************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 101 November 24, 2006 ************************************************************************ Survey to explore the performance of the IERS Global Geophysical Fluids Dear Colleagues, The IERS will hold a workshop on the performance of the IERS Global Geophysical Fluids Centres (GGFC) in San Francisco on December 6-7, 2006. The main goal will be the improvement of the IERS GGFC products in accuracy, consistency, stability, timeliness, user-friendly access, and documentation. At this workshop we will take an insightful review of where we are and discuss options for potential changes in the structure of the GGFC such that today’s users can easily find the models and data sets which they need. Your are kindly invited to register for the workshop, there are a few places left ( http://www.iers.org/MainDisp.csl?pid=66-1100112 ). In the case you can’t participate in the workshop nonetheless the IERS likes to include your experience and opinion. A questionnaire offers the opportunity to contribute to the restructuring process. Please take some minutes and fill in the form as complete as possible but don’t feel impelled to answer every question. You have access to the survey by http://www.iers.org/GGFC_Poll/php/index.php Your answers will be kept confidential. When visiting the above Web site the first time, please select a user name and password (each with more than 6 characters). Using this user name and password you are able to visit the Web site later on as registered user in order to change your selections if necessary. The IERS will be happy to get back your response till December 1, 2006. Thank you for your cooperation Tonie van Dam (Chair of the GGFC) Bernd Richter (Director IERS Central Bureau). ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to . Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ************************************************************************