Prof. David Carlson Director, IPY International Programme Office Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 USA e-mail: ipy.djc (at) gmail.com http://www.ipy.org/ David has a PhD in Oceanography. Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University. Director of the TOGA COARE International Project Office - a large international project focussed on the western Pacific and global teleconnections. Director of Atmospheric Technology Division for NCAR - that group provided observing tools to weather, climate, and air quality research around the world. Director of IPO since May 2005