1. Transformation of ecological research
A Data-Rich Era
Transformation of ecological research

2. NSF Workshop: Data-Model Assimilation in Ecology
Organize a community effort to develop and apply data-model assimilation approaches to address ecological issues
Device paths to prepare the community for a data-rich era of ecological research.

3. Major issues to be addressed
Science issues that the data-model assimilation can address
Technique issues in data-model assimilation
Future research directions and education activities

4. Organization of this workshop
Five sessions of presentations
Three sessions of group discussion
Half a day for future research and education activities

5. Acknowledgement Financial support by NSF and University of Oklahoma
Steering committee: Dave Schieml, Jim Clark, Kiona Ogle, Alan Hastings, Mat Williams and Yiqi Luo
Advised by Paul Risser, Kelvin Droegemeier, Gordon Uno, Lee Williams
Support by Lynda Snake, Josh Maxey, Melany Dickens, Xuhui Zhou, Jesse Bell, Amanda Hess, Chao Gao, and Ensheng Weng
All participants for your interests and involvement in the workshop

6. Transformation of ecological research for a data-rich era
This Workshop
Transformation of ecological research for a data-rich era