Scientific Data Management (SDM) for Government Agencies:
Workshop to Improve SDM Co-sponsored by CENDI, IWGDD, and EPA

June 29-July 1, 2010

DAY 1: June 29, 2010

8:15-9:00	REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
9:00-10:45	Opening Plenary Session
	Introduction and welcome Robert Shepanek, EPA
	Importance of scientific data in decision making and policy development (pending clearance) Dr. Pai-Yei Whung, EPA, Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor
	Importance of Managing Data as a strategic national asset: “Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society” Chris Greer, Assistant Director, Information Technology R&D for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-chair of the NSTC Interagency Group on Digital Data
	Results of paticipant web survey of the current landscape of agency policies and data management planning Bonnie C. Carroll, CENDI, Executive Director
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-2:45	Technical Plenary (Agency presentations on their science data policies, data management planning approaches and challenges) George Strawn (NITRD) to moderate
	National Science Foundation Phil Bogden, Program Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure
	National Institute of Standards and Technology Daniel G. Friend, Chief, Thermophysical Properties Division
	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Joseph Bredekamp, Senior Science Program Executive
Working Lunch Provided
	Department of the Interior Karen Siderelis, Geospatial Information Officer
	National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine Jerry Sheehan, Assistant Director for Policy Development
	National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (pending clearance) Donald Collins, Principal Investigator for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service of the National Oceanographic Data Center
3:00-3:30	Panel Discussion Presenters form a panel for cross cutting discussion
3:30-3:45	Charge to Breakout Sessions
	Description of different types of users and charge to breakout groups Researchers (use data for conducting scientific research; end product – publications, derived data products, and/or models) Science Managers (fund and manage scientific research – e.g., Program Managers in NSF, NASA, etc.) Operational Users (use data on a regular basis in operations. E.g., fire fighting, weather forecasting, air quality assessment, crop assessment, topographic mapping) Policy Analysts (use data for making policies – e.g., cap-and-trade, etc.)
Charge 1: Based on an outline of suggested elements, the group is to 1) ensure the outline accounts for the best practices that should be addressed; 2) draft content for these best practices from the perspective of their communities of practice so that the policy would apply at any science agency; and 3) create a list of issues the group perceives as impediments to implementation of the policy across agencies, and suggest solutions to them.
3:45-5:15	Breakout Sessions Begin Recommendations for Data Policies - (3 hours total, begin Day 1, end morning of Day 2)

DAY 2: June 30, 2010

9:00-10:30	Continue Data Policies Breakout Group Discussions
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:45	Report to Plenary from Data Policy Breakouts Presentation (.pdf)
11:45-1:00	Charge to Breakout Sessions & Begin Discussions Recommendations for Data Management Plan Elements - (3 hours total, continued after lunch)
	Researchers Science Managers Operational Users Policy Analysts
Charge 2: Based on the preliminary list of elements for a data management plan that will be provided, the group is to 1) ensure the outline accounts for all the elements that should be addressed; 2) develop descriptions of the elements from the perspective of their communities of practice such that any agency could develop its data management plans based on this outline; and 3) create a list of issues the group perceives as impediments to implementation of the elements of the plan at their agencies, or within their communities of practice and suggest solutions to them.
Working Lunch Provided
1:30-3:30	Continue Data Management Plan Breakout Group Discussions
3:30-3:45	Break
3:45-4:45	Report to Plenary from Data Management Plans Breakouts Presentation (.pdf)

DAY 3: July 1, 2010

9:00-10:00	Closing Plenary
	Panel of Reactors to Breakout Group Recommendations Representatives of the sponsoring organizations:
	Chuck Romine, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Jerry Blancato, Director, EPA Office of Research and Development, Director, Office of Administration and Research Support Donald Hagen, Associate Director, Office of Product Management and Acquisition, National Technical Information Serfvice for the U.S. Department of Commerce
10:00-12:00	Final General Discussion
	Formulation of Recommendations and Action Plan GEOSS as a Case Study Gary Foley, Senior Advisor to the EPA Chief Scientist
12:00	Close of Meeting
12:00-4:00	Drafting the Workshop Report, Volunteers Welcome

Product of the Workshop

Report to the sponsors with a set of recommendations on best practices for data management policies and plans.

Scientific Data Management (SDM) for Government Agencies: Workshop to Improve SDM Co-sponsored by CENDI, IWGDD, and EPA

June 29-July 1, 2010

DAY 1: June 29, 2010

DAY 2: June 30, 2010

Scientific Data Management (SDM) for Government Agencies:
Workshop to Improve SDM Co-sponsored by CENDI, IWGDD, and EPA