders is necessary. The Smithsonian Institution, along with other site owners/hosts, will host a workshop to bring together these communities for interactions and to provide input to the new NEON project management group. The proposed workshop will improve the planning, implementation and long-term operations of NEON, thereby enhancing the capabilities of this important research resource. This community workshop will reinforce the network of institutions and researchers involved in NEON and will improve their coordination and communication with NEON's management entity.NSF is in the process of reassigning NEON's management responsibilities, making this an appropriate time to review and re-think the working relationships between NEON-supported activities and those managed by the NEON site owners and hosts. Participants in the workshop will engage in open discussion of issues and opportunities, identify constructive approaches towards enhancing the utility of NEON sites and data, and provide suggestions about how to best maintain effective communications with site owners/hosts. Outcomes of the workshop discussions will be made available to the new managing entity and distributed through a white paper or other means.