Integrated Earth Observing System Public Engagement Workshop: Continuing the Dialogue

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Integrated Earth Observing System Public
Engagement Workshop Continuing the Dialogue
Teresa Fryberger, US GEO Co-Chair Office of
Science and Technology Policy May 9, 2005
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How does it work here in DC??
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The President
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of Management and Budget
Other Boards, Councils, etc.
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Role of White House Office ofScience
Technology Policy

• Advise the President Offices of the President
• Lead the interagency effort to develop ST
  policies and budgets for all areas of science
• Build strong partnerships among federal, state
  and local governments, Other countries,
  industry, Academia Scientific Associations
• Develop clear, measurable goals and objectives
  for RD programs

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A Multi-Pronged Approach

• Executive branch coordination of advice and
  priority development involving both private
  sector and Federal agencies
• Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and
  Technology (PCAST) Sustaining the Nations
  Innovation Ecosystem
• National Science Technology Council (NSTC)
  Science for the 21st Century

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NSTC Coordination of Federal Policy

• A Cabinet-level council of advisers to the
  President on Science and Technology
• Principal means to coordinate science and
  technology matters within the Federal research
  and development enterprise
• Means to establish clear national goals for
  Federal science and technology investments

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Current NSTCStructure
NSTC Director, OSTP
Committee on Science
Committee on Technology
Committee on Homeland and National Security
WH Olsen NSF Colwell NIH Zerhouni
WH Russell DOC Bond
WH Dale DOD Wynne DHS McQueary
Research Business Models
Technology Dev.
Education Workforce Dev.
National Security RD
Large Scale Science
Networking Information Technology
Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures
Aquaculture
Nanoscale Science, Eng. Technology
International
Human Subjects Research
WMD Medical Countermeasures
IWG Physics of the Universe
Aerospace
IWG Plant Genome
Standards
IWG Dom. Animal Genomics
RD Investment Criteria Research Misconduct Policy
Infrastructure
Biotechnology
IWG on Dioxin
Oceans
Health and the Environment.
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Annual guidance memo expresses the
Administrations priorities for interagency RD
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OSTP / OMB Guidance Memorandum for FY 06 RD
Priorities

• Environment
• Climate Change Science Technology
• Earth Observations
• Water Availability and Quality
• Hydrogen Economy
• Biology of Complex Systems
• Physical Sciences
• RD for Homeland Security
• Networking Information Technology
• Nanotechnology
• Each Agency is required to request a budget
  that sustains the research important for its
  mission

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Input from User Community

• IWGEO public workshops for U.S. Strategic Plan
  (January and June 2004)
• Alliance for Earth Observationsthree public
  workshops during 2004
• National Council for Science and the
  Environment--Conference on Forecasting
  Environmental Changes (February, 2005)
• December 2004 Study from American Meteorological
  Society on IEOS/GEOSS Implementation Issues
  (IWGEO-sponsored study)
• Upcoming Chamber of Commerce forum linking Earth
  observations to agribusiness

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IEOS Societal Benefits Focus
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Societal Benefit Area Sessions Questions

• User Requirements Have the basis of the user
  requirements been properly identified?
• If not, please identify clarifying information.
• Existing Capabilities and Commonalities Are the
  set of existing inventories and plans for Earth
  observations identified in the Strategic Plan and
  discipline Technical Reports complete and
  accurate?
• If not, please identify missing components and
  the reference documents.
• Major Gaps and Challenges Do the gaps and
  challenges in each section appropriately reflect
  needed capacity to formulate an Integrated Earth
  Observation System?
• If not, please identify clarifying information

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Societal Benefit Area Sessions

• Future Earth Observations That May Fill Gaps
  What observations, models, data products,
  decision support and tools are needed to address
  the gaps in the Integrated Earth Observation
  System?
• Interagency and International Partnerships who
  are the key participants across all levels
  federal, state, tribal, and local?
• What types of partnerships resources,
  agreements, common formats?
• U.S. Capacity Building Needs What are the human
  skills that need to be developed through
  education and training
• OTHER

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Breakout Groups
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Rules of Engagement

• We are here to listen
• Not to reach consensus
• Not to promote any particular program
• Mechanisms for providing input
• Write it down template, stickies, etc.
• Verbally please identify yourself and
  affiliation
• Electronically (iwgeo.ssc.nasa.gov)
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION