http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/newsletter/ Unidata publishes a monthly on-line newsletter as a way of disseminating news of interest to the community. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:36 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/newsletter/2009nov/index.html#Article1 I recently had the honor of speaking at Unidata’s commemorative 25th anniversary event, held in Boulder, CO on 15-16 October 2009. The presentations served to inspire tremendous respect for the foresighted individuals who founded Unidata, and they illustrated the remarkably broad and transformative reach of Unidata across the geoscience community. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/newsletter/2009nov/index.html#Article2 Level III data are radar products generated from the Level II base data. The products are used to assist forecasters and others in weather analysis, predictions and warnings. Level III products used to be recorded on WORM Optical Disks at NWS sites in the early 1990s. Currently, the required products are provided electronically in near real-time to an NWS Central Collection Facility. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/newsletter/2009nov/index.html#Article3 On 15-16 October Unidata marked its 25th anniversary by holding a day and a half program included reminiscences from founding fathers, early community activists, sponsors, and key partners, as well as reflections on what the community created a quarter of a century ago. It was a festive event bringing old friends into renewed contact with one another, allowing newer community members the opportunity to meet and greet and celebrate both with those old friends and with Unidata staff, present and past. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/newsletter/2009nov/index.html#Article4 The program center recently submitted its report for 2009 to its sponsor, the National Science Foundation. The year has been solidly packed with activity with, among others, a triennial Users workshop, the annual training workshops, and of course the hallmark event of the year, the 25th anniversary program. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:22:17 GMT