As promised, here is the second part of the blog.  At the event, held in St. Petersburg, Russia as part of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Plenary XIII, where I represented RDA, we spent all day discussing the value and best practices around data sharing.  From the draft notes, here are the recommendations from that event:

"GEO Members and POs should:

Yes, it’s cold up here; it’s been snowing for two days and there’s no talk of ‘accumulations,’ and yes, people just deal with it.  It’s wonderful!  Despite the cold, though, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is focusing this Plenary, in the words of GEO Secretariat Director Barbara Ryan, on “GEO Initiatives [that] support global, regional and national development programmes, as well as disaster risk reduction, protection of biodiversity and efforts to mitigate climate change. The GEO-XIII Plenary in St.

Some of you may have heard me talk about or reference ‘AGU’ from time to time, and when I do, it’s almost always met with blank stares, or questions of ‘What’s that?’  It’s time to partially answer that question, and give at least one reason I talk about the American Geophysical Union (AGU).  Turns out that AGU and RDA complement each other’s work, so I thought I share a bit about the organization, where I see synergies, and why it’s important to talk about other organizations.  [Full disclosure – I’ve been an AGU member for quite awhile, have served on their Meetings Committee, and regular

My group needs to meet.  Most of us are here in Troy, with a few in other places.  No brainer, right?  Those of us in Troy come into my office, get in front of my camera, we run GoToMeeting, and the other few call in from their desks.  Why might this not be a good idea?

With the close of the 5th RDA Plenary, the topic of remote participation has come to the fore.  Having the dubious benefit of both conducting remote meetings and teaching others how to do it, I thought this might be a good time to share.