The Information Managers Committee is a network-wide standing committee, and so includes representation from each site. The committee meets annually to plan and coordinate Network data management activities, and a subgroup (IMExec) also meets regularly. Every third year, the IMC co-hosts the larger Environmental Information Management Conference. Activity areas that have broad reaching impact include:

• Metadata standards for ecology
• Published guidelines for managing research data
• Development of Network Information System modules
• National and international training in information management
• Sponsoring and participating in symposia and other outreach