Rhododendron Research Network
Accomplishments, Current Initiatives
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2017 |
Rhododendron research network is established. |
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2017 |
Website created, rhodo-research.net. |
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2018 |
Additions and improvements made to the R-RN website. |
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2018 |
Steering committee established. Bi-annual newsletter begun. Published Journal and magazine articles about R-RN. |
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2019 |
Research issue of Rhododendrons International published. |
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2019 |
R-RN governance page, charter documents page and R-RN annual reports added to web site. |
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2019 |
Rhododendron literature database created using Mendeley. |
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2020 |
Created online chat capabilities at R-RN web site for members. |
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2020 |
Added website links to online rhododendron resources for researchers. |
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2020 |
Increased visibility of R-RN via Twitter and Facebook. |
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2020 |
Supported transition of new ARS Research Committee Chair. |
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2020 |
Researched potential grant application from the NSF Research Coordination Networks program. |
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2021 |
Published three issues of the R-RN newsletter. |
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2021 |
Hosted three half-day virtual R-RN meetings with theme: "Building Community Partnerships". |
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2021 |
Grew and maintained the Mendeley database of scientific literature. |
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2021 |
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Current Initiatives Summary:
Details of current initiatives |
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2022 |
Develop collaborative grant proposals to fund research and education in Rhododendron. |
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2022 |
Create opportunities for communication between researchers and with the public via meetings, newsletters, social media posts and R-RN website content. | |
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2022 |
Maintain the Mendeley literature database. Create a prototype Rhododendron trait database. |
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2022 |
Provide new R-RN website content: |
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2022 |
Fill empty positions on the R-RN steering committee. |
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2022 |
Submit ARS Pioneer Award nomination(s) for prominent Rhododendron researcher(s). |
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