2018 Tech Talk in Nov: Environmental Sensor Networks (system QA/ data QC)

Topic - Cart before the horse: system QA and data QC practices for sensor networks

NB: At a special (am) time for US speakers.

[Register at: https://techtalkau-sensordataqaqc.eventbrite.com.au] (including for remote access).

The ESIP EnviroSensing Cluster (http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/EnviroSensing_Cluster) is a workgroup within the Earth Science Information Partners Federation (http://www.esipfed.org/). The cluster was formed in 2012 as a community of mostly NSF-LTER network and data managers. It has since grown to include a wide range of scientific and agency participants, but still remains focused on its mission of pursuing best practices and solutions for in-situ sensor observation of environmental processes. The Cluster produced a Best Practices document for sensor network deployments in 2014, and assembles once a month for web calls on cluster projects and guest presentations. The EnviroSensing Cluster is an open, inclusive, and collaborative community that seeks to better science and engineering related to observations in the natural environment.

Draft agenda:

1.Introduction to the ESIP EnviroSensing Cluster
Speaker: Dr. Scotty Strachan, Director of Nevada Climate-ecohydrological Assessment Network (NevCAN)
https://www.unr.edu/geography/people/scotty-strachan

2.The Earthcube CHORDS project (https://www.earthcube.org/group/chords)
Speaker: Mike Daniels, Principal Investigator and Project Manager at NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research
https://staff.ucar.edu/users/daniels

3.Highlight: EPA data infrastructure needs
Speaker: Vasu Kilaru, Research Physical Scientist, US EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasu-kilaru-577a2930

4.Highlight: SENSAQ startup
Speaker: Dr. Paul Celicourt, Co-Founder and Inventor/Applied Research Scientist at SENSAQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-celicourt

5.QA for Mountain Observatories
Speaker: Dr. Scotty Strachan, NevCAN

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Venues

Live meeting hubs in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane.

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For catering purposes and getting remote access, please register now at Eventbrite.

The talks will take about an hour (usually 3:00pm; today 11.00am AEDT), followed by face-to-face networking and discussion at the hub locations as listed below (usually 4:00pm; today Noon). The local face-to-face networking and activities are facilitated by our wonderful local organisers.

Venues:
You are encouraged to go to your local hub (listed below) to participate. For those who aren't able to attend at any of the hubs, we will email you the virtual meeting ID after you register yourself at the Eventbrite.

Adelaide: University of Adelaide: Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide North Terrace Campus (starts 10.30am ACDT)

Brisbane/Toowoomba:

1. UQ: Room 505, level 5, Axon Building 47, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus (starts 10.00am AEST)

2. USQ: Q528B, QBlock, Toowoomba Campus, University of Southern Queensland (starts 10.00am AEST)

Canberra: ANU: Meeting room 1, 9 Liversidge Street, Acton, ACT 2601 (starts 11.00am AEDT)

Hobart: Cove Room, Building 5 Level 1, Castray Esplanade, Battery Point. If visiting from off site, contact katherine.tattersall@csiro.au and meet at reception at 10:50am CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (starts 11.00am AEDT)

Melbourne:

1. Deakin University: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street (starts 11.00am AEDT)

2. Monash University: Room G37, (south-west corner) S.T.R.I.P. 1, 15 Innovation Walk, Monash Clayton Campus (starts 11.00am AEDT)

3. La Trobe University, Bundoora: Vislab, Research Commons, La Trobe Library (starts 11.00am AEDT)

4. Victoria University, Footscray: Room A323, Footscray Park Campus (starts 11:00am AEST)

Perth: Remote only this month

Sydney: Remote only this month

Contact: richard.ferrers or mingfang.wu -at- ardc.edu.au for more information about venues.