Summer 2011 Meeting

Santa Fe, NM - July 12-15, 2011

Meeting Venue

The Meeting will utilize the following two adjacent hotels, Hotel La Fonda and at the Inn and Spa at Loretto, in the heart of Santa Fe (Map).

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel La Fonda and at the Inn and Spa at Loretto . The conference rate is $100/night. Please note that Friday and weekend stayovers may incur a higher rate. Reservations can be made by calling and requesting the Federation for Earth Science Information Partners rate or can be booked online with the rate code 667054. To reserve a room at the Inn and Spa at Lorretto call 800 237 2926 and request conference code 10B4XA.

Both room blocks are limited with rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis. The cut-off date for reservations is 12 noon (MDT), June 13, 2011 or when the room block is full, whichever is earlier. Please let us know if you need assistance making any travel arrangements and if you need travel support for the meeting.

Transportation

Two airports serve the Santa Fe vicinity:

• The Albuquerque airport (ABQ) is 65 miles from Santa Fe and is served by most major airlines. Transportation from ABQ to the Meeting hotels is available via:

• Airport Shuttle: Sandia Shuttle
• Rental Car - driving route to: (Hotel La Fonda) (Inn and Spa at Loretto)
• Train: Rail Runner (limited service; bus connection required)

• The Santa Fe airport (SAF) is served by American Eagle airlines with direct flights from Dallas and LA.

• Taxi service and rental cars are available at SAF.

Registration

Registration for the 2011 Summer ESIP Federation Meeting will be available on April 4. Early registration (through June 1, 2011) is $395/members and $495/non-members. After June 1, the registration fee rises to $495 (members) and $595 (non-members). A special registration is available for students and teachers for $150. A one-day attendance is available upon request. Registration for the meeting begins here.

Theme

Data and Information Quality

Agenda by Day

• Tues July 12 (Teacher Workshop & Technical Workshops)
• Wed July 13 (Teacher Workshop, Technical Workshops, Plenary, Poster Session)
• Thurs July 14 (Open Meeting Day, Breakout Sessions)
• Fri July 15 (Committee/Cluster Meetings, FundingFriday, Breakouts)

Breakout sessions

6 contracted breakout rooms are available, plus other, less formal, areas for discussion. To submit an idea for a breakout session or a workshop, fill out this form

Meeting Space Capacity Chart

• IQ cluster (terminology, standardization, IQ framework, IQ4EO white paper preparation)
• Semantic web cluster (to discuss data quality ontology)
• Air quality cluster
• Proposed updates to the Federation Bylaws
• Preservation and Stewardship Cluster
• Visualization Working Group
• Teacher Workshop
• Climate Education Working Group (discuss priorities and direction)
• Climate Education Working Group (Ongoing session - to review CLEAN educational resources)

NOTE: Best practices for Technical Workshops are here: http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Technical_Workshop_Best_Practices

Social Media and Virtual Participation

Follow us in real-time on Twitter and Facebook. Tweet about the meeting using #ESIPFed.

Online Streaming Plenary and Breakout Sessions

Details to come.

"Hallway Chatter" on Twitter

Follow along with the 'hallway chatter' by checking on the #ESIPFed twitter stream. If you want to chime in, just tag your tweet with #ESIPFed (great for virtual questions during plenaries).

Meeting Documents

• Summer Meeting Submission form for poster abstracts, open meeting day sessions, breakout sessions and workshops.

Off-Site Activities

Possible field trip to Valles Caldera National Preserve