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Science Coordination Meeting between Midwest LCCs and NECSC Consortium

Friday, June 14, 2013
Map of 7 LCCs that fall within NE CSC bounds.

A meeting was held at the University of Wisconsin Madison on May 23rd and attended by coordinators from the Plains and Prairie Potholes, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie LCCs and members of NE CSC Consortium Insitutions, Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin and the College of Menominee Nation.  The objectives of the meeting included increasing the connections between LCCs and CSCs in the Midwest region, discussing science priorities, and developing ideas for leveraging funds and science capacity.  Specific discussions included the current science priorities of the LCCs and associated NE CSC capacities and the role of the NECSC to build capacity to address long-term research questions not readily addressed under the short funding cycles of the LCCs.  There was general agreement that coordination among the LCCs and NE CSC Consortium Institutions prior to the release of RFPs would allow for the development of research teams and proposals that were well suited for meeting the LCCs' science needs.  In short, the meeting was a success for both CSC and LCC attendees, and the group looks forward to future discussions to further coordinate and leverage important science issues in the Midwest region.