date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:39:22 EST from: PARRYML@aol.com subject: TGCIA meeting to: tim.carter@vyh.fi, m.hulme@uea.ac.uk Tim and Mike: Following our conversations this week (I called Tim after talking briefly to Mike) I conclude that you can both attend the TGCIA meeting 30 May-1st June in Amsterdam and find sufficient pre-meeting preparatory time. Please correct me if I am wrong, because on Monday we are sending out draft agenda and I do not wish to proceed unless we have key people. (I have contacted others in key areas to confirm their participation also) The main purpose will be to discuss a more comprehensive data guidance facility which was mooted at the New York meeting. For this we need your input on: a) B.1 in the attached minute from last May's mtg (paper identifying other (environmental) data sets for inlcusion in the DDC; b) B2 which is the pattern-scaled results for the DDC which capture the SRES range and other uncertainties, so that the Group can decide whether to recommend that these be included in the DDC; and c) a think piece (B.4 of the minutes) on how we might proceed to provide a facility that gives access to integrated scenarios for the impact assessor, which we can discuss at the next mtg. By mid-April we should have a clearer picture (following the Nairobi plenary) of what kind of 4th assessment is envisaged. Probably most useful will be to circulate the think piece about 1st May to solicit more Group input before the Amsterdam meeting. In essence, this timing means we need papers from you (and I have said same to others regarding other actions) before end of April. On Monday, unless I hear from you, I'll put this on the agenda. I'll be seeing Bob Watson in DC in late April to ensure our agenda fits with what he envisages. And Tim, can you do likewise when he is in Finland (next week?) regards, Martin Prof. Martin L. Parry Jackson Environment Institute University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ Tel: +44 (0) 1603 592 318 Fax: +44 (0) 1603 593 896 E-mail: parryml@aol.com Web: http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/jei Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\TGCIArevised draft minutes23May00.doc"