Aceas for tern symp 2011 2
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Transcript of Aceas for tern symp 2011 2
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
Infrastructure to be delivered
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Infrastructure to be delivered
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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 [email protected] (61) 7 3365 9773University of Queensland, QLD 4072.