The Electronic Geophysical Year, 2007-2008
General Meeting, 13-14 March 2007
AGENDA (version 13)
annotated by WKP, please see website for report with linked files
Location: NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Science)
Center Green Facility, Boulder, Colorado
Purpose of the meeting
1. Share information about progress, related initiatives/developments
2. Identify and plan activities and conference events
3. Develop marketing arrangements
4. Provide an introduction to eGY for newcomers
Anticipated products
Work plan to December 2008, with dates and responsibilities
Calendar of conferences & meetings with planned eGY events
Updated plan for showcase demonstrations
Plan for an Earth and Space Science Informatics summit
Lists of suggested activities for participants
List of articles for newsletters and journals, with authors
Handouts (CD and some hardcopy some web based)
Information
Marketing (please,
distribute)
Reports
Work Lists
(to be expanded
during the meeting)
Agenda
List of meeting participants Boulder
Accounts
eGY Officers
eGY email subscribers (Team, Participants, Observers)
VoiG conference, Boulder
eGY Flier, Brochure, Poster
eGY Invitation, including the eGY Declaration
eGY Declaration
eGY logos
eGY Introduction.ppt – a template for introductory presentations
Canada-2007 report (J. Manuel)
Germany-2007 report (B. Ritschel)
India-2007 report (U. Aswathanarayana)
Russia-2007 report (A. Gvishiani)
UK-2007 report (S. Ballard)
Data to knowledge paradigm meeting at CODATA (Paul Berkman)
Showcases demonstration projects
2006 EGU Vienna (Peter Fox)
2006 eGY General Meeting Report
Calendar of Events (conferences)
Suggested activities for participants
Newsletters and proposed articles
Action list
TUESDAY 13th March
08:30
Gather
09:00
Welcome and Opening (Peter Fox)
“The eGY perspective” - Dan Baker, Exec.Director of LASP, Head of eGY
Facilities; Reception arrangements
Objectives of the meeting
Review handouts
Modifications to the agenda?
Announcements: Boulder Data Professionals meeting, VoiG conference
People introductions
“eGY basics” Charlie Barton
10:30
Break
11:00
THE WORLD SCENE-1 (Alexei Gvishiani)
ICSU, SCID, FAGS (JoAnn Joselyn) Verbal Report focusing on the IGY's role in setting
up the World Data Centers and eGY's role in identifying new functions for the WDC's
CODATA and GICSI (Bob Chen)
CEOS-WGISS (Kathy Fontaine)
GEOSS (Kathy Fontaine)
12:15
Group photo and Lunch
13:15
THE WORLD SCENE-2 (Bob Chen)
WDC-Panel (Dave Clark)
Earth & Space Science Informatics: AGU, EGU, and GSA (Peter Fox)
SEG informatics and eGY (Ralph Baird)
GEM/CEDAR informatics (John Holt)
NASA Virtual Observatories and informatics (Aaron Roberts)
US National Geoinformatics Initiative (Peter Fox)
IUGS informatics - CGI/OneGeology/GeoSciML (Charlie Barton/Peter Fox)
An Earth & Space Science Informatics Summit? (Charlie Barton)
14:30
FRESH PERSPECTIVES (Volodya Papitashvili)
Koni Steffen & Ron Weaver (NSIDC)
Kathy Fontaine (NASA Earth Science)
Ray Walker (NASA)
Keith Turner (NAS Geotechnical Committee)
Alexei Gvishiani (Russia)
Bernd Ritschel (Europe)
John Manuel (Canada) Discussed data related issues faced by the Canadian Space
Agency (CSA). He noted that the eGY principles and activities are helpful in
formulating the new CSA data policy
Volodya Papitashvili
15:30
Break
16:00 eGY REPORTS (Mark Parsons)
eGY Secretariat report & finance (Bill Peterson)
eGY International Committee (Charlie Barton)
WG: Virtual Observatories (Peter Fox)
WG: Data Rescue and Preservation (Jeff Love) Dr. Love discussed an article he is
preparing that discusses issues related to data preservations.
