<div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi everyone, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There is a SAM town hall at 10 a.m. MST today January 19th to hear the outcomes of the SAM Recommendations survey. The SAM Co-Design Team has completed their work in the final phase of the Co-Design process and has transitioned the project to a new Feasibility and Implementation Team (FIT). This new team will be analyzing the recommendations provided by the SAM Co-Design team for feasibility and implementation potential. </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this Town Hall, the NCAR and UCP Directors and SAM Co-Chairs will share the outcomes from the SAM recommendations survey, take questions via Slido, and share the next steps and upcoming priorities for the project.  </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NGNyaHJkc3E0bWM2N2ZuZTE2NThyYTc0ZjMgY18xODhlZ2hmOXJzZ2t1anByZzJnZG83djdlYzJxMDRnOGVsaG0yc2hlY2xpN2FAcmVzb3VyY2UuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&tmsrc=c_188eghf9rsgkujprg2gdo7v7ec2q04g8elhm2shecli7a%40resource.calendar.google.com" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please add this event to your calendar</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. If you need to get caught up about SAM, please visit the </span><a href="https://sundog.ucar.edu/Interact/Pages/Section/Default.aspx?Section=4700" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SAM page on Sundog</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for more information, including FAQs, summaries of every session, and recordings from previous staff engagements.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to seeing you at this important SAM event!</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sarah Tessendorf</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research Applications Laboratory (RAL): SAM Co-chair</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Michael Wiltberger</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">High Altitude Observatory (HAO): SAM Co-chair</span></p></div>