Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists

Current Agenda for CSIG ‘10

August 9-13, 2010

The following is a tentative agenda for CSIG ‘10.  This may be revised as final details are worked through, though the general topics to be covered throughout the week will remain consistent.

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MONDAY (9th)
TUESDAY (10th)
WEDNESDAY (11th)
THURSDAY (12th)
FRIDAY (13th)
Topic
Introduction, Overview, Motivations
EarthScope: Data Portals & Geophysical Data
Topography and Remote Sensing Data and Systems
Integrated Earth Models & Visualization
Discussion, Summary & Collaboration Planning
9:00 AM Welcome & Introduction (C. Baru, SDSC) Intro to EarthScope science and data (M. Fouch, ASU) LiDAR and Remote Sensing introduction and science applications (R. Arrowsmith, ASU) Integrated Earth Models: Scientific Motivations and Examples (M. Fouch) Breakouts Discussion: Education and Build tracks
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Survey of Emerging IT Trends & Technology (C. Baru) EarthScope Data Products and Data Portal (C. Baru & K. Lin, SDSC) The OpenTopography Portal - Overview and Hands-on Demo (C. Crosby, SDSC) OpenEarth Framework Hands-on Demo (D. Nadeau, SDSC and M. Fouch) Summary and final discussion
12:00 PM Lunch

 

Track   Build Education Build Education Build Education
1:30 PM Informatics and Earth Science Research (R. Keller, UO & C. Baru) Web services and the Opal Toolkit (S. Krishnan, SDSC) The Quake-Catcher Network: Bringing Seismology to Homes and Schools (D. Kilb & D. Kane, SIO) Technical Overview of OpenTopography Portal (V. Nandigam, SDSC & C. Crosby) Using LiDAR and Remote Sensing Data in the Classroom (S. Robinson, ASU & R. Arrowsmith) OEF Technical Discussion, inc. issues related to 3 and 4D Data Integration Designing Educational Material for use in Google Earth (Peter Selkin, UWT)
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM Perception, Cognition, Visualization, and Learning (Steve Reynolds, ASU) Catalog Services for Web (K. Lin, SDSC) Welcome to Earthquake Country! - Resources for Earthquake Education and the Great California ShakeOut (Robert DeGroot, SCEC) Management Systems for Large Geospatial Data (V. Nandigam & C. Baru) Using LiDAR and Remote Sensing Data in the Classroom cont. (S. Robinson & R. Arrowsmith) Software for Data Integration and Visualization Designing Educational Material for use in Google Earth (Peter Selkin, UWT) cont.
3:45 PM Break
4:00 PM Break Portal Technologies (J. Moreland, SDSC) EarthScope and other Geophysical Data in the Classroom cont. (D. Kilb, SIO) Cloud computing for Geospatial Data (S. Krishnan & C. Baru) Using LiDAR and Remote Sensing Data in the Classroom cont. (S. Robinson & R. Arrowsmith) Software for Data Integration and Visualization Toward Regional Repositories for Field Trip Information (P. Selkin, UWT)
4:15 PM Participant Poster Session & Reception
5:00 PM            
5:30 PM Group Dinner
(5:30 - 9:00)
6:00 PM  
9:00 PM End

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