1. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) BIOAC Briefing November 17, 2004 Elizabeth Blood NEON Program Officer Eblood@nsf.gov

2. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Science Requirements Workshops NEON Award ($6M – AIBS) Inter-Agency Working Group Cross-Observatory Activities NEONinc.org NEON Activities

3. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Invasive Species Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles Ecological implications of climate change Ecology and evolution of infectious disease Land use and habitat alteration Reports – November 2004 Science Requirements Workshops Summer 2004

4. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Three Workshops (Jan, Mar, Jun) Refine Science Questions Science Requirements Infrastructure Requirements Integrated Science and Education Plan Networking and Informatics Backbone Design the Network Governance & Management Project Execution Plan NEON Award AIBS Sixteen Prior NEON Workshops Process and Activities:

5. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Project Structure Senior Management Team Hayden (PI), Baru, Brewer, Estrin, Franklin, Goldman, Krishtalka, MacMahon, Michener NEON Project Office - AIBS Co-Directors - Hayden & Michener Project Manager – Goldman Administrative, Financial, IT Technical Services Contractors Resolve, TRIAD, Organizational Advisory Board

6. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Committees Science and Human Dimension (SHDC) Biodiversity, Biogeochemical Cycles, Climate Change, Infectious Disease, Invasive Species, Landuse, Hydroecology, Emerging Issues Education (EC) Higher education, K-12, Informal education Facilities and Infrastructure (FIC) Research, IT&Communication, Sensors & Networking Consortium Development National Network Design (NNDC)

7. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Products NNDC Science and Human Dimension & Education Integrated Science and Education Plan (Requirements) Facilities and Infrastructure & National Network Design Reference Design National Network Design & TRIAD Project Execution Plan

8. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) NEON Award Activities Advisory Board Meeting – Nov. 15, 2004 Co-Chair Meeting & Facilitation Training – Nov. 16 & 17, 2004 First Workshop: Jan. 3-7, 2005 Marina Del Re, CA

9. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Critical Dates June 2004Panel – Site Visits August 2004DRB Review Sept. 15, 2004Award –AIBS Sept. 21, 2004NEON Project Office open Mar. 1 2005Consortium & Project Office Oct. 1, 2005Science Plan & Requirements Baseline Networking & Informatics June 1, 2006Preliminary PEP for entire NEON

10. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Interoperability of Observing Systems NEON, ORION, CLEANER, QUASHI, LTER Sensors Workshop November 30-December 2, 2004 Seattle, WA Cyberinfrastructure December 6 & 7, 2004 SEEK, GEON, LEAD

11. NEON will be transformative Grand Challenges Invasive Species Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles Ecological implications of climate change Ecology and evolution of infectious disease Ecological Consequences of Land use and habitat alteration Hydroecology NEON infrastructure can address technical issues of: –Scale –Complexity –Interacting Drivers –Biological Processes Advances for ecology Knowledge Discovery Technology Sensing Forecasting Collaboratory Educational tools Decision Support National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)