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The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:05 pm EDT.<br> | The meeting was called to order by President Chris Lenhardt at 2:05 pm EDT.<br> | ||
Agenda <br> | Agenda <br> | ||
| − | + | # Adoption of [[ExCom September 2011| 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 | |
| − | + | # Committee Reports | |
| − | + | #* Partnership ([[media:ESIP-PartnerRec2011-Final.pdf |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. | |
| − | + | #* [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Constitution_and_Bylaws#Proposed_Bylaw_Changes| Constitution and Bylaws] | |
| − | + | #** There are several sets of issues. Non-controversial issues will be voted on in an electronic election. The next set of issues will be discussed at the Winter Meeting. There are a third set of issues around 'what it means to be a member that are not being discussed. | |
| − | + | # No Other Business | |
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 EDT. | The meeting adjourned at 3:00 EDT. | ||
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Revision as of 19:16, 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
- 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. The next set of issues will be discussed at the Winter Meeting. There are a third set of issues around 'what it means to be a member that are not being discussed.
- 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.
- No Other Business
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 EDT.
