A workshop to build capacity for aquatic invasive species (AIS) data best practices
in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
October 8 & 10, 2024 – 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT
This is a no-cost, facilitated online workshop focused on developing two outputs: (1) a position paper on critical challenges for cross-sector aquatic invasive species (AIS) data management and sharing, and (2) a research development roadmap to kickstart proposal planning and teaming for the AIS data community. Participants (approx. 30) will be experts in AIS data from academia; Extension; U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies; tribal governments; nonprofit, civic, and citizen science organizations; and industry.
Pre-workshop community input
AIS professionals are invited to contribute to our pre-meeting input process, which will help shape the discussions at the workshop and the research development roadmap. We are interested in your AIS data challenges, use cases, and best practices. This input process is open to anyone working in AIS, whether they attend the meeting or not, so please feel free to share with colleagues.
Workshop Agenda
Day 1 – October 8, 2024
| Time (CT) | Session | Presenters | Facilitators |
| 9:00–9:15 | Introductions and workshop goals; Community Data Needs Assessment findings | John MacMullen (MBDH), Jeff Peterson (UMN) | |
| 9:15–9:45 | The State of AIS Data Management: Updates from recent meetings | AIS program committee | MacMullen |
| 9:45–11:15 | Working sessions on AIS data challenges, use cases, and best practices (facilitated breakout rooms) | PDB team, MacMullen, Peterson | |
| 11:15–12:00 | Breakout session report-backs; Participant charge for Day 2 prep | PDB team, MacMullen |
Day 2 – October 10, 2024
| Time (CT) | Session | Presenters | Facilitators |
| 9:00–9:15 | Goals and guidance | PDB team | |
| 9:15–10:30 | Position paper planning | PDB team | |
| 10:30–12:00 | Proposal development roadmap; next steps | AIS program committee | MacMullen |
This workshop is sponsored by the Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub (MBDH) with support from the National Science Foundation via 2136085 and 1916613. Contact John MacMullen (wjohn at illinois.edu) with questions. Our workshop facilitators are from Public Design Bureau (PDB).