12:30 pm - 5:30 pm                                                                                

OPTIONAL: Tour of the NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center



Highlights will include how allocations are made, the different components you need to consider when completing an application for computing time - data analysis and visualization resources, long term storage, core hours, project space, typical allocation request numbers, and best practices on how to use the resources



Shuttle will leave from UCAR's Center Green Campus at 12:30 pm

7:00 am                   

Registration Opens

7:45 am

Welcome and Meeting Introduction for New Member Representatives and Early Career Guests

8:00 am

Q&A Breakfast with UCAR, NCAR, and UCP Leadership

Recorded updates from UCAR, NCAR, and UCP

8:45 am

Welcome from UCAR President Busalacchi and Board Chair Avery

Action Item: Approve Minutes from the 2018 UCAR Annual Members Meeting

9:10 am

Treasurer’s Report

Al Diaz (Marymount University), UCAR Treasurer

9:15 am

NCAR Non-NSF Proposal Review Panel (PRP) Report

Kirk Maasch (University of Maine), Chair

9:20 am

President's Advisory Committee on University Relations (PACUR) Report

Dan Cziczo (Purdue Univ.), Chair

9:30 am

Committee Reports and Voter Guide:

• Members Nominating Committee Report
  
  Yvette Richardson (Pennsylvania State University), Chair
• Membership Committee Report
  
  Rich Dixon (Texas State University, San Marcos), Chair
• Voting Procedures
  
  Petra Klein, UCAR Board of Trustees Vice Chair

10:00 am

 Break

** All Member Representatives Must Check In By 10:00 am to be eligible to vote** 

10:15 am

Washington D.C. Update

Scott Rayder, Senior Advisor to the UCAR President

10:45 am

Introduction to Afternoon Sessions

11:00 am

Lunch: Special Guest Speaker Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

• Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, will speak on how scientists can be better advocates for the science, and the role of the researcher in climate science on Capitol Hill.  This will be followed by a question and answer period with the Senator.

12:15 pm - 2:15 pm

NCAR & UCP 30 Minute Informational Sessions: The allotted time allows for the meeting participants to attend up to three sessions. Sessions will be held at 12:15- 12:45 pm, 1:00-1:30 pm, and 1:45-2:15 pm.  Sessions with low registration may be cancelled.

• Current Activities in the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM)
  
   
• Multi-decadal Variability in the North Atlantic Jet Stream
  
   
• SIMA: Working Towards Unified Atmospheric Modeling
  
   
• Extending COMET's Resources to the Classroom
  
   
• Computational & Informational Systems Lab (CISL) Enabling Science at Scale
  
   
• New Observing System Developments to Meet Evolving Science Needs
  
   
• Outreach & Supplemental Teaching Materials: the NCAR Explorer Series
  
   
• Opportunities for Students, Postdocs, and Faculty with NCAR's Education & Outreach
  
   
• Solar Frontiers & Geospace Frontiers
  
   
• Activities & Opportunities in the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM)Laboratory
  
   
• Applications in Machine Learning
  
   
• NCAR's Research Applications Lab's Coupled Weather-Fire Modeling
  
   
• Unidata's Science Gateway
  
   
• 101 on Field Campaigns and How to Engage with EOL

2:30 pm

Shuttle Service Begins for Tours & Activities at the Mesa Lab, Foothills Lab, and Marshall Field Site

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tours of Mesa Lab, Foothills Lab, and Marshall Field Site

3:00 pm               

Tours at Foothills Labs: 

• Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM) Lab Tours
  
   
• MicroPluse DIAL, Design & Fabrication Workshop, and Calibration Lab

• Projects Requests Online (PRESTO): Hands-on Activity

• Lidar Radar Open Software Environment (LROSE): Hands-on Activity

4:00 pm

• Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM) Lab Tours
• MicroPluse DIAL, Design & Fabrication Workshop, and Calibration Lab

3:00 pm     

Tours at Mesa Labs:

• Interactive Exhibits
  
   
• Solar Dome with ChroMag Prototype Instrument
  
   
• Visualization Lab
  
  Tour the New Visualization lab to see what Scientist and Staff have been achieving in High Performance Computing

3:30 pm

• Solar Dome with ChroMag Prototype Instrument

4:00 pm

• Interactive Exhibits
  
   
• Vacuum Tunnel Facility
  
   
• Visualization Lab

5:00 pm

• Interactive Exhibits
  
   
• Vacuum Tunnel Facility
  
   
• Visualization Lab

3:00 pm

Tour at Marshall Field Site:

• S-band Dual Polarization Doppler Radar

6:00 pm. - 7:30 pm

Members Meeting Reception at Mesa Lab

8:00 am

Breakfast with PACUR

9:00 am

VOTING CLOSES

9:15 am

Members Meeting reconvenes:

• Reporting of Election Results

9:30 am

Governance Task Group (GTG) Discussion: Remote voting & Appointing Substitutes

10:00 am

National Science Foundation (NSF) Update

Anjuli Bamzai, Division Director, Atmospheric & Geospace Science

10:30 am

Panel Discussion: Federal Funding Going Forward and What it Means for the University Community

• Sandra Cauffman, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Explore Science presentation
• Gary Geernaert, Department of Energy, presentation
• Mike Clark, Office of Management & Budget

Open Discussion & Introduction to NCAR Breakout Sessions 

12:15 pm

Lunch



Optional Lunch Sessions:

• Early Career Guest Lunch with National Science Foundation (NSF) Program Officers
• AMS Board of Higher Education Lunch: Topics will include undergraduate education in meteorology, including faculty/educational resources, the AMS Curriculum Statement and possible accreditation, and ensuring that graduates are adequately prepared for public and private sector employment
• Policy Priorities for the Earth System Science Community

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

NCAR Strategic Planning Breakout Sessions

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Enabling Future Science at...Breakout Sessions

• Department of Energy (DOE)
• National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), NASA Earth Science Division Program Status & Update
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Science Foundation (NSF), Early Career Scientists & Mid Career Scientists

These sessions will offer both early career track and general information track sessions, and focus on federal programs that are enabling science by providing research assets including data access, facilities, observations, and grants.  Each representative will provide an overview of currently available resources within their organization.  Specifically, the sessions will highlight opportunities for UCAR member institutions to increase engagement with these federal programs.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

NCAR Budget & Programs Committee

(UCAR Board of Trustees ONLY)

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

PACUR Meeting & Working Dinner

(PACUR Members ONLY)

9:00 am - 11:00 am

UCAR Board of Trustees Committee Meetings:

(Trustees and Invited Speakers Only)

• Audit & Finance Committee Meeting
• Personnel Committee Meeting
  
   

11:30 am - 5:00 pm

UCAR Board of Trustees Meeting

(Trustees and Invited Speakers Only)