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| Awards Ceremony and Holiday Party this Friday! | Tue, 4 Dec |
| Joint CGD/CU-PAOS Seminar | Fri, 30 Nov |
| Awards Ceremony and Holiday Party, next Friday (7 Dec)! | Thu, 29 Nov |
| Early Career Scientist Assembly Social Poster Session | Wed, 28 Nov |
| Friday Deadline - UCARFlex 2002 Open Enrollment & Meetings | Tue, 27 Nov |
| New Hires and Departures | Tue, 27 Nov |
| CORRECTION! Rush Hour Relief 2001/2002, correct URL | Tue, 27 Nov |
| Roland Madden Symposium | Tue, 27 Nov |
| NCAR Science Store @ FL, Pearl St., and Jeffco! | Tue, 27 Nov |
| Fletcher class seeking December commitments | Mon, 26 Nov |
| President's Council Summary Notes - 16 November 2001 | Mon, 26 Nov |
| Additional Career Planning Workshop for Employees | Fri, 9 Nov |
| Have You Published a Book in 2001? | Fri, 9 Nov |
| Studying Water Vapor Variability Using Radiosonde Data | Thu, 8 Nov |
| UCAR/NCAR Children's Holiday Party | Mon, 5 Nov |
The 2001 Holiday Awards Ceremony and Party will be held this Friday, 7 Dec, at the Mesa Lab, from 3:00-7:00. The festivities begin with fine Holiday music from a string quartet, followed by the UCARolers, and then the Awards for outstanding achievements during the year. Then it's on to food, drink, and a brass R&B band. Don't miss it, come early for best viewing and stay late and enjoy the merriment. Check the Web page below for more details. Hope to see you there!
For more information, contact Craig Hartsough at 1545,
craigh@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
EAC Awards Ceremony & Holiday Party Page.
(Posted Tue 4 Dec to Tue 4 Dec)
NOTE DATE CHANGE AND NEW TITLE! CGD SEMINAR SERIES MONDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2001 3:30 p.m./NCAR Mesa Lab, Room: Main Seminar Room Title: Issues in regional atmospheric modelling: Large scale control and divergence in phase space --Hans von Storch, Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany
For more information, contact Lisa Butler at 303-497-1366,
lbutler@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
CGD Seminar Series.
(Posted Fri 30 Nov to Mon 3 Dec)
The 2001 Awards Ceremony and Holiday Party will be held next Friday, 7 December, at the Mesa Lab from 3:00-7:00 PM. There will be great food, live music, and awards honoring significant achievements of the past year. The tentative schedule is: 3:00-3:30 : holiday music by a fine string quartet, featuring NCAR's own Becky Ruttenberg of RAP. 3:30-3:45 : The zany UCARolers make a second attempt to perform a coordinated song, this time a "Light Blue" Christmas carol from an all-time favorite singer, followed by a few brief EAC Awards. 3:45-4:30 : Awards ceremony. 4:30-7:00 : Food, drink, and Ten Forward, a 11-member brass R&B band providing live entertainment. Don't miss out, it's all the fun you can take in at the no-haggle price of: free! Mark your calendars, next Friday at the Mesa Lab. See you there!
For more information, contact Craig Hartsough at 1545,
craigh@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
EAC Home Page.
(Posted Thu 29 Nov to Sat 1 Dec)
The Early Career Scientist Assembly is hosting a social poster session on Wed, Nov 28 from 3-5pm at the Foothills Lab Cafeteria-Atrium. This is an opportunity to socialize and discuss your research in an informal setting. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend.
For more information, contact Marika Holland at 303-497-1734,
mholland@ucar.edu.
(Posted Wed 28 Nov to Thu 29 Nov)
The UCARFlex 2002 Enrollment Web site will be available for employees to make health insurance and flexible spending account selections until Friday, November 30, 5:00 p.m. The link to the web site is below. Use your timecard login and password to access the site. Two UCARFlex open enrollment information meetings are scheduled for this week: Foothills Lab Auditorium Tuesday, November 27 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m Mesa Lab Main Seminar Room Wednesday, November 28 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
For more information, contact Laurie Carr at 8702, lcarr@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
UCARFlex 2002 Open Enrollment Site.
