Where was Robert Corell's article previously? Perhaps my search was inadequate but I didn't find it looking quickly...
-george On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:07 PM, The Cunctator <[email protected]> wrote: > Sheesh. I was on a press conference call today with one of the deleted > people as a speaker. > > *Robert Corell* is the Director of the Global Change Program at The H. John > Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment and is a Senior > Policy Fellow at the Policy Program of the American Meteorological > Society<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Meteorological_Society>, > and he recently completed an appointment as a Senior Research Fellow > in the Belfer > Center for Science and International > Affairs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfer_Center_for_Science_and_International_Affairs>of > the Kennedy > School of > Government<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_School_of_Government>at > Harvard > University <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University> which began in > January 2000. He is currently actively engaged in research concerned with > both the science of global change and the interface between science and > public policy. He is particularly interested in global and regional climate > change <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change> and related > environmental issues, and in the science to facilitate understanding of > vulnerability and sustainable > development<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development> > . > > Dr. Corell is the co-chairman of an international strategic planning group > that is developing the strategy for and the programs and activities that are > designed to harness science, technology and innovation for sustainable > development. This planning effort is sponsored by the International Council > for Science > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Science>(ICSU), > the Third > World Academy of > Sciences<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_Academy_of_Sciences>(TWAS), > and a major international initiative, supported in part from a grant > from the Packard > Foundation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_Foundation>entitled > “An International Initiative for Science Technology, and Innovation > for Sustainability (ISTS).” He is the leader of an international partnership > intended to better understand and plan for a transition to > hydrogen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen>for several nations, > entitled the “Global Hydrogen Partnership,” currently > focused on Iceland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland>, > India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, > and the eight Arctic nations seeking to address this important new > energy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy>strategy and economic > policy. > > Dr. Corell is leading a research project to explore methods, models, and > conceptual frameworks for vulnerability research, analysis, and assessment. > The current focus of which is on vulnerabilities of indigenous communities > in the Arctic. Further, he currently serves as the Chair of the Arctic > Climate Impact > Assessment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Climate_Impact_Assessment>; > an international assessment of the impacts of climate variability, change, > and UV increases in the Arctic Region, and the Chair of an international > planning R&D effort for the Arctic region and with a time scale of a decade > or two ahead. He is also the Senior Science Advisor to ManyOne > Networks<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManyOne_Networks>, > a Silicon Valley <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley> team > designing the next generation of Internet Web Browser, the initial focus on > planet earth and Chair of the Board of the Digital Universe > Foundation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Universe_Foundation> > . > > Prior to January 2000, Dr. Corell was Assistant Director for Geosciences at > the National Science > Foundation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation>(NSF) > where he had oversight for the Atmospheric, Earth, and Ocean Sciences > and the global change programs of the NSF. While at the NSF, Dr. Corell also > served as the Chair of the National Science and Technology > Council<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_and_Technology_Council>’s > committee that has oversight of the U.S. Global Change Research > Program<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Global_Change_Research_Program>and > was Chair of the international committee of government agencies > funding > global change research. Further, he served as Chair and principal U.S. > delegate to many international bodies with interests in and responsibilities > for climate and global change research programs. > > Prior to joining the NSF, Dr. Corell was a Professor and academic > administrator at the University of New > Hampshire<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire>. > Dr. Corell is an oceanographer and engineer by background and training, > having received the Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. degrees at the Case Western Reserve > University and MIT and has held appointments at the Woods Hole Oceanographic > Institution<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution>, > the Scripps Institution of > Oceanography<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography>, > the University of > Washington<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington>, > and Case Western Reserve > University<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Western_Reserve_University> > . > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Carcharoth > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:45 PM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >> > Agreed with David G. on this point. The general sentiment to keep up >> > with BLPs is ok, I think; but most of the time sources can be found >> > for most bios. (And yes, I do make an occasional hobby of sourcing >> > random BLPs >> >> I do this sometimes as well, but not random ones. I pick ones I know >> will have a plethora of sources. I guess that is cheating, but I don't >> have the time or motivation to scrabble around for sources for some >> random stubs, when I know in my heart of hearts that some articles >> just aren't really suitable for Wikipedia (the question is whether to >> allow others a chance, and for how long). >> >> > it's hard work and takes at least a good hour or two >> > per bio to do properly, and that's with access to a full university >> > library). >> >> To be fair, it only takes time if you allow yourself to get >> distracted, and aim for relatively high standards (which you should do >> for BLPs as a matter of course). >> >> I took half an hour to do this: >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Urwick_Cooke&action=historysubmit&diff=340263275&oldid=306734087 >> >> Clearly, there is still more work both possible and needed. >> >> But I could have just thrown in the "won the Gold Medal of the RGS" >> statement and the accompanying reference, both to this article and to >> two others I spotted: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Drewry >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Holdgate >> >> Indeed, I will now go and do just that for the other two (actually, I >> will likely get distracted again - one source will lead to another, >> and I will keep going until I've done the best I think I can do in a >> half hour or so for each one - clearly, this amount of time is reduced >> if you find yourself unable to find any suitable sources). >> >> But the question is whether it is better to pass through all the >> unsourced BLPs quickly (a "rough and ready" approach), or to take the >> time to do each one to a higher standard, at the cost of taking >> longer. >> >> Ideally, someone would both set deadlines, say how much effort to >> spend per BLP, work out how long it will take to clear the current >> backlog, and cut off the incoming flow (or delegate a separate task >> force to do rough-and-ready sourcing of newly created BLPs). >> >> But that requires both leadership, organisation and a dedicated and >> committed workforce. >> >> Does Wikipedia have that? Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. >> Depends on the workflow and the nature of the work. >> >> Carcharoth >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- -george william herbert [email protected] _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
