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ESIP Federation 101. Federation of Earth Science Information Partners January 4, 2012. Vignettes. Air Quality (AQ) Cluster starts, eventually becomes a Working Group and becomes the GEO AQ Community of Practice
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ESIP Federation 101 • Federation of Earth Science Information Partners • January 4, 2012
Vignettes • Air Quality (AQ) Cluster starts, eventually becomes a Working Group and becomes the GEO AQ Community of Practice • AQ cluster submits a mini-grant proposal to fund development of a twitter feed aggregator that monitored air quality events • KML translator developed by ESIP member to convert geospatial data into KML for rendering into Google Earth. Translator code gets picked up and reused by other members. • Data Discovery Cluster forms to look at data search, retrieval and access services. • Goal is to review existing services to assess commonalities, differences, • Developed a governance model that allowed for community review, comment of existing services • Resulting in community-based conventions related to data discovery
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! • Hybrid virtual and ‘real’ organization
Vision Pillars • ESIP provides the Earth science informatics intellectual commons to drive innovation • ESIP is the trusted community authority that supports the integration of science and data into mainstream use • ESIP leads the development of the science data information profession • ESIP achieves sustainability through diversification, global partnerships and partner recognition
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 • Type I: data centers (21) • NASA DAACs • NOAA (NGDC, NODC, NCDC) • Type II: researchers and tool developers (51) • Academia • Government labs • Type III: application developers (51) • Commercial • Nonprofit • Educational • Type IV: strategic partners (2) • NASA • NOAA
Governance • Assembly • 1 partner, 1 vote • Annual meeting in Jan. • Leadership elected from Assembly representatives • Committee • Chair elected by Assembly • Chair serves onExecutive Committee • Working group • Created byAssembly or Committee • Task-oriented • Cluster • Self-forming • For any reason • Ends when the last person hangs up
Activities • Standing Committees • Education • Information Technology and Interoperability • Products and Services • Administrative Committees • Constitution and Bylaws • Finance and Appropriations • Partnership • Working groups • Air Quality • Climate Education • Visioneers • Clusters • Discovery • Energy • Decisions • Federated Search • Info Quality • Preservation & Stewardship • Semantic Web • Visualization
Get ESIP’ed • See ESIP Federation community engagement opportunities in your packet • Sign up during poster session • Talk to committee, working group, cluster leads • Open invitation to get involved
Get ESIP’ed • Ongoing activities • Clusters • start a new one! • Working groups • Committees • Twice-yearly meetings • Attend • Next: July 16-20, 2012 • Madison, Wisconsin • Present a talk or poster • Chair a session • Partnership • Join • Invite your colleagues • Host a summer meeting • Consider ‘running’ for office
Key Contacts • ESIP Elected Officials (annual) • President – Chris Lenhardt (2011) • Vice-President – Karl Benedict (2011) • ESIP type representatives • Committee chairs • Foundation for Earth Science • Executive Director – Carol Meyer • Information and Virtual Community Director – Erin Robinson
ESIP Online • Home page • http://esipfed.org • Wiki (primary collaborative space) • http://wiki.esipfed.org • Facebook • http://tinyurl.com/esip-facebook • Twitter • #esipfed • Global Change Master Directory • ESIP data portal • ESIP services portal