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{color:#000000}The Boulder Earth and Space Science Informatics Group (BESSIG) aims to galvanize and support networking and collaboration among Earth and Space Science data users, data providers, data managers, and middleware providers, especially those in the Boulder, Colorado area. Topical areas include issues of scientific data representation, management, discovery, access, analysis, visualization, citation, transparency, and the infrastructure to support those efforts. The end goal is to improve the usage and thus the value of scientific data, thereby improving our understanding of our Earth and its systems.{color}

{color:#000000}For information about our upcoming{color} {color:#000000}{*}August 17, 2011 meeting{*}{color}{color:#000000}, please see this{color}  [August Meeting Announcement|http://lasp.colorado.edu/galaxy/display/BESSIG/2011/08/01/BESSIG Meeting Wed, August 17, 4PM|August Meeting Announcement]{color:#000000}.  Note that the August meeting will be held at the Millenium Hotel, where we can enjoy drinks, appetizers, salads, entrees, etc. along with our conversations.  Please join us and help support this effort\!{color}


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