(Posted Tue 27 Nov to Wed 28 Nov)
New Hires Jeffrey Alipit, technician with SCD. ML room 36A, ext. 1289. Eileen Carpenter, casual with the Science Store. ML lobby, ext. 8670. Julie Charleux-Demargne, scientific visitor with VSP. 301-713-0640. Andrew Conley, associate scientist with CGD. ML room 331, ext. 1747. Erin McDaniel, student assistant with ATD. FL1 room 2104, ext. 8846. Aureila Micko, program specialist with JOSS. 301-427-2089. Fi Rust, administrative assistant with UCAR Foundation. PS room 3004,ext. 8874. Departures Stacey Applen, 16 November Betty Benmark, 9 November Janice Brown, 19 October Alfreda Darden, 12 November Marc Smith, 13 November Weiyu Yang, 12 November
For more information, contact Kristen Agler at 8706, kagler@ucar.edu.
(Posted Tue 27 Nov to Mon 3 Dec)
NOTE: The version of this announcement posted yesterday had a bad URL. Please see below for the corrected one. Rush-Hour Relief is the annual campaign to reduce traffic congestion in the metro area. Each fall, companies sign up for the program - at no cost - and encourage their employees to pledge to commute once a week from November through March by some means other than driving alone. They can join a carpool or vanpool, ride the bus or light rail, bike or walk during nice weather, or work from home and avoid the commute altogether! Pledge and submit monthly "Commute Calendars" from the link below.
For more information, contact DRCOG RideArrangers at 303-455-1000,
drcog@drcog.org.
Or see the web page at
Rush Hour Relief.
(Posted Tue 27 Nov to Mon 3 Dec)
After 34 distinguished and productive years at NCAR Roland Madden will retire on January 4, 2002. Please join us in honoring Rol and his accomplishments on the 29-30 November 2001 in the Main Seminar Room at the Mesa Lab. A symposium will be held from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday, 29 November and continuing 9:00am to 11:30am on Friday, 30 November. There will be a reception open to all of Rol's friends at 5:00pm in the cafeteria on Thursday, 29 November 2001.
For more information, contact Liz Rothney at 1351, rothney@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
Roland Madden Symposium.
(Posted Tue 27 Nov to Thu 29 Nov)
This week the NCAR Science Store is opening our satellite stores, in an attempt to help make shopping less hectic for all. The "stores" will be open for the next 4 weeks, at FL and Pearl St. *Special thanks to Velma Ryan and her staff for accommodating our store needs. Visit our tables filled with merchandise from the ML store at: FL2 Atrium - Every Monday & Wednesday, 11am - 2pm Pearl St. Cafeteria - Every Tuesday, 11am - 2pm Jeffco (one-time visit) - Tuesday, December 4, 11am - 2pm Contact Mary Ramunno-Akey ext.2401, mramunno-akey@ucar.edu, for any special requests of items to be brought to the above locations. Employee discount 10% on all merchandise, 15% on all apparel. Proceeds of the NCAR Science Store to go to the Friends of UCAR. *We wish all a pleasant and meaningful holiday season*
For more information, contact Heidi Lewis at 1181, hlewis@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
NCAR Science Store Merchandise.
(Posted Tue 27 Nov to Mon 3 Dec)
Our NEXT CLASS is NEXT WEEK, Thurs Nov 29 5-6 PM Now is the time to think about December classes. There are 4 Thursdays, Dec 6, 13, 20 and 27. We may delete Dec 27, but NCAR is open, and Barbara will wait to hear from you before she decides. Please let her know via e-mail or at next weeks class if you can make it to these dates. Barbara is still uncertain herself about 3 of them, but we will meet if 3 people can come. Remember to ask Barbara to put you on her email list if you want regular updates about these classes. Fletcher Classes at NCAR Foothills Wellness Center Location: NCAR's Foothills Lab, 3450 Mitchell Lane, Building 1 (most eastward building, class on north-east side by door) Cost: $10 per class (usually paid each class)
For more information, contact Barbara Emery at 1596, emery@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
The Ron Fletcher Work at UCAR.
