[Esip-preserve] possible session at ESIP

[Hampapuram Ramapriyan]

Mark,
I am wondering if these topics are not already covered through the reporting and planning sessions of the data stewardship committee.
Rama.

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> Hi all,
> 
> I have not been keeping up with conversations about winter meeting
> planning, but I have a session idea that I’d like to hear people’s thoughts on. I
> don’t know if this belongs under the stewardship committee or more broadly,
> but it would seem worthwhile to have a discussion on strategic partnerships
> for ESIP.
> 
> There’s a lot going on in the data world these days. Is ESIP playing an
> appropriate role? I’m of course thinking of RDA, but there is also the Council
> of Data Facilities and COPDESS. The Belmont Forum e-infrastructure initiative
> is moving in to an implementation phase, whatever that might mean. RDA/US
> is coordinating a collaboration effort of domain repositories to try and
> amplify their voice at a national level (this includes non-Earth science
> repositories). The National Data Service is up and running and exploring some
> test bed activities with RDA/US. Force11, CODATA, and others are doing
> things about data citation. I’m sure there’s more.
> 
> ESIP members are involved in all these activities and maybe that’s sufficient,
> but maybe we could be more coordinated and strategic. Perhaps this is just a
> discussion at the business meeting, but I think it could be more. We could
> hear short reports on the various initiatives and then discuss ways forward.
> We had the beginnings of this conversation in Copper Mountain last summer.
> It would be good to continue.
> 
> What do people think? I could help coordinate, but I’d want help.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> -m.
> 
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