Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network
Understand, Predict and Communicate the Role and Response of Lakes in a Changing Global Environment
Notice: We are currently in the
process of moving the GLEON website to a new server and appreciate your
patience during this transition.
Meetings
● GLEON
2025 All Hands’ Meeting, 17-21 February 2025, Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
● GLEON 2024 Virtual All Hands’ Meeting, 8-12 April 2024 in the GatherTown online meeting space.
Mission
The Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network conducts innovative science by sharing and interpreting high-resolution sensor data to understand, predict and communicate the role and response of lakes in a changing global environment.
Vision
GLEON envisions:
● A worldwide network of instrumented buoys on lakes, placing critical lake information at the fingertips of researchers, managers, and the general public
● A research environment that fosters collaboration across disciplines and political borders
● An international community of scientists, educators, policy makers, and citizens invested in the future of fresh waters
Values
● Inter-disciplinary lake science
● Empowered, diverse membership
● Informality, collegiality and collaboration
● Curiosity and creativity
● Sharing ideas, expertise and data
● Transparency of decision-making
● Professional development of members
● Open communication of results, tools and products
Key Documents
● Operating Principles and Procedures (OPP)
● The Significance of GLEON to Limnology and Global Water Resources
Membership
Individual Members
GLEON is primarily a network of ~900+ people with students comprising about 33% of the membership. The GLEON Student Association (GSA) is an active and vital part of the global network.
The
membership list and application form are currently unavailable. Check back later in 2024 for
more information.
Research Site Members
GLEON is also a network of lake observatories with research sites on more than 100 lakes across six continents. Member sites provide large gradients in size, shape, trophic status, climatic settings and cultural settings of lakes.
The site membership list and application form are currently unavailable. Check back later in 2024 for more information.
GLEON Email Lists
GLEON_ALL Listerv
GLEON_ALL is a mailing list hosted by Google Groups that we use to distribute announcements from GLEON membership & affiliates to the listserv subscribers (900+ people) about GLEON Meetings and workshops, opportunities for research positions, funding, invitations for participating in new initiatives, trainings, scientific conferences, and other GLEON community updates.
You automatically become a subscriber of GLEON_ALL after your membership application is accepted by both the Membership Subcommittee and the Steering Committee.
Q: How do I know whether I am a subscriber to GLEON_ALL mailing list?
A: If you have (1) received an announcement from 'Paul Hanson' via gleon_all’ (occasionally from GLEON co-chairs, GSA chair or GLEON All-Hands Meeting organizers) with (2) the same footer as below at the end of that message, you are already a subscriber of GLEON_ALL mailing list.
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "gleon_all" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gleon_all+unsubscribe@g-groups.wisc.edu.
If you wish to subscribe to the list for information only and do not want to become a GLEON member yet, please contact Paul Hanson to be added to the list.
GLEON Student Association List
● Contact the GSA to join the student association list.
GLEON Tech Lists
● Github: GLEON technology, codes, models, software development: https://github.com/GLEON
Acknowledging GLEON
The Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) is a grassroots organization. Recording progress is important to grow and sustain GLEON. This growth and sustainability will be aided in part by the visibility of GLEON in the published literature, scientific presentations, and web-based materials. If you feel that the work you are publishing, presenting at meetings, or posting on your own website benefited from your participation in GLEON, its existence, or its products, it would be appropriate to acknowledge GLEON.
Published Literature
A suggested short acknowledgment in a paper might be:
"This work benefited from participation in or use of the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON)."
Add to this the specific acknowledgement of funding. For example:
"This work benefited directly from support provided by the NSF Award #___."
Presentations
On a slide for a meeting, it might be appropriate to simply list the GLEON acronym -- or one of the logos below -- where you acknowledge your other collaborators or collaborating organizations.
Please send us a copy of your paper or presentation or a link to it.
GLEON Logos
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GLEON Leadership and Committees
Steering Committee
GLEON Steering Committee members are nominated by all GLEON members and elected by the Steering Committee.
GLEON Subcommittees are chaired by Steering Committee members and populated by both Steering Committee members and any other interested GLEON members. If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact the current co-chairs.
