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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good Afternoon All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">That time in ESIP history has come again where we have the exciting task of nominating our next leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more details on the generals, please see
<a href="https://wiki.esipfed.org/Nomination_Committee/2021_Nominations_and_Ballot">
https://wiki.esipfed.org/Nomination_Committee/2021_Nominations_and_Ballot</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Specifically, we, as a community, are responsible for nominating one or more candidates capable of performing the role of ESIP Semantic Technologies Chair (<a href="https://wiki.esipfed.org/SemTech_Chair">https://wiki.esipfed.org/SemTech_Chair</a>).
These are copied below for convenience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">V.5.1 The ESIP Federation shall include a Standing Committee for Semantic Technologies. Its roles are:
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To encourage and promote research and development of semantic technologies in support of Earth science data management, data discovery, data dissemination and data analysis<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To collaborate with ESIP members, working groups, clusters, and standing committees to identify semantic methods and tools that support the adoption of semantic technologies within ESIP and across its member organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To foster sharing and reuse of ontologies and controlled vocabularies within ESIP and its member organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To provide a collaborative environment for the development of ontology-based standards and controlled vocabularies.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To maintain a long-term agenda and roadmap for integration and evaluation of semantic projects within ESIP.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To collaborate with external groups and agencies, including international organizations, on behalf of ESIP in regards to semantic technologies and furthering the aforementioned roles.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since Beth Huffer passed the baton to me in 2018, I have performed the role of Chair with Pier Luigi Buttigieg as Co-Chair. I think it is certainly time for me to now pass the baton
to someone else such that we can inject fresh leadership into our healthy community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anyone is free to nominate either themself or one or more others. In a bid to obtain support, it is always nice to make your nomination public via our Committee mailing list -
<a href="mailto:esip-semantictech@lists.esipfed.org">esip-semantictech@lists.esipfed.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">When starting a nomination email thread please use a title as follows
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">[NOMINATION] Jane Doe for ESIP Semantic Technologies Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Likewise, for Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[NOMINATION] Jane Doe for ESIP Semantic Technologies Committee Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I will state that it is ‘usually’ the practice that the existing Co-Chair (Pier Luigi Buttigieg) would naturally take on the role of Chair however the above mechanism allows open,
inclusive input from the community. I hope that this is clear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finally…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It’s been a real pleasure working with so many of you and hopefully assisting in growing our community within and out with ESIP. It’s truly been a pleasure and I personally feel that
we made a lot of progress in the last two years. I want to thank you all for your support. Finally, I want to thank both Pier and our Fellows Zachary Robbins and Blake Regalia whose energy and enthusiasm makes being part of this community a pleasure not a
chore. I will certainly continue to contribute and to move certain community initiatives onwards.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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