THE UCAR CPAESS-STAFFED U.S. CARBON CYCLE SCIENCE PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NORTH AMERICAN CARBON PROGRAM (NACP) WILL CONVENE THE 7TH NACP OPEN SCIENCE MEETING (OSM-7) IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA, FROM MARCH 16 TO 19, 2020. NACP IS A MULTI-AGENCY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CARBON SOURCES, SINKS AND FLUXES IN NORTH AMERICAN AND ITS ADJACENT OCEANS. NACP HAS HAD SCIENCE MEETINGS ROUGHLY BIENNIALLY SINCE 2007, WITH SESSIONS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS AND FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGERS. THE OVERARCHING OSM-7 THEME IS: 'THE FUTURE IS HERE: NORTH AMERICAN CARBON CYCLE SCIENCE FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE,' AND SESSION TOPICS WILL REFLECT FEDERAL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR CARBON CYCLE AND GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. THIS SCIENCE COMMUNITY-ORGANIZED CONFERENCE ALLOWS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE RESEARCH RESULTS, LEARN ABOUT NEW APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES, ENGAGE WITH OTHERS ACROSS DISCIPLINES, AND LEARN ABOUT AGENCY PRIORITIES AND STAKEHOLDER NEEDS. THE MEETING WILL ALSO HAVE SESSIONS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.