cc: t.d.davies@uea.ac.uk, Keith Briffa , Phil Jones date: Tue, 28 May 2002 09:19:25 -0600 from: Tom Wigley subject: schell to: Mike Hulme Mike, Every time I see things like this I cringe .... ************************************************************************ 2002 BERLIN CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Berlin, 6-7 December 2002 Plenary speakers include Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Oran Young, chair of the IHDP Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change project; and John Schellnhuber, director of PIK and research director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. ************************************************************************ You know I have no respect for this guy. My position is fully justifiable; one just has to look at his background and training, and his publication and citation records. Quite clearly, he has contributed nothing of value to the science. But even a very competent person could not possibly hold down two responsible, full-time jobs like this. Is he being paid only 50% by both institutions? Is he spending 50% of his time at UEA? Has he contributed anything significant to the research or research initiatives/planning of the Tyndall Centre? I ask these questions because of my concerns for UEA, ENV, and the Tyndall Centre, as a Professor in ENV, and to let you know that (unless I can be convinced otherwise) I intend to raise the issue of the continuation of his employment at an ENV Professorial meeting. From what I know, he has not met the contractual obligations of his appointment and so could legally be dismissed. At the very least this issue needs to be discussed. Tom.