<div dir="ltr"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)">Ending August on a hot note, the Cloud Computing Cluster will be convening a special working session on the 5th Monday of the month, *<b style="box-sizing:inherit">Monday, August 29th</b>*, to discuss the NASA TOPS initiative and TOPS approaches to open science.  Please see the prompt below, start pondering on your experience and skillset in the area, and come ready to talk!<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><b style="box-sizing:inherit">Meeting Logistics!</b><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Topic: TOPS, ESIP, & Open Science<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><b style="box-sizing:inherit">When: </b>Monday August 29th, 10:00-11:00 am PT / 1:00-2:00 pm ET<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><b style="box-sizing:inherit">Where: </b><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86535177705?pwd=ay9yVDJ6UzNiSGRMWTFxbkNXdEJXUT09" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86535177705?pwd=ay9yVDJ6UzNiSGRMWTFxbkNXdEJXUT09</a><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Meeting ID: 865 3517 7705<br style="box-sizing:inherit">Passcode: 354962<br style="box-sizing:inherit">Find your local number: \<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/u/knxOPNBj5" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Zoom International Dial-in Numbers\</a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><b style="box-sizing:inherit">Abstract:</b><br style="box-sizing:inherit">We'd like to come together as a set of seasoned cloud professionals and invested end users to discuss the following:</div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)">* How can we (as the ESIP cloud computing cluster) help work towards a common target?</div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)">* What recommendations do we have from our own experience in translating our scientific domain to open source solutions?</div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)">* What are the next steps we can take to stay involved and visible within the initiative?</div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><b style="box-sizing:inherit">Agenda:</b><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248);color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">* 1-5 minutes -  Cluster and ESIP Announcements, open call for other announcements</span><br><span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248);color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">* 5-10 minutes - Problem statement and lay of the landscape</span><br><span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248);color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">* 35-45 minutes - Open discussion</span><br><div style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)">Looking forward to the discussion!<br style="box-sizing:inherit">ESIP Cloud Computing Cluster Committee</div></div>