EarthCube Science Support Office (ESSO)

EarthCube是一项社区驱动的努力，其目标是通过创造一个良好集成和便利的环境，以开放、透明和包容的方式共享科学数据、信息工具和服务以及知识，从而改变地球科学研究和教育的行为。在大学大气研究公司（UCAR）的领导下，在EarthCube社区、治理机构以及其他利益相关者和合作者的合作下，EarthCube科学支持办公室（ESSO）将支持推进EarthCube的使命。ESSO的作用将是提供后勤、组织和管理基础，以促进EarthCube目标的推进，通过促进信息和计算科学的进步，催化地球科学的科学突破。ESSO将努力确保为EarthCube利益相关者提供高质量的服务，提供专业、高效、透明和灵活的服务。ESSO将为EarthCube社区及其治理小组提供后勤支持，以刺激和管理社区对话，加强努力，使用面向共识的方法定义和解决共同挑战，并帮助实现EarthCube的全部潜力和愿景。ESSO将提供领导，以提高EarthCube工作的一致性和影响，为管理和支持治理、科学和技术活动带来协调和良好集成的方法。为了实现这一目标，UCAR将利用其两个社区项目的专业知识——Unidata和科学支持联合办公室（JOSS）——来提供ESSO所要求的服务。此外，ESSO将与地球科学信息合作伙伴（ESIP）联盟合作，利用他们在地球科学网络基础设施社区的长期经验，为双方组织及其社区带来互利。ESSO还将通过参加国家和国际科学学会会议、科学招聘会和其他活动，带头开展外联和社区参与活动。ESSO将通过EarthCube网站、时事通讯和社交媒体与更广泛的受众接触。它将利用地球科学家和网络基础设施专业人员的存在，提供面对面和虚拟研讨会，促进资助项目、数据设施的工作，并为教育、培训和劳动力发展活动提供骨干支持。

EarthCube is a community-driven effort with the goal of transforming the conduct of geoscience research and education by creating a well-integrated and facile environment to share scientific data, information tools and services, and knowledge in an open, transparent, and inclusive manner. Under the leadership of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and in partnership with the EarthCube community, its governance, and other stakeholders and collaborators, the EarthCube Science Support Office (ESSO) will support efforts to advance EarthCube's mission. ESSO's role will be to provide a logistical, organizational, and administrative foundation to facilitate the advancement of EarthCube goals to catalyze scientific breakthroughs in the geosciences by fostering advances in information and computational sciences. ESSO will endeavor to ensure a high quality of service to EarthCube stakeholders, delivered with professionalism, efficiency, transparency, and nimbleness.ESSO will provide logistical support to the EarthCube community and its governance groups in order to stimulate and manage community dialog, strengthen efforts to define and resolve common challenges using a consensus-oriented approach, and help realize EarthCube's full potential and vision. ESSO will provide leadership to improve the coherence and impact of EarthCube's efforts, bringing a coordinated and well-integrated approach to managing and supporting governance, science, and technology activities. To accomplish this, UCAR will draw on the expertise of two of its community programs -- Unidata and the Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS) -- to provide the services requested of the ESSO. In addition, ESSO will collaborate with the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Federation to leverage their long experience with the geoscience cyberinfrastructure community for the mutual benefit of both organizations and their communities. ESSO will also spearhead outreach and community engagement activities by participating in national and international scientific society meetings, scientific career fairs, and other events. ESSO will reach out to broader audiences through the EarthCube website, newsletters, and social media. It will leverage the presence of geoscientists and cyberinfrastructure professionals to offer in-person and virtual seminars, promoting the work of funded projects, data facilities, and providing backbone support for education, training, and workforce development activities.