Agenda

Unidata Policy Committee

September 13-14, 1999
NSF Headquarters, Arlington, VA, Room 770.

 

Monday, September 13

8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 Administrative Matters

9:00 Status Reports

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45 More Status Reports

12:00 Lunch, Room 730

1:15 COMET and Unidata (Spangler, Jesuroga)

An overview of current COMET activities and future plans, including AWIPS and case studies issues.

2:15 GEMPAK and AWIPS (Fulker)

The implications for Unidata of General Kelly's letter concerning Unidata and GEMPAK

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15 Who is a Unidata Participant? (Fulker)

At the May meeting, the committee tabled the following resolution and requested the following action item:

Resolution 1: The Policy Committee recommends that Unidata continue to restrict its support to universities (i.e., to WMO Region 4 educational institutions) and not expand its support activities beyond this. (Tabled.)

Action 8: Fulker will devise a new Unidata participation policy that addresses questions of licensing and access to software; the policy will include implementation. Discussion of this policy will be on the agenda for the next Policy Committee meeting.

5:00 Break

6:30 Working Dinner

END Day One


Tuesday, September 13

8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 SuomiNet (Ware)

The proposal for SuomiNet has been funded, and final implementation issues are now being addressed.

9:15 Data Use Policies (Fulker)

At its May meeting, this committee requested the following action items:

Action 6: The UPC will draft a statement of explanation on the educational use of data under WMO Resolution 40 and send the draft for comment by NWS and NSF. (The goal is to create a clear statement of responsibilities to share with Unidata users.)

Action 7: Discussion of the Action 6 draft statement will be on the agenda for the next Policy Committee meeting.

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15 Strategic Implications of Changes in Software Packages and Community Expectations (Fulker)

The committee's continuing discussions of GEMPAK, MetApps, and participation issues are indicative of a need to clarify the Unidata Program's long-range strategic goals.

11:30 Unfinished Business and Wrap-Up

12:00 END