Environmental Cyber-Infrastructure Needs for Distributed Sensor Networks

Agenda:

Day 1 - Tuesday August, 12th

8:30 - 9:15 am - Introduction, Logistics, & Workshop Goals

- Bill Michener and John Orcutt
- NSF representatives

9:15 - 10:00 am - Plenary talk: 'Embedded Networked Sensing for Environmental Monitoring'

- Deborah Estrin

10:00 - 10:15 am - Charge to breakout session groups

- Estrin and Michener

10:15 - 10:30 am - COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - Noon - Breakout Session I

Three parallel sessions:

(A) Sensor technologies
(B) Fielded data acquisition systems/arrays
(C) Data management

Noon - 1:00 pm - LUNCH

(Discussion leaders convene w/ Estrin & Michener)

1:00 - 2:00 pm - Plenary talk: 'Commercial Applications and the Status of Sensor Networks'

- Mike Horton

2:00 - 4:30 pm - Breakout Session II - (same groups as morning session)

Three parallel sessions:

(A) Sensor technologies
(B) Fielded data acquisition systems/arrays
(C) Data management

4:30 - 5:30 pm - Ten-minute reports from breakout groups; Discussion; Organize for Day 2

5:30 pm - Evening social


Day 2 - Wednesday August, 13th

8:30 - 8:45 am - Revisit agenda & Logistics

- Estrin, Michener and Orcutt

8:45 - 9:15 am - Plenary talk: 'Terrestrial Environmental Sensor Networks: Challenges and Opportunities'

- Stuart Gage

9:15 - 9:45 am - Plenary talk: 'Real Time Systems: Lessons from ROADNet and HPWREN'

- Frank Vernon

9:45 - 10:00 am - COFFEE BREAK

10:00 - Noon - Breakout Session III

Four parallel sessions:

(D) Analysis and visualization
(E) Error resiliency (calibration, errors, data quality)
(F) Metadata
(G) System security / Integrity

Noon - 1:00 pm - LUNCH

1:00 - 4:00 pm - Breakout Session IV (same groups as morning session)

Four parallel sessions:

(D) Analysis and visualization,
(E) Error resiliency (calibration, errors, data quality),
(F) Meta data,
(G) System security / Integrity

4:00 - 5:00 pm - Ten-minute reports from breakout groups & Discussion

5:00 - 5:15 pm - Workshop Conclusion - Estrin and Michener

6:00 - 8:00 pm - Planning Dinner (Writers and Steering committee)


Day 3 - Thursday August, 14th

8:30 - Noon - Report Writing

Noon - 1:00 pm - LUNCH

1:00 - 5:00 pm - Report Writing