Register to join an in-person hackathon event in Boulder, CO on Dec 12 & 15, for the Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Machine Learning (ML) Challenge - Scientific Modeling out of Distribution (Scientific-MOOD). This two-day event will provide an introduction to the NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Machine Learning Challenge, including a venue to form a team and get started with a submission.
On Dec 9, the NEON Science Seminar series will feature Odeta Qafoku, Emily Graham, Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory providing the talk "MONet Campaigns for Soil Molecular and Microstructural AI Analysis and Advanced Modeling at Scale."
The premier event of the Entomological Society of America is it's Annual Meeting. NEON will be presenter at this year's event, which takes place in Portland, Oregon.
The annual AmeriFlux conference brings together site principal investigators and researchers across the AmeriFlux and FLUXNET communities to present recent results, foster collaborations, and determine the direction of community efforts for the coming year.
Living Data 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia, October 21-24, 2025 is a joint conference that brings together members of biodiversity networks and hundreds of scientists, researchers, practitioners, and experts from around the world. Conference attendees share their knowledge and experience to transform the understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity and learn how work together contributes towards conserving the living world. NEON, Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER), Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) are co-organizing a session...
NEON’s first Convergence Summit will be held October 15-17 in Boulder, Colorado. This in-person, facilitated event will bring together NEON staff, NEON Ambassadors, and interdisciplinary teams of researchers who are motivated to explore innovative ways to use NEON data, samples, and infrastructure to advance continental-scale biology.
NEON is proud to participate in the upcoming session “Integrating Ecosystem Observatories” at International Data Week 2025, a global event focused on advancing data-driven science and innovation.
On Oct 7, the NEON Science Seminar series will feature Tanya Berger-Wolf of The Ohio State University providing the talk "AI for Nature: From Science to Impact."
Discover how to access and work with NEON’s ecological data through a hands-on workshop featuring live coding in R and a remote sensing demonstration in Google Earth Engine. Learn practical skills and tools to apply NEON data to your own research, with examples from the Pacific Northwest and the 2023 Lookout Fire.
NEON is presenting a seminar as part of the Center for Conservation Initiatives (CCI) seminar series. In this seminar, NEON staff will provide an overview of how NEON data is collected and used in Florida, demonstrate accessing the data, and provide resources and tools for attendees to use NEON data in their own ecological inquiries and decision-making needs.
Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab
The 2025 ESIIL Innovation Summit will focus on environmental tipping points and transformations, bringing together scientists, managers, data analysts, and other thought leaders to address environmental challenges.
On Sept 9, the NEON Science Seminar series will feature four NEON Ambassadors. Each will provide a talk within the theme "From Microbes to the Atmosphere: Research Across Scales."
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from Aug 10-15, 2025. This year's meeting theme is "Ecology is Everywhere". At the annual meeting, NEON is launching the inaugural Best NEON Presentation Award, hosting a field trip to the Domain 02 SERC field site, leading workshops and short courses focused on NEON data, hosting a session on improving the NEON user experience, and giving technical presentations. NEON staff will also be available to answer questions and provide information at the NEON booth in the Exhibit Hall. Check the ESA 2025...
The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) July 2025 meeting offers hands-on, interdisciplinary deep-dives for attendees to explore the conference theme, "Innovation to Impact."
DSOS (Data Science and Open Science) and AEMON-J (Aquatic Ecosystem Modeling Network - Junior)
The Hacking Limnology event includes a series of workshops and speakers hosted by AEMON-J (Aquatic Ecosystem Modeling Network - Junior) and a virtual summit with more than 20 presenters hosted by DSOS(Data Science and Open Science), including presentations about research and tools that use NEON data. Join this free virtual event July 21-25 to dive into themes in aquatic research and open data.
NEON, a member of the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI), provides support for GERI research about leveraging data provided by research infrastructures and networks. The GERI early career researcher (ECR) working group (WG) is participating in a Scholar Exchange in Boulder, CO (USA) from July 21-25, 2025. This Scholar Exchange will include professional trainings (such as applying AI techniques to environmental science research), manuscript writing and co-authorship, a data hackathon, field trips, and more. Applications to attend closed Apr 30, 2025. Learn more at GERI ECR Scholar...
Register to attend a hands-on webinar, led by NEON Ambassador Kit Lewers, on July 9 that explores integrating NEON remotely sensed data with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) mediated data and NASA hyperspectral imagery. Whether you're new to remote sensing or looking to deepen your integration of biodiversity and geospatial datasets, this session will offer concrete tools and reproducible code to jumpstart your own analyses.
The Mountain Lake Biological Station, site host of the Mountain Lake Biological Station NEON field site in Domain 07, is hosting its Annual Open House. NEON Domain 07 staff will be at this family-friendly, public event in Pembroke, VA to help visitors learn more about the facilities, nature, and research at the site.
As part of an NSF AccelNet award focused on harmonizing drought data, the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI; https://global-ecosystem-ri.org/about/) is conducting a study to better understand the technical skills and training opportunities to prepare the next generation of environmental scientists. If you are an environmental science researcher, please consider taking the survey before May 31 and distributing it to your networks.
The Biodiversity Institute and the University of Kansas
Find NEON at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in Lawrence, Kansas from May 27-31, 2025.
EFI Research Coordination Network and the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting
The 3.5-day in-person Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Conference brings together individuals from academia, government agencies, industry and the non-profit sectors to share cutting-edge research and applications in ecological forecasting broadly. The conference will include a keynote address by NEON Director & Chief Scientist, Dr. Paula Mabee and a field trip into the mountains with the opportunity to visit the Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) NEON site.
NEON staff will be present at the 2025 Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year's theme is Expanding Horizons: Freshwaters from mountains to the sea. There will be a NEON data skills workshop, presentations, and engagement with the NSF Emerge fellows. Learn more at the conference website here.
Join Eric Moody of Middlebury College on May 13, 2025 for a talk, "Where and when does stoichiometry matter in aquatic ecosystems?" The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research All talks are 12-1 pm MT. Find the schedule of speakers...
The NEON Research Support Services (NRSS) makes available components of NEON’s infrastructure to members of the community to support their own research or other activities. Explore aspects of the NRSS Program, including the array of research support options and accessible infrastructure in this webinar.
This NEON Science Seminar session is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope you will join us for next month's session. Join Brandon E. McNellis of USDA on April 8, 2025 for a talk, "Spatiotemporal patterns of plant community abundance and composition at Puʻu Makaʻala NEON, Hawaiʻi." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher...
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
NEON staff will attend ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, held March 26-31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting theme will be "Taking the Aquatic Pulse," with a focus on how decisions made today will manifest in the environment tomorrow, and how successful management of these challenges depends upon an understanding of history, current state, and future goals. Learn more and register on the conference website.
NEON staff will be at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists. This conference is a large gathering of universities in the Southeast US, and it includes presentations and workshops on a range of biological topics. Learn more and register on the conference website
Join Elise Zipkin of Michigan State University on March 11, 2025 for a talk, "Making the most of available data: How integrated modeling can expand the usability of individual data sources." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research...
