2026 July ESIP Meeting

2026 July ESIP Meeting

We are a home for Earth science data and computing professionals. Our sessions bring together the community for hands-on, interdisciplinary deep dives as we explore "Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community" this year. Learn more about this theme on the ESIP Meetings page.

Session and plenary recordings will be published on the ESIP YouTube Channel.

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7:30am CDT

Breakfast Zlotnik Foyer

8:30am CDT

Welcome & Opening Plenary Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)Sarah Cooley

10:00am CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

11:00am CDT

ESDIS AI/ML Strategies Location TBADoug Newman Modern Tools and Interoperable Workflows for Geospatial Discovery Location TBAChris Battisto Real-Time Field Science Applications Location TBACarol Ruchti • Chris Lenhardt • Chirag Shah • Jacquie Witte • Trevor White • Geoffrey Stano • Erik Rasmussen Data Preservation in a Time of Uncertainty Location TBAJennifer Schopf • Thomas Cram • Doug Schuster From Bespoke to Universal: How Standards Can Support NASA's Tool Convergence Effort Location TBAElisabeth Huffer • Steve Olding • Ge Peng • Ed Armstrong

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Tejas Dining Room

2:00pm CDT

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure: Progress and the Path to a NextGeneration SDI Specification Location TBAFrank Pichel • Rich Frazier • Megan Compton • Joy Pochatila • Ingo Simonis Virtual Stores: Bridging Archival Formats with Cloud-Native Access (Part 1) Location TBAAimee Barciauskas • Owen Littlejohns • Danny Kaufman • Chris Battisto • Max Jones Failure Isn't Failing Location TBAJennifer Schopf • Denise Hills Developing Community Recommendations for Enhanced Data Impact through Governance and Stewardship Location TBAGe Peng • Emanuel Söding • Douglas Rao • Jessica Burnett • Sara Lubkin To PID or Not to PID: Advanced Topics in Physical Sample Data Curation Location TBANatalie Raia • Andrea Thomer • Joshua Birkebak

3:30pm CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

4:00pm CDT

Trusted Data and AI as a Potential Trusted Data Stream for Disasters Location TBAMaggi Glasscoe • Dave Jones • Bandana Kar • ZhiQiang Chen Virtual Stores: Bridging Archival Formats with Cloud-Native Access (Part 2) Location TBAAimee Barciauskas • Owen Littlejohns • Danny Kaufman • Chris Battisto • Max Jones Organising Hybrid Meetings: Making Them Worthwhile Rather Than Striving for Perfect Location TBALesley Wyborn • Jens Klump • Stefanie Kethers Bridging Divides Through Data Rescue: Best Practices for Rescuing Long-Term Datasets Location TBALaura Super • Sherry Sun The ESDIS Metadata and Data Quality Drive Location TBADoug Newman

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception Zlotnik Foyer

2026 July ESIP Meeting

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