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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 19, 2007

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

Round Table Discussion with NESDIS Assistant Administrator at AMS Meeting: At the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) San Antonio, Texas, Steve Ackerman, Tom Achtor and Chris Velden participated in a NESDIS Constituent Round Table Discussion with Mary Kicza. The Round Table discussion addressed how NESDIS products and services can serve the needs of the nation and issues facing the cooperative institutes. Specifically, the following topics were discussed: (1) Environmental Stewardship:  How can NOAA/NESDIS foster the concept of environmental stewardship and informed decision-making among the public and decision-makers? (2) Future Direction:  GOES-R and NPOESS are programs critical to our mission.  Continuing on the path of proper acquisition in these programs is a top priority.  How effectively is NOAA engaging the user community in the development of future satellite programs? (3) Partnerships:  How can we work with academia, the private sector, special interest organizations, the media, and state and local government?  What do you need from us?  What are we doing well?  How can we do better?  Opportunities for new partnerships?   (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Decadal Survey Final Report Released at AMS Annual Meeting: The long-awaited recommendations from the NRC Decadal Survey, commissioned by NASA, NOAA and USGS, were made public in a Town Hall session at the AMS annual meeting in San Antonio. The recommendations were focussed on current and future satellite missions that the Survey panels deemed necessary to advance our interdisciplinary understanding of Earth atmospheric, oceanic and geologic processes. Chris Velden was a member of the Weather Panel. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608 262 9168)

AMS Annual Meeting: T. Schmit attended the Third Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellites of the Annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) Meeting in San Antonio, TX. He presented two posters, one on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) versus the current Sounder and the other providing an overview of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R instruments.  Schmit also gave an overview talk on the ABI, attended an AMS Satellite committee meeting, and was a poster session co-chair. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

Other Meetings and Telecons:

None.

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