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Transcript of EarthCube Townhall: ESIP Summer Meeting 2014
EARTHCUBETransforming Geoscience Research
ESIP Summer Meeting
July 10, 2014
Lee Allison, EarthCube Test Governance PI
AGENDA
1. Introduction to EarthCube: Overview & Purpose
2. EarthCube Journey
3. All-Hands Meeting 2014
1. Governance Outcomes
2. Technical- Architecture Panel
4. Establishing Demonstration Governance
1. Call for Participation
5. Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure Panel
EARTHCUBE VISION Transform the conduct of
data-enabled geoscience-related research
Create effective community-driven cyberinfrastructure
Allow global data discovery and knowledge management
Achieve interoperability and data integration across disciplines
Dynamic Earth
Changing Climate
Earth & Life
Geosphere-Biospheric Connection
Water: Changing Perspectiv
es
SoftwareBig DataPeople
Hardware
Working together to find common solutions for
different needs
Cyber City
Roadmaps & Concept Designs (technical roadmaps and small prototype designs)
End-user Workshops & Stakeholder Alignment (identifying community needs & wants)
Test Governance Award (planning & demonstration phases)
Building Blocks, RCNs, and Conceptual Design Awards (current funded projects)
The EarthCube Journey
White Papers & Expressions of Interest (Geo & CI)
Dear Colleague Letter & Charrettes
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Test Enterprise Governance EarthCube Test Enterprise Governance: An Agile
Approach M. Lee Allison, University of Arizona
Research Coordination Networks (RCNs) C4P: Collaboration and Cyberinfrastructure for
PaleogeosciencesKerstin Lehnert, Columbia University
Building a Sediment Experimentalist Network (SEN)Wonsuck Kim, University of Texas at Austin
EC3: Earth-Centered Communication for Cyberinfrastructure Matty Mookerjee, Sonoma State University
Conceptual Designs Developing a Data-Oriented Human-Centric Enterprise
Architecture for EarthCubeChaowei Yang, George Mason University
Enterprise Architecture for Transformative Research and Collaboration Across the GeosciencesIlya Zaslavsky, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Building Blocks Deploying Web Services Across Multiple Geoscience Domains
Tim Ahern, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Specifying and Implementing ODSIP, A Data-Service Invocation
ProtocolDavid Fulker, OPeNDAP
A Broker Framework for Next Generation GeoscienceSiriJodha Khalsa, National Snow and Ice Data Center
Integrating Discrete and Continuous DataDavid Maidment, University of Texas at Austin
Leveraging Semantics and Crowdsourcing in Data Sharing and DiscoveryThomas Narock, University of Maryland
A Cognitive Computer Infrastructure for GeoscienceShanan E. Peters, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Earth System BridgeScott Peckham, University of Colorado at Boulder
Software Stewardship for the GeosciencesYolanda Gil, University of Southern California
Community Inventory of EarthCube Resources for Geosciences Interoperability (CINERGI)Ilya Zaslaysky, San Diego Super Computer Center
INSPIRE Enabling Transformation in the Social Sciences, Geosciences, and
Cyberinfrastructure through Stakeholder Alignment Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EARTHCUBE.ORG WORKSPACES
ASSEMBLY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS
Data Facilities (Jan. 15-17)
EarthCube Projects (Feb. 12-14)
IT/CS/IS/FOSS (March 5-7)
End-Users & Professional Societies (March 18-20)
CROWDSOURCE SURVEYSAND RESULTS
1. Strategic Pathway Exercises 250+ participants in both exercises
2. Comprehensive Charter Review Survey 25+ participants
3. Overarching Gov. Framework Review Survey 55+ participants
ALL-HANDS MEETING 2014
June 24-26, Washington DC
150+ attendees 75 + institutions, orgs,
agencies represented 45 + plenaries, sessions,
posters, presentations 3 keynote speakers
ALL-HANDS MEETING GOALS
1.Convergence on the Demonstration Governance Charter: next steps on implementation
2.Coordination among projects
3.Forum for Geoscience Cyberinfrastructure conversations
CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNANCE
Leadership & Vision
• Setting strategic direction• Coordinating, communicating,
policies, etc.• Coordination with NSF
Guiding Technical
Implementation
• Explicit connection between scientific process and technical functions
• Alignment of funded projects• Stewardship of architecture
framework
Advocacy & Engagement
• Disseminate, engage, connect, partner
• Other organizations and initiatives, end-users, educators, professional societies, publishers, and more
Leadership Council Office
Council of Data Facilities
EngagementTeam
Technology/ Architecture Standing Committee
Liaison Program Team
Science Standing Committee
Participants
Technical Funded Team
Working Group
Science Funded Team
Special Interest Group
Special Interest Group
Working Group
Working Group
Concept Design
Projects RCNs Bldg
Blocks
Questions?
