Final Version: 8/29/08

Scientific and Technical Employee Development (STED)
Conference Call May 15, 2008

Committee members:

Meeting Introduction:

Bob Hainly opened the teleconference and reviewed the agenda. No additions were suggested.

Comments on the minutes from the March 2008 meeting:

• No comments were received on the March 2008 meeting minutes.
• ACTION ITEM – Bob will finalize the March 2008 meeting minutes and post them to the web page after a 2-week comment period.

Review of the Action Items Log:

• Update item: Send Coop Education long-term goals to web – completed 5/8/08.

External Communication

• This is a new item on our agenda that will be a standing item
• Intent is to remind us of this task and to provide reports to the committee
• STED update to National Data Conference attendees – 6/19/08 by Mike, Bill, and Bob
• WSC visits by Mike – receiving unilateral requests for structured and stable training schedule

ListServ memo

No report available

ACTION ITEM – Bob to check with Steve on status of memo distribution.

Web Page Enhancement

• Mike has reviewed mock-up with Tj, Alan, and Ralph – attendees liked and approved Mike’s plan
• ACTION ITEM – Committee to provide comments on mock-up and react to style.
• Goal is to develop portal for TEL courses and add content behind training
• Mike needs committee assignments for technical areas
• DECISION – Discipline office representatives will serve as technical contacts. For now, Steve B. will serve as instrumentation contact.
• ACTION ITEM – Bob to send e-mail to committee announcing contacts.
• DECISION – Ralph Roland will serve as the “webmaster”; Mike will serve as the “editor” for the web page.
• DECISION – Mike will work with others to fill out content, committee to provide testing capability, then page will be released to WRD.
• ACTION ITEM – Alan Ward to contact Russ Smith about available videos.

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TEL Program Support – HR Initiative Funding

• Initial request to WRD ($70K) not filled
• HRI funding disbursement plan changed
1. STED now to direct funding
2. Criteria tuition-fee course
3. Will provide up to 50% support SME and/or TEL developer
4. Course must be delivered in FY09 - etc. (see 5/1 email)
5. Alan expects continued HRI funding in future fiscal years
• Development of criteria table for potential courses – more info needed to make decisions
1. GRSAT - Lynn to follow-up
2. Hydroacoustics - Bill to follow-up
3. Portable Computer F. F. – eliminate, not a TEL course
4. Continuous Record Processing - Bill to follow-up
5. Statistical Methods - Rich Alexander visited during conference call
6. SW Procedures – Use Mike's info from proposal
7. Flow Trackers - Bob follow-up with Mike
8. WQ Principles – use Franceska's info.
9. ACTION ITEM – Alan send out modified HR RFP to follow-up folks for delivery to SMEs
10. ACTION ITEM – Designees send info to Bob. Bob will send out complete table with draft priorities
• Franceska - wondered about adding potential or "wish list" courses to the TEL course list

ACTION ITEM – Bob to develop TEL list for STED web page display

Wrap-up

• Draft minutes of this meeting will be distributed for committee review.
• Bob will continue to finalize minutes for posting to web page, update action item log, and email to STED.

The next conference call is scheduled for Thursday, July 31 at 1:00 pm EDT.

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