Project Office News: January 2008
NEON Expands Its Board of Directors
The first-ever election of Board members chosen by representatives of NEON Founding and Institutional member organizations has added Jim Ehleringer, Nancy B. Grimm, Margaret Palmer, Debra Peters, and David S. White to the NEON Board of Directors. The Board also conducted an At-Large election to fill two open seats. The addition of Margaret Leinen and David Douglas brings the NEON Board of Directors to its full complement of 15 members.
Meet the new NEON Board members
Posted by djohnson on Wednesday January 23, at 8AM
NEON Session Added to Upcoming Conference on Stable Isotopes
Experts from the National Ecological Observatory Network will discuss a range of topics related to the NEON isotopes sampling plan at Isoscapes 2008, a scientific conference to be held in Santa Barbara, CA, April 7-10. The session will be an opportunity for NEON scientists to vet how isotopic measurements in the Observatory framework are broadly designed for biogeochemistry and organismal ecology, and to obtain input and guidance in refining the NEON measurement strategy from the meeting participants. Attendees will receive updates on the current status of NEON and on the use of isotopes in the Fundamental Instrument Unit and the Fundamental Sentinel Unit design. Session leaders will seek feedback from the community on how best to describe the traceabilty from NEON scientific objectives to its measurement strategy. Registration for the conference ends January 31.
If you plan to attend the NEON session, please email Rebecca Hufft Kao at bkao@neoninc.org
Posted by djohnson on Thursday January 17, at 2PM
NEON Adds Scientist to Key Post in Boulder
Dr. Brian Johnson, formerly of Ball Aerospace & Technology Corporation, has joined the Science and Education Office in Boulder, Colorado, as the NEON Airborne Observation Platform Scientist. His research interests include the application of remotely sensed data to atmospheric, climate, land use, and ecoystems studies.
Posted by djohnson on Monday January 7, at 8AM