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Organizing Committee

2012 LTER ASM Organizing Committee Members
Lajtha, Kate (lajthak@science.oregonstate.edu) - AND Walsh, Jonathan (WalshJ@caryinstitute.org) - BES
Grove, Morgan (jmgrove@gmail.com) - BES - Co-chair Mack, Michelle (mcmack@botany.ufl.edu) - BNZ
Iwaniec, David (David.Iwaniec@asu.edu) - CAP Bahauddin, Dan (danbaha@umn.edu) - CDR
Spivey, Mary (spive007@umn.edu) - CDR Evans, Sakura (sakuraevans@gmail.com) - CWT
Benfield, Ernest (benfield@vt.edu) - CWT Gragson, Ted (tgragson@uga.edu) - CWT
Oehm, Nick (oehmn@fiu.edu) - FCE Dailey, Susan (drskdailey@gmail.com) - FCE
Bowden, Richard (richard.bowden@allegheny.edu) - HFR Sala, Osvaldo (Osvaldo_Sala@Brown.edu) - JRN
Kunkle, Justin (kunkleju@msu.edu) - KBS La Pierre, Kimberly (kimberly.lapierre@yale.edu) - KNZ
Harrington, John (jharrin@k-state.edu) - KNZ Waide, Robert (rwaide@lternet.edu) - LNO - Co-chair
Vande Castle, John (jvc@lternet.edu) - LNO - Co-chair Gonzalez, Grizelle (ggonzalez@fs.fed.us) - LUQ
Williams, Mark (markw@snobear.colorado.edu) - NWT Whitmer, Allison (acw39@georgetown.edu) - SBC
Rodriguez, Gabe (gerodriguez@umail.ucsb.edu) - SBC Swann, Amaris (amswann@sevilleta.unm.edu) - SEV
Collins, Scott (scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu) - SEV Vanderbilt, Kristin (vanderbi@sevilleta.unm.edu) - SEV
Reidenbach, Matthew (reidenbach@virginia.edu) - VCR  

Sub-committees of the 2012 LTER ASM Program Committee
Version 1.0
October 4, 2011

Theme Sub-committee- Develop ideas for meeting theme to be discussed by full committee and recommended to the LTER Science Council (Task Completed)
  ggonzalez@fs.fed.us
Osvaldo Sala Osvaldo_Sala@Brown.edu
Kate Lajtha lajthak@science.oregonstate.edu
Rich Bowden richard.bowden@allegheny.edu

 

Program Sub-committee- Recommend meeting structure for approval by the full committee
Dan Bahauddin danbaha@umn.edu
Susan Dailey drskdailey@gmail.com
Mark Williams markw@snobear.colorado.edu
John Vande Castle (lead) jvc@lternet.edu
Nick Oehm oehmn@fiu.edu
Osvaldo Sala Osvaldo_Sala@Brown.edu
Grizelle Gonzalez ggonzalez@fs.fed.us

 

Plenary Sub-committee- Solicit ideas for plenary speakers in accordance with the chosen theme, recommend a short list to the full committee, and invite chosen speakers
Scott Collins scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu
Ali Whitmer acw39@georgetown.edu
Matthew Reidenbach reidenbach@virginia.edu
John Harrington jharrin@k-state.edu
Ted Gragson tgragson@uga.edu
Ernest Benfield benfield@vt.edu
Grizelle Gonzalez (lead) ggonzalez@fs.fed.us

 

Targeted Working Groups Sub-committee- Based on previous meetings and community suggestions identify important working groups that need to be included in the program and identify organizers for these working groups. For example, a working group on communicating with press and public.
Ali Whitmer whitmer@msi.ucsb.edu
Kate Lajtha (lead) lajthak@science.oregonstate.edu
Amaris Swann amswann@sevilleta.unm.edu
Mary Spivey aspive007@umn.edu
Jonathan Walsh WalshJ@caryinstitute.org
Richard Bowden richard.bowden@allegheny.edu

 

Entertainment/Mixers Sub-committee- Recommend mixer activities and final night entertainment to the full committee
Bob Waide rwaide@lternet.edu
Susan Dailey (lead) drskdailey@gmail.com
Gabe Rodriguez gerodriguez@umail.ucsb.edu
Nick Oehm oehmn@fiu.edu

 

Working Group Proposals Sub-committee- Review, evaluate, and accept or reject working group proposals; recommend combining potential duplicate working groups; suggest ways to improve or broaden proposed working groups
Matthew Reidenbach reidenbach@virginia.edu
John Vande Castle jvc@lternet.edu
Mary Spivey aspive007@umn.edu
Justin Kunkle (lead) kunkleju@msu.edu

 

Posters Sub-committee- Organize posters sessions, allot spaces to sites based on program, and develop a solicitation for posters
David Iwaniec David.Iwaniec@asu.edu
Kimberly La Pierre kimberly.lapierre@yale.edu
Tiffany Troxler-Gann troxlert@fiu.edu
Sakura Evans (lead) sakuraevans@gmail.com
Susan Dailey drskdailey@gmail.com

 

Concluding Remarks/Town Hall Sub-committee- Develop recommendations for an agenda for the closing session
Kristen Vanderbilt vanderbi@sevilleta.unm.edu
Morgan Grove jmgrove@gmail.com
Bob Waide rwaide@lternet.edu

 

Assessment Sub-committee- Develop mechanisms and metrics to assess the ASM in terms of 1) meeting objectives and 2) meeting organization and logistics
Kate Lajtha lajthak@science.oregonstate.edu
John Harrington jharrin@k-state.edu
Scott Swinton swintons@msu.edu

 

Outreach Sub-committee- Develop and disseminate information about the accomplishments of the ASM to NSF, the press, and other audiences via the LTER website
Susan Dailey drskdailey@gmail.com
McOwiti Thomas (ex officio) tmcowiti@lternet.edu
Nick Oehm oehmn@fiu.edu
Mary Spivey (lead) spive007@umn.edu

 

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER