13 FEB 2024
Collaborative session notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1crCXDRxInsADgo0ZSOu1H8bm5g75uKnZWA7oN_upiic/edit?usp=drive_link
Submitted by Shelley Stall
Meeting objectives:
The Earth and environmental science data community is focused on improving data management and sharing practices that result in our researchers being better equipped for their work. In 2017, the Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences Interest Group initiated with a BoF at P10 in Montreal. Its initial focus was on harmonising research infrastructure projects around the world. Although the focus was on infrastructures, working groups have now spun up on Complex Citations and on Researcher2Publisher workflows. Further, topics discussed have broadened out from Infrastructures and the proposal is to expand and to an RDA Community of Practice that covers all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences, embracing our initial focus on research infrastructures projects to the broader challenges facing our research community.
This Community of Practice will provide a neutral platform to coordinate existing efforts and work towards best practices for discipline-specific challenges and issues around data management and sharing. The Earth and environmental community is broad and includes researchers, their institutions, instrument manufacturers, tools, repositories, journal editors and more.
Meeting agenda:
- 0-5 Minutes (5 minutes): Welcome (Danie Kinkade)
- 5-15 Minutes (10 minutes); Introduction to the COP, aims and objectives of the COP (Shelley Stall)
- 15-35 Minutes (20 minutes) Lightning Presentations on why it is a good idea.
- The needs of data managers: Alice Fremand, UK Polar Data Centre (recording)
- Who is endorsing content standards in Earth and environmental sciences? Lesley Wyborn
- Discipline-specific guidance at AGU: Shelley Stall
- Invitation for contributions from the audience
- 35 – 50 (15 minutes): Review of the updated Case Statement (Shelley Stall)
- Other WGs/IGs within RDA that relate to ESES or solving similar challenges
- Stakeholder communities to include and related organizations to invite
- 50-75 (25 minutes): Group Discussion to determine initial priorities (Shelley Stall and Danie Kinkade)
- 75-85 minutes (10 minutes) Logistics – running the COP, frequency of meetings, Chairs (Lesley Wyborn)
- 85-90 minutes (5 minutes): Wrap up, future chairs and next steps.
Type of Meeting:
Informative meeting
Short introduction describing any previous activities:
The idea of forming an ESES Community of Practice was first suggested in 2023. An interest meeting was held on 6 February 2023 with an initial set of recommended topics and statements of support captured. Additional feedback on the importance and challenges of the new Community of Practice was captured at both P20 (March 2023) and P21 (October 2023) as a topic during the ESIP/RDA Earth, Space, and Environment Sciences IG sessions.
BoF applicant serving as contact person:
Additional links to informative material:
- Draft Case statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1juuah5DoYZztIaCWI0IKyA0GBgqMwp9q6RSI5ycdIHk/edit
- Vrouwenvelder, K., Stall, S., & Clare, C. (2023, February 6). RDA Earth, Space, and Environmental Science Community of Practice Interest Meetings. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7622438
Meeting presenters:
Shelley Stall, Kristina Vrouvenwelder, Danie Kinkade, Helen Glaves, Lesley Wyborn, Tim Rawling, Others to be confirmed
Avoid conflict with the following group (1):
Avoid conflict with the following group (2):
Contact for group (email):
Applicable Pathways:
FAIR, CARE, TRUST – Principles
Discipline Focused Data Issues
Driven by RDA Organisational Member:
Driven by RDA Organisational Member
Please indicate at least (3) three breakout slots that would suit your meeting.:
- Breakout 3
- Breakout 6
- Breakout 9
Please indicate a minimum of (3) three breakout slot (s) that would suit your repeat session in a different time zone.:
- Breakout 12
- Breakout 15
- Breakout 18
Are you willing to host a second, repeat session in a different time zone?:
No
Have you previously held a session at plenaries?:
No