The most recent issue of the CCMP newsletter has been released. This newsletter features numerous news stories and updates pertaining to the entire Chesapeake modeling & data community. Topics include:

1. CheMS’08
2. Student Grants Available for CheMS’08
3. CCMP News in brief
4. News from other communities
5. CCMP Model & Data Repository, CheMS iPod Raffle
6. Models or data?
7. Featured Question: Does CCMP need by-laws?
8. Featured Modeler: Claire Welty
9. Featured Model: CE-QUAL-ICM

To view the newsletter in full, follow the links in the list above… and while you are at it, leave a comment to share your thoughts! A stand-alone version of the newsletter can be viewed here.

The question we want to ask you today: should CCMP develop By-Laws to make sure we have a clear & transparent structure and governing mechanism?

There are many questions that are related: Who are the officers, how do they get elected? What are the committees? Where/When are the meetings, and how often? What are the working groups? Who makes up the Steering Committee? How to deal with education/knowledge? And so forth.

Your thoughts? Please share them with the community by leaving a comment.