Steering Committee Co-chairs
● Lisette de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands
● Rafa Marcé, Blanes Center for Advanced Studies (CEAB), Spain
Steering Committee Members
● Stefan Bertilsson, Uppsala University, Sweden
● Elvira de Eyto, Marine Institute, Ireland
● Ted Harris, Kansas Biological Survey, United States
● Jen Klug, Fairfield University, United States
● Lesley Knoll, Miami University, United States
● Benjamin Kraemer, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Germany
● Mindy Morales, University of Vermont, United States
● Rebecca North, (GLEON Committee on inClusive Collaboration Representative)
● Don Pierson, Dept Limnology Uppsala University, Sweden
● Jenna Robinson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States (GLEON Student Association Representative)
● Man Xiao, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, China
Emeritus Co-Chairs and Ex Officio
members of the GLEON Steering Committee
● Paul Hanson, University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, United States
● Kathleen Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Lake Sunapee Protective Association, United States
● Tim Kratz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
● Peter Arzberger, University of California San Diego, United States
GLEON Coordinator
● Lisa Borre, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States
Committee for inClusive Collaboration
Maintaining a welcoming, inclusive, inspirational, and productive environment remains a very high priority for GLEON. As the nature of the organization evolves through programmatic growth, turnover in personnel (plus growth by individuals), and a natural shift in science and technology emphasis, we felt it was critical to have multiple mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating GLEON's organizational environment. One mechanism was the creation of a feedback survey that all GLEON participants take at the end of GLEON meetings. A second mechanism was the formation of a committee to evaluate and respond to survey results, as well as other, less formal feedback. Details of this committee follow.
A task force was convened in Madison, Wisconsin, September 3rd and 4th 2008 to formalize our evaluation approach. Out of this meeting came the formation of the Collaborative Climate Committee (CCC). The initial goals of the CCC were to make recommendations to the GLEON and RCN Steering Committees on how to better integrate students into GLEON and to take positive action to improve student experiences at the GLEON 7 meeting in Sweden. However, the CCC quickly expanded its scope to include attention to all of the GLEON membership. Voluntary participation in the task force was solicited by Paul Hanson from the GLEON RCN Steering Committee. Others were asked to participate because of their experience with graduate students, their expertise with organizational issues, or to represent the diversity of interests from various career stages/types, science and technology expertise and geography within GLEON. In 2020, the CCC decided to rename itself the Committee for inClusive Collaboration to better describe its purpose.
Updated:
4 October 2021
CCC Key Documents
● CCC Organizational Document (Updated in September 2015)
● CCC Organizational Document (Approved in January 2011)
● GLEON Meeting Code of Conduct (Approved 2 November 2019, updated 24 Feb 2024)
CCC Leadership and Members
● Rebecca North, University of Missouri- Columbia, United States (Chair)
● Michael Meyer, USGS, United States (Co-chair)
● Sven Teurlincx, NIOO-KNAW, Netherlands (Ex Officio)
● Mina Bizic
● Ludmila Silvia Brighenti
● Rosie Chapina
● Oxana Erina
● Rocio Fernandez
● Rachel Pilla
● Jenna Robinson (GLEON Student Association Representative)
● Lorena Silva
● Jonathan Stetlar
● Xinyu Sun
GLEON Student Association (GSA)
The GLEON Student Association (GSA) informs, trains, and mentors students, enabling the next generation of scientists to participate in collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary network science.
The GSA is run by and for GLEON student members with direction from the GLEON Steering Committee. The group is led by a chair, a co-chair and a co-chair elect, all graduate student members of GLEON. In addition to tremendous opportunities afforded by human networking, GLEON provides high-impact experiences for students. The GLEON Student Association acts to communicate and facilitate the many opportunities for students within the GLEON network, including:
● GSA Subcommittees
● Student Workshops
● Student Opportunities at GLEON Meetings
● Blog.GLEON Coordination and Publishing
● GLEON Student Science
● GLEON Fellowship Program
● GLEON Site Exchange Program (currently inactive until further funding is confirmed)
● Other GLEON Student Activities
We encourage students to view the GSA Operating Principles and Procedures (GSA OPP), become a GLEON member and get involved! (Updated: 22 April 2021)
GSA Leadership
● Jenna Robinson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States (Chair)
● Sofia LaFuente, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland (Co-chair)
● Anna Schmidt, University of Vermont, United States (Co-chair elect)
● Lipa Nkwalale, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Contact the GSA for more information.
