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Issue 23, April 2003
Home Editorial Articles Opportunities Publications Upcoming Meetings Past Meetings Websites Fundamental Links View in PDF Previous Issues Subscribe Search Feedback	Upcoming Meetings 5-10 May 2003, 35th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics and Advanced Research Workshop: Dying and Dead Seas (Liege, Belgium) 11-13 May 2003, Climate Solutions for the Northeast (Hartford, Connecticut) 11-14 May, Climate Change: The Karst Record (Montpellier, France) 12-16 May 2003, 7th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography and Joint Symposium on High-Latitude Climate Variations (Hyannis, Massachussetts) 20-24 May 2003, Mangrove 2003: Connecting Research and Participative Management of Estuaries and Mangroves (Salvador, Brazil) 22-24 May 2003, International Conference on Energy and the Environment (Shanghai, China) 27-30 May 2003, Fourteenth Global Warming International Conference & Expo (Boston, Massachusetts) 3-6 June 2003, International Conference on the Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change - Science, Exposures, Policies, and Technologies (Shanghai, China) 4-6 June 2003, Fourth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (Siena, Italy) 14-18 June 2003, Chapman Conference on Ecosystem Interactions with Land-Use Change (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 20 June 2003, 18th Stanstead Seminar: Climate Variability and Predictability from Seasons to Decades (Lennoxville, Canada) 29 June-2 July 2003, PACON 2003: Ocean Capital Year (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) 10-11 July 2003, International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS) 2003 Conference: Systems Science and Information Technology for Environmental Applications (Regina, Canada) 13-17 July 2003, Coastal Zone Management Through Time (Baltimore, Maryland) 16-18 July 2003, International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters (Geneva, Switzerland) 21-25 July 2003, 8th International Conference on Permafrost (Zurich, Switzerland) 1-5 September 2003, Fifth International Conference on Urban Climate (Lodz, Poland) 15-19 September 2003, International Conference on Earth System Modelling (Hamburg, Germany) 16 September 2003, Climate Change in the UK: Impact on Environment and Health (Leicester, United Kingdom) 29 September-3 October 2003, World Climate Change Conference (Moscow, Russia) 1-3 October 2003, First Conference on Sustainable Planning and Development 2003 (Skiathos Island, Greece) 3-6 October 2003, Control of the Greenhouse Effect (Strasbourg, France) 4-9 October 2003, Polar Regions and Quaternary Climate (San Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brave, Spain) 5-9 October 2003, XI World Water Congress: Water Resources Management in the 21st Century (Madrid, Spain) 16-18 October, 2003 Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community (Montreal, Canada) 11-14 November 2003, Arctic Climate System Study Final Conference (St. Petersburg, Russia) 16-19 November 2003, First Young Scientists' Global Change Conference (Trieste, Italy) 21-25 June 2004, First International CLIVAR Science Conference: Understanding and Predicting Our Climate System (Baltimore, Maryland) 35th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics and Advanced Research Workshop: Dying and Dead Seas Where: Liege, Belgium When: 5-10 May 2003 The 35th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics and Advanced Research Workshop: Dying and Dead Seas will be held 5-10 May 2003 in Liège, Belgium. The meeting will consist of two parts: a a poster display and oral presentations of the posters; and a workshop assembling a small group of invited active and eminent scientists from various countries and all disciplines to foster a mutually beneficial exchange of information, including a survey of major recent discoveries, essential mechanisms, compelling question marks and valuable recommendations for future research and management decisions. For more information, contact Professor J. Nihoul, Model-environment, GHER, University of Liège, B5 Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; fax : 32-4-366-2355; email J.Nihoul@ulg.ac.be; web: modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/Colloquium/2003.html#Introduction Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Climate Solutions for the Northeast Where: Hartford, Connecticut When: 11-13 May 2003 Climate Solutions for the Northeast will be held 11-13 May 2003 in Hartford, Connecticut. The conference will spotlight the Regional Climate Change Action efforts in Northeast states and Eastern Canadian provinces. This will be the first conference focusing exclusively on the solutions and leadership necessary to meet climate action goals adopted by the governors of the New England states, New Jersey and New York, and by the premiers of the eastern Canadian provinces. Climate Solutions for the Northeast will address: the regional challenges of climate change; the role of businesses, communities and higher education institutions in finding solutions; exciting, proactive responses from the electricity and transportation sectors; and the resources needed to implement existing state and regional climate change action plans. For more information, contact Jennifer Schroeder (jschroeder@cleanair-coolplanet.org) or Roger Stephenson (rstephenson@cleanair-coolplanet.org); Clean Air-Cool Planet, 100 Market Street Suite 204, Portsmouth, NH 03801; tel: 1-603-422-6464; fax: 1-603-422-6441; web: www.cleanair-coolplanet.org Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Climate Change: The Karst Record Where: Montpellier, France When: 11-14 May 2003 Climate Change: The Karst Record will be held 11-14 May 2003 in Montpellier, France. The Karst Record is the third Symposium dedicated to Paloeoclimate reconstructions from karst records such speleothems and other cave deposits. All communications and posters about speleothem records (geochemical, isotopical, petrographical, spectrometrical, etc.) and cave detrital deposits linked with climate variation, palaeohydrology and/or archeological interest are welcome. Also, all studies about the present-day cave system like dripping water or cave temperature monitoring and all relationships with the climate are of interest. For more information, contact karst3@lsce.cnrs-gif.fr; web: www.ipsl.jussieu.fr/GLACIO/KARST/Main-KRIII.html Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. 