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PROGRAM OF
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AMS/UCAR 13th
Meeting of the Heads and Chairs of Programs in Atmospheric, Oceanic,
Hydrologic, and Related Sciences
joint with
American Geophysical Union's
Fourth Meeting of Heads and Chairs
of Earth
and Space Science Departments
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10–11 October 2002
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NCAR's Center Green Campus
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Boulder, Colorado
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AMS NATIONAL OFFICERS
President: Richard D. Rosen President-Elect:
Elbert W. Friday
Executive Director: Ronald D. McPherson Executive Directors
Emeritus: Richard E. Hallgren and Kenneth C. Spengler
BOARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Mohan Ramamurthy, Chairperson,
Steven Ackerman, Gregory Byrd, Kenneth F. Carey, Frederick H. Carr, Richard
D. Clark, Carol Anne Clayson,
Stan Q. Kidder, Rosemary Auld Miller, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Patricia M.
Pauley, and Eugene S. Talke
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Frederick H. Carr, Chris Maples, Co-chairpersons,
Susan K. Avery, Gene Bierly, Mohan Ramamurthy, and Eugene S. Talke
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AGU NATIONAL OFFICERS
President: Robert E. Dickenson President-Elect: John A. Orcutt
General Secretary: Terry E. Tullis International Secretary:
Anny Cazenave
Past President: Marcia K. McNutt Executive Director: A.
F. Spilahus, Jr.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
John T. Snow, Chairperson,
Charles R. Bacon, Susan M. Buhr, Frank R. Hall, Carlo E. Laj,
John A. Madsen, Heather MacDonald, Stephanie Ann Stockman, Susan K. Avery
(Liaison with AMS)
HEADS AND CHAIRS STEERING COMMITTEE
Chris Maples, Chairperson
A joint meeting of Heads and Chairs
of departments in all areas of Geosciences will be held 10–11 October
2002 in Boulder, Colorado at NCAR's Center Green Campus, 3080 Center
Green Drive, Boulder, Colorado. This meeting will be the AMS/UCAR 13th
Meeting of the Heads and Chairs of Departments of Atmospheric, Oceanic,
Hydrologic, and Related Sciences and the Fourth Meeting of the AGU's
Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Science Departments.
ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms is reserved at the Broker
Inn, 555 30th Street, Boulder, Colorado. The Inn is offering a special
rate of $93 plus tax which includes breakfast. Hotel reservations should
have been made by 16 September 2002. The UCAR contact at the Broker
is Leah Christenson (tel: 800-338-5407 ext. 600; fax: 303-444-6444).
A credit card guarantee is required. When making reservations please
mention the UCAR room block. Reservations may be made on the web by
going to: http://www.ucar.edu/governance/meetings/oct02/hotel.html
REGISTRATION
This meeting is open to all who have
an interest in higher-education issues in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic
and related sciences, although each institution will be allowed only
one vote on any resolutions that arise from the discussions. All representatives
were required to register for the Heads and Chairs meeting by submitting
the registration form to AMS by 16 September 2002. After 16 September,
the attendees may register on-site.
TRANSPORTATION
The Broker Inn is approximately 45 miles
(1 hour) from Denver International Airport. A commercial shuttle
(the Supershuttle) departs from the airport every hour for the Broker
Inn and costs approximately $19 per person one way. Reservations are
required. Tel. 303-370-1300. Bus transportation (from the University
of Colorado) will be provided to attendees traveling between the Broker
Inn and NCAR's Center Green Campus.
FUNCTIONS
Luncheon: Thursday, 10 October at 12:20 p.m. (Sponsored
by AGU, UCAR and the AMS )
Reception: Thursday, 10 October at 5:45 p.m. (Sponsored by AGU, UCAR
and the AMS)
CONTACTS
For further program information contact
Frederick H. Carr, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 100
E. Boyd St. Room 1310 SEC, Norman, OK (tel: 405-325-2990; e-mail:
fcarr@ou.edu) or Chris Maples, Dept. of Geology, Indiana Univ.,
Bloomington, IN, (tel: 812-855-5581, e-mail: cmaples@indiana.edu)
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THUR 10 OCT
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7:30 a.m.
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Registration begins
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8:15 a.m.
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Welcoming Remarks
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8:40 a.m.
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Session 1: Reports from Funding
Agencies
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10:10 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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10:30 a.m.
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Session 2: Reports from AGU,
AMS, and UCAR
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12:20 p.m.
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Luncheon (Sponsored)
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1:20 p.m.
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Session 3: Special Reports
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3:10 p.m.
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Coffee Break
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3:30 p.m.
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Breakout Sessions
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5:30 p.m.
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Adjourn for the Day
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5:45 p.m.
