NOAA EDM 2021: Full Schedule

2021 NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Maximizing the Value of NOAA Data through Investment, Innovation, and Governance

August 16-20, 2021

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NOAA’s Environmental Data Management Committee is proud to host the 11th annual NOAA Environmental Data Management Workshop (EDMW). The workshop will be presented in an entirely virtual format. We are taking advantage of the opportunities that this online format affords, to both encourage broad participation in breakout sessions and to line up high caliber plenary speakers.

There is no registration for any sessions, only for the plenaries. Click here for plenary registration info.

To view the many social activities available, click here. You could win recognition at the awards ceremony on August 20th! Jump into the virtual lobby for networking and discussion with your colleagues.

For help during the meeting, please visit the virtual help desk.

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3:00pm EDT

Opening Plenary

Session Recording Here

Welcome and Logistics: Monica Youngman & Jason Cooper, EDMW 2021 Co-Chairs
Remarks: Tony LaVoi, EDMC Chair and NOAA Chief Data Officer
Remarks: Mary Wohlgemuth, Director, NESDIS/NCEI
KEYNOTE: Dr. Steve Volz, AA, NESDIS, Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction
Icebreaker activity: Mia Infante

Speakers

Monica Youngman

Chief-Data Steward Division, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

Jason Cooper

Archivist, NESDIS/NCEI

Jason Cooper is an archivist at NOAA NCEI. Among his many varied tasks, Jason manages the vast physical archives in Asheville, develops archive policy, and works with other NESDIS offices on archive projects. He led development of the NCEI weather and climate retention schedule and... Read More →

Tony Lavoi

Chief Data Officer, SO/CIO/NEDD

Tony LaVoi serves as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chief Data Officer (CDO). As the NOAA CDO, he is responsible for NOAA’s Data Strategy and all aspects of its implementation. The purpose of the NOAA Data Strategy is to dramatically accelerate the use... Read More →

Mary Wohlgemuth

Director, NESDIS/NCEI

Mary S. Wohlgemuth is Director of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Headquartered in Asheville, NC and with offices in Silver Spring, MD; Stennis Space Center, MS; and Boulder, CO, NCEI is the nation’s largest environmental information authority and... Read More →

Steve Volz

Assistant Administrator, NESDIS

Stephen Volz is now serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction. He is responsible for all NOAA observing systems, including in situ instruments and satellites, and the process of converting observations to predictions for environmental threats... Read More →

Mia Infante

Oceanographer, NESDIS/NCEI

Monday August 16, 2021 3:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
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Plenary Session

1:45pm EDT

Investment Plenary

SESSION RECORDING HERE

KEYNOTE: Monica Grasso, NOAA Chief Economist
Investment Panel:
- Friedhelm Moggert-Kaegeler, SevenCs,
- James Rattling Leaf Sr., Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance
- Simon McLellan, UK MetOffice
- Julia Lane, NYU

Moderators

Jason Cooper

Archivist, NESDIS/NCEI

Speakers

Monica Grasso

Chief Economist, NOAA

Dr. Monica Grasso joined NOAA in May 2016 as the Chief Economist working in the Performance, Risk and Social Science Office at the Office of Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Grasso leads NOAA’s social science and performance team. She provides expertise and strategic leadership to promote... Read More →

Friedhelm Moggert-Kägeler

Solutions Director, Maritime Spatial Data, SevenCs

Friedhelm’s educational background is Geodesy/Hydrography and his degree covers both fields. He joined SevenCs in 2000. Since then, his variety of roles has ranged from S-57 data production and training, customer support, and research and development, to product management. Now... Read More →

James Rattling Leaf

Coordinator of Climate Partnerships, Climate Partnerships for the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance

James Rattling Leaf, Sr. is coordinator of Climate Partnerships for the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance and Principal, Rattling Leaf Consulting LLC in Black Hawk, South Dakota. A member of South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux tribe, James has served as a Visiting Collaborator, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Director, Geo-Spatial Applications Center, Sinte Gleska University; Boar... Read More →

Julia Lane

Professor, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Julia Lane is a Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, at the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress, and a NYU Provostial Fellow for Innovation Analytics. She cofounded the Coleridge Initiative, whose goal is to use data to transform the way governments... Read More →

Simon McLellan

Head of Data, UK MetOffice

Simon’s 30 years at the UK’s Met Office have covered many roles: from calibration of satellite-based instrumentation with NOAA, IT Programme Management, corporate planning, climate programme delivery and prototyping data services; to his current role as Head of Data.He leads the... Read More →

Tuesday August 17, 2021 1:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
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Plenary Session

