date: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:32:00 +0100 from: Clare Goodess subject: Fwd: Urgent request to release former 'LINK' project funding to: p.jones@uea.ac.uk More on R02618 LINK. Clare >Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:57:22 +0100 >To: c.vincent@uea.ac.uk >From: Clare Goodess >Subject: Urgent request to release former 'LINK' project funding >Cc: p.jones@uea.ac.uk > >Dear Chris > >I was recently contacted by Andrew Dlugolecki (who is a Visiting CRU >Research Fellow and expert on impacts of climate change on the >insurance industry) concerning the production of a climate change >report by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). > >This is the third in a series of major and influential CII climate >reports. Jean Palutikof contributed to the first report, while David >Viner and Maureen Agnew wrote a chapter for the 2001 report. Andrew >contacted CRU in spring 2006 about contributing to the update, due >to be published July 2007 - and David Viner enthusiastically agreed >to write a chapter - on the understanding that no salary money was >available, only some travel money for project meetings. > >According to Andrew's email to me, he received a very rough draft >from David in November, on which he provided a number of comments >and suggestions for further topics to be addressed. Unfortunately, >he heard nothing more from David and only discovered he was leaving >on receiving an 'out of office' message from David. At which point >he contacted me to find out what was happening. I asked Andrew to >send me the draft chapter and other background material. We reviewed >this in CRU Board, and reluctantly had to admit that none of us had >the time over the next couple of months to take this on fully - >though Phil, Tim and I all thought we could/would find a little time >for editing/reviewing etc. > >At this point, we thought of Maureen Agnew - who had written the >2001 chapter with David, and who we had interviewed for a CRU >position on a new EU project (ECOCHANGE) on 30 March. Maureen did >not get this position - it went to Dimitrios Efthymiadis, who left >CRU last year and has more suitable expertise for this particular >post. Maureen is currently working on a project with Ian Lake and >her contract expires at the end of April, so she is currently on the >redundancy register. She will, however, be a strong candidate for a >position that I will be advertising, as soon as we have the >necessary contract details (another EU project - CIRCE). The draft >job description and advert for this post are currently with Janice. > >Andrew would be happy for Maureen to produce the chapter - which has >to be done by the end of May. And Maureen is also very agreeable to >this. Phil and I would be involved in an editorial/review capacity. > >This only leaves the issue of Maureen's salary. Which is where we >thought of David Viners salary money which has been recharged from >the LINK project (R02618) as a contribution to his teaching. Phil >has already discussed with you, releasing some of this money to >cover a couple of months of David Lister's salary - and this has >been agreed. There should also be sufficient money to cover >Maureen's salary for a month - particularly as she is currently >working part-time (60%). Clearly we need your approval to release >this money - somewhat urgently as Maureen's contract expires at the >end of the month and the report needs to be written in May. > >We are sorry to have to approach you like this. But we have been >left in a very difficult position. Our proposed solution does have >the advantages of providing Maureen with another months money and >CRU/ENV/UEA will be fully acknowledged in the CII report - which >should like the earlier reports be widely distributed and well received. > >I'm also sorry for a rather long and detailed email, but hope that >I've managed to explain the facts clearly. Please let us know if you >have any questions or would like more information. Phil and I are >travelling to meetings much of the next two or three weeks, but >should have email contact (and can let you have mobile numbers if >necessary). I will, however, be in CRU 23 and 24 April. > >Best wishes, Clare Dr Clare Goodess Climatic Research Unit School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel: +44 -1603 592875 Fax: +44 -1603 507784 Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm