Unidata Users Committee

Members

"Draft" Agenda

17-18 May (revised date) 2005

Boulder, Colorado

Tuesday, 17 May

(Morning session combined with the Policy Committee)

8:00-8:30 - Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45 - Introductions/Stage Setting

8:45-9:45 - Software and Support (Rew)

9:45-10:00 - Break

10:00-11:00 - Space Science Engineering Center: McIDAS Transition Plans (Ackerman)

11:00-11:45 - Metrics/Evaluation Strategy Discussion

11:45-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-1:15 - Administrative Items

1:15-1:30 - Policy Committee Report from October 2004 Meeting - Jim Steenburgh, Users Committee Liaison

1:30-2:00 - Director's Report - Mohan Ramamurthy

2:00-2:30 - Unidata Status Reports below - Unidata staff will be available to respond to questions

Unidata Status Reports:

2:30-3:00 - Community phone survey input - Users Committee

3:00-3:15 - Break

3:15-3:30 - IDV Steering Committee Report - Whittaker

3:30-4:00 - DVB-S NOAAPORT - Chiswell, Schmidt, Yoksas

4:00-4:15 - Automated Floater Selection - Chiswell and Yoksas

4:15-5:15 - Planning for 2006 Users Committee Workshop - All

ACTION 4 (from October 7-8 meeting) : The Users Committee has identified modeling in the atmospheric and related sciences as a possible topic for the next summer workshop. At the upcoming April meeting, the title will be finalized, chairs selected, and preliminary list of presenters and topics compiled. Users Committee members should start the process of identifying possible speakers/topics prior to the April meeting.

5:15 - Adjourn


Wednesday, 18 May

8:00-8:15 - Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:45 - Rico Experiment - Murray, McWhirter

8:45-9:00 - DeSouza Award

9:00-9:15 - Equipment Awards - Graham, Petrie

9:15-9:45 - Table of Priorities - all

9:45-10:15 - Break/Executive Session for Users Committee

10:15-10:30 - Ken Howard, NSSL - Mosaic data and LEAD connection

10:30-11:30 - Continuation of Workshop Planning

11:45-12:00 - Wrap up

Linda Miller
Community Services - Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303 497-8646 fax: 303 497-8690