Concept Award PI Meeting Outcomes:Virtual Presentation to the EarthCube Community

September 13, 2012

EARTHCUBE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK:

A PROPOSAL TO THE COMMUNITY

GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

• Implementation of Roadmap• Foundation for EarthCube entity(ies) to govern

(i.e., manage and organize) EarthCube– Foundational governance functions– Non-prescriptive guiding principles – General long-term recommendations

• DID NOT recommend specific governance model(s)– Intention is that the interim prototype governing body will

determine most effective governance model(s)

INITIAL GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS FOR THE GOVERNING

BODY(IES) 1. Identify and Implement Vision, Mission, and

Goals 2. Engage and Coordinate Across Community 3. Management: Create and Implement By-Laws

and Charter 4. Develop and Maintain Viable Architecture and

Concept of Operations that Enable Realization of Goals and Objectives of EarthCube Vision

EARTHCUBE GOVERNANCE GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Serve advancement of interdisciplinary science through collaboration among community members and with other CI initiatives

2. Rely on open, transparent processes; vet and inform decisions through active community engagement

3. Encourage environmentally sustainable processes and practices

4. Support development that draws from best practices based on interoperability and reuse of resources

5. Strive for free and open sharing of data, information, software and services

6. Evolve with changing technologies, practices and user needs while remaining robust

EARTHCUBE GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Interim prototype governance body to write and implement EarthCube charter

2. Umbrella entity to coordinate governance functions across EarthCube

3. Focus on the development, operation and maintenance of EarthCube-wide services and services that enable existing cyberinfrastructure components to interoperate effectively within EarthCube

4. Adopt and maintain an effective enterprise-level architecture, manage risk

5. Discover and encourage cross-domain science priorities6. Function as a community service provider, NOTa

competitor to infrastructure

COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

6-month plan to vet governance framework and engage Geoscience and IT (external to current EarthCube) communities

– Gather feedback via EarthCube Stakeholder Alignment Survey

– Create EarthCube explanatory materials– Publish articles, including scholarly journals– Reach out via social media, in-person and virtual meetings– Gather EarthCube website requirements – Incorporate feedback into updated Governance

Framework - early 2013

GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

Governance Framework (PDF)• http://earthcube.ning.com/group/governance/foru

m/topics/earthcube-governance-framework-a-proposal-to-the-community?xg_source=activity

Governance Framework (Google Doc)• Comment on the draft at:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjOwPYBnI4uihlZsh57X1DK6MAknPa_wmlQK3UXMf5I/edit

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Common

ServiceTouch Point

Enterprise-level services

community

community

community

Locally optimized

Locally operated & maintained

EMERGING GOVERNANCE CONCEPT: 3 TIERS OF GOVERNANCE

EMERGING GOVERNANCE CONCEPT: CA PI ARCHITECTURE

EMERGING GOVERNANCE CONCEPT: CROSS-DOMAIN INTEROPERABILITY

GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK CONTRIBUTORS

EarthCube Governance Ad-hoc Steering Committee• M. Lee Allison, Chair, Arizona

Geological Survey • Tim Ahern, IRIS • David Arctur, UT Austin • Jim Bowring, College of Charleston • Gary Crane, SURA• Cecelia DeLuca, NOAA • Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University • Carroll Hood, Raytheon • Hannes Leetaru, Illinois Geological

Survey • Kerstin Lehnert, Columbia

University

• Chris MacDermaid, Colorado State University/CIRA

• George Percivall, OGC• Mohan Ramamurthy, Unidata • Erin Robinson, ESIP• Ilya Zaslavsky, SDSCArizona Geological Survey Staff • Genevieve Pearthree • Kim Patten Additional EarthCube Contributors • EarthCube Brokering Concept

Team: Jay Pearlman • EarthCube Stakeholder Survey: Joel

Cutcher-Gershenfeld

Governance refers to the processes, structure and organizational elements that determine, within an organization or system of organizations, how power is exercised, how stakeholders have

their say, how decisions are made, and how decision makers are held

accountable.

OUR DEFINITION OF GOVERNANCE

PROCESS

Implement Steps 1 & 2 of the Governance Roadmap1. August 31, 2012: Determine appropriate

governance framework to meet community needs and NSF goals for successful cyberinfrastructure• Governance Framework just released Sept. 4, 2012• Posted to EarthCube Governance Group Ning Site

2. Up to Beginning of 2013: Engage Earth, Information, and Computer scientists for input on the governance framework

TARGET COMMUNITIES

1. Atmospheric Scientists2. Geoscientists3. Ocean Scientists4. Computer Scientists and Software Developers5. Information and Communication Technologists6. Information Scientists7. Business and Industry8. Government Agencies9. International Community

QUESTIONS TO THE AUDIENCE

• What functions do you feel EC governance should carry out? NO – we have these

• What requirements do you have for the EarthCube website? Do this later – this is not the right meeting -