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). |
3 - 8 Aug 2008
International Radiation Symposium 2008
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Foz do Iguacu, Brazil |
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International Radiation Commission
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Contact |
Prof. Marcia Yamasoe
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The International Radiation Symposium is organized every four years by the International Radiation Commission, part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). The goal of the symposium is to provide a venue to present current results about problems in atmospheric radiation and to encourage the exchange of ideas within the international community. The meeting welcomes scientific contributions on all aspects of atmospheric radiation, considering experimental or theoretical approaches organized in sessions such as: radiative transfer theory and modeling, molecular radiative properties, particle radiative properties, general remote sensing, satellite measurements, surface measurements and field experiments, radiation budget and forcing, weather and climate applications, and biosphere-atmosphere interactions influencing the radiation budget.
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Atmospheric Composition • Climate Variability and Change • Global Water Cycle • Human Contributions and Responses • Land Use and Land Cover Change • Permalink
6 - 8 Aug 2008
Energy Security and Climate Change: Issues, Strategies and Options Conference
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Bangkok, Thailand |
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Energy Field of Studies, Asian Institute of Technology
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Contact |
Maria Kathrina B. Gratuito
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This conference will cover the technical, economic, social, and political dimensions of energy security and climate change. It will provide an intellectual exchange between members of academia, industrial sectors, research institutions, multilateral and bilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, government institutions, and policy makers from all over the world. |
11 - 14 Aug 2008
17th Conference on Applied Climatology
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Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
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Sponsors |
American Meteorological Society (AMS) |
Contact |
Brenda Ward
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The conference is being held in conjunction with the AMS 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology. The focus of the conference is to foster communication among research and outreach/education communities, provide a forum for interaction between mountain meteorology and climatology communities, and highlight climate observation networks.
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17-22 August 2008
Gordon Research Conference on CO2 Assimilation in Plants: Genome to Biome
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Biddeford, ME |
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Sponsors |
Gordon Research Conferences |
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Chair contacts are listed at http://www.grc.org/chairs.aspx?id=8054 |
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"Formerly entitled “CO2 Fixation and Metabolism in Green Plants”, this long-standing Gordon Research Conference has been held on a triennial basis since 1976. In 1990 the participants decided to alternate between sites in the U.S. and outside the U.S. The 2005 conference was held in Europe at the Centre Paul Langevin in Aussois, France, so the 2008 conference returns to a U.S. site - the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. The 2008 conference covers basic plant research related to photosynthesis and the subsequent regulation and engineering of carbon assimilation. Approaches that range from post-genomic technologies and systems biology, through to fundamental biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology are integrated within ecological and agronomic contexts. As such, the meeting provides the rare opportunity of a single venue for discussing all aspects of the “carbon-side” of photosynthesis - from genome to biome. The 2008 conference will include an emphasis on the central role of carbon assimilation by plants for developing new sources of bioenergy and for achieving a carbon-neutral planet. A special characteristic of this conference is its “intimacy” with approximately 110 conferees, ranging from beginning graduate students and postdoctoral associates to leading senior plant scientists, engaged in open and forward-thinking discussions in an informal, friendly setting. With extended time devoted to discussion, and the encouragement to challenge dogma, it is unlike other meetings in the U.S. or abroad. Another novel feature of the conference is a session devoted to the latest “hot off the press” findings by both established and early career scientists, picked from the abstracts. Together with an expanded poster discussion in the evening sessions, this session provides an opportunity for early career scientists to present interesting new data and to “test drive” hypotheses in a collegial atmosphere.” |
17 - 21 August 2008
138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Sponsors |
American Fisheries Society
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Contact |
Dave Maraldo
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The theme of the meeting is “Fisheries in Flux: How Do We Ensure Our Sustainable Future.” Fisheries and fish communities are not static properties of ecosystems. Stressors such as overexploitation, species invasions, habitat degradation, climate change, and water resource demand are a few of the factors that drive changes. These changes potentially threaten sustainable use. |
25 - 28 August 2008
Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health
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Umeå, Sweden |
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Sponsors |
Canadian Forest Service
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Contact |
Camilla Persson
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The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of ongoing changes in climatic conditions in different regions of the world, and the implications of these changes for forest management and conservation. Presentations and discussions will emphasise research, policies and practices that are needed to enable us to plan for and manage healthy, productive forests to meet future societal needs for forest products and the full range of forest goods and services. Ongoing research in various fields of forest and forest-related sciences will be presented in parallel sessions of the conference. |
