Workshop: Information Management in the Ecological Sciences in Albuquerque, NM, August 11-14, 1997

这个为期两天的培训讲习班名为“生态科学中的数据和信息管理”，将讨论由美国生态学会和生物野外站组织（OBFS）的研究科学家确定的环境信息管理挑战。该讲习班将与在新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基举行的美国生态学会1997年年会同时举行。该研讨会得到了欧空局长期研究部、OBFS和国家生态分析与综合中心的支持，并将得到新墨西哥大学长期生态研究网络办公室的额外支持（后勤）。讲习班的参加者包括外地站和海洋实验室主任或其指定的代表、从事长期生态研究的个人或组织以及直接参与管理生态数据和资料的个人。研讨会的目标是向与会者介绍数据和信息管理的概念、协议和相关技术。具体议题包括：硬件、软件、通信和网络策略、数据输入、质量保证/质量控制、科学数据库、元数据、数据存档、万维网、网站实施策略、气候数据管理、数据分析和科学可视化工具，以及一系列有关问题的圆桌讨论。除了研讨会和实践培训外，还将通过万维网整理和“出版”有关材料和讲习班会议记录，以确保信息的广泛传播。此外，所有的组织、议程、论文摘要等信息将在1997年8月8日研讨会之前在WWW上发布。链接见www.lternet.edu。

This two-day training workshop, "Data and Information Management in the Ecological Sciences," will address environmental information management challenges identified by research scientists of the Ecological Society of America and the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS). The workshop will be held in conjunction with the 1997 annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The workshop is endorsed by ESA's Long-Term Studies Section, OBFS, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, and will be additionally supported (logistics) by the Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office at the University of New Mexico. Workshop participants include directors of field stations and marine laboratories or their appointed representatives, individuals or organizations engaged in long-term ecological studies, and individuals directly involved in the management of ecological data and information. Workshop objectives are to introduce attendees to data and information management concepts, protocols, and relevant technology. Specific topics include: hardware, software, communication and networking strategies, data entry, quality assurance/quality control, scientific databases, metadata, data archival, World Wide Web, site implementation strategies, managing climate data, data analysis and scientific visualization tools, as well as a series of roundtable discussions of related issues. In addition to seminars and hands-on training at the workshop, relevant materials and workshop proceedings will be collated and "published" via the World Wide Web to ensure broad dissemination of information. In addition, all organizational, agenda, paper abstract information, etc. will be on the WWW by the time of the workshop, August 8, 1997. See www.lternet.edu for the link.