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The ESIP Products and Services Committee announces the October 2016 call for Testbed projects. Proposals may be submitted by any ESIP member, an individual within such an organization, or a team of such individuals. Civil servants are restricted from receiving ESIP funds. 

ESIP Student Fellows are graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in bridging the gap between informatics and Earth science. This fellowship provides students a chance to work closely with professionals in an interdisciplinary, cross-sector group on current Earth Science problems.

The ESIP Assembly has accepted five new member organizations this spring, bringing total membership in ESIP to 185 organizations. The new ESIP members are: 

This year, part of the Summer Meeting plenary session will be devoted to a series of short how-to talks by community members, and we need your submissions! Talks should be a show-and-tell of sorts related to how you use/manage/visualize Earth sciences data, e.g., what's behind the curtain? 

About: The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is dedicated to advancing the Earth and space sciences for the benefit of humanity through its scholarly publications, conferences and outreach programs. AGU is a not-for-profit, professional, scientific organization representing more than 60,000 members in 139 countries. AGU was established in 1919 by the National Research Council and operated as an unincorporated affiliate of the National Academy of Sciences for more than 50 years. AGU was independently incorporated in 1972. 

Founded in 2001, the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) is an alliance of over 130 colleges, universities and other research institutions leading the effort to shape the future of hydrologic science by strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration, developing and operating research infrastructure, and promoting water education and training.

About: The Data Semantics Laboratory (DaSe Lab) at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Wright State University is led by Dr. Michelle Cheatham and Dr. Pascal Hitzler.

About: The National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides technical information on agricultural research and related subjects to scientists, educators and farmers.

Denise Hills is Director of the Energy Investigations Program at the Geological Survey of Alabama and the 2016 ESIP President's Award recipient. We asked Denise about her research, data challenges and why she participates in ESIP.