Policy Committee Agenda

Agenda

Unidata Policy Committee

9-10 October 2003
Boulder, Colorado

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Administrative Matters (Merrill)

Adopt Agenda
May 2003 meeting notes
Review status of Action Items from May meeting:
Set next meeting dates
- Fall meeting, 9-10 October in Boulder
- Winter meeting
Review of action items:

Action Item 1: In appointing new members, the Policy Committee (with input from UPC staff) will identify a database expert to fill an existing vacancy.

Action Item 2: In conjunction with the Users Committee, the Policy Committee will identify an Expanding Horizons Workshop participant to lead discussion during the workshop on a Unidata Program evaluation metric: i.e., to identify a process whereby an unbiased evaluation process can be identified. (agenda item)

Action Item 3: Rich Clark and Mohan will craft a response to Tony Hansen to clarify how Unidata will assist in creating a process for facilitating the web-based forecasting exercise he requested.

Action Item 4: The Policy Committee requests that the Users Committee review and make recommendations to the Policy Committee the issue of the Program Center's providing data services.

Action Item 5: The Program Center should maintain awareness and monitor the pay-per-byte policy under consideration at some member sites and should consider proposing a pre-emptive solution.