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'''ESIP Federation Executive Committee, May 12, 2011'''
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'''ESIP Federation Executive Committee, June 9, 2011'''
  
Attendees:  Chris Lenhardt;  Karl Benedict;  Bruce Caron; Ken Keiser (guest); Carol Meyer;  Erin Robinson; Rahul Ramachandran; Rob Raskin; Nette Labelle-Hamer; Brian Wilson
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Attendees:  Chris Lenhardt;  Karl Benedict;  Bruce Caron; Chris Lynnes (guest); Carol Meyer;  Erin Robinson; Rahul Ramachandran; Rob Raskin; Nette Labelle-Hamer; Brian Wilson; Annette Schloss; Stefan Falke; Ken Keiser;
  
The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:02 pm EST.
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The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:02 pm EDT.
  
# Adoption of Minutes  
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# Adoption of Minutes ([[Draft Excom Minutes]])**
## A motion to adopt the minutes was offered by Bruce Caron and seconded by Rob Raskin. Without further discussion, the minutes were approved by acclamation.
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## A motion to adopt the minutes was offered by Bruce Caron and seconded by Chris Lenhardt. Without further discussion, the minutes were approved by acclamation.
# Summer Meeting Update (Carol gave the update)
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# Summer Meeting Update
## [[Summer_2011_Meeting#Agenda_by_Day| Program]]  is filling in;  
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#* Program
### Plenary Status: Still looking for a kick-off speaker for the Plenary, though, a good lead has been identified; Data quality panel is almost set; Bill Michener is confirmed for second plenary talk.
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#** [[Summer_2011_Meeting#Agenda_by_Day| Program]]  is full;
##Tracking the Meeting - Student Fellows were selected and one outcome will be enhanced meeting documentation. Rahul has worked on a micropublishing project to capture abstracts and the final output will be meeting proceedings.  
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#** Board meeting will be Thursday night
##FUNding Friday
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#** Poster abstracts are due June 15.
### Need to promote student aspect of FUNding Friday. There may be an option for virtual participation. Brian Wilson will send announcement to Type II Reps (ACTION)  
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#* FUNding Friday
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#** Need to promote student aspect of FUNding Friday. There may be an option for virtual participation. Brian Wilson will send announcement to Type II Reps (ACTION)  
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#* ESIP Networks
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#** On the registration form registrants were asked which ESIP members they worked with. Before the meeting Carol and Erin will attempt to start diagraming out the ESIP network map. At the meeting members will continue to fill in the diagram.
 
# Around ESIP
 
# Around ESIP
## Products and Services Testbed (Ken Keiser, Chair of P&S)
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#* Partnership - Annette Schloss
### Explained the current plans for the testbed activities - there are several activities and Products and Services Committee is looking for other clusters/work groups to champion the activity. P&S will also look for ways to make the testbed more visible to the ESIP community and as an service provided by ESIP.  
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#** Planning to have a lunch with Student Fellows welcome to ESIP and present ideas for other student activities
### Chris offered ideas on how to make the testbed more publicly visible (e.g. press releases on successes)
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#** Three applications for membership - AZGS, TEAM Network and Curt Tilmes app.  
## Micropublishing (aka ESIP Commons)
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#** Next round will include NSF data facilities
### Rahul and Sunil have added the micropublishing capabilities for poster abstracts. Erin, Rahul, Sunil will alpha test it next week. They will then beta test within next few weeks and announce it for general use at Summer meeting.
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#* Discovery Cluster - Chris Lynnes
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#** Cluster formed this past year, but has evolved from efforts over the past few years around casting and open search.  
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#** Cluster provides lightweight governance to standardize work
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#** Cluster is federating with other groups outside of ESIP - OGC, Earth System Grid and Mercury
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#*Other
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#** EDMC Meeting June 20-22 - Erin and Carol supporting logistically
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#** EEN Meeting June 23-24 - Carol presenting talk on ESIP "Paradox of Evaluating Intangibles)
 
# Other Business
 
# Other Business
## Digital publishing project for posters (Bruce Caron) - working on prototype now and will hopefully share at Summer Meeting. Will work with Erin/Rahul to connect this to the micropublishing capability.
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#* Committee/Cluster/Work Group report template finished - will email today. Due end of June.  
## NSF meeting
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### Carol and Chris met with NSF this past month. The tone was favorable, with an invitation for follow up.
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Meeting adjourned at 2:49 EDT.
## Committee/Workgroup reports - All groups that receive ESIP funding will be asked to submit report (what have you done in the last 6 months? What do you plan to do in the next 6 months? Outputs?) Need reports from groups by end of June.  
 
### Reports will go on website too
 
### Need a template for groups to use
 
  
The meeting adjourned at 2:45
 
 
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Revision as of 09:03, June 10, 2011

ESIP Federation Executive Committee, June 9, 2011

Attendees: Chris Lenhardt; Karl Benedict; Bruce Caron; Chris Lynnes (guest); Carol Meyer; Erin Robinson; Rahul Ramachandran; Rob Raskin; Nette Labelle-Hamer; Brian Wilson; Annette Schloss; Stefan Falke; Ken Keiser;

The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:02 pm EDT.

  1. Adoption of Minutes (Draft Excom Minutes)**
    1. A motion to adopt the minutes was offered by Bruce Caron and seconded by Chris Lenhardt. Without further discussion, the minutes were approved by acclamation.
  2. Summer Meeting Update
    • Program
      • Program is full;
      • Board meeting will be Thursday night
      • Poster abstracts are due June 15.
    • FUNding Friday
      • Need to promote student aspect of FUNding Friday. There may be an option for virtual participation. Brian Wilson will send announcement to Type II Reps (ACTION)
    • ESIP Networks
      • On the registration form registrants were asked which ESIP members they worked with. Before the meeting Carol and Erin will attempt to start diagraming out the ESIP network map. At the meeting members will continue to fill in the diagram.
  3. Around ESIP
    • Partnership - Annette Schloss
      • Planning to have a lunch with Student Fellows welcome to ESIP and present ideas for other student activities
      • Three applications for membership - AZGS, TEAM Network and Curt Tilmes app.
      • Next round will include NSF data facilities
    • Discovery Cluster - Chris Lynnes
      • Cluster formed this past year, but has evolved from efforts over the past few years around casting and open search.
      • Cluster provides lightweight governance to standardize work
      • Cluster is federating with other groups outside of ESIP - OGC, Earth System Grid and Mercury
    • Other
      • EDMC Meeting June 20-22 - Erin and Carol supporting logistically
      • EEN Meeting June 23-24 - Carol presenting talk on ESIP "Paradox of Evaluating Intangibles)
  4. Other Business
    • Committee/Cluster/Work Group report template finished - will email today. Due end of June.

Meeting adjourned at 2:49 EDT.