http://www.nrc.noaa.gov/plans.html Newly Released! Draft NOAA 5 Year Research Plan for 2007-2011 <plans_docs/5YearPlan07.pdf> (http://www.nrc.noaa.gov/plans_docs/5YearPlan07.pdf) is now open for public comment. Please send your feedback to noaa.review.5year@noaa.gov. Instructions for Submitting Comments <http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gp o.gov/2007/E7-11701.htm> NOAA is pleased to announce the publication of the first corporate 5-Year Research Plan and 20-Year Research Vision for the agency. The 5-Year Research Plan supports the four mission goal areas identified in the NOAA Strategic Plan - Ecosystems, Climate, Weather and Water, and Commerce and Transportation - while underscoring the importance of research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries. The 5-Year Research Plan includes milestones for NOAA's research that are aimed at improving our products and information services in the near term, while the 20-Year Research Vision adopts a longer-term perspective of the environmental and ecological challenges our nation faces and the technological and scientific advances we can expect to help meet those challenges. The 5-Year Research Plan and 20-Year Research Vision are posted below. To view these documents, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html> . Go to http://www.nrc.noaa.gov/plans.html to view these documents. The NOAA Research Council welcomes your comments on the 5-Year Research Plan and 20-Year Research Vision. Comments and questions should be directed to: Derek Parks Executive Secretariat NOAA Research Council (301) 734-1186 derek.parks@noaa.gov
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