cc: m.kelly@uea.ac.uk
date: Thu, 11 May 2000 09:13:01 +0100
from: "Mick Kelly" <m.kelly@uea.ac.uk>
subject: To boldly go... a mission statement for CRU
to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk, m.hulme@uea.ac.uk, p.jones@uea.ac.uk, j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk

Folks
For today's meeting, here is a draft mission statement written following
the guidelines in my business plan book - hence the nature of the wording
which may or may not be appropriate for a scientific institution.
Regardless, this is a true mission statement with verifiable commitments
rather than just a 'vision'.
Mick

The mission of the Climatic Research Unit is to undertake cutting-edge
research on the nature, predictability and impact of natural and
anthropogenic climate change, maintaining a position as a world authority
in this field.

Supporting the development of a sustainable response to the vagaries of
climate, the Unit will continue to be recognised as a principal source of
training and advice on climate issues because of the high quality,
objectivity, topicality and policy-relevance of its work. 

   
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Mick Kelly                       Climatic Research Unit
University of East Anglia     Norwich NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-1603-592091          Fax: 44-1603-507784
Email: m.kelly@uea.ac.uk
Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/
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