U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Report

David M. LeglerU.S. CLIVAR Office

July 26, 2006Breckinridge, CO

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

2005 Summit

• U.S. CLIVAR reorganized, first meeting of the new Panels

• Developed scientific goals and areas of implementation and activity

• Working Groups were identified as a key tool for implementation and engaging the wider community. Several ideas suggested.

• Agreed to aggressively finalize goals and publicize them to the wider community

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

Since 2005 Summit

• 2 Working Groups initiated• US CLIVAR Committee fully populated with

at-large members• Town Hall meeting at AMS; first public airing

of Panel goals• Interaction with the agencies begun, e.g.

meeting with NOAA Prediction/Projection Program

• Panels active to varying degrees in planning and implementation

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

2006 Summit Focus• Panel meetings!!• What should be the foci of US CLIVAR?• Implementation next steps

– Panels concentrating on “what next” in terms of activities and coordination, leveraging existing research investments wherever possible; adding value to the research enterprise

– Spin up at least three additional Working Groups

• Articulate the motivation and integration across US CLIVAR; identify some marketing strategies to sell the program to budget resource managers

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

Summit Plan• Today

– Overall directions of Int’l CLIVAR– Panel reporting on activities– Identify a few scientific foci; integrate across its

Panels and Working Groups; & engage the interest and participation of the wider community

– Panel meetings– Reception

• Thursday (tomorrow)– Working Group and CPT reports– Ideas for new Working Groups?– Panel and inter-Panel meetings– Committee meeting (working dinner)

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

Summit Plan

• Friday– Panel reports on future activities; key

scientific questions– Synthesis

• How do we synthesize all of the activities of US CLIVAR to target our foci?

• What marketing and promotional activities will be undertaken and by whom?

• What Working Groups will be encouraged?

U.S. CLIVAR Program

U.S. CLIVAR Program

Moving Forward

• We’ve made substantial progress during the past year. We should be able to do even more during the coming year!

• Identifying our foci• Implementation next steps

– Panel lead activities– Working Groups

• Integrating our activities; weaving together our story; promoting our program