tim spangler 16 october 2009
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Where is My Tie? Or, My Personal Journey with Unidata. Tim Spangler 16 October 2009. September 1985. The Early Years. The NSF Award. Letter to Valery Lee, 10 October 1986. The Project Starts. Bob Gall. Questions in 1987. NSF and UCAR need support for Unidata. Post McBe Era. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tim Spangler16 October 2009
Where is My Tie? Or, My Personal Journey with Unidata
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September 1985
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The Early Years
September 1985• Chair hands
new Assistant Professor Spangler article on Unidata
Spring 1986
• Spangler submits proposal to NSF
• Convinces Dean to offer $30,000 matching funds
May 1986
• First meeting with Dave Fulker in Boulder (Marine Street)
• Discover paper route connection
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The NSF Award
August 1986• NIU awarded only
Unidata equipment grant in country
September 1986• Valerie Lee (NSF)
does NIU site visit
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Letter to Valery Lee, 10 October 1986
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The Project Starts
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Winter 1987
Computers installed Bob Gall
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NSF and UCAR need support for Unidata
Questions in 1987
Fulker invites Spangler to Washington to meet with NSF
Fulker borrows tie
Spangler writes letters in support of small schools and Unidata
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Post McBe EraSpangler and Gall on Policy Committee
Spangler and Gall annoy Dutton with emphasis on small schools Spring
1988
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The next slide summarizes the highlights of the 65 policy committee meetings I
attended
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Two Programs: Unidata & COMET
Unidata/COMET Faculty workshop
Progressive dinners
Friendly competition for universities [COMET clearly the Winner]
Unfriendly competition at softball
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1994 - Mesoscale Meteorological Instruction Workshop
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And Go International Together
Circa 1998• Fulker and
Spangler go to WMO in Geneva
2000• Fulker and
Spangler go to Venezuela
2001• Unidata and
COMET from MeteoForum project to support training centers in Barbados, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina
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Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil
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Argentina Meteorological Service Training Center, Buenos Aires
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Argentina Meteorological Service Training Center, Buenos Aires
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University of Costa Rica
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1985 - 2009
Serves
Supports
Sustains
Stimulates
With the support of the National Science Foundation Unidata:
Small university programs across the nation that
contribute to a scientifically and environmental literate
nation.
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Is that my tie?
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The End
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Rural Brazilian Primary School
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COMET, 36 Unidata, 112
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