TERN's Value Proposition and Principles

• TERN is being built as a resource to be shared by the ecosystem science community.

• Understanding and advancing knowledge of Australia’s ecosystems and the challenges they face requires sharing of knowledge and data in appropriate ways.

• TERN data sets will be shared and used under appropriate licensing conditions that enable free and public access, but enables the data user and contributor to advance their work.

• TERN’s success depends on individual ecosystem scientists being willing to share their knowledge and data, based on the understanding that it is contributing to the collective benefit of the ecosystem science community now and into the future.

• Establishing a network of like-minded scientists with common requirements for quality assured, archived, long-term data sets will increase our ability to act collaboratively when requesting research and infrastructure funding.

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.