LTER Information Management

September 8, arrive
Meeting Location: Hyatt Downtown
6:00 - 6:30 Mixer
6:30 - 7:15 Working Dinner includes introductions around the room
7:15 - 8:30 Rotating discussion of CI implementation priorities, challenges, etc.
2 topics - each gets a 30 minute session, rotate every 15 min. Half the table stays put, half moves on.
use nisac outline as jumping off point for subject

September 9, one-day meeting
Meeting Location: UNM, Student Union (main room=Acoma, breakouts in main, plus Isleta & Luminaria)
Breakfast? probably, 0800.
8:30 – 8:45 Review agenda, IM priorities & meeting goals (Kaplan or Gries)
8:45- 10:00 Working Groups

1. Technological aspects of CI Implementation (organizer: Wade Sheldon)
identify/discuss highest priority "prototype" SOA applications for the network, LNO-IM collaborations, data access testing, Improve LNO personnel db to work with site DB, EcoTrends data needs

2. Governance and Processes
This group will address general questions of IM and IMExec governance and the role of the different committees in network level CI implementation. Network level CI implementation will require the development and approval of standards and the setting of priorities. A network level process among standing committees is needed to address these issues. This working group will disucss the IMC view of which committee should have what responsibilities or authority and what IMC representation is needed.

3. GIS working group (organizer: Theresa Valentine)

10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15-11:45 Working Groups

GIS working group will continue. (organizer: Theresa Valentine)

The following product oriented working groups are charged to address how the project will fit into the emerging CI implementation plan. That is, what are the goals, how will we decide when they are reached and the project is 'finished'. Please develop a work plan that outlines specific tasks, a timeline and who will be working on which task.

Controlled Vocabulary and attribute definitions (organizer: John Porter)
Unit Dictionary (organizer: Todd Ackerman)
Data Access (organizer: Mark Servilla)

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 Business Meeting
- Data bits update
2:00 – 2:15 BREAK
2:15 – 3:15 Conference Call with Henry Gholz, NSF

3:15 - 4:15 Working Group Reports
4:15 – 5:00 Meeting Wrap-up
7:00 IMExec working dinner (location TBA)