In case you missed it — here's a wrap-up of news from the Unidata Program Center for the month of October, 2011.
Note: Unidata's two governing committees met in Boulder at the end of October; a summary from those meetings is available here.
October 2011 Status Update: NAWIPS Migration to AWIPS II
![AWIPS II](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/awips_ii-75x75.png)
NCEP Central Operations (NCO) continued its integration of NAWIPS functionality into AWIPS II during September, in preparation for forecaster testing. Alpha testing also began on a 64-bit version.
GEMPAK 6.4.0 Released
![GEMPAK](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/gempak-75x75.png)
GEMPAK version 6.4.0 is now available.
LDM 6.10.0 Released
![Local Data Manager](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/ldm-75x75.png)
Local Data Manager version 6.10.0 is now available.
Space Shuttle Program Thanks Unidata for LDM
![Unidata Program Center](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/unilogo-75x75.png)
The Unidata Program Center has received a commendation from the National Weather Service's Spaceflight Meteorology Group, thanking the program for providing the Local Data Manger software and technical support.
EarthCube Update: White Papers
![Unidata Program Center](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/unidata_community-75x75.png)
The National Science Foundation's EarthCube project continues to gain momentum, with nearly 500 participants engaging in lively electronic discussion on the EarthCube community web site.
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009h
![McIDAS](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/mcidas-75x75.png)
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009h, implementing support for NEXRAD Level III dual polarization products, is now available.
LDM 6.10.1 Released
![Local Data Manager](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/ldm-75x75.png)
Local Data Manager version 6.10.1 is now available.
American Meteorological Society Career Fair
![Unidata Program Center](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/unidata_community-75x75.png)
Announcement of the AMS Career Fair to be held at the AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 2012.
The Carbon Crisis in 90 Seconds
![Carbon Crisis in 90 seconds](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blog_content/images/2011/20111028_carbon.png)
A short educational video explaining the how carbon enters the atmosphere, created by Dr. Peter Griffith, NASA representative to Unidata's Policy committee.
OPeNDAP and Unidata to Integrate Scientific Data Servers
![Unidata Program Center](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/img/v3/logos/thredds-75x75.png)
In partnership with OPeNDAP Inc., Unidata has received a three-year award grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in order to better align, link and eventually integrate the THREDDS Data Server with OPeNDAP's Hyrax data server.
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