ESIP Federation 101

An Introduction to all things ESIPErin Robinson

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ESIP Vision

To be a community of leaders promoting the collection, stewardship and use of Earth science data, information and knowledge that is responsive to societal needs.

History

•Formed in 1998 by NASA• National Academy report recommended the creation of a

federation• 24 original “Working Prototypes-ESIPs”

• 12 research• 12 applications

• Later expanded to include NASA DAACs

•“Constitutional Convention” (1999-2000)• Constitution and Bylaws

•Foundation for Earth Science (2001)• Nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation• The Federation’s secretariat

Partner Types & Governance

•Type I: data centers (23)• NASA DAACs• NOAA (NGDC, NODC, NCDC)

•Type II: researchers and tool developers (72)• Academia• Government labs

•Type III: application developers (61)• Commercial• Nonprofit• Educational

•Type IV: strategic partners (2)• NASA• NOAA

ESIP Assembly•1 partner, 1 vote•Annual Business Meeting at ESIP Winter Meeting•Leadership elected from Assembly representatives

The ESIP Federation is

A broad-based, distributed community of Earth science data and information technology practitioners

Tao of ESIP

•We are...•➜ Community-driven

• Members are the authority• Voluntary

• No requirements• No remuneration• “For the good of the order”

• Distributed• Geographically• Topically• Functionally

• Open• Collegial• Neutral forum

•We value...• Participation

• Share your expertise• Leverage others’ expertise• Encourage free flow of ideas• Exposure → opportunities

• Collaboration• “Communities of practice”

• Innovation• No institutional barriers• Results for $5K!

The ESIP Federation Community of Communities

FormalityLeast Most

Clusters Work

GroupsCommittees

ESIP Transforms Earth Science

ESIP provides community coordination to support interoperability

ESIP Planks

Things ESIP Does

•Community-generated Best Practices (e.g. Citation)•Testbed (e.g. Identifiers, Ontology)•Community Conventions (e.g. Discovery)•Professional Development

• Technical Workshops• Non-technical Workshops (e.g. Evaluation, Communication)• Data Management Short Course/Workshops

•Outreach• Education (e.g. annual teacher workshop on climate change)• Professional Societies (e.g. AGU, GSA)• International Efforts (e.g. GEO, ISRSE)

•Provide Venue for Collaboration and Connections• Both virtual and in-person• Support with suite of collaboration tools

• Provide mini-grants to make stuff happen

ESIP Opportunities

•Testbed RFP• http://testbed.esipfed.org/node/2685

•Member Highlights• http://esipfed.org/MemberHighlights

•Sessions & Posters at Upcoming Meeting• http://commons.esipfed.org/taxonomy/term/1482

•Collaboration Areas• http://esipfed.org/collaboration-areas

Key Contacts for 2014

•ESIP Elected Officials (annual)• President – Peter Fox • Vice-President – Emily Law • ESIP type representatives

• Sara Graves – Type I• Ken Keiser – Type II• Margaret Mooney

• Committee chairs• Bruce Caron, C&B• Ruth Duerr, Data Stewardship• Roberta Johnson, Education• Bill Teng, Finance• Matt Austin, IT&I• Tyler Stevens, Partnership• Christine White, P&S

•Foundation for Earth Science• Information and Virtual

Community Director – Erin Robinson

•Student Fellows• Reid Boehm• Kevin Dobbs• Kelly Monteleone • Sarah Ramdeen• Kyle Nelson• Nic Webber

ESIP Online

•Home page• http://esipfed.org

•Wiki (primary collaborative space)• http://wiki.esipfed.org

•Testbed • Testbed.esipfed.org

•Facebook• Fan page• Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/26532111825/

•Twitter• #esipfed, @ESIPFed, @ESIPPres

Save the Date – ESIP Winter Meeting!

• When: January 6-8, 2015• Where: Renaissance Dupont Circle,

Washington, D.C.• Theme: Earth Science and Data in Support

of Food Resilience: Climate, Energy, Water Nexus

• Call for Sessions: Now – October 10 (flexible)

• Details: http://commons.esipfed.org/taxonomy/term/1482

Questions?