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.

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 (Plenary, 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

Emergent Sessions

(formerly 'open meeting' sessions)
We will continue to offer emergent meeting capabilities throughout the Santa Fe. Rather than devoting a single day to this concept, this capability will be offered during the entire meeting. There will be space available for attendees to gather on the fly, around a table to have a discussion about a timely topic. This capability will be supported by the tweet stream, on-site postings and announcements during meeting gatherings.

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