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Partial Transcript: ESA was conducting a study on the advisability of establishing an institute of ecology.
Segment Synopsis: Geis expresses the ESA membership's views on the proposal for The Institute of Ecology.
Keywords: 1960's; ESA; Ecological Society of America; TIE; The Institute of Ecology; development; invest; leadership; membership; multi-institutional projects
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Partial Transcript: Concerns were expressed that the proposed institute would compete with research efforts
Segment Synopsis: Geis explains how TIE competed for research programs with universities. He later discusses the involvement of TIE in post-International Biological Program (IBP) activities, or lack thereof.
Keywords: ESA; Ecological Society of America; IBP; International Biological Program; TIE; The Institute of Ecology; big-money science; big-science ecology; competition; mission statement; post-IBP activities; research interests
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Partial Transcript: A valuable network of outstanding ecologists was developed
Segment Synopsis: Geis explains his views on TIE's effectiveness of working with the valuable network of ecologists. He follows with a discussion of the many factors that led to the demise of TIE. Geis states that he doesn't believe the original idea of TIE was misguided, but it wasn't properly initiated.
Keywords: ESA; Ecological Society of America; TIE; The Institute of Ecology; advantage; demise; facilitate; founders; goodwill; innovating; manage; misguided; network; passive role; scope; synthesis; underpin; workshop
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Partial Transcript: need for organization like TIE
Segment Synopsis: Geis expresses whether or not there is still a need for an organization like TIE. He believes that there is indeed still a need. Geis later talks about potential substitutes of TIE and relative activities.
Keywords: ESA; Ecological Society of America; NSF; National Science Foundation; TIE; The Institute of Ecology; Washington; environmental biology; funding; government; independent scientists; man-power needs; organization; research