EarthCube community Engagement

1. EarthCubecommunity Engagement Erin Robinson, Foundation for Earth Science OGC EarthCube Summit March 25, 2014

2. “The process by which individuals build ongoing, permanent relationships for the purpose of applying a collective vision for the benefit of a community.” Community Engagement is… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_engagement

3. The vision. . . “Over the next decade, the geosciences community commits to developing a framework to understand and predict responses of the Earth as a system—from the space-atmosphere boundary to the core, including the influences of humans and ecosystems.” • GEO Vision Report of NSF Geoscience Directorate Advisory Committee, 2009

4. Broad Geosciences Community (> 300,000 people) Domain Workshops (2000+ people) Assembly, including NSF Awards (150 - 200 people) Governance Project Team (30 people) EarthCube Test Governance: Target Community

5. Accessing data, models, and software within fields/disciplines: Importance & Ease Importance of using International Standards Cutcher-Gershenfeld, 2013

6. Engage and Coordinate Across Community • Identify and Implement Vision, Mission, and Goals • Create and Implement Charter • Facilitate Agreement on and Maintain Viable Architecture and Concept of Operations that Enable Realization of Goals and Objectives of EarthCube Vision Initial community Functions

7. Governance is finding solutions to specific problems, fostering trust, reconciling interests, and coordinating communities. Providing a ‘backbone’ to help build community

8. EarthCube Commons Source: http://www.economist.com/node/11848182

9. Provide conduits for input on the ECTEG models • Crowdsource • Social Media • In-person • Develop EarthCube Platform & Provide Services: • Collaborative workspace on the web • WebEx • Face-to-face meeting space (all-hands) • Provide content • “About EarthCube” slides, 1-pgrs, etc. • Additional content types to come • Create connections between EarthCube and other relevant activities What doES the EArthCube Commons do?

10. Year 1 – Timeline

11. Assembly Advisory Council Research Science Communities Stakeholder Engagement (Year 1): EarthCubeAssembly

12. Assembly Advisory Council Research Science Communities Stakeholder Engagement (Year 1): EarthCube Assembly

13. New website www.earthcube.org

14. The “Informational Site” Portal The “Workspace” Earthcube.org

15. EarthCube as a platform

17. Social Media Community Growth

18. Upcoming Opportunities • Feedback on draft charter • Strategic Pathways exercises • Assembly-specific charters • Respond to calls on social media • Participate in Assembly Groups • All Hands Meeting, June 24-26, 2014, Washington, DC

19. Contacts: • Erin Robinson (erinrobinson@esipfed.org) • David Arctur (david.arctur@utexas.edu) • Steve Diggs (sdiggs@ucsd.edu) On the web: • Twitter: @EarthCube • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSFearthcube • EarthCube.org !! Get Involved!

20. The vision. . . “Over the next decade, the geosciences community commits to developing a framework to understand and predict responses of the Earth as a system—from the space-atmosphere boundary to the core, including the influences of humans and ecosystems.” • GEO Vision Report of NSF Geoscience Directorate Advisory Committee, 2009