Second European LTER
ILTER
Scientific Site Coordinators (SSC)
WORKshop
From concepts to a vivid network FOR socio-
ecological research
LTER Europe Conference
Donana, 22.-24 January 2008
Michael Mirtl
Fed. Environment Agency, Austria
Federal Environment Agency
Structure of LTER-Europe
ILTER
Global
(I)LTER
Regional LTER-Europe
Groups (and its LTER-facilities)
National
Networks
Level of LTSER LTSER
PLATFORMS Region Region
Level of
SITES
Federal Environment Agency
Who are WE? Bodies of LTER-Europe
ILTER
National Networks
Representatives Conference
(NNRC)
Co-ordinating
Committee Structure?
(CC) Governance?
EC
Scientific Site Co-ordinator
Conference (SSCC)
Federal Environment Agency
Basic contents of the 1st SSCC, June 2007
ILTER
Who are we?
What are we supposed to do?
How are we going to do it?
How will we be judged?
How do we want to organize ourselves?
Federal Environment Agency
Who are we I?
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Who are we II?
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Who are we III?
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Who are we IV?
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Our IDEAL job profils
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Scientific Coordinators Profile
ILTER
LTER – site LTER manager (numbers refer to the
number of cards which mentioned this skill)
Data management - 12
Structure builder - 9
Recognised scientist - 9
Communication monster - 7
Secure position - 6
Networked - 5
Locally oriented – 4
LTSER- platform manager
Scientific generalist - 16
Manager in power - 12
Well informed i.e. connected/networked - 9
Experienced in data management - 6
Communicative - 5
Federal Environment Agency
What do we represent?
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Costs of what we represent
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Start of work on
ILTER
research topics
and standard
parameters
Federal Environment Agency
Joint research projects and parameters II
ILTER
Questions
Patterns of relative long term change in phenology and
population density and related drivers at individual
sites
Effects of change in ecosystem input on community
structure and ecosystem functions
Changes in ecosystem functionality as a result of land
use change
How are ecosystem service levels (e.g. recreation) and
goods (e.g. timber, fish) affected across Europe by
previous topics
Standard parameters
TBC according to first joint research project(s)
Federal Environment Agency
Workflow
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
& good Hungarian vibes
ILTER
Federal Environment Agency
Basic contents of the 2nd SSCC, Janary 2008
ILTER
Who are we?
What are we supposed to do?
How are we going to do it?
How will we be judged?
How do we want to organize ourselves?
Federal Environment Agency
Concepts
Main fields
of activity
Communication
ILTER
Networking, community building and
training
LTER projects, case studies and proof of
concept
Information management, data
architectures and IT tools
Strategic interfaces and fundraising
Formalization, institution building and
management Federal Environment Agency
ILTER
Objectives & tasks
LTER-Europe: structural
objectives/ main fields of activity
Concepts
Communication
LTER-Europe contacts Harmonization of existing lists of
database contacts
Networking, community building and Delivery of contacts database in
training EXCEL format for comments
Transfer into a relational database or
the LTER infobase
Database access through the LTER-
Europe WEB site
LTER projects, case studies and proof of
concept
Information management, data
architectures and IT tools
Strategic interfaces and fundraising
Formalization, institution building and
management Federal Environment Agency
Workflow across events of the week
ILTER
TOPIC Preparatory National Networks Site coordinators Excursion Site coordinators ALTER I3
Date Meetings
18-20 Reps Conf
21 conference
22 23 conference
24 25
Strategy, processes, the
"bigger picture" and long term
LTER Europe research agenda
LTER criteria
Communication, division of
tasks, networking, lobbying
and PR
Networking on the European
level and support of national
LTER projects, case studies
and proof of concept
Information management and
tools
Strategic interfaces and
fundraising
Formalisation and governance
structure
Harmonisation/
Standardisation
Planning/ future
Federal Environment Agency
By the end of the MONDAY (NNRC)
ILTER
• We survived
Bylaws adopted
Status of national networks assessed (implementation, activity)
Mind map of national networks checked
First level criteria for LTER-Europe members adopted
Editorial groups for Letters of Support & Commitment
Overview of strategic environm. of LTER-Europe achieved
Priority workflows for LTER-Europe adopted (incl. proj.proposals)
Agreed structure of the WEB site and national informations
Standard observations/parameter: agreed list for further
specification by SSCC and following national review
Expert group to develop the LTER-Europe research agenda
List of responsibles for the interface with other networks
Adopted working plan 2008 (as nat. netwerks concerned)
40 filled individual brainstormings (conference questionnairs) Environment Agency
Federal
By the end of the MONDAY (NNRC)
• We survived
ILTER
Bylaws adopted
Status of national networks assessed (implementation, activity)
Mind map of national networks checked
First level criteria for LTER-Europe members adopted
Editorial groups for Letters of Support & Commitment
Overview of strategic environm. of LTER-Europe achieved
Priority workflows for LTER-Europe adopted (incl. proj.proposals)
Agreed structure of the WEB site and national informations
Standard observations/parameter: agreed list for further
specification by SSCC and following national review
Expert group: LTER-Europe research agenda
List of responsibles for the interface with other networks
Adopted working plan 2008 (as nat. netwerks concerned)
40 filled individual brainstormings (conference questionnairs)
Federal Environment Agency
Adopting the programme
ILTER
General meeting 09:00 13:00
Tying up to the first SSC in Balatonfured, June 2006:
Main results and processes (Mirtl)
Introduction of participants
Requirement analysis for SSCC as a networked body:
purpose, mandate, functionalities
Coffee & tea 10:30 11:00
LTER Web site: current design vs. requirements
Options for structuring SSC as a formal body
Brief presentation of the concept for an ESFRI project
proposal (basis for further elaboration of the project
by those interested on Saturday morning!, 26th
January, Donana)
Lunch 13:00 14:30
LTER information management 14:30 18:00
Introduction & overview (Peterseil, Werf)
Update of the LTER-Infobase (Peterseil, Werf)
Interviews with site coordinators and platform
managers (combined I3&I6 teams, detailed
schedule and groupings will be decided according to
registration) Federal Environment Agency
Adopting the programme
ILTER
General meeting 09:00 13:00
Tying up to the first SSC in Balatonfured, June 2006:
Main results and processes (Mirtl)
Introduction of participants
Requirement analysis for SSCC as a networked body:
10:00 Work on standard
purpose, mandate, functionalities
observations/ measurements/
Coffee & tea 10:30 11:00
parameters
LTER Web site: current design vs. requirements
Options for structuring SSC as a formal body Requirement analysis for
Brief presentation of the concept for an ESFRI project SSCC as a networked
proposal (basis for further elaboration of the project body: purpose, mandate,
12:00 LTER-Web site: current functionalities,
by those interested on Saturday morning!, 26th
design and requirements
January, Donana) governance
Lunch 13:00 14:30
LTER information management 14:30 18:00
Introduction & overview (Peterseil, Werf)
Update of the LTER-Infobase (Peterseil, Werf)
Interviews with site coordinators and platform
managers (combined I3&I6 teams, detailed
Poster session, will be decided according
schedule and groupings up-dating of „whoto
are we“
registration) Federal Environment Agency
ILTER
GO!
Federal Environment Agency