September 2nd 2014
DUG Steering Committee

Attending: Amber, Andrew, Chris, Bob, Dan, Debora, Felimon, Vida, Dan
Regrets: Dean, Myrica

Agenda:

(1) Updates from prior meeting action items:  http://epad.dataone.org/20140806-DUGCommittee
A.  Reach out to former Working Group members and invite them to participate more actively in DUG efforts, perhaps join steering, etc. etc.  (Bob)
- see 'Draft invitation text, below'
- next steps:
  1. do any editing, finalize signature
  2. send out the message to phase 1 working group members who are not already DUG members
B.  List some possibilities of other groups to integrate with (Felimon)
Draft up a list with general rationale and description of potential partnerships for consideration by the LT and for discussion by CEO and S&G WGs
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C.  Explore poster or ways for grad students to serve as ambassadors, student chapters/events (Vida w/ Amber)
- Amber will discuss this item with the CEO WG at the end of September
-Vida is open to discussing this with Amber/Andrew in separate meeting. Brainstorm session?
D.  Make a place for list of conferences for DUG members (Andrew/Amber)
- Is constructing a list of conferences DUG folk attend the best approach?
- Having a set of standard documents for use by DUG members at conferences would be useful: a brochure; standard slides; etc.
- Reporting any presentations by DUG members: where, when, approximate size of the audience
E.  Summary of DUG 2014 meeting (Andrew/Chris)
-not yet
-Chris will help
F.  Figure out status of DUG Steering Members who didn't attend/respond --- Sherry, Dan, others? (Andrew)
-Sherry on fence
-Dan Phipps no longer
-Dean still yes
-Myrcia still yes

From FELIMON: 

Initial list of recommended organizations that DataONE may need to integrate/communicate to enrich audience and collections:

• CGIAR: Consultantive Group of International Agricultural Research, a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. It has 15 centers throught the globe (http://www.cgiar.org/).
• United Nations Databases most specially, UNData (http://data.un.org/Explorer.aspx), a data service for the global user commodity
• PANGAEA: Data Publisher for Earcth & Environmental Science (http://www.pangaea.de/)
• World Bank Environmental Data: Natural and man-made environmental resources – fresh water, clean air, forests, grasslands, marine resources, and agro-ecosystems (http://data.worldbank.org/topic/environment)
• Data.gov: Integrated system for all federal databases
• http://community.gbif.org/ GBIF Community Group
  
  

Draft invitation to join the DUG to send to Phase I non-members:

Dear [name]

Thank you for your service to DataONE [as a member of the XYZ working group] during Phase I, which concluded in July 2014.

I would like to personally invite you to keep abreast of [or stay involved with] DataONE as a member of the DataONE Users Group (https://www.dataone.org/dug-member-form).

The DataONE Users Group (DUG) is the worldwide community of Earth observation data authors, users, and diverse stakeholders that makeup the DataONE partnership communities. The DUG represents the needs and interests of these communities in the activities of DataONE and provides guidance that facilitates DataONE in achieving its vision and mission.

Individuals, not organizations, join the DUG. There are no dues or membership fees. DUG members may attend the annual DUG meeting, which is typically collocated with the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) meeting each summer.

I hope you’ll take a few moments to join the DUG by completing the short online form at https://www.dataone.org/dug-member-form. 

Best regards,

Bill Michener or Amber Budden or Rebecca Koskela and DUG co-chairs Andrew and Chris


DataONE Users Group home page: https://www.dataone.org/dataone-users-group
DataONE Users Group Charter: https://www.dataone.org/dataone-users-group-charter
DataONE Users Group Membership List: https://www.dataone.org/sites/all/documents/DUGMembersJan2014.pdf 
Summer 2014 DataONE Newsletter: https://www.dataone.org/sites/default/files/sites/all/documents/newsletters/DataONENEWS_Summer2014.pdf