Table of contents

PowerPoint Presentation

The ghosts of NEON past

MREFC Account

AIBS Infrastructure Project

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Why has this been so hard?

History

Politics

Why does it stay alive?

The Big Science Epiphany

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Project Science

What is “Big Science”?

Elusive History of Big Biology

Path of ideal Big Science project

Distinguishing Small and Big Science

Is NEON Big Science?

Not All Big Science Projects are the Same

Stages in Big Science Project

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Some Open Questions

Big Science Deliverables During Concept and Development Phases

A Path Forward

Author: Jeff Goldman

Further information:
Presented at MAREO.org meeting Jan. 2004