ALL-HANDS MEETING OUTCOMES:TECHNOLOGY PANEL
• Phil Yang, George Mason University EarthCube Conceptual Design: Developing a Data-Oriented Human-
Centric Enterprise Architecture for EarthCube
• Steve Richard, Arizona Geological SurveyEarthCube Architecture Outcomes
• Don Middleton/Mohan Ramamurthy, NCAR/UnidataEarthCube Council of Data Facilities
Questions?
Sprint 2Jan: • Testing agile
processFeb to June: • Developing
architecture framework
Sprint 1July: • Webinars July 17 & 21• Initial charter
submissionAug: • Organizational
meetingsSept – Dec: • Working meetings
Call for
particip-
ation
Jan:Check
& Adjust
June:Check
& Adjust
DEMO GOV: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
CHOOSE YOUR ROLE
Special Interes
t Groups
Leadership Council
Liaison Team
Tech. Standing
Committee
Council of Data Facilities
Engage-mentTeam
Science Standing
Committee
Working Groups
Sign up on the EarthCube Workspace
http://workspace.EarthCube.org
ON THE HORIZON: TIMELINE FOR NEXT STEPS
July 17 and 21: Webinar for important information on the new Standing Committees and Teams
Late August: First Standing Committees and Teams virtual meetings
August 31: Deadline for nominations of At-Large Leadership Council members
September 15: Selection of At-Large Leadership Council members
October 1: Demonstration organization in place
The folks behind the curtain
OperationsKim PattenGenevieve PearthreeAnna KatzRachael BlackKate Kretschmann
SecretariatDavid ArcturKerstin LehnertErin RobinsonSteve DiggsGeorge PercivallSteve RichardTed HabermannIlya ZaslavskyJoel Cutcher-GershenfeldJewlya Lynn
Advisory Committee Paul EdwardsHolly GivenLinda GundersenThomas HoffmannJohn TownesBeth Plale Sonya Legg
Operational Management GroupGary CraneJim BowringBruce CaronCecelia Deluca
Questions?
Robert Gurney, University of Reading
M. Lee Allison, Arizona Geological Survey
Co-chairs, Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure Steering Committee
e-infrastructure
and data management to support global change research
Established to foster global environmental change research;
Initiated June 2009 by NSF & NERC, building on IGFA
Belmont Forum Members
Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure and Data Management Initiative
• 18-month long process• International Steering
Committee• 1 member per country,
international organizations• National delegations • ~ 10 members per country
~ 140 people• Secretariat – jointly funded by
US (NSF) and UK (NERC)• Knowledge Hub Web platform
Architecture & InteroperabilityWP1: Standards WP2: Improved interface between the computation and data infrastructuresWP3: Harmonisation of global data infrastructure for sharing environmental dataGovernanceWP4: Data SharingWP5: Open DataWP6: Capacity Building
Timeline and Goals
July 2013 – September 2014: Programme of international community building and strategy development activities
December 2014: Community Strategy and Implementation Plan produced’
January 2015: Belmont Forum decides on possible Phase II funding call
March 2015: Final report delivery
May 2015: Possible funding solicitation
Belmont Forum e-Infrastructure & Data Management Panel
Cindy Chandler, WHOI
Mustapha Mokrane, ICSU- World Data System
Brian Wee, NEON