1. ICSU/SCID, IUGG/UC Peter Fox eGY general meeting 20080305

2. ICSU/SCID Priority Area Assessment (PAA) released 2004 –ICSU shall … assume a leadership role internationally in identifying and addressing critical policy and management issues related to scientific data and information –To facilitate a new, coordinated global approach to scientific data and information that ensures equitable access to quality data and information for research, education and informed decision-making –~ 58 total recommendations Ad-hoc Strategic Committee on Information and Data formed March 2007 to address key recommendations - report to CSPR Terms of reference (WDC, FAGS, CODATA) 3 in-person meetings (Jul, Nov 2007, Feb 2008)

3. ICSU/SCID SCID recommendations (highlights) –TOR 1 - guide/oversee reform of WDC/ FAGS New WDS (ICSU interdisciplinary body) New governance, accountable, reporting –TOR 2 - liase with CODATA (strategies) Align Task Groups with initiatives –TOR 3 - advise CSPR on ‘Other’ (i.e. leadership) Form new ICSU standing committee (name TBD) Forum (old SciDIF) to be initially facilitated by CODATA Unions all to have high-level informatics presence! –Governance and responsibility are key issues Full draft in 1 week, final to ICSU in April Considered by members, CSPR and ICSU general assembly in Aug. 2008

4. IUGG/Union Commission Based on eGY draft proposal to IUGG exec and from 2007 eGY General meeting - JoAnn Joselyn Exec requested ad-hoc committee –IACS - Mark Parsons, NSIDC, IPYDIS (USA) –IAG - Ruth Neilan (USA) and Bernd Richter (Germany) –IAGA - Peter Fox, UCAR (USA) - CHAIR –IAHS - Pierrick Givone (France) –IAMAS - Maria Assunc ̧ ão F. Silva Dias, CPTEC/INPE (Brazil) (Vice-Pres.) –IAPSO - W John Gould, Southhampton, UK –IASPEI - Tim Ahern, IRIS, (USA) –IAVCEI - Adelina Geyer Traver, Barcelona (SPAIN) –eGY & CODATA - Charles Barton, Australian National University, Canberra (Australia) Union Commission on Data and Information (working name)

5. IUGG/Union Commission Terms of reference –Determine if the Associations support the assertions noted above (Central issues) –Augment the original eGY proposal in preparation for consideration by the IUGG Executive. Proposal submitted Feb 4, 2008 –Aims, business areas, functions, near-, mid-, and long-term activities, and structure Outcome ~ Oct. 2008

6. What else to fill the gaps? 2007 - Dan Baker - revive the ‘CODMAC’ (under space studies board) to parallel the existing committee in the earth science (CGED under board of … at NAS, Jeff Dozier) Congress needs a place to go to get the broadest and deepest advice on data issues - National Academy (Decadal Study?) US National Committee of CODATA role Other society roles (e.g. informatics) Xinformatics is the future (astro, helio, etc.)

7. We are involved Contact: pfox@ucar.edu www.egy.org