date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:51:44 +0200
from: Manola Brunet <manola.brunet@urv.cat>
subject: Re: Omar's email
to: P.Jones@uea.ac.uk

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Hola Phil,

Had a smooth trip, almost everything run on time but Brits trains, as 
usual, and I just got to Exeter. So replying from the B&B (quite basic 
place to stay overnight, but well) and keen to sightseeing into town :-)

For me is clear that likely Omar is the only one in WCDMP working in 
several fronts and lines of activity, and MEDARE is just one of his 
responsibilities. My guess is he didn't sent at the end in early summer 
the official letters of invitation to de PRs, although I can't be sure 
of this because I recall an email from Serhat Sensoy asking me if 
another colleague from his office could attend the meeting. I'll look at 
my  email and PC folders to see if I can find any prove of WMO 
invitation letters to this WS. Perhaps he's right and although he had 
got the agreement of the local organisers (Malta's PR), he didn't send 
such letters. If so, still worse because he had plenty of time to do it 
(remember our exchange of emails among the SG and I, that they got you 
fed up). Another possibility (I think this is more correct) is he spent 
the money he got in Jan/Feb 2009 for organising the WS and now has to 
ask again for more money! Well, both explanations: Omar is snowed under 
work or he run out of money, can be right, but it's clear he didn't 
realise people have other things to do and have Agendas. I'm 
particularly tired of this kind of informality. Yes, please, try to make 
Omar understand that he can't use (dispose) of people's time !! I was, 
and still am, upset with Omar in particular and with WMO in general. 
There is no way such stile of working!

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P.Jones@uea.ac.uk escribi:
>  Hola Manola,
>     I've saved emails at CRU and then deleted them from the server. Now
> I'm at home I just have some hard copies.  I also don't understand why
> he can't do anything till Dec 09 and then he has already invited
> people? Dec 09 will likely be too late for some people as meeting
> would be in Jan or early Feb as CCL is in late Feb - or it was when he
> invited me earlier! This is always the same at WMO - leaving things
> till they are too late. In GCOS we have someone who has finally
> understood that people have agendas, so everything is planned months
> in advance - even with flight booking!
>
>  Off to GVA tomorrow for IPCC - they also plan well in advance. I'll look
> out for Omar!

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