<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Dear cluster members,<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Thanks to those who joined the call this Tuesday. There were a lot of great discussions. You can find the meeting notes from the cluster wiki page (<a href="https://wiki.esipfed.org/Data_Readiness">https://wiki.esipfed.org/Data_Readiness</a>).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">To follow up, there are two engagement opportunities for people who might be interested.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">1. 4th NOAA AI Workshop (<a href="https://noaaai2022.sched.com">https://noaaai2022.sched.com</a>)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">This virtual workshop is planning for a hands-on session for AI-ready data assessment and a breakout session discussion to focus on different data types relevant to ocean sciences (e.g., imagery, acoustics, time series, model data, etc). We are looking for facilitators for these breakout rooms who can work with the participants on assessment activities and gather feedback about the assessment process. The session is scheduled for September 8 (Thursday) 13:30–15:00 MDT (UTC-6). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Please let Stacie Robinson (<a href="mailto:stacie.robinson@noaa.gov">stacie.robinson@noaa.gov</a>) or me know if you are interested in participating or supporting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">2. 2022 Climate and Forecast Metadata (CF)Convention Workshop (<a href="https://cfconventions.org/Meetings/2022-Workshop.html">https://cfconventions.org/Meetings/2022-Workshop.html</a>)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">This hybrid workshop has both in-person (Spain) and virtual components. The organizers are looking for a speaker who may speak about how CF conventions helped or may be used to help AI/ML application development. If you are interested in this opportunity, I am happy to help connect you with the planning team.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Enjoy the rest of your (northern hemisphere) summer!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">-Douglas</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="color:rgb(86,86,86);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Douglas Rao (he/him/his)</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Research Scientist</font></span><br></div></div><a href="http://www.ncsu.edu" target="_blank">North Carolina State University</a><br><a href="http://www.ncics.org" target="_blank">Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS)</a><br><a href="http://www.ncei.noaa.gov" target="_blank">NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information</a><div style="color:rgb(86,86,86);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">151 Patton Ave. Asheville, NC 28801</div></div><div style="color:rgb(86,86,86);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;f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