75 participants 30 female, 45 male 35 First Time 30 Students 13 female, 17 male International

1. 75 participants 30 female, 45 male 35 First Time 30 Students 13 female, 17 male International Africa Asia Australia/NZ Europe North America South America Welcome to GLEON 11!!! GLEON 10; Torres, Brazil; 9-14 May 2010 GLEON 9 - Wisconsin GLEON 8 in New Zealand

2. Thanks to: Local Hosts: Jackie Qin, Guangwei Zhu and their students New GLEON co-ordinator: Grace Hong NIGLAS Chinese Academy of Science National Science Foundation of China GLEON 8 in New Zealand

3. Report back from GLEON Steering Committee Meeting Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, USA 27-28 August 2010

4. Background • GLEON Operating Principles and Procedures adopted at GLEON 5 (Montreal) in August 2007 • GLEON continues to grow • How to balance growth and collaborative climate • How to transition leadership • How to plan for future (of both scientific activities and organizational stability) • At GLEON 10 (Brazil) it was agreed that Steering Committee would meet prior to GLEON 11 to discuss these strategic issues.

5. Participants at New Hampshire (USA)meeting27-28 August 2010* • Peter Arzberger • Carol Brewer • Justin Brookes • Cayelan Carey • Evelyn Gaiser • David Hamilton • Paul Hanson • Grace Hong • Eleanor Jennings • Emily Kara • Tim Kratz • Fang-Pang Lin • David Motta-Marques • Boqiang Qin • Kevin Rose • Kathie Weathers * Dark typeface indicates presence at GLEON 11

6. Major Items discussed at Steering Committee Meeting in New Hampshire • Development of White Paper • Meeting frequency and format • New ad hoc committees/task groups • Leadership and Governance • Development • Membership • Data Sharing • Program

7. White Paper • Content • Show how GLEON as alearning organization can do compelling global network science • Describe GLEON’s vision for future science needs • Using lakes at indicators of past and current change • Developing models to forecast lakes’ futures • Audience • Scientific community, funding agencies, other distributed science networks • Authors: members of GLEON and GLEON RCN Steering committees • Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment • Schedule: rough draft exists, submission planned for November/December.

8. Meeting Frequency and Format • Currently • 2 “all-hands” meetings per year • GLEON 12, Israel, April 2011 • GLEON 13, New Hampshire (USA), October 2011 • Occasional ad-hoc smaller meetings • Proposed plan • 1 “all-hands” meeting per year • More ad-hoc meetings of small product-oriented task groups • To take effect after GLEON 13 in New Hampshire

9. Committee on Leadership and Governance • Issues • Review responsibilities of chair and members of steering committee • How best to provide leadership opportunities in GLEON • Do we need to modify our leadership model (e.g. have co-chairs of Steering Committee)? • Kratz starting 1-2 year rotation at NSF in November 2010 • Committee members • Peter Arzberger (co-lead), Kevin Rose (co-lead), Carol Brewer, David Hamilton, Paul Hanson, Susan Hendricks, Eleanor Jennings

10. Recommendations • GLEON should adopt a model of two co-Chairs for the GLEON Steering Committee. • Eligible candidates for co-chair are members of the GLEON steering committee. • The process of selection includes nomination and election. • Nominations are made by GLEON members. • Election is by members of the steering committee. • In considering co-chairs the principles articulated in the Operating Principles and Procedure (OPP) Paragraph 6.3 should guide the Steering Committee in its election • The co-chairs should divide the duties of chairing based on expertise, interest, and experience. • The term of a co-chair should be three years, renewable. Co-chair terms should be staggered to ensure continuity of leadership.

11. Responsibilities of Leadership • PEOPLE • Membership: • Individuals: monitor members, applications, … targets specific groups; does follow-up on how active they have been • Site • Steering Committee: rotations, getting nominations • Governance issues: lead efforts to modify OPP as needed • Letters of support • PROGRESS • Progress of working groups • Meeting planning: Topics and areas and people to support; next meetings • Running of Meetings: Agenda, Logistics, • PERCEPTION • Public relations: Brochure, website, gathers publications • Donors, Board: interact with board, follow-up on funding

12. Committee on Development • Issues: • Develop mechanisms, strategies, and funding opportunities for long-term financial health of GLEON • Consider appointing external advisory committee • Committee Membership • Weathers (lead), Kratz, Brookes, Hamilton

13. Committee on Membership • Issues: • Develop easier membership list search procedures • Understand networking within GLEON • Develop procedures for renewing GLEON individual membership (3 year terms) • Committee Members: • Gaiser (lead), Hanson, Rose, Lin, Arzberger

14. Data Sharing Task Force • Issues: • Review of existing data sharing experiences • Re-use of previously used data • Sharing of non-sensor data • Committee Membership: • To be populated at GLEON 11

15. Program Task Force • Issues: • Develop transition from 2 to 1 meetings per year • Recommend meeting length and format • Develop best practices of how to track meeting outcomes • Committee Membership: • To be populated at GLEON 11