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* ESIP has finished its restructuring process, now a single organization with a single governance structure
 
* ESIP has finished its restructuring process, now a single organization with a single governance structure
 
:* Not likely to affect DS committee in major way
 
:* Not likely to affect DS committee in major way
* Bruce Caron has really started to push Slack ESIP-wide
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* '''Bruce Caron''' has really started to push Slack ESIP-wide
:* #stewardship channel on ESIP slack: https://esip-all.slack.com/messages/stewardship/  
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:* #stewardship channel on [http://esip-all.slack.com/ ESIP-All Slack]: https://esip-all.slack.com/messages/stewardship/  
:* Jamie: Slack could be helpful to cut down the number of emails sent and communicate with team members who are geographically distributed.
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:* '''Jamie''': Slack could be helpful to cut down the number of emails sent and communicate with team members who are geographically distributed.
:* Ruth: Will second Jamie's feedback. Ruth has also found it useful to coordinate collaborative efforts. Ruth pointed out that updates to the citation guidelines would be a good test case. Ruth has also found that Slack integrates well with Google Drive.
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:* '''Ruth''': Will second Jamie's feedback. Ruth has also found it useful to coordinate collaborative efforts. Ruth pointed out that updates to the citation guidelines would be a good test case. Ruth has also found that Slack integrates well with Google Drive.
 
* Question from Sophie/Rama: Does ESIP Program Committee have funding to bring outside speakers in for summer meeting (speakers other than plenaries)?
 
* Question from Sophie/Rama: Does ESIP Program Committee have funding to bring outside speakers in for summer meeting (speakers other than plenaries)?
:* Matt: The answer right now is no, for speakers other than plenary speakers, but Annie Burgess communicated that this may change going forward (stay tuned)
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:* '''Matt''': The answer right now is no, for speakers other than plenary speakers, but Annie Burgess communicated that this may change going forward (stay tuned)
 
:* Change is not likely to take effect before the upcoming Summer Meeting
 
:* Change is not likely to take effect before the upcoming Summer Meeting
 
   
 
   
  
 
2) Finalization of the [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/ESIP_Data_Stewardship_Strategic_Plan_Calendar_Year_2017 2017 DS Committee Strategic Plan]
 
2) Finalization of the [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/ESIP_Data_Stewardship_Strategic_Plan_Calendar_Year_2017 2017 DS Committee Strategic Plan]
* From Program Committee call: Matt/Jamie/Sophie need to relate DS committee objectives to overall ESIP plan objectives (minor task)
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* From Program Committee call: Matt/Jamie/Sophie need to relate DS Committee Strategic Plan objectives to objectives/goals in the overall [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/2015-2020_Strategic_Plan ESIP 2015-2020 Strategic Plan] (minor task)
* Regarding DS plan objective #4: Sophie reports that Soren Scott was already able to finish a draft of the [https://esipfed.github.io/Software-Assessment-Guidelines/guidelines.html Software Guidelines]; she is looking for feedback from various committees/clusters within ESIP
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* Regarding DS plan objective #4: '''Sophie''' reports that Soren Scott was already able to finish a draft of the [https://esipfed.github.io/Software-Assessment-Guidelines/guidelines.html Software Guidelines]; she is looking for feedback from various committees/clusters within ESIP
 
:* This means that DS committee shouldn’t be working "from scratch" on the 4th objective in our plan
 
:* This means that DS committee shouldn’t be working "from scratch" on the 4th objective in our plan
 
* Jamie will circulate a link to a revised final plan once these changes have been incorporated
 
