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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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Wednesday, July 29
 

8:30am CDT

Bridging Human Silos: Setting Up Data-Centric Communities of Practice to Reach Across Divides
Wednesday July 29, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
The session organizers are building communities of practice around ICESat-2 datasets by convening disciplinary-related data user groups to share pain points and solutions. This session invites the ESIP community to share experiences with building or participating in similar CoPs to create guidance for replicating and sustaining these human connection spaces. Organizers will share lessons learned from ICESat-2 Inland Water and Forestry/Biomass/Canopy communities, covering how to find participants, what training attendees desire, and successes seen so far. The session then workshops best practices for a community of practice.

Audience
People who have a stake in how communities of practice are set up and conducted; those who want to build their own CoP around a specific discipline, mission, or topic
Speakers
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Diane Fritz

Data Support Specialist, NSIDC
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Mikala Beig

Data support specialist, National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Aimee Neeley

Mission Applications Lead for ICESat-2, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Wednesday July 29, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
Brazos

11:00am CDT

Bridging the Divide Between Geospatial Data and Clinical Data with Standards
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
use Collab26 for the zoom password

This discussion-focused session presents a first draft of a proposed metadata and provenance standard for linking geospatial and clinical data, capturing all metadata needed for clinical and public health applications. The facilitated discussion will probe the limits of the standard. The Geodata 4 Health cluster has desired outcomes designed to close gaps between those who collect data and those who use data, between scientific disciplines, to harmonize tools and resources, and to move toward true data integration. After a brief introduction, our guest speaker will define the problem space and describe the "alpha" version of a solution. Then we will divide into breakout groups for a deep dive into specific parts of the standard.
Attendees should take time to get familiar with the LinkML modeling language before attending.

Here is the session folder containing slides and breakout reports

Audience
ESIP and Geodata 4 Health cluster members; participants from NIH, NASA, NOAA, and USGS; ESIP clusters including Air Quality, Disaster Lifecycle, Data Readiness, Information Quality, and Wildfire
Speakers
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Anne Thessen

Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
I am passionate about data integration and semantic technology!

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Brazos

2:00pm CDT

Community Best Practices for Modern Model Workflows
Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
This working session brings together perspectives from Earth system modeling centers approaching exascale-scale data archives to share, learn, and document best practices for rethinking and optimizing Earth science modeling architecture. NOAA GFDL presents their legacy architecture rewrite and current technical roadblocks, then facilitates breakout discussions across five topics: (1) Cloud-Native Execution and Portability; (2) Analysis-Ready Cloud-Optimized (ARCO) output and volume/transfer mitigation; (3) Unified Catalogs, Interactive Discovery, and Metadata; (4) Automated Analysis and Post-Processing Pipelines; (5) Impact and opportunities from the AI technological shift. The session concludes with synthesis and community-driven recommendations.

Audience
Research software engineers, data engineers, cloud architects, downstream application developers, data managers, metadata specialists, earth system modelers, and domain scientists
Speakers
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Chris Blanton

Physical Scientist, NOAA-GFDL
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Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Brazos

4:00pm CDT

The Evolution of the Community Fellows Program: Piloting a New Vision for the Future
Wednesday July 29, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
The ESIP Community Fellows Program is evolving to better support early-career researchers and prepare them to contribute meaningfully to the Earth science data community. This interactive session will share findings from recent program evaluations, highlight the experiences and successes of current and former Community Fellows, and introduce recommendations for the program’s future.

Participants will reflect on effective mentoring and professional development, then work in small groups to identify and prioritize ideas for strengthening the program. Together, we will consider what support early-career researchers need, the role the broader ESIP community can play, and the challenges that may arise when putting these ideas into practice. The session will conclude by identifying promising directions to inform the next phase of the Community Fellows Program.

Audience
Collaboration Area Chairs who have previously supported a Fellow; past Community Fellows; community members interested in mentorship opportunities
Speakers
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Alycia Crall

Community Director, Earth Science Information Partners
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Debasish Mishra

PhD Student, Texas A&M University
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Joseph Lane

Graduate Student, University of Memphis

Wednesday July 29, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Brazos
 
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