ESIP As a Virtual Organization Report Out

From Federation of Earth Science Information Partners

[edit] ESIP as a virtual organization (VO) 10am-11am

• Peter Fox, Carol Meyer, Howard Burrows, Zhen Long, Chuck Hutchinson, Huajun, Rahul Ramachandran, Ted Haberman, Phil Yang, Deborah McGuinness, Rob Raskin, Gary Foley, James Gallagher, Rudy Husar, Pallavi

[edit] Summary items - actionable for ESIP

1. Semantic add-on to ESIP MediaWiki-
2. Metric – ID contributors input/output and increase by x over t
3. Fix “watch” page

[edit] Notes

• Deki (Japanese for smart) Wiki “media wiki”

Sitemap
Watch pages
Rss
Opt – in

• Metric of how effect is it…use for

• VIDEO CONFERENCE (Webex, skype)

Limits
Connectivity increase
Small videos like skype rather than one large video
Active chat (IRC, SKYPE CHAT), possible for archive, how fast can you type?

• Protocol for chat?

Webex – raise hand
Genesis – ESIP
Vyew
Record video – very important events
NOAA and NASA blocks skype, they need to think about it, and perhaps make it a requirement
Gmail  chat
Webcast and archives (podcast)
Viddler – comment on video
Show – me – do?

• Hierarchy of meetings

Heterarchy of VO
Interfacing via telecom → shorten time but increase what gets accomplished
Get Organized before!!!  Send out the presentation before hand so that people have had a chance to view/review it ahead of time and then the time during the telecom can be spend DISCUSSING.
Same time
Leader –focus on highly targeted → outcome
Why gather?
What we will do?
Be aware of spin – up time to participate! e.g. shuttle analogy (bus not space)
# of people in a session = 2?
Product out of every element
Leader to delegate Agenda items and added on fly – by participates
Schedule by preparedness, meeting are set up in time space instead of prepared space
Why 1 hour?
Unintended/accidental participation for some initiative, Do we need goals for this?
Rss/Atom – email
Notification? Working?
Highlight from different perspective
COP – community of practice ideas --- involves how to take advantage of this for ESIP : broadens perspective
What tools?  EPA e.g. computational toxicology
Strategic planning is more structured, not the same as unintended

e.g. Sci COP (EPA)
Ontology – driven organization
Federation was set up based on “The Age of Unreason”
Cluster can be a COP + formed anytime then transition into a standing committee
e.g. AQ Cluster → GEOSS structure use wiki’s

• MEASURE?

Participation numbers
Standards metrics did not work → nuggets
Social capitol
Capture

• Roles and Responsibility

Pragmatism made known to leads

• What are drivers?

Internal forces
External
GEOSS has same issue → uses “CALL for participation” (CESIP use this)

• Rights and Obligations

Delegation
Leave a record
Align with what is happening

• Expose what you are doing!!!