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Reception (Sponsored)
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FRI 11 OCT
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8:30 a.m.
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Session 3: Continued
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9:30 a.m.
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Session 4: Reports from Breakout
Sessions
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10:15 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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10:35 a.m.
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Session 4: Continued
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11:20 a.m.
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Additional Business and Resolutions
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12:30 p.m.
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Meeting Adjourns
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THUR 10 OCT
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7:30 a.m.
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REGISTRATION BEGINS
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8:15 a.m.
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WELCOMING REMARKS
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8:15 a.m.
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Richard A. Anthes, President, UCAR,
Boulder, CO
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8:20 a.m.
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Gene Bierly, Senior Scientist, AGU,
Washington, DC
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8:25 a.m.
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Ronald D. McPherson, Executive Director,
AMS, Boston, MA
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8:30 a.m.
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Susan K. Avery, AMS Commissioner
for Education and Human Resources, and Director, CIRES/Univ. of
Colorado, Boulder, CO
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8:35 a.m.
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Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK, and Chris Maples, University of Indiana, Bloomington,
IN, Co-Chairpersons
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8:40 a.m.
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SESSION 1: REPORTS FROM FUNDING
AGENCIES
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8:40 a.m.
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Jarvis Moyers, Director,
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Geoscience Directorate, NSF, Arlington,
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9:10 a.m.
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Jack Kaye, Director of Research Division,
NASA Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC
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9:40 a.m.
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James Mahoney, Assistant Administrator
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmospheres, NOAA, Washington, DC
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10:10 a.m.
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COFFEE BREAK
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10:30 a.m.
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SESSION 2: REPORTS FROM AGU, AMS,
AND UCAR
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10:30 a.m.
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AGU ACTIVITIES. Gene Bierly, Senior
Scientist, AGU, Washington, DC
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10:50 a.m.
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MESSAGE FROM AMS HEADQUARTERS. Ronald
D. McPherson, Executive Director, AMS, Boston, MA
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11:10 a.m.
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AMS ATMOSPHERIC POLICY PROGRAM. William
H. Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
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11:30 a.m.
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AGU PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM.
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Gene Bierly, Senior
Scientist, AGU, Washington, DC |
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11:50 a.m.
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UCAR OFFICE OF PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES.
Jack Fellows, Director, UCAR Office of Programs, Boulder, CO
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12:20 p.m.
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LUNCHEON (Sponsored by AGU,
UCAR & the AMS)
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1:20 p.m.
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SESSION 3: SPECIAL REPORTS
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1:20 p.m.
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CURRENT BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES.
Cindy Schmidt, Director, Government Affairs Office, UCAR, Boulder,
CO
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1:50 p.m.
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DEMOGRAPHICS OF DIVERSITY. Roman
Czujko, Director, American Institute of Physics Statistical Research
Center, Washington, DC
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2:20 p.m.
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NSF CRITERIA 2 ISSUES. Michael Mayhew,
Program Director for Education and Human Resources, Division of
Earth Sciences, NSF, Arlington, VA
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2:50 p.m.
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CHARGE FOR BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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3:10 p.m.
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COFFEE BREAK
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3:30 p.m.
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SESSION 3: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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- Workforce and Diversity Issues.
Roman Czujko, Moderator
- NSF Criteria 2 Issues.
Michael Mayhew, Moderator
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5:30 p.m.
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ADJOURN FOR THE DAY
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5:45 p.m.
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RECEPTION (Sponsored by AGU,
UCAR and the AMS)
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FRI 11 OCT
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8:30 a.m.
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SESSION 3: SPECIAL REPORTS: (Continued)
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8:30 a.m.
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REPORT ON UCAR FORUM ON PRIVATE/PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIPS. Jack Fellows, Vice President of Corporate Affairs,
UCAR, Boulder, CO
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9:00 a.m.
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TRACKING OF PH.D.s IN GEOSCIENCES.
Roman Czujko, Director, American Institute of Physics Statistical
Research Center, Washington, DC, and Gene Bierly, Senior Scientist,
AGU, Washington, DC
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9:30 a.m.
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SESSION 4: REPORTS FROM BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
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Summary of main points
and recommendations from first breakout session followed by general
discussion |
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10:15 a.m.
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COFFEE BREAK
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10:35 a.m.
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SESSION 4: REPORTS FROM BREAKOUT
SESSIONS: (Continued)
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Summary of main points
and recommendations from second breakout session followed by general
discussion |
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11:20 a.m.
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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS/RESOLUTIONS
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General discussion
and question and answer period. Resolutions for actions to be undertaken
by the AGU, AMS or UCAR may be introduced. |
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12:30 p.m.
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MEETING ADJOURNS
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