Early bird rates are available for registration to the 2026 January ESIP Meeting. Register.
Join us for the next ESIP Meeting!
ESIP is a home for Earth science data and computing professionals. Our sessions bring together the community for hands-on, interdisciplinary deep dives.
Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community
ESIP Meetings cover current trends, problems, and emerging issues in Earth science data and information. Over the four days, ESIP brings together stakeholders from government agencies, industry and academic research institutions for a mix of plenary talks, breakout sessions, poster presentations, technical workshops, networking, and special events. Our breakout sessions are led by community participants and feature a broad range of Earth science data management topics related to the annual theme.
Our theme for 2026, “Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community,” is born from a critical moment in Earth science. We have made incredible progress in data collection and technological innovation, yet these advancements often create silos. Scientists are drowning in data, and although powerful tools exist, they are not always accessible or interoperable. The gaps between those who collect data and those who analyze it, between scientific disciplines, and between the scientific community and the public is still quite wide.
This theme calls us to build more open data ecosystems, harmonize tools and resources, and strengthen the human connections that are the bedrock of great science. Our goal is to move beyond mere access and toward true integration, ensuring that our collective knowledge can be leveraged to address the planet’s most pressing Earth science data challenges.
Join the discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on tool explorations at the next ESIP Meeting.
Rates and Registration
Early bird registration for JAN26 is now open until December 22.
Registration is available thru the Sched page for the January Meeting.
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Registration Assistance
ESIP strives to be an open and inclusive community. If the registration fee poses a barrier to participation for you, please consider submitting an application for reduced or waived registration. Each year we receive a number of requests. In order to ensure we evaluate these requests in a fair, consistent and transparent manner, we provide a form to request support to attend the 2026 January ESIP Meeting. Please submit requests by January 5.
Registration Fees for JAN26
Rates will go up by $50 after early bird registration ends
- Non-Partner – $325 (after 12/19 – $375)
- Partner – $225 (after 12/19 – $275)
- Student – $50
- K-12 Teacher – $50
Where is the next ESIP Meeting?
2026 January – All Virtual – Jan 20-23, 2026
2026 July – Austin, TX + Online – Jul 28-31, 2026
ESIP Meetings move from location to location in the United States, but we offer virtual connection all year. Our meetings have been everywhere from Asheville, NC to Tacoma, WA, from Scottsdale, AZ, to Pittsburgh, PA.
Have a suggestion or request? Send us an email at staff@esipfed.org and let us know.
What are ESIP Meetings like?
The ESIP community gathers twice each year: In January for a virtual meeting and in July for a hybrid, in-person meeting. We focus on Earth science and its technical challenges.
Find your people
ESIP Meetings are open to anyone interested in Earth science data, computing, and technology.
There are about 300 attendees from the Earth, space, and environmental sciences.
Dive into #EarthScienceData
Each meeting has a theme, ranging from the big-picture impacts of data to the nitty-gritty of new tools and information quality.
Many sessions are interdisciplinary and may cover specific tools or broad concepts.
Interactive session formats
Our meetings cover current trends, problems, and emerging issues in Earth science data and information. There is a mix of plenary talks, breakout sessions, poster presentations, technical workshops, networking, and special events.
ESIP meetings are open to anyone interested in Earth science data.
Many attendees are information technology professionals, teachers, and researchers. Their scientific fields include atmosphere, ocean, solid earth, ecology, data science, and social sciences.
Some attendees join monthly calls in ESIP’s Collaboration Areas.
ESIP Meeting Sponsors
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