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Lamont Weekly Report – November
14, 2003
OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
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– Letter from the Director –
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<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
It has been a hectic week. Unfortunately, I had to cancel
my trip to Florida for the CORE Board of Governors meeting
because of just too many pressing issues here. I had a substantial
meeting with President Bollinger, Robert Kasdin and Jeff Sachs
on Monday discussing our plans for an NSF proposal to fund
the replacement of Maurice Ewing with a much more capable
vessel.
On Thursday, we hosted both the Arctic and Antarctic Research
Section heads of the NSF Office of Polar Programs along with
seven of their program managers, for a day long site visit.
Thanks and appreciation must go to everyone who participated
in this, but especially to Steve Goldstein and Stan Jacobs
who did such an exceptional job of organization. Our NSF colleagues
were unquestionably impressed by the strength and diversity
of our polar research activities. As was President Grimsson
of Iceland who spent almost three hours here also on Thursday.
He is a tremendously impressive individual extremely well
informed and completely engaged in trying to understand the
importance of climate change to his nations future. We presented
him with an autographed (by our good friend Marie) and framed
copy of the classic Heezen Tharp world ocean map. He and his
Secret Service motorcade left us only minutes after David
Hirsh (the new CU Executive Vice President for Research) and
Ira Katznelson (Acting Vice President for Arts and Sciences),
completed their introductory meeting with the DEES faculty.
So, yes Thursday was a busy day.
Today Friday, we hosted Admiral Lautenbacher the head of
NOAA and a number of his staff, and at the ceremonial unveiling
of the plaque in the foyer of IRI (that acknowledges the contributions
of NOAA to the IRI), we heard the great news that Steve Zebiak
has been appointed to the permanent position of Director General
of the IRI - Congratulations Steve!!
We lost one of beautiful old oak trees to the gale force
winds - one of the ones north of Monell. Nature at work, but
still it is sad.
Have a great weekend,
– Mike
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