2026 July ESIP Meeting: Grid

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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Location TBA	Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer	Tejas Dining Room	Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)	Zlotnik Foyer

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Real-Time Field Science Applications 11:00am - 12:30pm

Data Preservation in a Time of Uncertainty 11:00am - 12:30pm

ESDIS AI/ML Strategies 11:00am - 12:30pm

From Bespoke to Universal: How Standards Can Support NASA's Tool Convergence Effort 11:00am - 12:30pm

Modern Tools and Interoperable Workflows for Geospatial Discovery 11:00am - 12:30pm

Developing Community Recommendations for Enhanced Data Impact through Governance and Stewardship 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Stores: Bridging Archival Formats with Cloud-Native Access (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Failure Isn't Failing 2:00pm - 3:30pm

To PID or Not to PID: Advanced Topics in Physical Sample Data Curation 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure: Progress and the Path to a NextGeneration SDI Specific... 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The ESDIS Metadata and Data Quality Drive 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Organising Hybrid Meetings: Making Them Worthwhile Rather Than Striving for Perfect 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Trusted Data and AI as a Potential Trusted Data Stream for Disasters 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Virtual Stores: Bridging Archival Formats with Cloud-Native Access (Part 2) 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Bridging Divides Through Data Rescue: Best Practices for Rescuing Long-Term Datasets 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Break 10:00am - 11:00am

Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Welcome & Opening Plenary 8:30am - 10:00am

Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Welcome Reception 5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Location TBA	Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer	Tejas Dining Room	Zlotnik Ballroom (5,6)

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Closing the ARCO Adoption Gap: Modernizing Data Analysis Workflows 8:30am - 10:00am

Update on WMO Information System 2.0 8:30am - 10:00am

Bridging Human Silos: Setting Up Data-Centric Communities of Practice to Reach Across Divides 8:30am - 10:00am

Federal Data Strategies: Successes and Opportunities for Bridging Divides 8:30am - 10:00am

Build an MCP Server for AWS Open Data Using Vibe Coding with Kiro (Part 1) 8:30am - 10:00am

Facilitating Scientists' Learning While Stress Testing Open Science Principles via Openscapes 11:00am - 12:30pm

Bridging the Divide Between Geospatial Data and Clinical Data with Standards 11:00am - 12:30pm

Harmonizing Innovation and Preservation: Integrating Cloud-Native Formats into Open Earth Scienc... 11:00am - 12:30pm

Building Technical Know-How Through Innovation Seed-Funding and Community 11:00am - 12:30pm

Build an MCP Server for AWS Open Data Using Vibe Coding with Kiro (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Bridging Discipline Divides: Applying AI to Curation (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Workshopping Earth Science Knowledge Rescue 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Bridging Divides and Getting to Yes 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Community Best Practices for Modern Model Workflows 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Help Us, Help Ourselves: Sharing Infrastructure Across Repository Networks 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Enhancing Earth Science Data Stewardship with AI: Real-World Examples and Experiences (Part 2) 4:00pm - 5:30pm

earthaccess: Five Years of Open Source Science Leadership at NASA 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Bridging Data Silos: Scaling Digital Resource Cards and Iterative Governance for Soil Data 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Main Results from RDA Repo2Pub Working Group: Do We Need to Update the COPDESS Commitment Statem... 4:00pm - 5:30pm

The Evolution of the Community Fellows Program: Piloting a New Vision for the Future 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Break 10:00am - 11:00am

Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Research Showcase Poster and Demo 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Gabriel's Cafe	Location TBA	Pecos	Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer	Tejas Dining Room	Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)	Zlotnik Foyer

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FUNding Friday Poster Making 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Cell-Based Spatiotemporal Data Standards: Where Conventions Support, Where They Diverge, and Wha... 11:00am - 12:30pm

NOAA NESDIS Data Technology and Infrastructure 11:00am - 12:30pm

The Human Infrastructure: Navigating Career Growth and Resilience in Earth Science 11:00am - 12:30pm

Bridging Tools: Consolidating and Advancing Functionality to Meet Evolving User Needs 11:00am - 12:30pm

Inform NASA Earthdata Progression and Utility for Earth Science Data Users 11:00am - 12:30pm

Unconference 2:00pm - 3:30pm

ESIP's Contribution to Global Data Resilience 4:00pm - 5:30pm

From Code to Conversation: Emerging AI Interface Patterns for Spatial Data and Analysis 4:00pm - 5:30pm

ESDIS vs NESDIS 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Bridging the Training Divide: A Roundtable on Evolving Earth Science Capacity Building 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Teacher Workshop Session: Explore Resources from the Choose Energy Program 11:00am - 12:30pm

Teacher Workshop Session: Data Jamboree: Explore Data and Data Tools from NOAA, NASA, USGS, AGI,... 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Teacher Workshop Session: Civiscape: AI Powered, Democratized Earth Data for K-12 Education 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Break 10:00am - 11:00am

Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

ESIP Plenary 8:30am - 10:00am

Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

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Location TBA	Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)	Zlotnik Ballroom (5,6)	Zlotnik Foyer

7:15am
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FAIR Sailing: Mapping Oceanographic Data from Ship to Shore 9:00am - 10:30am

Epistemic Infrastructure for Responsible and Reliable AI in Earth and Environmental Science 9:00am - 10:30am

Mapping from DataCite to Science-on-Schema.org for datasets 9:00am - 10:30am

iNaturalist and Earth Science with Open Mic! 9:00am - 10:30am

Closing Plenary & Business Meeting 11:00am - 12:30pm

FUNding Friday Pitches 8:00am - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:00am

Break 10:30am - 11:00am

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

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