Name: Welcome & Opening Plenary
Start: 2026-07-28T08:30:00-0500
End: 2026-07-28T10:00:00-0500

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.

Welcome & Opening Plenary

Tuesday July 28, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT

Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)

Collaborative Notes

Welcome to the 2026 July ESIP Meeting!

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Speakers

Sarah Cooley

Dev Niyogi

Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences

Dev Niyogi is the William Stamps Farish Chair Professor and UNESCO Chair for Open Sustainable Innovative Solutions: AI, Water, and Cities. He has a primary appointment in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences, with additional appointments... Read More →

Marshall Ma

Associate Professor, University of Idaho

Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma is this year's Falkenberg Award winner, a joint award between AGU and ESIP. He is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Idaho. He received his Ph.D. degree of Earth Systems Science and GIScience from University of Twente, Netherlands... Read More →

Tuesday July 28, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)

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