Interagency Data Stewardship/LifeCycle/Preservation Forum

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Thursday Jan 8, 1:30-5:30pm (following the ESIP Winter Meeting)

Embassy Suites Convention Center, Washington, DC


Objectives:

- Identify common needs across agencies

- Support higher priority / more funding for long-term preservation of Earth system science data


Possible outcomes:

- White paper

- Congressional budget request

- Chapman/Gordon Conference plan

- Formation of advisory body


Salient issues:

- Data access and data understanding (provenance) must be preserved

- Sustainability should be designed into data systems from the start

- Permanent unique object identifiers (usable as references in journal articles)

- Common naming conventions


Schedule:

- 1:30-3pm: Initial statements from agency (and ESIP) representatives

- 3:30-5:30pm: Open discussion


Participants:

- NASA, NOAA, EPA, USGS, NSF, ESIP


Remote Participation

For those unable to attend in person...

Dial: (800) 508-7631

Passcode: *8707140*