date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:21:39 -0400
from: "Michael E. Mann" <mann@meteo.psu.edu>
subject: Re: Fwd: IUGG XXIV, 2007 - Perugia, Italy
to: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

   Hi Phil, was just about to log out and got your message. I think we will be spending most
   of our time exploring Umbria, but hopefully we'll catch up w/ Caspar when he's in town, and
   also Drew Shindell who is here w/ his family...
   The UK FOIA seems like a real pain.  What McIntyre and his ilk are trying to do is to make
   doing science as unpleasant as possible for us. I suppose they think that discouraging the
   scientists is the best way to prevent the science from moving forward. Its really
   disgusting, and hopefully folks from higher up realize what is going on. What about the
   legal folks at CRU, are they providing any help??
   mike
   Phil Jones wrote:

      Mike,
          I think many people at IAMAS will be a long way from the conference centre.
      I'd just go along to the session and enjoy Umbria the rest of the time. You
      might find wireless there, so maybe add an extra hour or two to get some
      decent connection time.
         For the UK FOIA, anybody can make a request. The UK Act isn't limited to
      UK citizens. It seems this isn't generally realized even within the UK. This was
      the first thing I tried in order not to comply back in Feb. Our Act also applies to
      all data - regardless of where it comes from, so is not restricted to UK data. The
      Canadian Act is also this wideranging.
         So if I'd written a paper about some Martian data, then a person from Venus could
      ask me for it !!!!   The Act in the UK clearly wasn't designed that well!
       Ciao
      Phil
     At 18:36 02/07/2007, you wrote:

     thanks Phil,
     well, just arrived in Perugia, unfortunately only have modem internet capability, so
     will be a challenge to keep up this week. Our hotel is far from the conference center,
     so probably I'll just go in for the day of our session, and we'll to daytrips the rest
     of the week. Thanks for the tips on Spoleto and Gubbio. We're looking into this...
     by the way, how can McIntyre issue an FOIA request to you. He's a Canadian!!
     talk to you later,
     mike
     Phil Jones wrote:

      Mike,
         Hope you are enjoying the break in Italy. Il Ciocco was a great meeting -
      back in 1995. I produced a book from it with Ray and Jean.
         Not yet the Science comments - but will when I get some time. Saw that
      CA come down on Burger's side. Loads of off the wall comments about site
      numbers around the world. There are about 20 (maybe less) well-dated high-res
      series for the whole of the millennium. McIntyre claims there are hundreds
      available to Keith!  If only there were .....
          Just got another FOIA request from McIntyre about some of the statistics
      we've used in Table 3.2 and 3.3 of Ch 3 of AR4. Forwarded to David Parker to
      see how we might respond, if we do. Relates to our use of Durbin-Watson
      D-Statistics. We had them in an early draft, but for space we withdrew them
      as all the trends passed.
          Nothing really RC can do. You might like to check with NCDC when you
      get back about all the FOIA requests they are getting re IPCC and also
      the HCN network.  NOAA have sent an email to all observers (co-ops) saying
      it is up to them to allow CA people (or not) to take pictures of their sites.
      NOAA have withdrawn the site details and observer names from their web site.
        Places to visit in Umbria are Spoleto and Gubbio.
       Cheers
      Phil
      Cheers
      Phil
     At 12:27 29/06/2007, you wrote:

     thanks Phil, yeah, will just ignore this. We're in Viareggio right now. A couple days in
     Siena afterwards, and then onto Perugia for the meeting. Lorraine's meeting in Il Ciocco
     was very nice. As I recall, there was a paleoclimate meeting there some years ago
     (before I was in the field)....
     saw the exchange between Burger and Keith/Tim in the latest Science. I think they were
     clear winners in the exchange. I am unimpressed by Burger, especially in terms of
     attitude.
     I hope things are ok back in UK. What's the latest w/ McIntyres pestering of you?
     Anything we can do (e.g. RealClimate) to help?
     talk later,
     mike
     Phil Jones wrote:

      Mike,
        You can probably delete this. I would.
      Just passing on.
      Cheers
      Phil

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Meteorology
Phone: (814) 863-4075
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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    [9]p.jones@uea.ac.uk
     NR4 7TJ
     UK
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--
Michael E. Mann
Associate Professor
Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC)

Department of
Meteorology
Phone: (814) 863-4075
503 Walker
Building
FAX:   (814) 865-3663
The Pennsylvania State University
email:  [10]mann@psu.edu
University Park, PA 16802-5013

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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    [12]p.jones@uea.ac.uk
     NR4 7TJ
     UK
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--
Michael E. Mann
Associate Professor
Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC)

Department of Meteorology              Phone: (814) 863-4075
503 Walker Building                    FAX:   (814) 865-3663
The Pennsylvania State University      email:  [13]mann@psu.edu
University Park, PA 16802-5013

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