Given the common interests and participant base of the research and science working groups within APAN does it make sense for these working groups to form a single Area? At present there is a Natural Resources Area, which has the Earth Monitoring WG and the Agriculture WG. Other research oriented WG ’ s, such as eScience, eCulture, Sensor Networks, are not affiliated with an Area. Would having a common Area focused on science and research would facilitate in the development of session tracks and contribute towards a wider cross fertilization and growth for this branch of the APAN community? Join us for a discussion.