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ESA 2025: Ecology is Everywhere

Tue, 27 May 2025 22:03:20 +0000

ESA 2025: Ecology is Everywhere

Aug 10-15, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Tue, 05/27/2025 - 16:03

Baltimore, MD
United States

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from Aug 10-15, 2025. This year's meeting theme is "Ecology is Everywhere".

At the annual meeting, NEON is launching the inaugural Best NEON Presentation Award, hosting a field trip to the Domain 02 SERC field site, leading workshops and short courses focused on NEON data, hosting a session on improving the NEON user experience, and giving technical presentations. NEON staff will also be available to answer questions and provide information at the NEON booth in the Exhibit Hall.

The ESA 2025 program is in the process of being finalized, so check back often for more details on NEON-led events:

NEON at ESA 2025

Visit the NEON booth (#613) in the Exhibit Hall

NEW! Award for Best NEON Presentation

You could be the first awardee of the inaugural Best NEON Presentation Award at ESA 2025! The award recognizes an outstanding oral presentation featuring research that incorporates NEON data, samples, specimens, or NEON Research Support Services. NEON is currently offering the Best NEON Presentation Award to oral presentations only, which will be judged during the annual meeting and announced by NEON shortly after the meeting concludes. If the research in your accepted talk uses NEON data, samples, and/or infrastructure, fill out this form to be considered for this award of up to $1,000.

Oral presenters are eligible for the award if the presented research calls out the use of NEON data, samples, and/or infrastructure in the title or abstract of the accepted talk. Additional details regarding the award process will be shared with those who apply by completing the form. Complete the form by July 15, 2025 to be considered for the award.

Field Trips

Field Trip to the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Field Site at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) - Aug 10, 9 am - 4 pm, Field trips require advance registration.

Join us for a tour of one of NEON's 81 field sites and learn about long term ecological data collection at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). The trip involves demonstrations of sampling techniques, a visit to NEON's 204' tall flux tower at the site, and the opportunity to learn more about NEON resources and the history of data collection and research at SERC. The trip also includes a visit the SERC Global Change Research Wetland, a 70-hectare brackish marsh that scientists use to answer pressing questions.

Workshops

Introduction to the NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge: A hands-on example using ground beetle abundance and richness

Ecological analysis with NEON remote sensing data in Google Earth Engine

Enhancing NEON: Interactive workshop to guide the future of the user experience

Short Courses

Explore and work with continental-scale biodiversity data using the ecodomDP R package: An introduction to analysis-ready data from NEON and the US LTER - Aug 15, 8 am - 11 am, Short Courses require advance registration.

Plot to Plane: Working with NASA and NEON Airborne and Field Datasets - Aug 15, 8 am - 11 am, Short Courses require advance registration.

Special Sessions

Toward a professional development framework for ecology

Supporting the Ecological Community: Leveraging NEON Research Support Services for Your Own Science

Career Building & Recruiting

A day in the life of a NEON scientist: Highlighting career paths with the National Ecological Observatory Network

Learn more about ESA 2025 at https://esa.org/baltimore2025/

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Ecological Society of America

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Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)

Fri, 02 May 2025 22:37:58 +0000

Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)

May 27-31, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Fri, 05/02/2025 - 16:37

Lawrence, KS
United States

Find NEON at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in Lawrence, Kansas from May 27-31, 2025. The NEON Biorepository will provide a presentation titled "Developments and Challenges in the Hyper-extension of NEON Biorepository Specimens" and attendees can visit the UKFS field site in Domain 08 during the pre-conference field trips.

The Annual Meeting also provides plenary and concurrent sessions/symposia, committee meetings, workshops, council and annual business meetings, and tours of the Biodiversity Institute collections, with ample opportunities to socialize. Virtual attendance will be made possible through Zoom.

Learn more about the SPNHC 2025 Annual Meeting at https://spnhc.org/events/event/spnhc-2025/

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The Biodiversity Institute and the University of Kansas

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Living Data 2025: Unified Information Driving Transformation

Fri, 02 May 2025 21:18:01 +0000

Living Data 2025: Unified Information Driving Transformation

Oct 21-24, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Fri, 05/02/2025 - 15:18

Bogotá, DC,
Colombia

Living Data 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia, October 21-24, 2025 is a joint conference that brings together members of biodiversity networks and hundreds of scientists, researchers, practitioners, and experts from around the world.

Conference attendees share their knowledge and experience to transform the understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity and learn how work together contributes towards conserving the living world.

NEON, Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER), Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) are co-organizing a session at the Living Data Conference. The session will focus on partnering to facilitate synthesis of biodiversity data, especially with the rise of AI and machine learning tools.

