[ESIP-all] ESIP Federation Summer Meeting Registration Now Open

[Carol B. Meyer]

I hope you are able to join the ESIP Federation during is Summer
Meeting, July 7-10 on the campus of UC Santa Barbara.  The ESIP
Federation Meeting Visioneers are coordinating an excellent program
focused on Stewardship.  Registration is now open and is available by
clicking here <http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=702639> .
Meeting details are on the ESIP Federation website
(www.esipfed.org/events), with evolving agenda information on the ESIP
Federation's meeting wiki
(http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/July_7-10%2C_2009%2C_ESIP_Federation_
Meeting%2C_Santa_Barbara%2C_CA)
 
Early registration continues through May 29.  Housing options include
dorm and hotel possibilities.  Both lodging options have early deadlines
(May 22 and 29 respectively) so please reserve early. Dorm rooms are
reserved when you register for the meeting and are available as single
($268.52) or double rooms ($191.40).  Single rooms are very limited.
The dorm cost is inclusive of 4 nights' lodging and cannot be prorated.
 
As always, ESIP Federation meetings are participatory.  Many ideas are
floating around and we're encouraging all to put their topics onto the
wiki.  We continue to seek input into the meeting agenda, with
opportunities for you to offer ideas below.
 
*	Propose a technical workshop session for July 7. (contact Karl
Benedict <mailto:kbene at edac.unm.edu>  with topic ideas) 
*	Demo your latest product or service in the first-ever ESIP
Federation Technology Showcase for July 7. (contact Carol Meyer
<mailto:carol.meyer at earthsciencefoundation.org>  to reserve a spot) 
*	Offer a poster during the day-long poster session on July 8.
*	Propose your own Open Meeting Day session for July 9 (Call
<http://wiki.esipfed.org/images/e/ef/Call_for_Sessions_Summer2009.pdf>
for Sessions; Session
<http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Open_Meeting_Sessions>  Proposal
Page).  This day is all about what you want to offer to your colleagues.

*	Think about your FUNding Friday project idea. If you missed last
year's inaugural mini-grant competition, you will not be disappointed in
the excellent project ideas that are offered up. (FUNding Friday
<http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/FUNding_Friday>  information) 
*	New this year is a student mini-grant competition.  Check out
the guidelines on the Student
<http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/STUDENT_COMPETITION>  Competition
wiki page.
 
I look forward to seeing you in Santa Barbara.
 
Carol
 
Carol B. Meyer
Executive Director
Foundation for Earth Science
877.870.3747 (toll-free)
919.870.7141 (fax)
www.esipfed.org 
 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.rtpnet.org/mailman/private/esip-all/attachments/20090326/a790b8be/attachment.htm>