* Jamie will circulate a link to a revised final plan once these changes have been incorporated
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3) Call for DS-related sessions at 2017 ESIP Summer Meeting
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* Deadline is '''April 10''' for session proposals
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* '''Sophie''' relates an announcement for Rama from [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Information_Quality Information Quality Cluster]: Emphasis for this year for [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Information_Quality IQ cluster] is to expand collaborations with other clusters and committees; this applies to DS cluster in particular
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:* [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Information_Quality IQ cluster] is planning a panel which will address how uncertainties in data will influence perceived trustworthiness in science
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:* DS committee members with ideas for the panel should get in touch with Sophie
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* '''Andrea Thomer''': At summer meeting, planning to host a hackathon-style workshop with [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Drone_Cluster Drone Cluster], [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Semantic_Technologies Semantic Web Tech Committee], and hopefully Data Stewardship group.
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:* Goal is to hack together use cases, best practices, ontologies, etc for drone applications. We want to encourage "match-making" between people with drone interests/expertise in different clusters and practice areas
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:* Interested: Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Heather Brown, Sophie Hou
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:* Email Andrea for more info/if you want to help write the workshop call: andrea.thomer@gmail.com
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* '''Nancy Hoebelheinrich''': Crowdsourcing event for people to add content to the Data Management Training Clearinghouse, including providing feedback regarding user experience with the Clearinghouse
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:* Sophie reports that there are some outreach/testing efforts in progress to gauge effectiveness of the clearinghouse offerings with various audiences
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::* The two confirmed venues are: e-Science Symposium and RDAP; we have an abstract submitted to USGS CDI Meeting, and if accepted, the Meeting will take place in May. Another possibility is DataONE's Users Group Meeting that will co-located with ESIP Summer Meeting.
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* '''Sophie''' notes that we haven’t had a "business" type report-out/planning session for the DS committee; maybe we should have one this summer?
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:* Matt will run to ground to see what best practices/requirements are

Revision as of 14:10, March 23, 2017

Meeting Notes - Data Stewardship Committee - 2017-03-20 2 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. MST

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Attendees: Matt Mayernik, Bruce Caron, Shelley Stall, Sophie Hou, Rama, Tamar Norkin, Vicky Wolf, Ruth Duerr, Madison Langseth, Heather Brown, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Bob Downs, Jamie Collins


Notes:

1) ESIP ExCom Program Committee update

  • ESIP has finished its restructuring process, now a single organization with a single governance structure
  • Not likely to affect DS committee in major way
  • Bruce Caron has really started to push Slack ESIP-wide
  • #stewardship channel on ESIP-All Slack: https://esip-all.slack.com/messages/stewardship/
  • Jamie: Slack could be helpful to cut down the number of emails sent and communicate with team members who are geographically distributed.
  • Ruth: Will second Jamie's feedback. Ruth has also found it useful to coordinate collaborative efforts. Ruth pointed out that updates to the citation guidelines would be a good test case. Ruth has also found that Slack integrates well with Google Drive.
  • Question from Sophie/Rama: Does ESIP Program Committee have funding to bring outside speakers in for summer meeting (speakers other than plenaries)?
  • Matt: The answer right now is no, for speakers other than plenary speakers, but Annie Burgess communicated that this may change going forward (stay tuned)
  • Change is not likely to take effect before the upcoming Summer Meeting


2) Finalization of the 2017 DS Committee Strategic Plan

  • From Program Committee call: Matt/Jamie/Sophie need to relate DS Committee Strategic Plan objectives to objectives/goals in the overall ESIP 2015-2020 Strategic Plan (minor task)
  • Regarding DS plan objective #4: Sophie reports that Soren Scott was already able to finish a draft of the Software Guidelines; she is looking for feedback from various committees/clusters within ESIP
  • This means that DS committee shouldn’t be working "from scratch" on the 4th objective in our plan
  • Jamie will circulate a link to a revised final plan once these changes have been incorporated


3) Call for DS-related sessions at 2017 ESIP Summer Meeting

  • Deadline is April 10 for session proposals
  • Sophie relates an announcement for Rama from Information Quality Cluster: Emphasis for this year for IQ cluster is to expand collaborations with other clusters and committees; this applies to DS cluster in particular
  • IQ cluster is planning a panel which will address how uncertainties in data will influence perceived trustworthiness in science
  • DS committee members with ideas for the panel should get in touch with Sophie
  • Goal is to hack together use cases, best practices, ontologies, etc for drone applications. We want to encourage "match-making" between people with drone interests/expertise in different clusters and practice areas
  • Interested: Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Heather Brown, Sophie Hou
  • Email Andrea for more info/if you want to help write the workshop call: andrea.thomer@gmail.com
  • Nancy Hoebelheinrich: Crowdsourcing event for people to add content to the Data Management Training Clearinghouse, including providing feedback regarding user experience with the Clearinghouse
  • Sophie reports that there are some outreach/testing efforts in progress to gauge effectiveness of the clearinghouse offerings with various audiences
  • The two confirmed venues are: e-Science Symposium and RDAP; we have an abstract submitted to USGS CDI Meeting, and if accepted, the Meeting will take place in May. Another possibility is DataONE's Users Group Meeting that will co-located with ESIP Summer Meeting.
  • Sophie notes that we haven’t had a "business" type report-out/planning session for the DS committee; maybe we should have one this summer?
  • Matt will run to ground to see what best practices/requirements are