*Hello ECOLOGers,* * * *The Google+ Ecology Community<https://plus.google.com/communities/106823432582310903544> was set up within Google+ <https://plus.google.com/>* as an online resource and discussion forum for ecologists and all those interested in the science of ecology. Currently, we have over 600 members who engage in discussions on ecological issues and manuscripts, and share information with one another.
G+ Ecology Community: plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106823432582310903544 The moderators of the Google+ Ecology Community have put together a companion site, called ecology+<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/>, which we are inviting you to use. It is intended to function as an additional resource and, at the outset, allows community members to: - find and add links to employment sites advertising ecology-related jobs<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/jobs> - find and post links to favorite ecology blogs<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/blogs> - use and share personal<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/data-sets>and publicly-available data <https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/data-sources> with other community members - post and find information about upcoming conferences and meetings<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/conferences-meetings> ecology+ (companion site): sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/ Anyone is free to access or add content (e.g. links, data sets), but because this site is intended as a community resource, we ask that all users of this site join the Google+ Ecology Community<https://plus.google.com/communities/106823432582310903544>. As with any community endeavor, the overall value and usefulness of the Google+ Ecology Community and its ecology+<https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/>companion site completely depends on participation and input from community members. If you have suggestions for improvement (e.g. additional resource categories) or you would like to take an active role in maintaining this site, please email the community moderators <[email protected]>. * For those still unfamiliar or skeptical about Google+<https://plus.google.com/>: while you may connect with more “friends” and family on Facebook, the customizability of Google+ and its integration with other Google services (e.g. Drive/Docs <https://drive.google.com/>, Video Chat/Hangouts<http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/>) makes Google+ a highly effective forum for collaborations, as well as making new professional connections with people who share your interests.* Cheers! *Scot Waring, Ph.D. * Carolina Center for Genome Sciences University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 *http://www.unc.edu/htsf* lab | 919.972.7492 [email protected]