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Living Data 2025

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Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure Early Career Researcher Scholar Exchange

Fri, 02 May 2025 17:07:14 +0000

Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure Early Career Researcher Scholar Exchange

Jul 21-25, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Fri, 05/02/2025 - 11:07

Bouder, CO
United States

NEON, a member of the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI), provides support for GERI research about leveraging data provided by research infrastructures and networks. The GERI early career researcher (ECR) working group (WG) is participating in a Scholar Exchange in Boulder, CO (USA) from July 21-25, 2025. This Scholar Exchange will include professional trainings (such as applying AI techniques to environmental science research), manuscript writing and co-authorship, a data hackathon, field trips, and more. Applications to attend closed Apr 30, 2025.

Learn more at GERI ECR Scholar Exchange Application.

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Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure

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Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Conference

Fri, 02 May 2025 16:14:09 +0000

Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Conference

May 22-25, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Fri, 05/02/2025 - 10:14

Blacksburg, VA
United States

The 3.5-day in-person Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Conference will take place May 19-22, 2025 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The conference will include keynote addresses, including NEON Director & Chief Scientist, Dr. Paula Mabee, research presentations, a poster session, time for networking, and a field trip into the mountains with the opportunity to visit the Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) NEON site. The half-day on the 22nd will be time for working group activities and training workshops. Registration closed on April 14.��Learn more on the conference website.

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EFI Research Coordination Network and the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting

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NEON Convergence Summit 2025: Advancing Continental-Scale Biology

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:07:03 +0000

NEON Convergence Summit 2025: Advancing Continental-Scale Biology

Oct 15-17, 2025

puntenney@batt�� Thu, 03/20/2025 - 11:07

Boulder, CO 80303
United States

Join us for NEON’s first Convergence Summit!

The NSF-funded National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is hosting its first Convergence Summit October 15-17, 2025 in Boulder, CO. This in-person, facilitated event will bring together NEON staff, NEON Ambassadors, and interdisciplinary teams of researchers who are motivated to explore innovative ways to use NEON data, samples, and infrastructure to advance continental-scale biology. This event is inspired by the 2019 NEON Science Summit and the NSF ‘Reintegrating Biology�� Town Halls facilitated by Knowinnovation, the latter of which resulted in the identification of 90 innovative research questions and 65 vision papers.

Key outcomes of the 2025 NEON Convergence Summit are enthusiastic workgroups that will convene at the Summit to collaborate on impactful research outputs such as funding proposals, white papers or manuscripts, derived data products, predictive approaches or new models, curricula or tutorials, or other valuable resources for the community following the event.

Applications to attend closed May 31, 2025. Those that applied will receive notifications on the status of their application. Please Contact Us with questions.

Download the shareable flyer

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NEON

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ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

gentes — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:51:27 +0000

ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

Mar 26-31, 2025

gentes Tue, 01/28/2025 - 12:51

NEON staff will attend ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, held March 26-31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting theme will be "Taking the Aquatic Pulse," with a focus on how decisions made today will manifest in the environment tomorrow, and how successful management of these challenges depends upon an understanding of history, current state, and future goals.

Learn more and register on the conference website.

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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

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Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting 2025

gentes — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:23:18 +0000

Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting 2025

Mar 12-15, 2025

gentes Tue, 01/28/2025 - 11:23

NEON staff will be at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists. This conference is a large gathering of universities in the Southeast US, and it includes presentations and workshops on a range of biological topics.

Learn more and register on the conference website

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Kansas Natural Resources Conference (KNRC) 2025

gentes — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:57:50 +0000

Kansas Natural Resources Conference (KNRC) 2025

Feb 6-7, 2025

gentes Tue, 01/28/2025 - 09:57

The theme for this event is, “Building Tomorrow’s Wildlife Habitats: Strategies for Success.��

The KNRC brings together researchers, government agencies, non-profits, and students from all over the state to address natural resource issues, see the latest research in a variety of disciplines, and discuss paths forward to protect the state's natural resources.

NEON staff from Domain 06 - Kansas will be present to talk about NEON data and NEON Research Support Services.

Learn more on the conference website

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Environmental Data Science Summit, NCEAS

gentes — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:48:33 +0000

Environmental Data Science Summit, NCEAS

Feb 4-6, 2025

gentes Wed, 01/22/2025 - 23:48

Through the annual Environmental Data Science (EDS) summit, NCEAS brings 100 environmental data science community members to Santa Barbara, CA for a two and a half day "un-conference" event. Funding (including travel, fees, and lodging) is covered for up to 60 participants. Attendance is open to EDS practitioners from any sector, discipline, background, or career stage.

The 2025 summit will be focused on the "future of AI in conservation and management". The major question that will be addressed at the summit is "What are the opportunities and risks of using AI to inform (or transform) our approach to conservation and management, in particular with respect to new and different tools, the ethics connected with using AI, and future applications and innovations?"

The event is an NSF-funded summit hosted, and NEON partners with NCEAS. Members of the NEON Science Team will attend this event.

The application window has closed.

Learn more here

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NCEAS

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