Hello Unidata community--
This announcement is being resent with the hope of gathering additional
nominations for a Graduate Student Representative to the Unidata Users
Committee. The deadline for nominations has been extended to 16 January
2010. Following is the information needed to submit a nomination.
Thanks, and Happy New Year to all!
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The following announcement is being sent for Tom Whittaker, Chair,
Unidata Users Committee
WANTED: Graduate Students interested in making a significant
contribution to the Unidata Community
The Unidata Users Committee is seeking nominations for a Graduate
Student representative to join the group of 9 university faculty
members currently serving on this committee. Nominees should be
Graduate Students who have completed at least one year of study, use
Unidata software, and hold a strong interest in the Unidata program.
Nominations may be made by any community members. Self-nominations are
acceptable. This position will be for a two-year term.
Advantages for the selected student afforded by this opportunity
include making numerous professional contacts at Unidata and in the
university community at large, professional development resulting from
participation in Unidata governance. The committee meets twice a year
in Boulder, CO; the selected representative will have all travel and
lodging expenses covered by the Unidata Program Center.
Please address the following points in the nomination (a short
abstract of no more than one page in length):
- Your contact information (email, phone)
- Student name, institution, and email address
- discipline major
- Which Unidata software and tools are being utilized by the student
or their program
- Evidence of interest and/or willingness to engage in community service
- Explanation of why the individual is well suited for participation
on the committee
Please submit nominations by December 31, 2009 to:
nominations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Unidata is a leader in educational software development and data
distribution, and this organization relies on input from two governing
committees, the Users Committee, which is charged with providing
feedback from the user community to Unidata, and the Policy Committee,
charged with ensuring that community needs are being met by Unidata.
For additional information on Unidata's governance committees, see:
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/index.html#governance>
If you have questions, please contact: Tom Whitaker, Chair, Unidata
Users Committee whittaker@xxxxxxxx
Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
