APS LEGISLATIVE ALERT EMAIL
DATE:
TO: U.S. APS Members
FROM: APS Public Policy Board
SUBJECT: Legislative Alert - NEON
Input Requested
To all U.S. APS Members,
On behalf of the American Institute
of Biological Sciences (AIBS), a scientific society with who APS maintains an
affiliation, the federal action on the proposed National Ecological Observatory
Network (NEON) is being brought to the attention of APS members. The Infrastructure for Biology at Regional to
Continental Scales is a project of AIBS and is seeking input and support of the
white paper "Rationale, Blueprint, and Expectations for the National
Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)."
The white paper can be viewed online at http://ibrcs.aibs.org,
or hard copy obtained by contacting mailto:jgoldman@aibs.org.
Your comments can be submitted via email to mailto:jgoldman@aibs.org
or mailto:rogrady@aibs.org.
An NRC study of NEON is underway and
runs from June 2 to 16. Information can be found at www.nationalacademies.org/neon. As
the NSF FY2004 budget request is in the process of being considered for
approval, now is a pivotal time for providing input.