[Go-essp-tech] [metafor] Instructions to participate in the 2 June demonstration of new ESG functionality

[Bryan Lawrence]

Hi Sylvia
Sorry about the confusion. No the existing time is absolutely fine for me. I was only offering the suggestion in case my "half" move was causing trouble at your end.
Cheers
Bryan

On Monday 01 June 2009 17:23:00 Sylvia Murphy wrote:
> Hi Bryan,
> 
> Thanks for the clarification on this.   At this late juncture, I am  
> hesitant to confuse folks by changing the time but would really like  
> to see you participate.  Your scientific perspective will be useful.   
> Is 1630 BST totally out for you?  I think the demo will only take a  
> half hour or so.
> 
> Sylvia
> 
> 
> On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:24 AM, Bryan Lawrence wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi Sylvia
> >
> > I think the problem might be the distinction between GMT and BST ...  
> > which is
> > what we're now on ... so you have the right Paris time ... but here  
> > in the UK
> > it will be 16.30 BST.
> >
> > Doodle stuffed me up too: I thought it was speaking to me in BST.
> > What I had wanted you to do was move it to 15.30 BST,
> > rather than 15.00 BST, which I think would have been a move from  
> > 8.00 MDT to 8.30 MDT ...
> > but obviously it's all an hour adrift from that.
> >
> > Given all that, I'm happy with 0900 MDT...  but appreciate you might  
> > want to stick to the
> > advertised time.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> > On Friday 29 May 2009 22:15:47 Sylvia Murphy wrote:
> >> Greetings everyone,
> >>
> >> We shall have our demonstration of new metadata-related capabilities
> >> in the ESG gateway on Tuesday 2 June, 2009.  The poll listed the time
> >> as 0900 USA Mountain Time, but Bryan Lawrence of BADC has requested
> >> we move the time by 1/2 hour to 0930 Mountain Time.  Unless there are
> >> any objections, we will conduct the demonstration at that time.
> >> This means the roundup of time zones is:
> >>
> >> 0830 Pacific Time
> >> 0930 Mountain Time
> >> 1030 Central Time
> >> 1130 Eastern Time
> >>
> >> 1530 GMT
> >> 1730 Paris (CET)
> >>
> >> Note: I used several time converters on the web and both were saying
> >> that CET is two hours ahead of GMT.
> >> This seemed wrong to me.  I found a world map that implied a one hour
> >> difference, which is what I expected.
> >> For those of you in CET, please verify this time. I do not trust it.
> >>
> >>
> >> Everyone is welcome to attend this demonstration.  We would welcome
> >> your feedback.
> >>
> >> The functionality we plan to show is:
> >>
> >> a) User interface display of grid metadata.  The software to produce
> >> this metadata is being developed at GFDL.
> >>
> >> b) The ability to go from ESG's data browse web pages, which show
> >> datasets, to a page that provides metadata about the simulation that
> >> created the data.
> >>
> >> c) The ability to go from a description of a simulation to its data
> >> collections.
> >>
> >> d) User interface display showing the nested component architecture
> >> of a model, with the ability to focus in on particular components.
> >>
> >> e) User interface display of a simulation with rich metadata.
> >>
> >> In addition you will see the ESG-developed faceted search and browse
> >> interfaces that are central to the gateway.
> >>
> >> To participate, please dial 1-866-740-1260  if calling from the US  
> >> and
> >> Canada
> >>
> >> International dial-in numbers:
> >> http://www.readytalk.com/an.php?tfnum=8667401260
> >>
> >> For those dialing in from the UK,
> >> The official ReadyTalk number for the UK listed on their site is
> >> 08009170696.  Allyn found that 0800917069 worked better
> >>
> >> Participant code 4971828#
> >>
> >>
> >> *Web Bridge:*
> >>
> >> Step1: go to http://www.readytalk.com <http://www.readytalk.com/>/
> >>
> >> Step 2: In the upper left corner of the screen is a "Participant
> >> Login" area.
> >> Enter 4971828 as the participant pass code.
> >>
> >> Step 3: You will be prompted for your name and phone number.
> >> Step 4. You will be connected when the chairperson arrives.
> >> *Web Bridge:*
> >>
> >> Step1: go to http://www.readytalk.com/
> >>
> >> Step 2: In the upper left corner of the screen is a "Participant
> >> Login" area.  Enter 4971828 as the participant pass code.
> >>
> >> Step 3: You will be prompted for your name and phone number.
> >>
> >> Step 4. You will be connected when the chairperson arrives.
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Sylvia
> >> -----------------------------------------------------
> >> Sylvia Murphy
> >> Project Manager
> >>
> >> Earth System Modeling Project
> >> http://www.esmf.ucar.edu
> >> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> >> 1850 Table Mesa Drive
> >> Boulder, CO 80305
> >> 303-497-1882
> >> murphys at ucar.edu
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Bryan Lawrence
> > Director of Environmental Archival and Associated Research
> > (NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre and NCEO/NERC NEODC)
> > STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> > Phone +44 1235 445012; Fax ... 5848;
> > Web: home.badc.rl.ac.uk/lawrence
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Sylvia Murphy
> Project Manager
> 
> Earth System Modeling Project
> http://www.esmf.ucar.edu
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> 1850 Table Mesa Drive
> Boulder, CO 80305
> 303-497-1882
> murphys at ucar.edu
> 
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-- 
Bryan Lawrence
Director of Environmental Archival and Associated Research
(NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre and NCEO/NERC NEODC)
STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Phone +44 1235 445012; Fax ... 5848; 
Web: home.badc.rl.ac.uk/lawrence