Events
Upcoming Events
Information on individual items is subject to change. Please consult each event's web site or contact for the most accurate and current information. If you spot an error or wish to suggest a change, please contact us using the information at the bottom of this page. We also encourage you to let us know of events that should be listed. Please use this form to submit information about upcoming events. Events should include a substantial component related to global change research (see list of specific research areas in left column). |
1 - 5 Jun 2008
Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology 2008 Conference
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Honolulu, Hawaii |
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PACON International
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Contact |
PACON 2008
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The theme of the conference is Energy and Climate Change: Innovative Approaches to Solving Today’s Problems. |
Climate Variability and Change • Ecosystems • Human Contributions and Responses • DOC - NOAA • DOI - USGS • Permalink
1 - 10 Jun 2008
AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
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Washington, DC |
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Sponsors |
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
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Contact |
Jan Wilkerson
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The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in atmospheric policy. The Colloquium provides an overview of policy basics, and how decisions are made governing the course and future of atmospheric science; provides opportunities for participants to meet and dialog with the federal officials, Congressional staffers, and others who make those decisions; surveys current atmospheric policy issues; uses the case study method to explore a limited number of issues, both past and present, in depth and detail; helps participants build skills, experience, and contacts they can use throughout their careers to understand and influence the atmospheric policy process; and helps participants gauge their aptitude for and interest in the challenges of matching atmospheric science to national priorities, and scientific program leadership. |
2 - 14 June 2008
2008 Summer Institute on “Climate Information for Public Health”
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Palisades, New York |
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Sponsors |
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University
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Contact |
Sandy Vitelli
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This two-week training course offers public health decision-makers and their partners the opportunity to learn practical methods for integrating climate knowledge and information into health decision-making processes through expert lectures, special seminars, focused discussions and practical exercises. |
2 - 13 June 2008
Twenty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC
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Bonn, Germany |
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Sponsors |
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Contact |
UNFCCC Secretariat
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The twenty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the UNFCCC will be held from 4-13 June. The second session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 2) and the second part of the fifth session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 5 ) will be held from 2-12 June. |
3 - 5 June 2008
High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
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Rome, Italy |
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Sponsors |
UN Food and Agriculture Organization |
Contact |
Nadia Scialabba, Senior Officer (Environment and Sustainable Development)
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The overall purpose of the Conference is to address food security and poverty reduction in the face of climate change and energy security. More specifically, the objective is to assess the challenges faced by the food and agriculture sectors from climate change and bioenergy in order to identify the steps required to safeguard food security within the broader context of action being recommended to address climate change and bioenergy at the global, regional and national levels. It should thus contribute to the UN system efforts in the field of climate change. |
June 4-5, 2008
Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group - Spring 2008 Meeting
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Washington, DC |
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Emily Therese Cloyd, |
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June 4-6, 2008
Carbon Finance America 2008
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New York, NY |
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http://www.environmental-finance.com/conferences/2008/CFNA08/intro.htm |
Sponsors |
Environmental Finance Conferences |
Contact |
Matt Colvan, Sales Director
Valerie Jones.
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This topical conference, the ninth in a highly successful series, will provide an invaluable update on all the major developments shaping the fast-moving markets in carbon credits and allowances. By attending Carbon Finance America 2008, you will hear from top-level specialists across the US who will cover topics such as:
* Ensuring the integrity of carbon offsets
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* Be able to take advantage of many opportunities to network with other delegates and speakers throughout the conference especially at the drinks reception after Day One
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8 - 13 June 2008
2008 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting
Location |
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada |
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Sponsors |
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
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Contact |
Tel: 254-399-9635
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The meeting’s theme, “Interactions on the Edge,” reflects the history, geographical location and geomorphology of the host town. The meeting will highlight interactions between scientists, between disciplines and approaches, and between ecosystems and environments. Topics include advances in aquatic photochemistry, interactions between physical limnology and ecology, the fate of sediment organic carbon in lakes, and global change effects on aquatic ecosystems. |
9 - 13 June 2008
18th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
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Stockholm, Sweden |
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Sponsors |
American Meteorological Society
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Contact |
Cara Campbell
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The conference will cover all subjects dealing with atmospheric boundary layers and turbulence including observational, modeling, theoretical, and applied studies. The AMS anticipates special sessions with the following themes: boundary layers at high latitudes; boundary layer processes in global and regional climate or weather prediction models; boundary layer clouds; land-surface-PBL coupling; marine boundary layers; CHATS; GABLS; slope flows and precision remote sensing. |
10 - 13 Jun 2008
Climate Information for Managing Risks: Partnerships & Solutions for Agriculture
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St. Pete Beach, Florida |
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Sponsors |
University of Florida, Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
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Contact |
Mandy Stage, Symposium Coordinator
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Agricultural and natural resource managers need climate information at the regional and local levels to address short- and long-term challenges posed by variable and changing climate. Risks posed by climate variability include hurricanes, drought, floods, freezes, heat stress, and wild fires. Risks posed by climate change include changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme events, sea level rise and agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition to risks, climate change offers new economic opportunities for agricultural and natural resource managers, such as bio-fuel production and carbon sequestration. To help us prepare for these challenges, the conference will address three objectives: To provide a forum for climate professionals and agricultural and natural resource managers to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas; to identify priorities and plan strategies for future climate research, education, and outreach that will enable
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13 - 14 June 2008
Financing for Climate Change - Challenges and Way Forward
Location |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Sponsors |
Unnayan Onneshan |
Contact |
Nazmul Huq
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The term ‘Climate Financing’ describes the challenge that the contemporary topic of climate change presents in context of financial resources required to cover the cost of adaptation, mitigation and technology. Both the urgency of climate change issues and their complexity require innovation and alternative thought in financial mechanisms to mitigate and adapt to its long and short term impact. The conference will discuss both traditional and innovative approaches for financial mechanisms relating to climate change adaptation, mitigation and technology. |
24 - 26 June 2008
7th World Wind Energy Conference 2008
Location |
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
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Sponsors |
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
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The conference will focus on scientific and technical advancements in all renewable energy technologies including wind, solar, biomass, hydro, hydrogen, and others. The 2008 program also highlights the role of community power in building a robust renewable energy industry and strategies to strengthen local project control and economic returns within the community. |
29 Jun - 3 Jul 2008
Ninth International Conference on Permafrost
Location |
Fairbanks, Alaska |
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Sponsors |
International Permafrost Association
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Contact |
Elizabeth Lilly
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Conference theme is Permafrost on a Warming Planet: Impacts on Ecosystems, Infrastructure and Climate. |
29 June - 2 July 2008
Coastal Footprints: Minimizing Human Impacts, Maximizing Stewardship
Location |
Los Angeles, California |
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Sponsors |
The Coastal Society |
Contact |
Judy Tucker
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The Coastal Society’s biennial conference is one of the longest-running series of coastal conferences in the U.S., providing a forum for interdisciplinary education and discussion on coastal issues. Speakers debate different sides of the issues in plenary sessions creating an awareness of needs among coastal resource users, and offering opportunities for innovative solutions to coastal problems. One of this year’s conference tracks is Climate Change Impacts. |
29 Jun – 5 Jul 2008
Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2008
Location |
Tromsø, Norway |
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Sponsors |
International Ozone Commission
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Contact |
Tromsø Event AS
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Conference topics include ozone depletion in a historical perspective, new developments in observational techniques, ozone depleting substances, ultraviolet changes, tropospheric ozone, climate-ozone interactions, new processes and uncertainties, and ozone recovery.
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