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Tim Spangler 16 October 2009 Where is My Tie? Or, My Personal Journey with Unidata

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Where is My Tie? Or, My Personal Journey with Unidata. Tim Spangler 16 October 2009. September 1985. The Early Years. The NSF Award. Letter to Valery Lee, 10 October 1986. The Project Starts. Bob Gall. Questions in 1987. NSF and UCAR need support for Unidata. Post McBe Era. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Tim Spangler16 October 2009

Where is My Tie? Or, My Personal Journey with Unidata

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September 1985

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The Early Years

September 1985• Chair hands

new Assistant Professor Spangler article on Unidata

Spring 1986

• Spangler submits proposal to NSF

• Convinces Dean to offer $30,000 matching funds

May 1986

• First meeting with Dave Fulker in Boulder (Marine Street)

• Discover paper route connection

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The NSF Award

August 1986• NIU awarded only

Unidata equipment grant in country

September 1986• Valerie Lee (NSF)

does NIU site visit

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Letter to Valery Lee, 10 October 1986

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The Project Starts

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Winter 1987

Computers installed Bob Gall

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NSF and UCAR need support for Unidata

Questions in 1987

Fulker invites Spangler to Washington to meet with NSF

Fulker borrows tie

Spangler writes letters in support of small schools and Unidata

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Post McBe EraSpangler and Gall on Policy Committee

Spangler and Gall annoy Dutton with emphasis on small schools Spring

1988

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The next slide summarizes the highlights of the 65 policy committee meetings I

attended

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Two Programs: Unidata & COMET

Unidata/COMET Faculty workshop

Progressive dinners

Friendly competition for universities [COMET clearly the Winner]

Unfriendly competition at softball

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1994 - Mesoscale Meteorological Instruction Workshop

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1 of 2

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2 of 2

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And Go International Together

Circa 1998• Fulker and

Spangler go to WMO in Geneva

2000• Fulker and

Spangler go to Venezuela

2001• Unidata and

COMET from MeteoForum project to support training centers in Barbados, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina

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Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil

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Argentina Meteorological Service Training Center, Buenos Aires

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Argentina Meteorological Service Training Center, Buenos Aires

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University of Costa Rica

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1985 - 2009

Serves

Supports

Sustains

Stimulates

With the support of the National Science Foundation Unidata:

Small university programs across the nation that

contribute to a scientifically and environmental literate

nation.

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Is that my tie?

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The End

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Rural Brazilian Primary School

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COMET, 36 Unidata, 112

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