Needs Matrix

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matrix of ESIP meeting needs
  GROUP ACTIVITY ROOM DURATION FREQUENCY NOTES

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Cluster generate new ideas and relationships, determine roles and responsibilities breakout one-two hours Winter and Summer  
Committee same as cluster breakout one-two hours Winter and Summer  
Working Group same as cluster breakout one-two hours Winter and Summer  
Track [e.g. "metadata," "interoperability", etc.] informational sessions, "State of te Science" sessions, issues and discussions, crisis management small plenary 1/2 day Winter
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Any/All Internal and external communication of activities and goals Poster Session 2-3 hours {sometimes split} Winter and Summer  
Any Hands-on Training and learning workshop Computer Lab(s) 1-2 Days Summer currently mainly technology
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Assembly Formal business meeting: for elections and resolutions small plenary 1-2 hours Summer  
Assembly Informal meeting with staff and/or experts--give and take, offering a "sense of the assembly" for the staff small plenary one-hour Winter and/or Summer New Idea (BC)
Standing Committee Planning, issue discussions, officer elections, etc. breakout 90 minutes Winter and/or Summer  
ESIP TYPE Issue discussions and representative elections small plenary 30-45 minutes Summer  
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All attendees Talks by experts and ESIP leaders on topics of broad interest/significance plenary 60-75 minutes Winter and Summer sometimes more than one per meeting [bc]
Organized receptions lubricated as required reception room two hours (evening) Winter and Summer can be combined with posters
Organized outings Visits to key facilities, visits to nearby sites of interest various external sites 1/2 day [during or after or before meeting] Winter and/or Summer Some folks LOVE these, others don't [BC]
Unorganized outings FRIENDSHIP BUILDING:
     self-organizing meals and drinks, hikes, and other events facilitated
by the locating of the meeting in a place convenient to these resources
various external sites during meeting breaks/ evenings/ after the meeting Winter and Summer  
Hallway networking conversations and networking requires hotel with adequate space outside plenary during breaks Winter and Summer 90% of the work gets facilitated here [BC]