A broadly representative group of researchers spanning earth, ecological, and life sciences will convene to assess the critical relationship between software and environmental science issues that are important to society.
- Dates: March 11-12, 2013.
- Venue: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), UCSB (Directions to NCEAS)
- Co-chairs: Bill Michener and Scott Collins.
Agenda
Monday March 11, 2012
| 8:15 am | Welcome, Introductions, and Designing the vision for ISEES – Matt Jones |
| 9:00 am | Our process of defining a software institute based on science needs – Bill Michener |
| 9:15 am | Overview of results from recent visioning efforts – Mark Schildhauer |
| 9:30 am | Defining what we mean: science, grand challenges, and software impediments (facilitated discussion) – Scott Collins |
| 10:00 am | Coffee and networking break |
| 10:30 am | Breakouts A, B, C: Defining focal science questions (facilitated idea-generation session) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch and networking break |
| 1:15 pm | Plenary: Revising, consolidating, and grouping the questions (facilitated discussion) |
| 2:45 pm | Coffee and networking break |
| 3:15 pm | Breakouts A, B, C: Fleshing out the questions: the question, the problem, how the answer will transform the state-of-the-science and how the answer might benefit society |
| 4:45 pm | Plenary: Reconvene to review progress and objectives for day 2 |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn for day |
Tuesday March 12, 2012
| 8:15 am | Overview of breakout objectives and goals |
| 8:30 am | Breakouts A, B, C: Defining the workflow: what does the solution to the focal science questions look like? Data needs? Analytical needs? Visualization needs? Community and collaboration needs? Workforce needs? |
| 9:30 am | Coffee and networking break |
| 10:00 am | Breakouts A, B, C: Finalizing the workflows |
| 10:30 am | Plenary: Reviewing the workflows |
| 11:45 am | Lunch and networking break |
| 1:15 pm | Breakouts D, E, F: Software needs: identifying commonalities and differences among the different workflows (new session breakouts) |
| 2:30 pm | Coffee and networking break |
| 3:00 pm | Community owned and operated: remarks on the NCEAS experience – Frank Davis |
| 3:15 pm | Plenary: Envisioning a sustainable software institute from the scientists’ perspective: needs and community benefits (facilitated discussion) |
| 4:45 pm | Conclusions and next steps |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn for day |
Participants
| Dan Ames | Brigham Young University |
| Jayne Belnap | US Geological Survey |
| Gabe Bowen | Purdue University |
| Bruce Caron | New Media Studios |
| Jeanine Cavendar-Bares | University of Minnesota |
| Scott Collins | University of New Mexico |
| Frank Davis | University of California Santa Barbara |
| John Gamon | University of Alberta |
| Nancy Grimm | Arizona State University |
| Steph Hampton | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Matthew B. Jones | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Chris Mattmann | University of Southern California/NASA JPL |
| Peter McCartney | National Science Foundation, Observer |
| Carol Meyer | Earth Science Information Partnership |
| Bill Michener | University of New Mexico |
| Margaret Palmer | SESYNC |
| Claire Paris | University of Miami |
| Malin Pinsky | Princeton University |
| Andrea Porras-Alfaro | Western Illinois |
| Jim Regetz | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Mark Schildhauer | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Rodrigo Vargas | University of Delaware |
| Jack Williams | University of Wisconsin |
| Elizabeth Wolkovich | University of British Columbia |