ESSI-RUST is a session where standards and technologies meet end users by demonstrating leading-edge and ready-to-use services and applications. Focus will be on (but not exclusively) OGC based services, data interchange encodings (GML, netCDF, HDF), CF-conventions and their use in applications and services. Future challenges in RUST will also be addressed.

The intended audience includes ESSI and all EGU divisions dealing with cross-domain information exchange that would benefit from use of standardized technologies. The session should act as catalyzer for:
- End users, becoming aware of existing technologies that are ready to use in their own domain.
- Developers implementing standards for services and applications that can benefit from demonstrated solutions.
- Standardization bodies, to consider refining standards based on real user experience.

Only authors of accepted oral abstracts will show results via live demonstrations on self-provided computers in the demo session(internet connectivity is expected in the meeting room). Slide show (simulated) presentations may also be prepared in case of network difficulties.
Poster selected abstracts will be presented as a poster (the possibility to demonstrate with your own computer next to your poster in poster session is expected)