<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear all,<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This is a reminder for the Data Readiness Cluster meeting this coming Tuesday (04/18) at 1 pm EDT/UTC-4.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We will focus our discussion on finalizing the current draft of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jiZ3JdesKipMuWhuoZ732yqJExklRsk4HoPTGpMsnho/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">AI readiness checklist</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Additionally, questions have raised in the past about what is a "dataset" when this checklist is used for assessment. We are not trying to get into the philosophical debate of what a "dataset" is but rather a practical determination about how to use this checklist and how the assessment in the future can be automated. If you are not able to join the meeting, please feel free to share your thoughts in the checklist via the comment function at the top of the document. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">You can join the meeting using this <a href="https://esipfed-org.zoom.us/j/88105672081?pwd=Z2JPcjMzV3BpOWhQRkQ0b29LQlBlZz09" target="_blank">Zoom link</a> or find the connection information from <a href="https://www.esipfed.org/get-involved/community-calendar" target="_blank">ESIP Community Calendar</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Have a wonderful weekend!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">-Douglas</div><div><br></div><span>-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" 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;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">+1.828.271.4903</span><br></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="color:rgb(86,86,86);font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="padding:var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero);border:var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero);font-size:0.975em;vertical-align:var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);outline:var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#666666">I work on a flexible work schedule and across a number of time zones. Apologies for any out of hours email.</font></span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(86,86,86);font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#666666"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">"</span></font>Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a differe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