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Hi Folks! Not sure this is a great fit for code4lib, but thought to bring this session at the fall AGU meeting to your attention, as there are many folks on this list that have probably thought about these problems and might provide a fresh perspective on effective data management that my earth science colleagues could benefit from. In general earth science has both unstructured and structured datasets, but we continue to struggle with effective archiving, discovery and reproducible use of some of these (think: hours and hours of scientific dive video from robots voyaging to the deep sea, sitting on a shelf!) YMMV, but thought this might be of interest --- help us do this better! Best, Christian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Ritchey - NOAA Federal <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:24 AM Subject: Call for Abstracts: AGU 2017 Session on Maximizing data value for data centers and managers To: [log in to unmask] Dear Colleagues, We would like to remind you and to encourage you to submit an abstract <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/in/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=26276> to the session: *IN042: **Maximizing data value for data centers and data managers: Experiences, strategies, lessons learned, and recommendations by the Aug. 2, 2017 deadline.* *Description*: The growing volume of disparate scientific datasets, complex scientific questions, and difficult societal problems, coupled with limited financial support for data needs, makes business challenging for data centers and data managers. These entities add value to data through investments in documentation, accessibility, and services. Yet, data centers and data managers need guidance to best allocate limited resources and to demonstrate to stakeholders the overall value provided. This session invites abstracts around issues like: Which curation practices are ‘worthwhile’? Which, if any, are not? How can the quality or maturity of data management, curation, documentation, services, etc., be measured? What metrics or guidelines exist or could be developed for evaluating these aspects? When is it worthwhile to invest in automation? How can societal benefits be quantified, e.g. in education, public planning, safety, and scientific knowledge? What would a framework to evaluate the return on investment in data curation look like? *Conveners*: Nancy A Ritchey, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Stephen M Richard, Columbia University of New York, Lamont -Doherty Earth Observatory, Anne Wilson, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, and Ilya Zaslavsky, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Spatial Information Systems Lab, Looking forward to your contribution. On behalf of the conveners, Nancy Ritchey --- Nancy Ritchey Archive Branch Chief ORCID: 0000-0003-3939-6287 NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Asheville, NC 28801 828-271-4445 <(828)%20271-4445> *Connect with us on Facebook for **climate* <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIclimate>* and **ocean and geophysics* <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIoceangeo>* information, and follow us on Twitter at **@NOAANCEIclimate * <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIclimate> *and **@*NOAANCEIocngeo <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIocngeo>. -- --- Nancy Ritchey Archive Branch Chief ORCID: 0000-0003-3939-6287 NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Asheville, NC 28801 828-271-4445 <(828)%20271-4445> *Connect with us on Facebook for **climate* <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIclimate>* and **ocean and geophysics* <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIoceangeo>* information, and follow us on Twitter at **@NOAANCEIclimate * <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIclimate> *and **@*NOAANCEIocngeo <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIocngeo>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Earth and Space Science Informatics" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [log in to unmask] To post to this group, send email to [log in to unmask] To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ msgid/AGU-ESSI/CAGXxD0U%3DPNNyb6gP_TUFcbFep_UzrAjkNjvYvSbqH%3DsCZjC4vQ% 40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/AGU-ESSI/CAGXxD0U%3DPNNyb6gP_TUFcbFep_UzrAjkNjvYvSbqH%3DsCZjC4vQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- mobile: +1.206.992.1866 @cpsarason <https://twitter.com/cpsarason> | linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansarason>