date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:51:44 +0200 from: Manola Brunet subject: Re: Omar's email to: P.Jones@uea.ac.uk Hola Phil, Had a smooth trip, almost everything run on time but Brits trains, as usual, and I just got to Exeter. So replying from the B&B (quite basic place to stay overnight, but well) and keen to sightseeing into town :-) For me is clear that likely Omar is the only one in WCDMP working in several fronts and lines of activity, and MEDARE is just one of his responsibilities. My guess is he didn't sent at the end in early summer the official letters of invitation to de PRs, although I can't be sure of this because I recall an email from Serhat Sensoy asking me if another colleague from his office could attend the meeting. I'll look at my email and PC folders to see if I can find any prove of WMO invitation letters to this WS. Perhaps he's right and although he had got the agreement of the local organisers (Malta's PR), he didn't send such letters. If so, still worse because he had plenty of time to do it (remember our exchange of emails among the SG and I, that they got you fed up). Another possibility (I think this is more correct) is he spent the money he got in Jan/Feb 2009 for organising the WS and now has to ask again for more money! Well, both explanations: Omar is snowed under work or he run out of money, can be right, but it's clear he didn't realise people have other things to do and have Agendas. I'm particularly tired of this kind of informality. Yes, please, try to make Omar understand that he can't use (dispose) of people's time !! I was, and still am, upset with Omar in particular and with WMO in general. There is no way such stile of working! [[[redacted: chitchat]]] [[[original email about deleting appears deleted]]] P.Jones@uea.ac.uk escribió: > Hola Manola, > I've saved emails at CRU and then deleted them from the server. Now > I'm at home I just have some hard copies. I also don't understand why > he can't do anything till Dec 09 and then he has already invited > people? Dec 09 will likely be too late for some people as meeting > would be in Jan or early Feb as CCL is in late Feb - or it was when he > invited me earlier! This is always the same at WMO - leaving things > till they are too late. In GCOS we have someone who has finally > understood that people have agendas, so everything is planned months > in advance - even with flight booking! > > Off to GVA tomorrow for IPCC - they also plan well in advance. I'll look > out for Omar! [[[redacted: chitchat]]]