Timeline and Tentative Schedule of Meetings
Organization and Structure – ANF-RCN activities are intended by design to be interactive and collaborative. The goal is to synthesize concepts and existing data into a theoretical structure that will drive current and future research on N2-fixation. Each of the RCO activities were designed to build upon one another in order to develop a continual growth toward an improved conceptual understanding of the ecological role of N2-fixation in inland and coastal aquatic ecosystems. Thus, the organization and structure of ANF-RCN meetings are designed to meet these important goals.
Activities supporting each RCO will occur within a three-year window that involves a membership drive, RCO kickoff meeting, concept development, workgroup retreat, and development of manuscripts. The ANF-RCN will support work by numerous scientists exploring various aspects of each RCO.
a) RCO1, Rate Variation and Biodiversity – Activities or the first working group are the best defined with tentative dates for both the kickoff meeting and workgroup retreat:
i) RCN Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 13-17, 2021, New Orleans, LA
ii) JASM Meeting - May 14-20, Grand Rapids Michigan, Special session: Integrating perspectives on nitrogen fixation across the aquascape
iii) RCO1 Workshop at Boston University, June 22-23, 2022
b) RCO2, Stoichiometry of N2-fixation –Possible dates for RCO2 meetings could be:
i) Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 12-16, 2022, Chicago, IL
ii) RCO2 Workshop at Michigan Tech University, summer or fall 2023
c) RCO3, Scaling N2-fixation – The dates for RCO3 activities are the most tentative. Possible dates for RCO2 meetings could be:
i) Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 11-15, 2023, San Francisco, CA
ii) RCO3 Workshop at Baylor University (or maybe Austin, Texas) fall of 2024 or spring 2025.
Activities supporting each RCO will occur within a three-year window that involves a membership drive, RCO kickoff meeting, concept development, workgroup retreat, and development of manuscripts. The ANF-RCN will support work by numerous scientists exploring various aspects of each RCO.
a) RCO1, Rate Variation and Biodiversity – Activities or the first working group are the best defined with tentative dates for both the kickoff meeting and workgroup retreat:
i) RCN Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 13-17, 2021, New Orleans, LA
ii) JASM Meeting - May 14-20, Grand Rapids Michigan, Special session: Integrating perspectives on nitrogen fixation across the aquascape
iii) RCO1 Workshop at Boston University, June 22-23, 2022
b) RCO2, Stoichiometry of N2-fixation –Possible dates for RCO2 meetings could be:
i) Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 12-16, 2022, Chicago, IL
ii) RCO2 Workshop at Michigan Tech University, summer or fall 2023
c) RCO3, Scaling N2-fixation – The dates for RCO3 activities are the most tentative. Possible dates for RCO2 meetings could be:
i) Kickoff meeting at AGU, December 11-15, 2023, San Francisco, CA
ii) RCO3 Workshop at Baylor University (or maybe Austin, Texas) fall of 2024 or spring 2025.