To date our website has over 4000 hyperlinks and over 3500 hits , most of these from internal users. There have been no changes in organizational structure this year. However, we have filled the proposed Deputy Director position and added several support staff. We also have changed several thrust area leaders in an attempt to identify leaders willing to commit the time to this critical but somewhat thankless task. It is expected that these ongoing management meetings will be useful in fostering the connections among the various teams.
Initial results are encouraging.
We will begin in August receiving proposals for funding commencing in November 2000. Renewal of existing projects is not assured though none is currently in danger of losing its funding. Comments from the first meeting of the EAB were generally favorable, but we did receive a number of helpful comments, on which we have already begun to act. Following our first meeting, a chair and co-chair were appointed. We were pleased at the commitment our board members have been willing to make in order to understand our mission and needs.