date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:31:10 -0000
from: "Janice Darch" <J.Darch@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: RE: Your renewal proposal
to: "Phil Jones" <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

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HI Phil,
This is worrying in terms of staff contracts  . Do you have any other 
funding for David Lister? If not I must start redundancy proceedings ,which 
I'm loathe to do but I am also duty bound to do.
Janice
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Jones" <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
To: <j.darch@uea.ac.uk>; <c.goodess@uea.ac.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:28 AM
Subject: Fwd: RE: Your renewal proposal


>
>  Janice, Clare,
>     Here's the latest news on the USDoE renewal. I'll
>  be seeing Anjuli in the US the week of March 11-13 so
>  will check again then.
>
>     Not sure what the language means below.
>
>  Cheers
>  Phil
>
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>>Phil,
>>
>>Things are moving, but slowly. The house approved an omnibus
>>appropriation, still awaiting the Senate approval. House mark for DOE is
>>couple hundred million less than the President's budget. Don't know
>>final numbers yet.
>>
>>The current CR ends Feb 15. If we have an appropriations by then, we
>>will have a DOE FY 07 budget, however it will take time before it
>>trickles down to program budgets.
>>
>>Regarding the status of your proposal, it now lies in Chicago
>>Operations. They have the final expending authority. All we program
>>managers do is recommend an award be made.  Right now Chicago is waiting
>>for the CR to be lifted. My recommendation lies in the queue there. It
>>may take a while for things to straighten, even after the CR is lifted.
>>
>>There is a 90-day pre-award spending that Univ of East Anglia might
>>grant you at their discretion, but given the uncertainty in start date,
>>not sure they will be inclined to do so since it's not clear action on
>>this will be completed within the next 90 days.
>>
>>I wish I could be more helpful. Feb 15 we will know if the CR is
>>continued (further delay at Chicago) or we have appropriations
>>(translating to program budgets and Chicago acting on pending action
>>items).
>>
>>It'll be nice to get first-hand impression of the Paris meeting from
>>you, perhaps at the IDAG next month. I watched on C-SPAN and recognized
>>faces.
>>
>>Anjuli
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk]
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:16 AM
>>To: Bamzai, Anjuli
>>Subject: Re: Your renewal proposal
>>
>>
>>
>>   Anjuli,
>>      I heard whilst in Paris last week, that some parts of the US
>>   Depts will soon be off continuing resolution including DoE.
>>   Is this correct? If so when do you reckon you might be able
>>   to issue a new contract?
>>
>>     I hope you are all pleased with the IPCC outcome. Those of
>>   us there were very happy, even if completely exhausted at the
>>   end of the week. The US wasn't the problem - concerns mainly
>>   came from China.
>>
>>   Best Regards
>>
>>   Phil
>>
>>
>>At 00:55 16/12/2006, you wrote:
>> >Phil,
>> >
>> >Thanks to your email response to the reviewer concerns. I believe you
>> >have given careful consideration to the issues raised by them. I'm
>> >recommending an award at the requested level. I look forward to
>> >continued contributions to CCPP from your team.
>> >
>> >There is further processing and approvals that need to take place. I'm
>> >going to be on annual leave Dec 18-Jan 12, so I'm requesting Wanda to
>> >keep the paperwork moving.(Thanks Wanda, file is in Karen's inbox).
>> >
>> >We are still on Continuing Resolution and don't have FY 07 program
>> >budgets yet. We don't expect to receive these in the near future. I
>> >hope this will not affect renewals. I'm not sure what an extended CR
>> >implies.
>> >
>> >Happy holiday season and best wishes for the new year.
>> >
>> >Anjuli
>>
>>Prof. Phil Jones
>>Climatic Research Unit        Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090
>>School of Environmental Sciences    Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784
>>University of East Anglia
>>Norwich                          Email    p.jones@uea.ac.uk
>>NR4 7TJ
>>UK
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>
> Prof. Phil Jones
> Climatic Research Unit        Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090
> School of Environmental Sciences    Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784
> University of East Anglia
> Norwich                          Email    p.jones@uea.ac.uk
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