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Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) Presentation by Alison Specht, Program Manager.

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Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS)

Presentation by Alison Specht, Program Manager.

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• 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

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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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Infrastructure to be delivered

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Infrastructure to be delivered

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A dedicated wiki facilityData storageConferencing facilitiesSupported meeting environment

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Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

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Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

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Our plan for community engagementWe do this through

• the ACEAS web site

• attendance at meetings

• grant rounds

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Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

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Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

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Data being stored and used

Used: that used by the working group while working

Stored: the product

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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

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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.