Annual Meeting 2025
Tuesday Dec. 16:
12:15 pm - 1:15pm Informatics Section Community Engagement and Networking: Lounge reservation 275926
Jambalaya Lounge (NOLA CC)
The Informatics Section has invited other sections to an informal networking event in the Jambalaya Lounge on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 from 12:15-1:15pm. Data drives science from the bottom of the ocean to the surface of the sun and everywhere in between! There is much to be learned across disciplines from machine learning to metadata management. Please stop by for informal networking! Practice your research elevator pitch, with a twist on how you use informatics to do your work. What are your favorite applications to help you manage your data? What are your pet peeves? If you had a magic wand, what would you want to fix first? These are just some suggestions to spur the conversation! We hope to see you there!
6:00-7:30 pm Science Connects Us All - Combined Networking Reception:
Location: Hall B1 & Great Hall Lobby Reception
This reception includes all Sections, College of Fellows, International, and AGQ groups. All groups and each Section will have a designated area that is easy to spot. Tickets do not have to be reserved for this event. There will be a shared area for buffet meals. AGU is providing drink tickets that will be distributed as guests enter the reception foyer. Please have on your AGU25 badge to get entry into this event.
Wednesday Dec. 17:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Informatics and the AGU Community Townhall
Location: New Orleans Convention Center, Room 272-273
All Townhalls at AGU25 are in person only, this year. Please come hear about the latest updates from the AGU Informatics Section. We will celebrate our awardees and look to engage with our members on how we can best serve the Informatics community.
Spark@AGU! (formerly known as Ignite@AGU)
6:30 pm.
Quick. Bold. Creative. Leave the jargon in the poster hall. Speak for exactly five minutes and 20 slides.
Sponsored by NASA’s Earth Science Division and held in partnership with ESIP, Spark@AGU enables scientists to showcase their professional and personal interests through fast, creative talks.
More information: https://www.esipfed.org/spark-agu/
Thursday Dec. 18:
8:30 - 10:00 Greg Leptoukh Lecture for the Earth and Space Science Informatics Section presented by Julia Lowndes (Openscapes)
Location: La Novelle AB (NOLA CC)
The Leptoukh Lecture is awarded annually and recognizes significant contributions by a mid-career or senior scientist to informatics, computational, or data sciences through research, education, and related activities. Greg Leptoukh (1953-2012) was a NASA Earth scientist who was active in the informatics community and worked on projects related to both data quality and data provenance. Dr. Julia Stewart Lowndes is being recognized for her pioneering work promoting open, inclusive, and reproducible data practices in ocean and Earth science.
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Informatics Student and Early Career Networking Event
Location: New Orleans Convention Center 391
This annual event is an opportunity for students and early career Informatics members to meet and network in a fun, informal setting. It’s a great way to wind down your busy week at AGU25! Refreshments will be served. Attendance is limited to 45 attendees.
Thursday Dec. 15 - 19:
Open science and data help desk
The Data Help Desk is a program that provides researchers with opportunities to engage with informatics experts. Seek us out in the Open Science Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall to ask data questions and see demos on key software and data tools.
More information: https://www.esipfed.org/data-help-desk/