Difference between revisions of "Draft Excom Minutes"
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# Upcoming ESIP Meetings | # Upcoming ESIP Meetings | ||
#* Winter Meeting | #* Winter Meeting | ||
− | #* Program & Theme - Connections Through Collaboration: Engaging Community Throughout the Data Life Cycle. Theme was sent out to ExCom for review. No comments were received. | + | #** Program & Theme - Connections Through Collaboration: Engaging Community Throughout the Data Life Cycle. Theme was sent out to ExCom for review. No comments were received. |
− | #* Call for Sessions - A form was created for session submission. Please work with your groups to submit sessions | + | #** Call for Sessions - A form was created for session submission. Please work with your groups to submit sessions |
− | #** A Visioneers telecon is set for the week of September 13 with the session submitters to organize around the meeting theme. Moving forward it would be good to have a liaison from each committee participate in these coordinating calls. The group will also define goals for the meeting. | + | #*** A Visioneers telecon is set for the week of September 13 with the session submitters to organize around the meeting theme. Moving forward it would be good to have a liaison from each committee participate in these coordinating calls. The group will also define goals for the meeting. |
− | #* Registration - Will open in the next few weeks. | + | #** Registration - Will open in the next few weeks. |
− | #* The group also discussed other ways to use the meeting to gain information on the benefits our members receive in participating in ESIP. Options discussed were: adding survey questions to registration, pledging to fill out short survey, | + | #** The group also discussed other ways to use the meeting to gain information on the benefits our members receive in participating in ESIP. Options discussed were: adding survey questions to registration, pledging to fill out short survey, |
#* Summer Meeting | #* Summer Meeting | ||
#** Dates - 3rd week in July, July 16 | #** Dates - 3rd week in July, July 16 |
Revision as of 19:21, November 7, 2011
ESIP Federation Executive Committee, September 8, 2011
Attendees: Chris Lenhardt, Bruce Caron, Karl Benedict, Ken Keiser, Rob Raskin, Annette Schloss, Stefan Falke, Steve Berrick, Nettie Labelle-Hamer, Brian Wilson, Erin Robinson, Carol Meyer
The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:05 pm EDT.
Agenda
- Adoption of Minutes. A motion was made to adopt by Karl Benedict, with Steve Berrick offering a second. The minutes were adopted by acclamation.
- Upcoming ESIP Meetings
- Winter Meeting
- Program & Theme - Connections Through Collaboration: Engaging Community Throughout the Data Life Cycle. Theme was sent out to ExCom for review. No comments were received.
- Call for Sessions - A form was created for session submission. Please work with your groups to submit sessions
- A Visioneers telecon is set for the week of September 13 with the session submitters to organize around the meeting theme. Moving forward it would be good to have a liaison from each committee participate in these coordinating calls. The group will also define goals for the meeting.
- Registration - Will open in the next few weeks.
- The group also discussed other ways to use the meeting to gain information on the benefits our members receive in participating in ESIP. Options discussed were: adding survey questions to registration, pledging to fill out short survey,
- Summer Meeting
- Dates - 3rd week in July, July 16
- Location - Madison, WI
- Winter Meeting
- Committee Reports
- Partnership (ESIP Awards)- Two new awards to recognize ESIP members as organizations and individually. This is another way we may get the 'benefits' we are looking to capture from our members.
- President's award - honors individuals who have contributed significantly in the past year. Nominations come from the community or self.
- ESIP of the Year - honors an ESIP member organization collectively.
- Moving forward on this allows us to cross off one of our items from our strategic plan list.
- Products and Services
- Received at least 2 responses to all five testbed RFPs. Four have been chosen and task 1 has been held for reformulation.
- Constitution and Bylaws
- There are several sets of issues. Non-controversial issues will be voted on in an electronic election (most # of issues). The next set of issues will be discussed at the Winter Meeting. They will be sent out ahead of time
- Reminder that Robert's Rules cheat sheet will be sent out and available at the business meeting w/ a five min primer.
- Partnership (ESIP Awards)- Two new awards to recognize ESIP members as organizations and individually. This is another way we may get the 'benefits' we are looking to capture from our members.
- Other Business
- Bruce Caron announced that the newly formed workgroup for Internal Education/Professional Development is being chaired by LuAnn Dahlman.
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 EDT.