date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:52:02 -0400 from: "Michael E. Mann" subject: Re: Award Ceremony to: Phil Jones Hi Phil, Thanks for the update. Sounds good. I think I'll be able to make it next year, never been to Vienna so maybe this will be the time. I'mhappy to take the lead in organizing the session next year in any case. Sounds like this was a stunning success, especially in comparison w/ the way the Perugia meeting is shaping up! I think I know Gerrit Lohmann, from what I recall he is a reasonable guy, so sounds like things are in good hands. I'm pretty sure Gore spoke pro bono at AGU, perhaps as a favor to Tim Kileen (I think they know each other). We have tried to get Al Gore to come here to PSU, but no luck. Lonnie got him out to Ohio State a couple years back, but that was early on before the movie had yet appeared, etc. Glad to hear that the Exxon attempt failed, they've got to be kidding! talk to you later, mike Phil Jones wrote: > > Mike, > I'm back in Norwich now! Got a plane from Vienna at 7am ! > > CL28 was our usual session. Jean and Christian Dullo were there. > > There is a new Climate person (Gerard Ganssen is now running > all the sessions at EGU). New person is Gerrit Lohmann. Ray and > I got a free lunch out of him. He wants the session to run again > next year - as it was very successful. We had between 100-200 > there for most of the talks except for the 8.30am one, but by > the end of that we had about 100, so very well attended. > > Martin Juckes spoke after Ray and he had about 400 listening. > The numbers dropped back to about 200 after Martin finished. > Gerrit said it was the only session that filled the biggest rooms, > but this was only after 1.5 days. > > There were 3-4 with about 500 seats. They messed up with some > sessions which had 50 seats but more people wanted to listen. > > The meeting to decide next year is tomorrow. I said we'd be > happy to continue - and it was your turn ! > > Next year will be in Vienna again. The year after it will move, > most likely to Budapest, but maybe Lyon. > > The EGU tried to get Gore to come. He asked for 50K dollars > to talk ! Do you know if the AGU paid for Gore? > > There is also discussion of splitting the EGU into soft earth > (where we'd be) and hard earth. This is partly a size issue, but > also EGU is trying to raise more corporate sponsorship to > keep costs down (it was 360 Euros this year and all you > got was a free metro pass and 10 coffees). The EGU would > run both, but at different times each year. They have had > an approach from EXXON (or approached them). Gerrit and many > others have said that if they go down this route there would be > an open revolt from CL and much of the rest of oceans/atmospheres > (at least as far as EXXON is concerned). > > Cheers > Phil > > > At 13:53 18/04/2007, you wrote: >> thanks for the update Phil, nice to hear... >> >> I hope you're enjoying EGU. I can't remember now, did we have our >> session this year on past millennium or has this now been discontinued? >> >> mike >> >> Phil Jones wrote: >>> >>> Mike, >>> Back in Norwich. Yesterday went well. Ray talked to about 500+. >>> Room was full and I think all appreciated it. >>> Ray and Jane should be at some awards dinner tonight and then >>> they are off to Venice tomorrow. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> At 15:02 16/04/2007, you wrote: >>>> Michael E. Mann wrote: >>>>> Dear Roland, >>>>> >>>>> Phil and I are still worried about our session. It doesn't appear >>>>> in any of the documents. In a previous email you said it would be >>>>> Thursday afternoon July 5, we're assuming that is still the case. >>>>> Also, for some reason Phil is on your email distribution list but >>>>> I am not. Thanks in advance for adding me in. >>>>> >>>>> From your previous message, I take it that we need to await >>>>> further information from you before we can access the abstracts >>>>> online? I don't know to obtain the list of speakers for our >>>>> session, for example. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, >>>>> >>>>> Mike Mann >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael E. Mann >>>> Associate Professor >>>> Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC) >>>> >>>> Department of Meteorology Phone: (814) 863-4075 >>>> 503 Walker Building FAX: (814) 865-3663 >>>> The Pennsylvania State University email: mann@psu.edu >>>> University Park, PA 16802-5013 >>>> >>>> http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/mann.htm >>> >>> Prof. Phil Jones >>> Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 >>> School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 >>> University of East Anglia >>> Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk >>> NR4 7TJ >>> UK >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> >> >> -- >> Michael E. Mann >> Associate Professor >> Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC) >> >> Department of Meteorology Phone: (814) 863-4075 >> 503 Walker Building FAX: (814) 865-3663 >> The Pennsylvania State University email: mann@psu.edu >> University Park, PA 16802-5013 >> >> http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/mann.htm >> > > Prof. Phil Jones > Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 > School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 > University of East Anglia > Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk > NR4 7TJ > UK > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Michael E. Mann Associate Professor Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC) Department of Meteorology Phone: (814) 863-4075 503 Walker Building FAX: (814) 865-3663 The Pennsylvania State University email: mann@psu.edu University Park, PA 16802-5013 http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/mann.htm