From left to right: Yvan Lagadeuc (Zones Ateliers, University of Rennes II), Jean Thèves (CNRS office in Washington) and Scott Collins (Chair, LTER Science Council) take questions from the audience following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding committing the two Networks to share knowledge and skills through collaboration between sites and scientists. The event took place February 27, 2013, at the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.