cc: a.minns@uea.ac.uk, v.mcgregor@uea.ac.uk date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:04:55 -0000 from: "Prof B.E. Launder" reply-to: brian.launder@umist.ac.uk subject: Re: Fwd: Tyndall-CMI Symposium to: Harry Elderfield , m.hulme@uea.ac.uk, h.j.Schellnhuber@uea.ac.uk, "B.E. Launder" , , eaboyle@po12.mit.edu, John Shepherd John: I would have thought Sir Alec Broers, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and VC of Cambridge was the obvious person to open the conference. He could also enlist the considerable resources of the RAEng to provide contacts. (I'd be happy to interact with him if you wished but you and Harry have all this at your fingertips so I'd assume that a joiont approach by you both might be best.) Brian > Harry et al. > > No problem with these suggestions, (but we shall need to identify > someone specific to work on the communication to industry end) and I would > be happy to approach Bob May or Ron Oxburgh, which would (all) you prefer ?? > > I have just sent another message which bears on the publicity > issue, as it's not completely straightforward.... > > John > > At 12:18 10/11/2003 +0000, Mike Hulme wrote: > >John and Asher, > > > >I didn't see you copied in on Harry's email, so I am forwarding this to > >you both since there are issues here about organisation and publicity. > > > >Mike > > > >>Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:08:44 +0000 > >>Subject: Tyndall-CMI Symposium > >>From: Harry Elderfield > >>To: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk, > >> H.J.Schellnhuber@uea.ac.uk > >>X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) > >> > >>Dear John and Mike > >> > >>I spoke to the head of CMI (Michael Kelly) a week or so ago and had a > >>videoconference with Ed Boyle and the CMI programme manager at MIT > >>yesterday. Here are some summary notes: > >> > >>(1) Kelly wants me to talk to the new CMI PR person who starts work next > >>week to discuss publicity issues. > >> > >>(2) CMI is extremely keen to see industry involvement (the outreach > >>component of CMI is being pushed strongly) > >> > >>(3) CMI wants to make sure it gets its due recognition! > >> > >>(4) They ask who will "open" the symposium. Suggestions by Kelly- Bob > >>May; Ron Oxburgh. > >> > >>(5) Kelly and CMI emphasise they do not want to tell us what to do but do > >>want to ensure that the "product" is communicated very efficiently to > >>industry, government etc etc > >> > >>Clearly some coordination will be needed. I will attend to item (1) and > >>report back. > >> > >>Best wishes > >>Harry >