Long Term Ecological Research Network Office

长期生态研究网络办公室（LNO）为支持LTER网络26个实地研究项目的研究和教育目标提供关键服务，代表LTER网络与其他科学网络和中心的互动，促进网络作为一个有凝聚力的研究实体的运作，并促进新的、广泛的倡议，将LTER科学、教育和网络基础设施扩展到新的社区。自2003年上次更新以来，LTER网络科学的愿景发生了重大变化，本提案反映了这些变化。LTER十年计划是LTER网络密集的三年规划工作的结果，描述了LTER科学的广阔前景，其中包括大量新的综合和跨学科研究水平。该提案包括支持LNO的持续运营，以保持LNO运营和LTER网络功能的历史轨迹。持续的业务包括在2009年和2012年组织两次全体科学家会议；为LTER网络提供基本的网络基础设施支持；网络数据库管理；LTER网络信息系统的持续发展；LTER网站的信息技术、数据库和网络咨询；促进网络治理会议；制定战略传播计划；向各种受众传播关于LTER的信息；建立和维持战略伙伴关系。该提案还概述了评估和评价活动成果的新方法，以帮助为非政府组织制定灵活和反应迅速的管理战略。拟议工作的影响远远超出了LTER的范围，包括更广泛的社会生态和信息学社区。LNO对于促进跨学科的相互作用至关重要，这是开始处理后期十年计划目标所必需的。按照十年计划的设想，这些发展中的合作将鼓励整个网络开展更大规模的跨学科活动。

The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office, or LNO, provides critical services in support of the research and education goals of the LTER network of 26 field research projects, represents the network in its interactions with other scientific networks and centers, facilitates the operation of the network as a cohesive research entity, and fosters new, broadly-based initiatives that extend LTER science, education, and cyberinfrastructure to new communities. Significant changes in the vision for LTER network science have taken place since the last renewal in 2003 and this proposal reflects those changes. The decadal plan for LTER, the result of an intensive three-year planning effort by the LTER network, describes a broad vision for LTER science that encompasses substantial new levels of synthesis and transdisciplinary research. The proposal includes support for continuing operations of the LNO to maintain the historical trajectory of LNO operations and LTER network functioning. Continuing operations include organization of two all scientists meetings in 2009 and 2012; basic cyberinfrastructure support for the LTER network; stewardship of network databases; continued development of the LTER network information system; information technology, database, and web consulting to LTER sites; facilitation of network governance meetings; development of a strategic communication plan; communication of information about LTER to a variety of audiences; and creation and maintenance of strategic partnerships. The proposal also outlines new approaches to assess and evaluate the outcomes of activities to help inform a flexible and responsive management strategy for the LNO. The impact of the proposed work extends well beyond the bounds of LTER to include the broader social-ecological and informatics communities. The LNO is critical to the stimulation of the interdisciplinary interactions necessary to begin to address LTER decadal plan goals. These developing collaborations will encourage broader-scale transdisciplinary activities across the network as envisioned in the decadal plan.