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by Katy Schmoll and Steve Dickson
At their meeting on 15 November, the
UCAR President's Council approved a plan to transfer the telecommunications function
from the Information Technology division in UCAR Finance and Administration to
SCD's Network Engineering Technology Section (NETS). The plan is based on the
fact that the two groups work together and support each other's efforts in engineering
and installation projects. It was also noted that data and voice communication
technologies are converging and could soon lose their separate identities.
Both groups are funded from the communications indirect cost pool and serve
the entire UCAR organization. The merged group is expected to benefit from some
efficiencies in operations and planning. However, telecommunications and networking
services for UCAR/NCAR will continue to be provided at the present high level.
The transfer was effective 26 November 2000. Questions regarding the transfer
can be addressed to Marla Meehl (marla@ucar.edu)
or Teresa Shibao (shibao@ucar.edu).
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