3:30 pm

1. Regular Session Begins

Chairman Kelvin Droegemeier will welcome new members and guests and ask for approval of April Meeting notes and October Agenda. UCAR President Rick Anthes will give brief welcoming remarks.

ACTION: Approve the April Meeting notes

3:45

2. Non-core NCAR and UOP Proposal Report (Chris Bretherton, Subcommittee Chair)

ACTION: Accept the report of the subcommittee

3. Future Role of the URC

4:00

(a) NCAR Director, Tim Killeen, will welcome the URC and provide his views on University-UCAR/NCAR interactions.

4:30

(b) Droegemeier will overview the current process of non-core proposal review, Bretherton will provide the subcommittee recommendations on how to conduct the process in the future, and NCAR Associate Dirctor Walt Dabberdt will add his recommendations.

5:00

(c) Working Dinner Served

5:30

(d) Discuss additional new roles for the URC

(i) Droegemeier and Dabberdt will lead the discussion on potential new roles for the URC to strengthen communication between the universities and UCAR/NCAR based on the UCAR 2000 Forum output, including appropriate responsibilities of university community and UCAR/NCAR to improve and enhance the interactions.

(ii) Droegemeier and Killeen will lead the discussion on the URC's potential role in the development of the NCAR Strategic Plan.

(iii) Droegemeier will lead the discussion on organizing a URC-sponsored workshop/session on UCAR activities and resources at the AMS Annual Meeting in January.

ACTION: Determine new procedures, new roles, and/or next steps

7:30

4. Spring Meeting Planning and Unstructured Discussion including NCAR Liaison Reports

8:00 pm

Adjourn