ESA Webcast Offers Q&A on the Educational and Scientific Uses of NEON The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will host a webcast on the educational and scientific uses of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) on March 21, 2007. ESA Executive Director Katherine McCarter and Education Director Jason Taylor will open the session and brief attendees on the results of a recent ESA-sponsored survey focused on educational opportunities related to NEON science, including input from the ecological community on training needs and other issues associated with using NEON facilities and data. NSF Assistant Director (Directorate of Biological Sciences) James P. Collins and NEON CEO David Schimel will comment on the survey results and discuss its implications on the NEON planning process. This will be followed by an open discussion where the panel will respond to audience questions. If you plan to attend the event in person, please register at <http://tinyurl.com/2cnbrd>http://tinyurl.com/2cnbrd to indicate your interest.
Date: March 21, 2007 Time: 1530 hrs - 1700 hrs Eastern Location: American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Eye Street Conference Center (1575 Eye St, NW, Washington DC 20005) in the "West Room" Telephone Call-in If you do not have access to a computer at that time, please call into the toll-free line (1-800-213-4061, participant passcode = 540 281 38) for a live audio feed. The same toll-free line can be used to ask a question. The NEON Project Office pays for this on a per connection basis, we encourage that you participate in a group setting and share a phone line if feasible. Webcast At least 24 hours prior to the webcast 1. Goto <http://tinyurl.com/282sd3>http://tinyurl.com/282sd3 2. Under Set Up on the left hand side, click on Event Manager 3. Follow the installation instructions 4. Verify that WebEx Event Manager is correctly installed and compatible with browser by going to <http://developers.webex.com/api/jointest/index.php>http://developers.webex.com/api/jointest/index.php Note: WebEx recommends Internet Explorer and Safari for Macs weve had good results with Firefox as well. Technical support is available via WebEx at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 1-866-229-3239. 10 minutes prior to the webcast 1. Goto <http://tinyurl.com/282sd3>http://tinyurl.com/282sd3 2. Click the Join button 3. Enter your name and email address 4. Enter the password: network 5. Click Submit to join the event 6. Follow the instructions in the dialog box to join the teleconference 7. Dial 1-800-213-4061 for the audio feed. Participant passcode = 540 281 38. The NEON Project Office pays for this on a per connection basis, we encourage that you participate in a group setting and share a phone line if feasible. We will be starting on time. Please join at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
