Agclimate telecon 2013-12-03
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Agenda:
- Invited presentation (Brian Wee, NEON): Overview of NEON and relationship to LTAR (Rescheduled from Nov. 5 telecon, due to some technical difficulties with Webex)
- ESIP Jan. 2014 meeting
- Speakers to be invited (?) - Mark Walbridge (LTAR), Simon Liu (NAL)
- Goal(s) of session?
- Other items TBD
Participants: text text text, Bill
Minutes:
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from 11/5
- Cluster mission statement - Group revise existing draft
- What do we want to accomplish for 2014?
Participants: Annette, Arif, Erin, Nancy, Bill
Minutes:
2. Session proposal for ESIP Jan. 2014 meeting
- Action: Bill to submit a session proposal
- Speakers to be invited: Mark Walbridge (LTAR), Simon Liu (NAL)
- Erin suggested Brad Doorn (NASA HQ, Applied Sciences Program-Water Resources and Agriculture)
- Action: Bill to contact Brad
- Goals of Jan. 2014 session
- Drill down to more details on possible collaborations w/ LTAR
- Nancy suggested: (1) Differentiate between energy/climate and ag/climate Clusters and (2) conduct "gap analysis" (e.g., needs of LTAR) that ESIP can fill
- Nancy also suggested, for 2014: Expand Cluster's foci to state orgs; Library of Congress; USDA/CCPO, others.
3. Group revised Cluster mission statement existing draft (11/05/13).
4. For 2014 Cluster strategic plan
- Gap analysis (needs of LTAR) that ESIP can fill
- Inventory of relevant ESIP capabilities
- Mapping of ESIP capabilities to LTAR needs
- Review of external ongoing work on climate effects on agriculture (Nancy: Should be iterative and responsive to discussions with LTAR)
- Expand Cluster's foci to state orgs (Action <Nancy to fill in specific orgs>); Library of Congress; USDA/CCPO, others.