Colorado mountains
From Long-Term Data to Understanding: Toward a Predictive Ecology
2015 LTER ASM Estes Park, CO - August 30 - September 2, 2015
 

Sunday August 30 - Ancillary Working Groups
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
LTER Education Committee Meeting Mary Spivey Emerald Mountain Glacier Basin (Capacity 90) 2015-08-30 08:30 - 17:00
LTER Information Managers Meeting - (Invitation only) Philip Tarrant Longs Peak Diamond East and West (Capacity 200) 2015-08-30 08:30 - 17:00
LTER Graduate Student Symposium Ross Boucek Ruesch Auditorium -(Capacity 800) 2015-08-30 08:30 - 17:00

Sunday August 30 - Executive Board Meeting
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
LTER Executive Board Meeting (Invitation only) Peter Groffman Emerald Mountain Aspen Glenn – (Capacity 90) 2015-08-30 13:00 - 17:00

Monday August 31 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 1 (Lunch)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Communications Committee Meeting (Invitation Only) Clarisse Hart Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 12:00 - 13:30
Leveraging LTER research through NSF Coastal SEES program Karen McGlathery Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 12:00 - 13:30
McMurdo LTER DEIMS training ( Invitation Only ) Inigo San Gil Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 12:00 - 13:30

Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 1
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Resistance, resilience, and vulnerability to high-energy storms: A gradient perspective Robert Waide Emerald Mountain Aspen Glenn – (Capacity 90) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Leveraging long-term data to advance metapopulation ecology Max Castorani Emerald Mountain Glacier Basin (Capacity 90) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Envisioning a successful shared strategy for common methods to monitor phenology within the LTER Dawn Browning Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Improving discovery of carbon cycling data with semantic annotation Margaret O'Brien Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Critical Zone Observatories/Long Term Ecological Research Network Collaboration Tim White Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Delving deeper into engagement and broader impacts: lessons from across the Network Julie Doll Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
The emergence of wicked problems in coupled human and natural systems: contributions of the LTER Patrick Bourgeron Longs Peak Keyhole – (Capacity 110) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Drought-Net: A global network to assess terrestrial ecosystem sensitivity to drought Melinda Smith Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Antarctic Ecosystem Responses to Climate Variability Hugh Ducklow Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Engagement of Arts and Humanities in LTER Sites and Programs Mary Leigh Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30
Community Convergence or Divergence in Response to Global Change Kimberly La Pierre Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 13:30 - 15:30

Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 2
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Trajectories of change in long-term experimental controls Audrey Barker Plo... Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
DEIMS training and support Inigo San Gil Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Critical Zone Observatories/Long Term Ecological Research Network Collaboration Tim White Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Increase your broader impacts with Data Nuggets! Mary Spivey Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Scaling small-scale ecosystem rate measurements to entire ecosystems Walter Dodds Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Facilitating the communication of LTER graduate student research with the public using online tools Alexandra Freibott Longs Peak Keyhole – (Capacity 110) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Using Long-term Data to Expand Ecological Theory John Kominoski Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Antarctic Ecosystem Responses to Climate Variability Hugh Ducklow Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Engagement of Arts and Humanities in LTER Sites and Programs Mary Leigh Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00
Using the metacommunity concept to synthesize biodiversity patterns across LTER sites Eric Sokol Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 16:00 - 18:00

Monday August 31 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 2 Dinner)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Using Long-term Data to Expand Ecological Theory John Kominoski Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-08-31 18:00 - 19:30

Monday August 31 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 2a Dinner)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
The LTER National Communications Office at NCEAS - What can we do for you? Frank Davis Ruesch Auditorium -(Capacity 800) 2015-08-31 18:45 - 20:00

Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 3
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Resistance, resilience, and vulnerability to high-energy storms: A gradient perspective Robert Waide Emerald Mountain Aspen Glenn – (Capacity 90) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
All Creatures Great and Small: Synthesizing critter control of nutrient dynamics across the LTER network Lynn Christenson Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Historical Research in the LTER Network: Opportunities for Publication Anita Guerrini Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Climate change trends at long-term ecological research sites and anticipated ecosystem responses Julia Jones Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Leading large scientific projects Anne Giblin Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Fostering a Diverse LTER Network: Site-based strategies for diversity planning and mentoring Elena Sparrow Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Taking the temperature of ecosystems: what can thermal infrared imaging do for you? Chris Still Longs Peak Keyhole – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
An LTER coalition of the well-being : DEIMS Inigo San Gil Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Oceanographic forcing of marine pelagic ecosystem dynamics and biogeochemistry. Hugh Ducklow Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Developing and Using Ecological and Environmental Games to Improve Science Literacy Robert Bohanan Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00
Exploring the structure of variability in NPP measurements Merryl Alber Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 10:00 - 12:00

Tuesday September 1 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 3 (Lunch)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Data Office - Communications Office interactions Margaret O'Brien Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 12:00 - 13:30
Fostering a Diverse LTER Network: break-out discussion/working groups Clarisse Hart Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 12:00 - 13:30

Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 4
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Long-term, international collaborative research to achieve global ecological solutions Tiffany Troxler Emerald Mountain Aspen Glenn – (Capacity 90) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
LTER Undergraduate Education: Innovations and Cross-Site Opportunities Clarisse Hart Emerald Mountain Glacier Basin (Capacity 90) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
An Exploration into LTER Large Data: Challenges and Solutions Related to Storing, Managing and Delivering High Resolution Data Linda Powell Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
The Value of Long-Term Ecological Research Michael Nelson Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
LTREB at the LTER ASM Nancy Grimm Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
Assessing Interdisciplinary and Social Science Research in Long Term Ecological Research Morgan Grove Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
New methods in traditional and non-traditional stable isotope applications for long term ecological research: molecular level characterizations. Stephen Macko Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
Sources of Uncertainty in Ecosystem Monitoring Ruth Yanai Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
Sources of Uncertainty in Ecosystem Monitoring Ruth Yanai Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
LTER based perspectives on analyzing microbial community structure, function, and process Sarah Evans Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
Developing a Children’s Book Concept for Your Site: A Working Group on New Titles For The Schoolyard LTER Book Series Adrian Howkins Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30
Using the metacommunity concept to synthesize biodiversity patterns across LTER sites Eric Sokol Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30

Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 5
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Water and ecosystem water use responses to climate change, succession, and land cover change at long-term ecological research sites. Julia Jones Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
3D Scientific Visualization (Terrain Mapping) for ecological and environmental research and outreach. Susan Stafford Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
The Co-Production of Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research Nik Heynen Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
Facilitating the communication of LTER graduate student research with the public using online tools Alexandra Freibott Longs Peak Keyhole – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
LTER based perspectives on analyzing microbial community structure, function, and process Sarah Evans Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
Ecological Data Literacy Kari O'Connell Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
Modeling social-ecological systems: Exploring disciplinary boundaries, model selection, and how to strengthen interdisciplinary efforts Abigail Sullivan Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00
NEON Science and the NSF Macrosystems program Timothy Kratz Willome (East of main meeting rooms, intersection of Fern Odessa and Longhouse Way) 2015-09-01 16:00 - 18:00

Tuesday September 1 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 4 (Dinner)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
LTER Site Communications Point People Meeting Julie Doll Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 18:00 - 19:30
McMurdo LTER DEIMS training II ( Invitation Only ) Inigo San Gil Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-01 18:00 - 19:30

Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 6
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Inland freshwater wetlands: establishing broad-scale comparative investigations of inland freshwater wetlands Dustin Kincaid Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45
Win-Win partnerships - Broader Impacts That Make a Difference Janice McDonnell Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45
How are ecosystem properties affected by perturbations and global change?: Ecological memory and legacy controls on grasslands. Siddharth Iyengar Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45
Automating Sensor Data Processing and Q/C with the GCE Data Toolbox Wade Sheldon Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45
What makes stable soil carbon? A workshop to plan new cross-site analyses Kate Lajtha Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45
Toward a framework for ecosystem consequences of extreme climate events in all seasons: from deserts to temperate rain forest Amber Churchill Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 08:00 - 09:45

Wednesday September 2 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 5 (Lunch)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Data Center Follow Up Margaret O'Brien Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 12:00 - 13:30

Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 7
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
The Value of Long-Term Ecological Research Michael Nelson Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-02 13:30 - 15:30
Visualization of LTER Data that Engage, Educate, and Entertain Theresa Valentine Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100) 2015-09-02 13:30 - 15:30
"Finding NIMO" - Exploring ideas for a new Network Information Management Organization Philip Tarrant Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100) 2015-09-02 13:30 - 15:30
Graduate Student Working Group: Investigating precipitation anomalies using multiple site long-term data James Aaron Hogan Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 13:30 - 15:30
Carbon cycling in coastal wetlands: Changes induced by sea level rise Ben Wilson Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 13:30 - 15:30

Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 8
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Proposal Writing and Education Research Alan Berkowitz Longs Peak Boulderfield – (Capacity 80) 2015-09-02 16:00 - 18:00
Using long-term data to examine above- and below-ground interactions across a gradient of human influence in diverse ecosystems Monica Palta Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110) 2015-09-02 16:00 - 18:00
Expanding the Network of Coastal Ocean Ecosystem LTER’s Mark Ohman Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 16:00 - 18:00
Synergies Between NEON and LTER Peter Groffman Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 16:00 - 18:00
Migrating your site digital assets into DEIMS Inigo San Gil Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 16:00 - 18:00

Wednesday September 2 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 6 (Dinner)
Title Organizer Room Assignment Time
Luquillo LTER Meeting Jess Zimmerman Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50) 2015-09-02 18:00 - 19:30
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