Upcoming and recent events

2012

Workshop - Euclipse CFMIP meeting

May 29-June 1

A workshop on "The role of cloud processes and feedbacks in the climate system", organized jointly by EUCLIPSE (European Union Cloud Intercomparison, Process Study and Evaluation Project) and by CFMIP (Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project).

Location: Paris, France.

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Summer School - ETMG 2012: Feedbacks in Environmental Systems

June 11-17

Supported by the Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU) du CNRS, the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS).

The objective of the Summer School is to stimulate an interdisciplinary research community working on the theme of interacting complex environmental systems, building on the expertise of invited specialists that teach the lectures and interact with working groups.

Location: La Rochelle, France

Registration deadline: May 23

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Conference - Climate Adaption in Action 2012

June 26-28

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility invites you to its annual conference: Climate Adaptation in Action: sharing knowledge to adapt. The Climate Adaptation in Action Conference will showcase the contribution of adaptation science to planning and policy making across Australia, and how robust adaptation decisions can be made in the face of uncertainty.

Speakers: COE's Prof David J Karoly; For other speakers, click here.

Location: Sebel Hotel, Albert Park, Melbourne

Conference – Marine extremes and everything in between

July 1-5

Keynote speakers: Dr Susan Wijffels (Opening Address), Dr David Griffin (Extreme Oceanic Events), Prof Mike Coffin (Deep Sea), Dr Dennis Gordon (Biodiversity – in this decade of Biodiversity), Dr Scott Nodder (Southern Ocean/Ocean Acidification).

Location: Wrest Point Hotel, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Hobart, Tasmania.

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COECSS Winter School: A high level educational program for honours and graduate students interested in climate science

July 9-13

Location: School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne

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Symposium - 2012 AMOS NSW Centre Postgraduate Student Symposium

July 20

This event will give postgrad students working in meteorology, oceanography or the climate the opportunity to share their research with other students and hone their presentation skills in a presenter-friendly environment.

Speakers: Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, Prof Andy Pitman, Postdoc at UNSW, Dr Sarah Perkins

Location: CCRC, Level 4,Matthews Building, UNSW

To attend the event, please RSVP to Andrew King (andrew.king@student.unsw.edu.au), by Friday, June 29, indicating:
1)Whether you wish to give a talk at the event or not and, if you do, the title of your talk.
2)Whether you have any special dietary requirements.

Online workshop - Online Giovanni Workshop

September 2012 - dates TBC

The NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Centre (GES DISC) will host an online workshop focused on the use of the pioneering data visualisation and analysis tool, Giovanni.

Location: Online.

For the purpose of planning and scheduling, please indicate your interest with an email message sent to Dr. James G. Acker (james.g.acker@nasa.gov).

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Conference - Chapman Conference on The Agulhas System and its Role in Changing Ocean Circulation, Climate, and Marine Ecosystems

October 8-12

On the Climatic Importance of the Greater Agulhas System, with the support of AGU. Organised by SCOR/IAPSO/WCRP Working Group 136.

Conference convenors: Will de Ruijter, Rainer Zahn, Arne Biastoch, Lisa Beal

Location: Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

Deadline for abstract submission: June 1, 2012.

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2013

Conference - 2013 AMOS National Conference

February 11-13

Sense and Sensitivity: Understanding our changing weather and climate.

Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, Melbourne.

Please submit any suggestions for topics that may require a particular focus to Vaughan Barras (E: v.barras@bom.gov.au T: (BH) 03 9669 4045) by Friday, June 1, 2012.

Workshop - Short- to Medium-range coupled prediction for the atmosphere-wave-sea-ice-ocean: Status, needs and challenges

March 19-22

This workshop, endorsed by the GODAE OceanView Science Team (GOVST) and the Working Group for Numerical Experimentation (WGNE), invites members of the atmospheric, ocean, wave and sea-ice community with an interest in developing coupled forecasting systems targeting short- to medium-range prediction for each of the component phenomenon and their related applications.

Location: NOAA-NCEP, Washington DC

A registration of interest to attend the workshop and voluntary contributions towards the preparation for the workshop will be called for through the website and outlined in the second announcement, July 2012

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Conference - Holocene Climate Change

April 4-5

This meeting will examine high frequency climate changes reflected in the geological record, and the pacings of change and their geological consequences, during the Holocene – the past 11,700 years.

Keynote speakers: Graeme Barker (Cambridge), Rosalind Rickaby (Oxford), Ian Hall (Cardiff),  Bo Vinther (Copenhagen), Anthony Long (Durham), Heinz Wanner (Bern).

Location: Burlington House, London, UK

Call for papers and posters. Email a 150 word abstract to Steve Whalley by October 12, 2012 (steve.whalley@geolsoc.org.uk).

Recent events

Joint AAS/ATSE SYMPOSIUM
Geoengineering the climate? A Southern Hemisphere perspective

Shine Dome, Canberra 26–27 September 2011

Geoengineering would attempt to globally manipulate the Earth system. It is increasingly being discussed as a possible strategy to counteract some of the eff ects of anthropogenic climate change. While not advocating geoengineering, both the Royal Society in the UK and the US National Academy of Sciences have recently called for research to explore how geoengineering approaches may impact on the Earth system.

In response to these calls for geoengineering research, it is important to develop a southern hemisphere perspective on possible geoengineering interventions. To engage in any future high-level international discussion or agreements relating to geoengineering options, Australia needs to be well informed of the ideas being explored. This symposium will address some of the implications, including opportunities and risks, of diff erent suggested approaches to geoengineering the climate and the possible impacts in the southern hemisphere.

Program outline

• Introduction to geoengineering the climate
• Carbon dioxide removal
• Solar radiation management
• Governance, ethics, risks and uncertainty

The symposium will include invited talks and short responses, with ample time for discussion.
Posters: There will be opportunity to present posters on relevant research results and issues.

Further details at the AAS web site.

Draft program now available at:
http://www.science.org.au/natcoms/nc-ess/documents/nc-ess-GeoConferenceDraft.pdf

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS CLOSE Monday 5 September.

CAWCR Annual Workshop 2011

The Cape Grim Annual Science Meeting
2011 Priestly Lecture by Stephen Schwartz of Brookhaven National Laboratories.

Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.
November 15-17, 2011

Description: This is the fifth meeting of The Centre for Australia Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR) - a joint venture between the CSIRO and Australian Bureau of Meteorology

This year’s workshop focuses on Atmospheric Composition Observations and Modelling. It will also include the Cape Grim Annual Science Meeting and feature the 2011 Priestly Lecture by Dr Stephen Schwartz of Brookhaven National Laboratories.

A number of prominent scientists and experts from overseas, Australian research agencies and universities have been invited to give presentations.

Key themes:

• Chemistry-climate interactions
• Budgets (carbon cycle, fluxes)
• Emerging tools/opportunities

Regular updates can be found at the CAWCR meeting website.

Abstracts: CAWCR is also seeking abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Send abstracts to Nada Derek. Email: Nada.derek@csiro.au.
Closing date: October 1.

Registration: Send contact details with affiliation and number of days you wish to attend to Val Jemmeson.
Email: v.jemmeson@bom.gov.au. Phone: (03) 9669 4095.

For further details contact:
Melita Keywood
Email: Melita.Keywood@csiro.au. Phone: (03) 9239 4596