WG: Data Integration & Knowledge Development (Paul Berkman)
The Data-to-Knowledge Paradigm workshop, CODATA 2006
Conferences (Bill Peterson) Bill encouraged eGY Participants to e-mail him information
about conferences relevant to eGY for publication in the calendar and, in special cases, a note in
the news letter.
17:45
Close
18:00 Reception and stand up dinner at Green Center, NCAR
Presentation to Stan Ruttenberg.
WEDNESDAY 14th March
08:30 Gather
08:40
Start (Charlie Barton)
Summary & introduction to the day’s program
WG Report: Best Practice (Eric Kihn)
WG: EPO (Emily CoBabe-Amman)
WG: e-Africa (Charlie) Charlie Barton noted that ICSU has opened a regional office for
Africa in Pretoria
09:00
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE YEARS (Kathy Fontaine)
IHY (Barbara Thompson) Barbara was sick and could not attend
IPY-DIS (Mark Parsons or Volodya Papitashvili)
Planet Earth (Keith Turner)
09:40 IUGG PERUGIA, July 2007 (Emily) Perugia.ppt
IGY+50 events and eGY launch
10:15 eGY SHOWCASE PROJECT (Peter Fox and Bill Peterson)
Progress; review list
New demos
Future plans and presentations
10:40 Break
11:00 MARKETING (Emily)
Newsletter publications and publications Emily CoBabe-Ammann announced her
availability to edit and adapt articles about eGY for eGY participants. If you have an idea
for an article contact Emily and / or Bill Peterson to keep them informed about what you
are doing.
Informatics Journals (Peter) Journals.ppt
Website development; new links (Marissa) We have a new web site design.
Activities for participants – edit list
Press releases, press conferences
Presentation templates; 10 Hildner slides: eGY Participants are encouraged to adapt the
presentations on the web for their individual needs.
12:00 CONFERENCE & EVENT PREPARATION (Bernd Ritschel)
EGU, Vienna preparations – Town Hall meeting (Peter)
AGU Joint Assy Accapulco, 22-25 May 2006 (Bill, Peter)
Geoinformatics 2007 (Peter)
Virtual Observatories in the Geosciences (Peter)
AGU Dec’07; Geoinformatics Summit (Charlie)
IGC Oslo, Aug’08; Geoinformatics Summit (Charlie) Charlie discussed an invitation only
meeting in the style of the "Celimontana Summit" that brought the I*Y's together to learn about
each other and initiate cooperation. eGY would invite lead individuals from all know Earth and
Space Science informatics initiatives to 1) present their programs; 2) state what they offer the
other initiatives; and 3) list what they most want from the other initiatives. A discussion on where
and when to hold such a meeting ensued. Dr. Barton will follow up by contacting leaders from
other initiatives to gauge their interest.
COSPAR 2008, Montreal (Bill)
CODATA 2008, Kiev (Bob Chen)
Other conferences – see calendar
Formation of an events committee?
13:00
Lunch in Cafeteria (just join the natives)
14:00 A future for eGY? (JoAnn Joselyn)
CODATA WG, Union Commission?
Future of the showcase demos - CODATA? GeoUnions?
The discussion identified two attractive, and complimentary, ways to ensure that the
principles of eGY are carried forward after the 31 December 2008 end of eGY. Dr.
Joselyn suggested the establishment of an IUGG Commission on Earth and Space
Science Informatics. Dr. Barton noted that there is a proposal in the works for the
establishment of a CODATA Task Group on " Virtual Laboratories in Earth Physics and
Environmental Sciences" It was agreed that both approaches be perused.
14:30 OPEN DISCUSSION (Peter Fox)
Strategic summary and messages/recommendations
Funding strategies
Do we need an eGY General Meeting in 2008?
Free agenda
15:15 WINDUP (Charlie Barton)
Summarise action items, timeline and responsibilities
Summarise newsletters and articles
Summarise calendar of events
Next meeting? To be held Feb 27-28 or March 11-12 in Boulder
16:00 Close
5:00 pm: The Boulder Data Professionals 2nd meeting will take place here at NCAR’s
Center Green Facility
this successful event is the second in a series. Contact Peter Fox, Mark Parsons, or Eric
Kihn for details