1:45pm EDT

Innovation Plenary

SESSION RECORDING HERE

KEYNOTE: Dr. Louis Uccellini, AA, NWS
Innovation Panel:
- Jamese Sims, NWS
- Brett Alger, NMFS
- Laura Morse, Orsted

Speakers

Louis Uccellini

AA, NOAA, NWS

Dr. Louis W. Uccellini is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National Weather Service. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day civilian weather operations for the United States, its territories... Read More →

Jamese Sims

Senior Science Advisor for Artificial Intelligence, NWS/OSTI

Dr. Jamese Sims is the Acting Director of the NWS OSTI Modeling Programs Division. TheScience and Technology Integration (STI) Modeling Program Team is responsible for supportinga variety of NWS modeling and research initiatives to improve weather forecasts. Dr. Simsoversees research... Read More →

Brett Alger

Electronics Technology Coordinator, NOAA/NMFS

Brett Alger is the NOAA Fisheries’ Electronic Technologies Coordinator in the Office of Science and Technology, based out of Silver Spring, MD. He works on technology and policy development, and implementation of electronic monitoring and reporting systems in fisheries-dependent... Read More →

Laura Morse

Sr. Environment & Permitting Specialist, Orsted

Laura is an Environmental Manager with Ørsted supporting the US Market portfolio. She has over 25 years of experience as a marine biologist and regulatory specialist, with a focus on marine mammal science, policy and management. She spent many years of her career with NOAA Fisheries... Read More →

Wednesday August 18, 2021 1:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
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Plenary Session

1:45pm EDT

Governance Plenary

SESSION RECORDING HERE

KEYNOTE: Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop, Chief, Geography Division, Census
Governance Panel:
- John Turner, DoD, Senior Advisor to the CDO
- Katie Baynes, NASA, Deputy Program Manager
- Laura Biven, NIH, Data Science Technical Lead

Speakers

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop

Chief, Geography Division, Census

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop is chief of the Geography Division at the U.S. Census Bureau, where she leads the development of a national geospatial database. This database of addresses, roads, and boundaries creates the foundation used to support the decennial census and ongoing surveys.Bishop... Read More →

John Turner

Senior Advisor to the DoD Chief Data Officer, DoD

As the Senior Advisor to the Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Data Officer (CDO), John develops strategy and builds engagement with stakeholders across DoD and the interagency on data governance, policy, architecture, and standards. John has been a plank holder in cross-Component... Read More →

Katie Baynes

Deputy Program ManagerDeputy Program Manager, NASA Earth Science Data Systems, NASA

Katie Baynes is the Deputy Program Manager for NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems. She was formerly a Systems Architect for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) and has spent much of the past decade leading teams working on large-scale Earth Science... Read More →

Laura Biven

Data Science Technical Lead, NIH

Dr. Laura Biven is the data science technical lead for ODSS. In this role she is responsible for strategic planning, coordination, and oversight in cloud computing, platform interoperability, and bringing together the computer science and biomedical communities. Before joining the... Read More →

Thursday August 19, 2021 1:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
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Plenary Session

3:00pm EDT

Closing Plenary

SESSION RECORDING HERE

Awards Ceremony: Tim Haverland and Jason Cooper
ESIP Remarks: Susan Shingledecker, Executive Director
2022 EDMW Lead Office Remarks: Karen Sender and Tim Haverland
KEYNOTE: Janet Coit, NOAA Fisheries, Assistant Administrator
REMARKS: Evan Howell, Director, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology
Closing Remarks: Jason Cooper and Monica Youngman

Speakers

Jason Cooper

Archivist, NESDIS/NCEI

Tim Haverland

IT Specialist, NMFS/OST/SID

I'm the GIS lead for Fisheries so do lots of map work, specializing in web-based mapping. As part of NOAA's Cetaceans and Sound (CetSound) project, I've been working on maps of ocean sound scapes, which has also led me to an interest in passive acoustic data, and how to manage these... Read More →

Karen Sender

Acting Assistant Chief Data Officer, NOAA Fisheries

Karen Sender is the Information Architect for NOAA Fisheries and leads the Fisheries Enterprise Data Management Program which is currently focused on data governance and information management modernization. Karen is the Fisheries representative to the NOAA Data Governance Committee... Read More →

Janet Coit

Assistant Administrator, NOAA Fisheries

Janet Coit was named the new assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries in June 2021. She has worked on environmental issues, natural resource management, and stewardship for more than 30 years. She directed the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) for more than... Read More →

Evan Howell

Director, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology

Evan Howell is the Director of NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Science and Technology. Most recently, he served as the deputy director for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, where he led research to better understand critical habitat and possible climate effects on highly migratory... Read More →

Friday August 20, 2021 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
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Plenary Session