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+title: "Welcome to the LTER Community!"
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+---
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+Although each of the sites and roles are a bit different, overall, the LTER Network is a truly congenial, helpful, and welcoming community. These pages are intended to help you find your way around our various communication channels in your first weeks and months.
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+For resources specific to information management (IM), please see the **[new to LTER information management](new-to-im.md)** page.
+
+## Get Connected:
+
+- LTER Network Website: Take some time with the **[LTER Network Website](https://lternet.edu)**, which has a wealth of information about the structure and history of the Network and sites. 
+
+- LTER mailing lists: Each LTER committee has an email discussion list, maintained on Google Groups. For information managers, the posting address is "im@lternet.edu". Subscribe to the **[Information Managers email list](https://groups.google.com/a/lternet.edu/g/im/about)** for updates and discussion of all things related to information management in the LTER Network. 
+
+- **[LTER Community Forum](https://lternet.discourse.group/)** Create an account on the LTER Community Forum at https://lternet.discourse.group/. Login and create account buttons are available at the top right and a forum account can be linked to Google or GitHub accounts for ease in logging in. Membership is open to the entire LTER and LTER-interested community. Use it to ask questions and share resources on topics narrow or broad. Fine-tune your audience with categories and keywords. 
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+- LTER Newsletters: Sign up for the **[LTER Newsletters](https://lternet.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=51157f4ed5)**, including the monthly LTER Network News, a monthly LTER jobs newsletter, and **[DataBits](https://lternet.edu/story_types/databits/)**, a bi-annual newsletter for all things IM. 
+
+- LTER Slack: Sign up for the **[LTER Slack channel](https://slack.lternet.edu)** at https://slack.lternet.edu. If you are new to Slack, review the [**quick start guide**](https://slack.com/help/articles/360059928654-How-to-use-Slack--your-quick-start-guide).
+
+### Social Media
+
+- Twitter / X: [\@USLTER](https://twitter.com/USLTER)
+    - Follow for the latest research news, chatter, and jobs.
+- Mastodon: [\@USLTER](https://ecoevo.social/@USLTER)
+- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/company/lter-network](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lter-network)
+    - Follow for job postings and to build your professional network 
+- Facebook: [facebook.com/uslter](https://www.facebook.com/uslter)
+    - Follow for public interest and educational posts
+- Instagram: [instagram.com/lter_community](https://www.instagram.com/lter_community/?hl=en)
+    - Follow for great images and posts from the field and the lab