NCAS Working Groups
What are working groups for?
What are working groups for?
A themed working group is a mechanism by which user communities can unite and work together to highlight and resolve issues in a particular field.
A themed working group is a mechanism by which user communities can unite and work together to highlight and resolve issues in a particular field.
They bring together a particular user community allowing them to share expertise and experience, and allow for direct links with that area's instrument developers and suppliers.
They bring together a particular user community allowing them to share expertise and experience, and allow for direct links with that area's instrument developers and suppliers.
These groups can bring to the manufacturers' attention problems and irritations that arise when a product is changed.
These groups can bring to the manufacturers' attention problems and irritations that arise when a product is changed.
Working groups are also a mechanism by which developers can interact with their target audience and hear what that audience really wants, and also to introduce new products.
Working groups are also a mechanism by which developers can interact with their target audience and hear what that audience really wants, and also to introduce new products.
Working groups work to establish best practice in both measurement and calibration and act as a dissemination point to the wider community.
Working groups work to establish best practice in both measurement and calibration and act as a dissemination point to the wider community.
Working groups can influence upwards - an organised observation community has a stronger and louder voice that a single individual or university group and as such can provide guidance as to where capital investment is best targeted.
Working groups can influence upwards - an organised observation community has a stronger and louder voice that a single individual or university group and as such can provide guidance as to where capital investment is best targeted.
NCAS-Observations use working groups as a feedback conduit between user communities and the facilities NCAS delivers on behalf of NERC.
NCAS-Observations use working groups as a feedback conduit between user communities and the facilities NCAS delivers on behalf of NERC.
This link means facility users can directly aid in ensuring that the particular area covered by the remit of the group is meeting the needs of the community, is meeting the highest operational standard, and is applying the most up-to-date methods to the most up-to-date instrumentation.
This link means facility users can directly aid in ensuring that the particular area covered by the remit of the group is meeting the needs of the community, is meeting the highest operational standard, and is applying the most up-to-date methods to the most up-to-date instrumentation.
NCAS facility investment is strongly influenced by the recommendations of the facility steering committees and their recommendations are influenced by the activities of facility working\user groups.
NCAS facility investment is strongly influenced by the recommendations of the facility steering committees and their recommendations are influenced by the activities of facility working\user groups.
FAAM Working Groups
FAAM Working Groups
AMOF Working Groups
AMOF Working Groups