Leadership Opportunities
GLEON Subcommittees
GLEON Subcommittees are chaired by Steering Committee (SC) members and populated by both SC members and any other interested GLEON members. If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact the current GLEON SC Co-chairs.
● Committee for inClusive Collaboration: proactively seeks to foster a collaborative social atmosphere in the GLEON community through feedback from members, administers GLEON All-Hands Meeting surveys, and makes recommendations to the SC and Program (Meeting) Committees.
● Governance and Leadership Committee: reviews governance and leadership structures to ensure GLEON is poised to achieve its mission and goals.
● Membership Committee: solicits and organizes statistics and information on GLEON membership and provides vision for selective growth opportunities and needs.
● Development Committee: proactively seeks to predict and manage future directions of GLEON growth in funding and support at both regional and global network levels.
● Program (Meeting) Committees: plan and organize annual All-Hands Meetings.
● GLEON All Hands’ Meeting Site Selection Committee: solicits applications and selects future GLEON meeting host sites.
● Other ad-hoc committees as they are needed.
GLEON Student Association (GSA) Leadership Opportunities
The GSA represents students in GLEON leadership and governance and is open to all students and postdoctoral researchers. All students who join GLEON are considered members of the GSA.
● Chair and Co-Chair: The GSA is chaired by two graduate student GLEON members chosen by the GLEON Steering Committee. The chair has a vote in the Steering Committee and the Collaborative Climate Committee.
● Co-Chair Elect: The GSA co-chair elect learns the responsibilities of GSA leadership within GLEON under the direction of the current chair and co-chair. The co-chair elect is chosen by the GLEON Steering Committee and will assume the role of co-chair when the current co-chair steps down or is elected chair at the end of his or her serving term.
● Student Workshop Facilitators/Organizers (chosen by the GSA): The GSA holds regular student workshops and seeks workshop leaders and facilitators across a wide variety of topics. If you are interested in leading a workshop at a future All-Hands Meeting, please contact the current GSA leaders).
● GSA subcommittees: The GSA has other opportunities for students within the GLEON network, including serving on communications or poster session subcommittees.
Other Leadership Opportunities
Host an All Hands' GLEON Meeting, a Working Group
workshop or meeting, or a session at a conference
GLEON All Hands' Meetings are hosted by GLEON site members and organized by Program (Meeting) Committees. These committees are facilitated by the SC co-chairs and populated with meeting hosts, SC members and the general GLEON community. Other opportunities for hosting meetings include leading small, focused Working Group meetings between All Hands' Meetings, and by hosting GLEON gatherings, sessions or workshops at national or international meetings (e.g. ASLO, SIL, etc.).
Lead or co-lead a Working Group
The bulk of GLEON All Hands' Meetings are invested in Working Groups, initiated and led by GLEON members who communicate both electronically and in person between All Hands' Meetings. Members are self-organized at both the group and sub-team levels, keeping the group efforts on-task and productive.
Moderate/Facilitate at an All Hands Meeting
GLEON meetings are always led by a number of active GLEON members in a voluntary, dynamic and collaborative fashion. If you are interested in moderating or facilitating at an All Hands' Meeting, get in touch with Steering Committee co-chairs.
Create GLEON Science deliverables
Manuscript and software development are led by motivated GLEON individuals. All GLEON members are encouraged to make intellectual and data contributions to science deliverables on active projects, taking the exploratory brainstorms not only to a collaborative process but to scientific significant products.
Education and Outreach
Connect with communities outside of GLEON (e.g. citizen-scientists, classrooms, labs, etc.) or generate outreach/educational content for such community activities. Currently, little educational or outreach content for network science exists. If you use network data in outreach, classrooms or labs, we welcome you to share your experiences and/or content with other GLEON members.
**New opportunities are always emerging. If you have a good idea for something you want to do or lead in GLEON or if you would like more information on one of the opportunities on this page, please feel free to contact us.