Invitation to NWS Partners and Family of Services Meetings

Received from NWS OCWWS May 12, 2009

Dear National Weather Service Partners,

You are invited to attend the National Weather Service (NWS) Partners and Family of Services Meetings in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 25, 2009.  The Partners meeting will be hosted by the NWS Director, Jack Hayes, and represents a valuable opportunity for you to help define our future.  To register for the meeting, please complete our brief registration form:

https://apps.weather.gov/registration/registration.php?id=57

There is a link to the draft agenda on the registration form and an area for you to comment on the agenda as well.

To stay informed about Partner related topics, please subscribe to the new NWS Partners Email List:

http://infolist.nws.noaa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=nws_partners

After subscribing, you will receive an email asking you to validate your subscription.

You can also keep current with Partners related information at the NWS Partners Website:

http://apps.weather.gov/partners/index.php

We kindly request that you pass this email along to anyone you know who may also be interested in NWS Partner related events and information.  If you have any questions, please contact me at mike.gerber@noaa.gov or 301-713-0090 x170.  You may also contact John Simensky at john.simensky@noaa.gov or 301-713-0090 x150.

NOAA Reschedules Constituent Budget Briefing

Received April 30,2009 from NOAA

Dear NOAA Constituent, 

Due to a delay in the budget rollout process, the FY 10 President’s Budget will be released two days later than anticipated, on Thursday, May 7^th.  As a result, the Constituent briefing has been rescheduled for Monday, May 11^th at 1:30 p.m. in the Amphitheater in the Ronald Reagan Building.  On behalf of the NOAA Budget Office we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

Once again, the Ronald Reagan building is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC  20004.  The most convenient metro stop is Federal Triangle.  Public parking garages are also available in the building and surrounding blocks.

As always, we appreciate the support that constituents have provided for NOAA and we look forward to your attendance and participation on May 11^th.  If you have any questions, please contact Jodi Dauphin at 202.482.5115.

Original invitation:

April 22, 2009

Dear NOAA Constituent,

On behalf of the new Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of NOAA Dr. Jane Lubchenco, you are cordially invited to attend the FY 2010 NOAA Constituent Budget Briefing in Washington, D.C. The briefing will be held Wednesday, May 6^th from 2:30-4:30 pm at the Amphitheater in the Ronald Reagan Building.

During the briefing, Dr. Lubchenco will discuss the President’s FY 2010 budget request for NOAA. Copies of the Budget Summary (Blue Book) and a series of one-page fact sheets will be available for you. For those unable to attend, all of the budget materials will be posted on the NOAA.gov website once the budget is released.

The Ronald Reagan Building is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004. The most convenient metro stop is Federal Triangle. Public parking garages are also available in the building and surrounding blocks.

We greatly appreciate the support that constituents have provided for NOAA and we look forward to your attendance and participation. We also encourage you to share this invitation with any other colleagues who may have an interest in NOAA’s Budget. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Jodi Dauphin, NOAA Budget Office, by email Jodi.dauphin@noaa.gov or phone 202-482-5115.

Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you on May 6^th.