Transition: Arecibo Operations and Maintenance

SRI及其合作伙伴，大学空间研究协会（USRA）和大都会大学（UMET），统称为阿雷西博管理合作伙伴（AMP），将在过渡期间在阿雷西博提供现场工作人员，并将与康奈尔大学目前的管理团队充分合作，以确保平稳过渡，包括：教育和公共推广（EPO）计划的无缝运行;员工薪酬和福利的明确，公平和及时的过渡;维护，安全和环境职责的管理;新业务系统的有效启动;重要的是，解决在职人员、用户社区和其他利益相关者的不确定性。过渡计划分为两个相互重叠的阶段，以确保及时完成所有必要的职能，并将对AO业务的影响降至最低。第一阶段包括四个月的正式移交期，第二阶段是一个持续的整合和调整进程，将在新的《合作协定》的第一年继续进行。过渡过程的一个重要特点是立即任命和调动候任主任/PI作为现场过渡经理，为过渡实施提供明确的责任和问责制，并与现任者、NSF、NASA和工作人员进行协作。

SRI and its partners, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and the Universidad Metropolitana (UMET), collectively the Arecibo Managing Partners (AMP), will provide on-site staff at Arecibo during the transition period and will cooperate fully with the present Cornell University management team to ensure a graceful transition, including: continuity of the scientific observation program; seamless operation of the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) program; clear, fair, and timely transition of employee compensation and benefits; stewardship of maintenance, safety, and environmental duties; efficient initiation of new business systems; and, importantly, resolving uncertainties of the incumbent staff, user communities, and other stakeholders. The Transition Plan is divided into two overlapping phases to ensure that all necessary functions are completed in a timely manner and with minimal impact on AO operations. The first phase covers the formal four-month transfer period while the second is an ongoing process of integration and adjustment, which will continue throughout the first year of the new Cooperative Agreement. An important feature of the transition process is the immediate appointment and relocation of the Director-designate/PI as the on- site transition manager to provide clear responsibility and accountability for transition implementation,and collaborative alignment with the incumbent, NSF, NASA, and the staff.