Coordination Strategy and Project Management• NCAR working group model seems to work well

– One WG for each major component of model– Software engineering / technical WG– Composition of WGs can evolve over time

• Coordinating committee and working group– Need a strong chair of the committee to ensure progress is made– Concern about time / money for people that lead this effort

• There is a need for base funding to support a large, coordinated effort like the ASM– Project office model has advantages but NSF is moving away from this - help coordinate

activities– Project office needs to be more than admin - also have scientific interest / expertise

• Need for computer support for this effort– CPU hours– Data storage / sharing

• Funding sources– Need a diversity of funding sources

• NSF, NOPP, DOE, …• Industry sources of funding / energy companies• Military interest in the Arctic with decreased sea ice• National Ice Center, USGS, others• It is not clear how to coordinate funding from several

agencies

– Matching support from universities• Personnel support (post-docs, faculty time)

– Get funding agency involvement at early stage of plan development

• Need program managers involved when science plan is being drafted

– Need for an open call from NSF (other funding agency?) for ASM development• Call for model development activities

– Both for “mature” and “less mature” model components– Also need for data proposal– Synthesis of data / modeling effort

• Open competition for project office funding• Proceed through ARCSS “Wheel” to call for proposals?• How specific does this need to be?

– Ex. Specify coupler to be used?

• National Oceanographic Partnership Program– James E. Eckman– ONR 322– 703-696-4590– Eckmanj@onr.navy.mil