IM Executive Committee (IMExec)
IMC Chairs: Don Henshaw (AND, IMC co-chair 2012), Margaret O'Brien (SBC, IMC co-chair 2012)
IMExec Members: Sven Bohm (KBS, 2012), Emery Boose (HFR, 2012), Dan Bahauddin (CDR, 2013), Jason Downing (BNZ, 2014), and John Chamblee (CWT, 2014).
Ex officio members include: James Brunt (LNO), John Porter (VCR, NISAC co-chair).
IMExec meets monthly using Video Tele-Conference (Polycom), and in person once/year, usually in late winter or early spring. Notes from all meetings are posted here by date. See the "Meeting Notes" link in the main menu under IMexec.
IMExec's responsibilities include:
- plan logistics and agenda for the annual IMC meeting in consultation with IMC members
- maintain a liaison to each IMC working group to keep the entire sub-committee up to date
- coordinate teleconferences (TC) for the IMC
- prepare, oversee or request reports and minutes for IMC working group meetings and TCs
- review proposals for IM-related activities
- prepare report(s) for the LTER Executive Board
- make recommendations to the EB and/or NISAC
- coordinate responses to requests for information
- maintain communication with other LTER Network committees and the LNO
- coordinate participation of IMC members in development of LTER Network-level information management activities (e.g, Tiger Teams)
- develop and coordinate partnerships between the IMC and other informatics groups