[CMC] CMC 2007 January Draft Resolutions and Action Items

[Allan, PM (Peter)]

Neil,

Resolution CMC-A-2006-01-05 states 

   Add field in meeting registration database to designate sponsoring
Agency

The word "sponsoring" is causing a bit of friction in the BNSC area as
some thought it would apply to them, which should not be the case.

It is important to distinguish between those representing an agency,
such as those actually employed by the agency (or in the case of the
BNSC representatives, those formally representing the BNSC position even
though they work for someone else), and outside bodies that may indeed
be sponsored by an agency.

Is the intention to have the current "agency or organisation" on the
form, followed by "sponsoring agency" if the first field was not an
agency. I checked how the BNSC contingency registered for the Winter
2007 meetings and most people put BNSC / org_that_pays_my_salary, which
seems ok to me.

It just needs to be clear and to reflect the true situation.

Cheers

Peter
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Dr. Peter M. Allan
Head, Space Data Division
Space Science and Technology Department
CCLRC/Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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