Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and the Super Science Initiative.
Governance
TERN is managed and coordinated by the TERN Office, hosted by The University of Queensland. Specific research and coordination activities are delivered through the TERN Facilities.
Governance of TERN takes place on several levels:
- The TERN Board which has primary responsibility for the overall strategic direction, management and performance of TERN;
- The Executive Advisory Committee which enables all TERN Facility Directors to communicate with the TERN Office, TERN Board and each other to maintain progress, share knowledge, develop TERN-wide standards, and solve operational/implementation problems;
- An Information and Infrastructure Development and Delivery Group (IIDDG), consisting of all TERN Facility Technical leads, plus key external technical partners (Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) , Australian National Data Service (ANDS), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) and the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework (AusGOAL) to coordinate development of portals, data and metadata standards and licensing protocols ; and
- An Advisory Panel for each TERN Facility, consisting of user groups (or equivalent), working with Facility Directors in the development of operational plans, associated user protocols and relevant technical matters, including training.
TERN Board
The TERN Board has primary responsibility for the overall strategic direction, management and performance of TERN and establishment of longer-term national strategic goals. It:
- provides strategic guidance to the TERN Office and the Executive Advisory Committee, and monitors the overall strategic direction;
- receives and approves annual progress reports on TERN performance and monitors management and performance of the TERN program;
- approves the TERN Annual Business Plans, which include implementation milestones and budget allocations;
- provides a mechanism for resolution of issues that cannot be worked through the TERN Office;
- advises and assists the TERN Office in the management of business risks;
- oversees the communication plan and activities of the TERN Office;
- oversees the strategic development of TERN and development of plans to sustain TERN into the longer term; and
- oversees a formal evaluation of TERN.
Board Members: |
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| Professor Andrew Campbell | Chair, Charles Darwin University |
| Dr Lauren Rickards | Deputy Chair, The University of Melbourne |
| Professor Tim Clancy | TERN Director, The University of Queensland |
| Professor Stephen Walker | Representing Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, The University of Queensland |
| Dr Margaret Byrne | Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia |
| Dr Neil McKenzie | CSIRO |
| Mr Geoff Richardson | Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |
| Dr Steve Rintoul | CSIRO |
| Professor Mark Westoby | Macquarie University |
| Professor Steve Williams | James Cook University |
| Dr Peter Woodgate | Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information |
| Professor Andrew Lowe | TERN Associate Science Director; The University of Adelaide (observer) |
| Professor Stuart Phinn | TERN Associate Science Director; The University of Queensland (observer) |
TERN Board Meeting, September 2011 (L-R): Mr Geoff Richardson, Professor Mark Westoby, Dr Peter Woodgate, Dr Margaret Byrne, Professor Stephen Walker, Professor Andrew Campbell, Professor Stephen Williams, Dr Lauren Rickards, Professor Andrew Lowe (TERN Associate Science Director - observer) and Professor Stuart Phinn (TERN Associate Science Director - observer).
Absent: Dr Neil McKenzie and Dr Steve Rintoul
Professor Tim Clancy commenced as TERN Director on 3 October 2011.
Executive Advisory Committee
The Executive Advisory Committee provides leadership to the TERN Office and support in the development and implementation of TERN programs.
The EAC consists of Facility Directors and representatives of other institutions with a recognised capability in ecosystem research.
Current membership of the EAC: |
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| Professor Tim Clancy | TERN Director |
| Dr Helen Cleugh | CSIRO – OzFlux Facility Director |
| Professor Peter Grace | Queensland University of Technology – Australian Supersite Network : Peri-Urban Coastal Node Sub-Facility Director |
| Mr Mike Grundy | CSIRO – Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia Facility Director |
| Dr Alex Held | CSIRO – AusCover Facility Director |
| Ms Kylie Hey | Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management |
| Associate Professor Mike Liddell | James Cook University – Australian Supersite Network: Rainforest Biodiversity Node Sub-Facility Director |
| Professor David Lindenmayer | Australian National University – Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Plots Facility Director |
| Professor Andy Lowe | University of Adelaide – TERN Associate Science Director; AusPlots Sub-Facility Director |
| Professor Jon Olley | Griffith University |
| Professor Stuart Phinn | The University of Queensland – TERN Associate Science Director |
| Professor Hugh Possingham | The University of Queensland |
| Professor (Iain) Colin Prentice | Macquarie University – Ecosystem Modelling and Scaling Infrastructure (e-MAST) Facility Director |
| Associate Professor Alison Specht | The University of Queensland – Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) Program Manager |
| Associate Professor Andy Steven | CSIRO – Australian Coastal Ecosystems Facility Director |
| Mr Craig Walker | University of Adelaide – Eco-informatics Facility Director |
Information Infrastructure Development and Delivery Group
The primary purpose of the IIDDG is to provide a forum for developing a consistent approach to delivering information infrastructure across TERN Facilities, and to facilitate timely delivery of that infrastructure to enable TERN to realise its overall objectives.
Current membership of the IIDDG: |
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| Matt Paget | AusCover |
| Peter Isaac | OzFlux |
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David Turner |
Long-Term Australian Multiscale Plot System (LAMPS) AusPlots Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Plots |
| Marco Fahmi | Australian Supersite Network |
| Peter Wilson | Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia |
| Andy Stevens | Australian Coastal Ecosystems |
| Craig Walker | Eco-informatics |
| Ben Evans | Ecosystem Modelling and Scaling Infrastructure (e-MAST) |
| Siddeswara Guru |
TERN Data Integration and Synthesis Coordinator Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) |
| David Holbern | Atlas of Living Australia |
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Ross Wilkinson Stuart Hungerford |
Australian National Data Service |
| TBA | Integrated Marine Observing System |
| TBA | National Plan for Environmental Information |
If you are in Adelaide on Tuesday 27 March, you might be interested in attending The ACEAS Great Debate as a prelude to the TERN Symposium.
Registration to the 3rd TERN Annual National Symposium is now open. Program and registration information are on the symposium webpage.
TERN's AusCover Facility is holding a Data Users Workshop in Brisbane on 8 March. Visit the web page for links to the program and information on how to register.
TERN's AusPlots Sub-Facility is holding a Field Method Training workshop at the Renmark and Calperum Station Supersite in South Australia, 4-9 March. Limited places available, so get in quick!
In our December newsletter the TERN Director summarises — and celebrates — the huge effort that has gone into creating the TERN network so far. We introduce you to the complex world of the Australian Supersite Network. At workshops in Adelaide and Perth, TERN facilities work with various collaborators; we invite you to get involved in TERN; and there's some wild talk. You'll have to read the newsletter to find out more.
New research supersite will tell woodlands climate story (media release)
What would it take to get you to share (both deposit and use) data in TERN facility portals? If this question interests you join our discussion on LinkedIn.
