This paper analyzes sport skill from an "expert" perspective. Data are presented to illustrate similar chunking and categorizing performance for sport experts to that found for experts in traditional cognitive skills. Extending the analysis to the acquisition of motor skill again suggests a parallel between sport and cognitive skill; that is, that motor skills become proceduralized. The nature of what proceduralization entails for the motor system is considered. Rather than being creatures in possession of superior nervous systems, sport experts are shown to have developed the same sort of specialized declarative and procedural knowledge as experts in cognitive domains. RESUME Dans cet article Phabilite sportive est analysee du point de vue de "l'expert." Les donnees presentees montrent qu'il y a chez l'expert sportif des performances de categorisation et de regroupement similaires a celles que Ton rencontre chez l'expert dans les habilites cognitives traditionnelles. L'extension de cette analyse a l'acquisition des habilites motrices revele un autre parallele possible entre le sport et l'habilite cognitive: les habilites motrices deviennent codecs en termes de procedures. La nature de ce que ce processus implique pour le systeme moteur est discutee. Plutot que d'etre des personnes au systeme ncrveux superieur, les experts sportifs sont des gens qui auraient developpe la meme sorte de savoir declaratif et procedural que les experts dans des domaines cognitifs.

In the highly competitive weather industry, demand for timely, accurate and personalized weather reports is always on the rise. In this paper we present a case study where Arria NLG and the UK national weather agency, the Met Office came together to test the hypothesis that NLG can meet the quality and quantity demands of a real-world use case.

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractContractor Management is a key issue for operators to ensure effective Health, Safety and Environmental performance at their drilling and production locations. However, operators managing contractors working for multiple clients, at multiple sites face differing styles and requirements, yet must maintain a high performance safety culture across their activities in accordance with their own policies and requirements. This paper describes one contractor's perceptions of the HSE Management Systems used by UK North Sea operators. The methodology employed in the study included questionnaires and interviews to determine perception of operator methods and effectiveness. This sought to identify the following.• The key drivers in the operators intent in managing contractor HS&E • What the Operator did to assist contractor HS&E effort • What the Operator could have done better to improve contractor HS&E effort and • What the Operator could have done additionally to improve contractor HS&E effort.Data from personnel at various points in the supply chain were collected. Personnel included senior managers, account managers, field co-ordinators, wellsite engineers and HS&E Managers. The information and experience provides an insight into working together to improve HS&E.The underlying mechanisms and behaviors within the management systems are discussed. Contractor perception of best practice and improvement opportunities is described. It is anticipated that this is of value in establishing and developing systems to manage contractors and to contractors who seek to work effectively with clients.

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TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractContractor Management is a key issue for operators to ensure effective Health, Safety and Environmental performance at their drilling and production locations. However, operators managing contractors working for multiple clients, at multiple sites face differing styles and requirements, yet must maintain a high performance safety culture across their activities in accordance with their own policies and requirements. This paper describes one contractor's perceptions of the HSE Management Systems used by UK North Sea operators. The methodology employed in the study included questionnaires and interviews to determine perception of operator methods and effectiveness. This sought to identify the following.• The key drivers in the operators intent in managing contractor HS&E • What the Operator did to assist contractor HS&E effort • What the Operator could have done better to improve contractor HS&E effort and • What the Operator could have done additionally to improve contractor HS&E effort.Data from personnel at various points in the supply chain were collected. Personnel included senior managers, account managers, field co-ordinators, wellsite engineers and HS&E Managers. The information and experience provides an insight into working together to improve HS&E.The underlying mechanisms and behaviors within the management systems are discussed. Contractor perception of best practice and improvement opportunities is described. It is anticipated that this is of value in establishing and developing systems to manage contractors and to contractors who seek to work effectively with clients.