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Spring 2010
Success for NEON: A $433M Slot in Obama's Budget Plans
NEON staff and colleagues celebrated a major achievement in February when the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget request to Congress was unveiled. NEON has been included in the National Science Foundation's Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) budget for a full construction cost of $433.72 million.
 
The Administration's proposed budget plan has allotted $7.4 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), an 8% increase over the 2010 enacted level, as part of the President's Plan for Science and Innovation. The FY 2011 Budget Submission for NEON is $20 million, which represents the first year of a five-year project that spans six fiscal years.  > Read More.   
NEON Data to be Used by New National Climate Service
On February 8, the US Commerce Department announced its proposal for a new national climate service to be managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).   NOAA and NEON anticipate being able to provide more detailed, in-depth observations on climate impacts by integrating data. NOAA can use NEON data to provide additional insight into climate impacts on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. NEON plans to use NOAA data to provide even more long-term and comprehensive continental perspective on climate.  
NEON Releases First Annual Sustainability Report
NEON sustainability

NEON has released its first annual sustainability report which outlines sustainable activities already undertaken at NEON, as well as projects planned for 2010 and the future.

NEON is committed to integrating sustainable practices in everyday business operations. Further, NEON is prioritizing sustainable decisions in its planning and development process with a plan to become the first distributed science facility to make sustainable practices a core component of its strategy.

NEON now has a permanent web page dedicated to discussion of sustainability efforts.

First Round of Domain Meetings Complete
Specialized domain committees met for the first time between August 2009 and February 2010 to talk with NEON staff and receive updates on the latest NEON plans.   > Read More
NEON CEO Awarded Prestigious AGU Fellowship for 2010
Dave Schimel
Dr. Dave Schimel, CEO of NEON, has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union for 2010.
 
The prestigious title, awarded to scientists who have attained acknowledged eminence in one or more areas of geophysical sciences, is only awarded to one in a thousand members of AGU in a given year.  
The results are in!
As NEON prepares to enter the construction phase, it is critical that we are able to understand the needs and opinions of our stakeholders so that we can ensure NEON is the best resource it can be.  NEON tasked Denver research firm Corona Insights to develop an online survey and ask the right questions to find out how we can deliver useful information to our stakeholders in the most convenient ways possible.  ESA, AIBS and NEON listserve recipients voluntarily filled out the survey in late November 2009.   Here's a rundown of their responses.
In This Issue
$433M Budget Slot for NEON
NEON Data to be Used by New National Climate Service
NEON Sustainability
Domain Meetings Complete
NEON CEO Awarded 2010 AGU Fellowship
Survey Results

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