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.

Jenny Hewson

NASA ESDIS

LANCE Manager/NASA

Salt Lake City, Utah

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7:30am CDT

Breakfast Zlotnik Foyer

8:30am CDT

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

11:00am CDT

ESDIS AI/ML Strategies Location TBADoug Newman

2:00pm CDT

Developing Community Recommendations for Enhanced Data Impact through Governance and Stewardship Location TBAGe Peng • Emanuel Söding • Douglas Rao • Jessica Burnett • Sara Lubkin

4:00pm CDT

Trusted Data and AI as a Potential Trusted Data Stream for Disasters Location TBAMaggi Glasscoe • Dave Jones • Bandana Kar • ZhiQiang Chen The ESDIS Metadata and Data Quality Drive Location TBADoug Newman

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception Zlotnik Foyer

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Tejas Dining Room

8:30am CDT

Bridging Human Silos: Setting Up Data-Centric Communities of Practice to Reach Across Divides Location TBADiane Fritz • Mikala Beig • Aimee Neeley

10:00am CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

11:00am CDT

Harmonizing Innovation and Preservation: Integrating Cloud-Native Formats into Open Earth Science Ecosystems Location TBANazila Merati • Paul Lemieux • Sarah O'Connor • Sarah Menassian

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Tejas Dining Room

2:00pm CDT

Bridging Divides and Getting to Yes Location TBAJulia Lowndes • Eli Holmes

3:30pm CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

5:30pm CDT

Research Showcase Poster and Demo Zlotnik Ballroom (5,6)

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Zlotnik Foyer

8:30am CDT

ESIP Plenary Zlotnik Ballroom (1,2,3,4)Sarah Cooley

10:00am CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

11:00am CDT

Bridging Tools: Consolidating and Advancing Functionality to Meet Evolving User Needs Location TBARupesh Shrestha • Doug Newman • Geoffrey Stano • Morgan Silverman • Michele Thornton • Stephanie M. Wingo • Sara Lubkin Inform NASA Earthdata Progression and Utility for Earth Science Data Users Location TBAAndi Thomas • Tim Frankstone

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Tejas Dining Room

3:30pm CDT

Break Rowling Hall Floor 3 Foyer

4:00pm CDT

ESDIS vs NESDIS Location TBAInger Kittle • Angela Brown • Christopher Durachka