(Posted Mon 26 Nov to Thu 29 Nov)
Present for entire meeting: Rick Anthes, Steve Dickson, Jack Fellows, Tim Killeen and Katy Schmoll. Present for item 1: Justin Young, Jana Ray, Janet Evans, Bob Roesch, Kathy Stand Present for item 4: Susan Sutherland, Cindy Schmidt, Don Middleton 1. Planning for FY03 Indirect Budget. We reviewed the departmental budgets for the UCAR G&A budgets for FY03. As per the guidance from Rick, only a very few increments were proposed, given the budget outlook for FY03 and the under- recovery of indirect costs in FY01. The guidance obtained from this discussion will be used to prepare a draft budget for discussion at the 21 December President's Council meeting. All members of the Council should provide appropriate information to Jana Ray as soon as possible. 2. Short and Long Term Space Planning. Katy briefed the Council on the status of the new FL building, with designs being prepared for City review. We are also awaiting an assessment of the FL-1, 2, and 3 buildings, which will help determine landscape requirements. For the longer term, Katy will take the lead in developing a set of strategic options for facility acquisition. 3. Membership on UCAR Management Committee. We discussed revised membership on the UCAR Management Committee and agreed to add Rena Brasher-Alleva, Susan Friberg, Dale Kellogg, John Pereira, Steve Sadler, Cindy Schmidt, Kathy Strand, Lucy Warner, Melissa Miller, Bob Roesch, and Shawn Winkelman to the UMC. The previous category "Observers" will be eliminated since the meetings are open to all UCAR employees, except for rare Executive sessions. 4. Meeting with Susan Sutherland, Director of NIST's Boulder Laboratory. We met with Susan for two hours, which included lunch. Rick, Katy, Jack, and Tim made brief presentations introducing UCAR, NCAR, and UOP. We had good discussions on a number of important issues including day care, security, BRAN, SOARS, and how to interact better with the Colorado Senators. We adjourned at 1:10 PM.
For more information, contact Rick Anthes at 1652, anthes@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
UCAR President's Council.
(Posted Mon 26 Nov to Sun 2 Dec)
Due to high demand, another Career Planning/Development Workshop for Employees is scheduled for Friday, December 7, 2001, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the ML-Main Seminar Room, facilitated by Paul Unks, Zoe Management and Training. This well received workshop is designed for employees seeking career planning and development assistance. Key areas addressed: Understanding the processes, skills and strategies needed to facilitate personalized,sustainable career goals; targeting individual career values and interests; and establishing realistic career goals. Seating is limited. Registration is required.
For more information, contact Cheryl Cristanelli at 8708,
cherylc@ucar.edu.
(Posted Fri 9 Nov to Fri 30 Nov)
Calling all NCAR and UCAR authors: If you are the (or one of the) authors or editors of a book related to work conducted at NCAR or UCAR that's been published in 2001, please contact us so your work can be included in our annual books roundup. The roundup goes to the press as a news release and is posted on the UCAR Web site (see Web page listed below for last year's release). The roundup describes whole books, not book chapters or project reports. Please send an abstract, table of contents, publication data (including publisher, price, and ISBN number, if available), and/or relevant URLs to Zhenya Gallon (FL4, see contact info below). Deadline to submit information for inclusion is 3 December.
For more information, contact Zhenya Gallon at 8607, zhenya@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
2000 New Books Roundup.
(Posted Fri 9 Nov to Mon 3 Dec)
You are invited to attend a seminar presented by Junhong Wang on Tuesday, 27 November 2001, at 3:30pm in the Foothills Laboratory, Building 2, Auditorium, Room 1022.
For more information, contact Dana Knoetgen at 303-497-2002,
danak@ucar.edu.
(Posted Thu 8 Nov to Wed 28 Nov)
This year's children's holiday party is scheduled for Saturday, 1 December from Noon to 4:00 P.M. NOTE the time change from previous years! The party is held in the Mesa Lab cafeteria. Activities will include: a visit and picture with Santa for children 12 yrs. old and younger, face painting, dreidel games, and holiday ornament crafts (for an additional charge). This year's new activity for children (and parents) is a special paper snowflake-making station. Learn how to make beautiful six-sided works of art. The deadline for RSVPing for the party is Friday, 16 November. Look for green sign up forms in your mailbox, or at reception desks. If you can't find one, contact EAC member Wendy Abshire with the name(s), age, and gender of your children. Also, please remember to bring holiday lunch food, snacks or treats for all to share and enjoy!
For more information, contact Wendy Abshire at 303-497-8477,
abshire@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
Employee Activities Committee.
(Posted Mon 5 Nov to Wed 28 Nov)
This is a sampling of the new books available at the NCAR Library. These books and others will be on display at the Foothills Library for the upcoming week, followed by a display period of one week at the Mesa Library. For a complete list of new titles on display at both the Foothills and Mesa locations please access this Web address below and then select Information Desk: