Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS)

Presentation by Alison Specht, Program Manager.

• facilitate the advancement of pure and applied ecosystem knowledge;

• improve the organization and synthesis of ecosystem information;

• influence the way ecosystem research is conducted in the future;

• promote integrative research to facilitate linkages;

• serve as a conduit between the ecosystem and management communities; and

• assist in planning the evolution of TERN into the future.

Purpose of Facility

ACEAS facilitates scientists and managers to tackle the big science questions together. As such we respond to our community, and our job is to:

– maximise collective intelligence

– ensure capability-building

– assist the analysis of disparate and complex data

– network

Key Questions being Addressed

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A dedicated wiki facilityData storageConferencing facilitiesSupported meeting environment

Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

Collaboration and participation

January 2010 – March 2011

20 Australian universities

6 CSIRO Divisions

11 government departments / authorities

2 NGOs

13 US, British, and European universities and research institutes

NCEAS, NEScent, DataONE, USGS Powell Centre, CESAB–FRB, Global Learning Institute.

2010 round 2

Facility Contact Details

Assoc. Prof. Alison Specht, ACEAS Program ManagerCaitlin Newport, ACEAS Research OfficerSiddeswara Guru, ACEAS-TERN Data Integration & Synthesis Coordinatoraceas.tern@uq.edu.auwww.aceas.org.auPh (61) 7 3365 9773University of Queensland, QLD 4072.