Action 1:
UPC staff should pull together an annotated bibliography of the
science
involved in the SuomiNet proposal and add links on the SuomiNet Web page
to current SuomiNet-like products.
Done. See SuomiNet Reference Publications. See particularly Bevis 1992.
Done. See the Summary of the March 1998 Unidata Users Committee.
Action 3:
The UPC will write a letter to the DeSouza family asking permission
to use his name.
Done; letter in the notebook
Action 4:
The UPC will hold discussions with UCAR management about the
possibility of using UCAR funds for a cash award.
Done. Copies of our e-mail exchange are in the notebook.
Action 5:
Bates will contact the AMS about the possibility of their
sponsoring the Russell DeSouza award.
Done. New awards may be proposed to the AMS executive committee, which passes approved possibilities on to the AMS Council for final decision. According to Keith Seitter, the AMS will not consider an award directed toward a particular organization or program.
Action 6:
The final form of the award, which depends on the results of Actions
3-5, will be a topic on the next agenda.
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