Activities Schedule
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| October 12, 1999 5:30 p.m. |
Visualizing Our Planet: Past, Present, and Future
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National Institution of Standards and Technology (NIST) 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado Auditorium |
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| Presenters: Don Middleton, Manager, NCAR’s Scientific Computing Group and Fritz Hasler, Director, Earth Science Visualization and Analysis Laboratory, NASA's Goddard Flight Center
This program featured the visualization of scientific models developed at NCAR, as well as material produced from satellite observations and high-resolution simulations from institutions such as NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Los Alamos, and the Jet Propulsion Lab. |
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| October 19, 1999 5:00 p.m |
From a View of the Grand Canyon to a Vision of Science in the Twenty-first Century
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Boulder Public Library Auditorium Ninth and Canyon Rd. Boulder, Colorado |
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| Presenter: John Firor, Senior Research Associate, National Center for Atmospheric Studies
The Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture Series honored John Firor for his exceptional achievements in science and public policy. Dr. Firor was introduced by former U.S. Senator Tim Wirth, President of the United Nation’s Foundation. A reception followed in the library gallery. |
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| January, 2000 | Staff Notes Monthly - 40th Anniversary Issue and on-line Photo Album | |||
| A special 40th anniversary issue of Staff Notes Monthly features the history of scientific contributions developed at NCAR and UCAR. An on-line album tells the story in pictures. | ||||
| February 8-14, 2000 |
National Public Science Day
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Web-based contest for kids predicts the weather. Web Weather for Kids |
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| National Public Science Day, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Unisys Corporation was celebrated in February as part of NCAR/UCAR’s 40th anniversary festivities.
A Web site open house for students, teachers, and the public unveiled Web Weather for Kids, a new Website offering hands-on activities for grades 5 – 8 about thunderstorms and tornadoes. The site also includes an online weather forecasting contest held on February 8 – 14 that awarded several young forecasters for their predictions. Congratulations to our contest winners! The event was all the more exciting because Web Weather for Kids received the Unisys Prize for Online Science Education. The Prize recognized Web Weather for Kids as "a model for collaboration and a powerful example of how the web can meaningfully affect classroom practice." |
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| April, 2000 | Panels on Space Weather and Climate Change
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NCAR/UCAR and NOAA co-hosted anniversary tribute science panels during the 52nd Conference on World Affairs on April 12 & 13, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. NOAA is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. | ||
 Space Weather Panel - April 12, 2000 1:30 - 3:30 PM
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| Climate Change Panel - April 13, 2000 1:00 - 3:00 PM
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| May 12, 2000
2:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
UCAR/NCAR Spring Fling | Mesa Lab Tree Plaza Boulder, Colorado Friday, May 12, 2000 |
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| UCAR and NCAR employees and families celebrated NCAR’s 40th and HAO’s 60th anniversaries through outdoor activities planned by the Employee Activities Committee (EAC) and the 40th Anniversary Committee. Highlights enjoyed at this year's Spring Fling 2000 (F2K) included:
Snacks & Drinks |
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| Friday, June 16, 2000
7:00 p.m. |
Screening of Woody Allen's classic movie, "Sleeper"
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Boulder Public Library Auditorium Boulder, Colorado
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| Henry Lansford, formerly of NCAR, spoke briefly about the filming that went on for the movie at the NCAR Mesa Lab prior to the screening of "Sleeper" at the Boulder Public library. | ||||
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| Sunday,June 18, 2000
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m |
Bubble and Balloon Festival
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NCAR Mesa Lab Tree Plaza and Fountain Plaza Boulder, Colorado |
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| UCAR families, trustees, and the Front Range Community celebrated Fathers Day at NCAR/UCAR's 40th Anniversary Bubble and Balloon Festival. Modeled after a highly successful event held each summer at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, this event was all about the properties of bubbles and balloons. The day included exciting, interpreted bubble and balloon demonstrations, fun hands-on activities, and a dance performance. | ||||
| June 18, 2000 2:00 p.m. |
"Atmospheric Odyssey" Exhibit Opening | NCAR Mesa Lab Lobby Boulder, Colorado |
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| A ribbon-cutting ceremony and performance of "Fanfare for NCAR" officially opened this new exhibit that celebrates 40 years of discovery and partnership in the atmospheric sciences. | ||||
| June 19-20 2000
7:30 p.m. |
Conversations with Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation What happened?
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| NCAR/UCAR welcomed NSF visitors Rita Colwell, Director, Joe Bordogna, deputy director, and Margaret Leinen, director of GeoSciences. This visitors participated in UCAR's Board of Trustees meeting, the Bubble and Balloon Festival, and the Exhibit opening ceremony.
Dr. Colwell presented a public talk entitled Polar Connections about research in the Arctic and Antarctic in Old Main Chapel, University of Colorado at Boulder, on the evening of June 19. |
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| Sept. 20, 2000
7:30 p.m |
Living with a Turbulent Sun: The History of Solar Research at NCAR's High Altitude Observatory | Boulder Public Library Auditorium Reception follows in the Gallery |
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| A Public talk on the history of HAO by Tom Bogdan, HAO scientist. | ||||
| October, 2000 | UCAR/NCAR 40th Anniversary Commemorative Banquet | Mesa Lab Boulder, Colorado |
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| The anniversary year officially closed with a reception and banquet held at the Mesa Lab in conjunction with the Fall, 2000, Members Representatives Meeting. Dr. Paul MacCready, chairman of Aero Vironment Inc. and renowned inventor, was the keynote speaker. Guests and speakers looked to the future of the atmospheric sciences made possible by the community’s distinguished legacy inspired by forty years of discovery and partnership. |
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