Collaborative Strategies for Sustained Environmental Data Management: Agenda & Notes (Tempe, AZ Nov 2015)

From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)

Collaborative Strategies for Sustained Environmental Data Management

Tempe, Arizona: November 17th – 19th, 2015

Workshop Purpose:

To build support for increased collaboration and coordination in the area of environmental data management that will benefit both research networks and also individual investigators.

Agenda


11/17/15


8:30 AM Workshop commences, Introductions
9:00 AM Defining the Issues & Opportunities— Presentations

  • Philip Tarrant- Current status of data repositories across the country & internationally; Survey results
  • Sherry Lake- Data repositories interactions
  • Ruth Duerr- Data formats
  • Matt Jones- Metadata and standards
  • Cynthia Chandler- Data discovery

10:00 AM Break
10:20 AM Defining the Issues & Opportunities – cont.
11:00 AM Reflecting on the Issues & Opportunities
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM The Future of Environmental Data Repositories - Visions
3:30 PM Break
4:00 PM Participant Vision Presentations
5:00 PM Review
5:15 PM Adjourn

11/18/15

8:30 AM Presentations

  • Erin Robinson- ESIP Federation
  • Kerstin Lehnert - Goverance

9:00 AM Where Do we Start? – Potential Arenas for Action
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Potential Arenas for Action – Interest Groups
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Interest Group Presentations - Arenas

  • Landscape and Gap Analysis of Environmental Repositories
  • Common Technical Vision
  • Return on Investment of Data Repositories to Society
  • Entraining Stakeholders

3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Organizing for Change
4:45 PM Review
5:00 PM Adjourn

11/19/15

8:30 AM The Path Forward
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Summarizing Outcomes & Potential Next Steps
12:00 PM Adjourn

Notes from workshop