ec portfolio workshop introduction
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Introduction slides by Lee Allison, AZGS, at the EarthCube Portfolio WorkshopTRANSCRIPT
EARTHCUBE COMMUNITY
EarthCube Portfolio Workshop
Boulder CO
February 12-14, 2014
WORKSHOP GOALS
Seek guidance on a community-based plan to further cyberinfrastructure in the geosciences
Assess needs, visions, opportunities, and challenges of the EarthCube builders for system architecture
Identify ways the EarthCube Commons can support this community
EARTHCUBE TEST ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE
An agile approach to design a system that catalyzes the field and works for the community
How do we link your tools, standards, and skills to create EarthCube?
2-year community engagement, testing, and demonstration process
Stakeholders (Assembly) – governance
ideas,
testing
Integrat
e stakeholder concepts - crowdsource
Synthesize
and recommend to NSF
Establish Organizational Demo
Facilitate convergence on system design, data standards
Evaluate results: basis for long term organization
Governance timeline – Year 2
Organizational timeline – Year 1
Demo phase Governance
charter
NSF solicitation?
WHAT IS EARTHCUBE “GOVERNANCE?”
Not imposition of unwanted command and control
Resistance is futile!
EarthCube governance is a blank canvas
We are looking to you to paint the future
EarthCube Commons
Governance is finding solutions to specific problems, fostering trust, reconciling
interests, and coordinating communities.
Providing a ‘backbone’ to help build community
1. Identify and Implement Vision, Mission, and Goals
2. Engage and Coordinate Across Community
3. Create and Implement By-Laws and Charter
4. Facilitate Agreement on and Maintain Viable Architecture and Concept of Operations that Enable Realization of Goals and Objectives of EarthCube Vision
INITIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS
Industry & FOSS:
Instrumentation,
Software, and
Technology Developers Data
Facilities & Users
Professional Societies
IT/CS/ Information Scientists
End-User Communities & Workshop Participants
EarthCube Awards Assembl
y AdvisoryCouncil
Research Science Communities
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (YEAR 1): EARTHCUBE ASSEMBLY
Industry & FOSS:
Instrumentation,
Software, and
Technology Developers Data
Facilities & Users
Professional Societies
IT/CS/ Information Scientists
End-User Communities & Workshop Participants
EarthCube Awards
Research Science Communities
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (YEAR 1): EARTHCUBE ASSEMBLY
.
.
.Assembly Advisory Council
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (YEAR 1): CROWDSOURCING
New website
www.earthcube.org
EARTHCUBE.ORGThe “Informational Site” Portal
The Workspace
Earthcube.org
The “Workspace”
Big Data
Digital Government
CIF21
Big Earth Data Initiative
Open Data Access
DARPANET NSFNET INTERNET
EARTHCUBE ?
A CALL FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT• Upcoming community workshops: Jan – March 2014
• All Hands Meeting, June 24-26, 2014, Washington, DC
• Crowdsourcing:
• Strategic Pathways exercises
• Input & feedback on community
models
• Social Media – Twitter, Facebook
• www.earthcube.org