7th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography and Joint Symposium on High-Latitude Climate Variations Where: Hyannis, Massachussetts When: 12-16 May 2003 The 7th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography and Joint Symposium on High-Latitude Climate Variations will be held 12-16 May 2003 in Hyannis, MA. This conference will include presentations on all topics related to polar meteorology and oceanography with an emphasis on modeling and observing interactions among polar clouds, radiation, and air-sea-ice exchange processes. A special Symposium on High Latitude Climate Variations is planned jointly with the AMS Committee on Climate Variations. For more information, contact J. Francis, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road , Highlands , NJ 07732; tel: +1-732-708-1217; fax: +1-732-872-1586; email: francis@imcs.rutgers.edu; web: www.ametsoc.org/AMS Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Mangrove 2003: Connecting Research and Participative Management of Estuaries and Mangroves Where: Salvador, Brazil When: 20-24 May 2003 Mangrove 2003: Connecting Research and Participative Management of Estuaries and Mangroves will be held 20-24 May 2003 in Salvador, Brazil. The conference seeks to promote the necessary link between the generation of knowledge and environmental management, in order to enhance local participation in solutions for socio-environmental problems. Topics include: monitoring of estuarine and coastal areas; environmental management applied to mangrove and estuarine areas; environmental impacts of petroleum exploration in estuaries and mangroves; aquaculture; environmental conservation and damage mitigation; interdisciplinary approaches to conservation of estuaries and mangroves; social dynamics in estuarine environments; biodiversity; and mangrove structure and distribution. Contact Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal da Bahía, Instituto de Geociências - Instituto de Biologia Núcleo de Estudos Ambientais, Campus Universitário de Ondina, Salvador - Bahía - Brazil CEP: 40170-290; tel: 55 71 203 8561; fax: 55 71 332 4085; email: mangrove2003@ufba.br; web: www.mangrove2003.ufba.br/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. International Conference On Energy And The Environment (ICEE) Where: Shanghai, China When: 22-24 May 2003 The International Conference On Energy And The Environment (ICEE) will be held 22-24 May 2003 in Shanghai, China. Organized by the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and George Washington University, this conference aims to provide an international forum for the discussion of clean city energy and related topics. It is ideally suited for energy and environmental professionals in government, academia, and industry as well as non-governmental organizations and consultants in the field. For a full list of topics, visit the conference website at www.gwu.edu/%7Eeem/ICEE/firstpagenew.htm or contact Dr. Daoping Liu, Executive Secretary, ICEE 2003, Univ. of Shanghai for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 224, No. 516, Jungong Road, Shanghai, 200093, China; tel: 86-21-65689564; fax: 86-21-65692958; email: dpliu@online.sh.cn Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Fourteenth Global Warming International Conference & Expo (GWXIV) Where: Boston, Massachusetts When: 27-30 May 2003 The Fourteenth Global Warming International Conference & Expo (GWXIV) will be held 27-30 May 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. Called Extreme Events & Energy, Agricultural and Natural Resource Management, the Conference will be attended by government, industry, and academic participants from 120 countries, and will focus on scientific data and policy analysis. The subject categories include, among others, US role in future climate mitigation, El Nino-like climate change, floods & drought, sea level rise, coastal regions emergency preparedness, coral reefs, climate networks (ocean, polar region, forests), climate change and fire impacts on forestry, education, the role of the media, infectious disease, and global warming and public health. Contact GWXIV International Conference Program Committee, The Global Warming International Center, International Headquarters, 22W381, 75th Street, Naperville, IL 60565-9245, USA; tel: 1-630-910-1551; fax: 1-630-910-1561; email: gw14@globalwarming.net; web: www.globalwarming.net/gw14-overview.asp Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. International Conference on the Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change - Science, Exposures, Policies, And Technologies Where: Shanghai, China When: 3-6 June 2003 International Conference on the Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change - Science, Exposures, Policies, And Technologies will be held 3-6 June 2003 in Shanghai, China. This conference will examine causes, impacts, and responses to environmental change in the world's major cities and urban areas. Topics for the conference will include policy, regulation, technology, impact adaptation, mitigation, and remediation. For more information contact Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change Conference, 252 Mallory Hall, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043; fax: +973-655-4072; email: udec@mail.montclair.edu or udec@montclair.edu; web: www.montclair.edu/globaled/shanghai Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Fourth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development Where: Siena, Italy When: 4-6 June 2003 The Fourth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development will be held 4-6 June 2003 in Siena, Italy. The meeting will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of recent work on aspects of ecosystems and sustainable development, including engineering and modeling. The aim of the conference is to encourage and facilitate the interdisciplinary communication among scientists, engineers, economists and professionals working on ecological systems and sustainable development. Special sessions will focus on research in ecological modeling, socioeconomic ecology, conservation, management and recovery, information techniques, health, and development. For more information, contact Gabriella Cosutta, Conference Secretariat, ECOSUD2003, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK; tel: 44 238 029 3223; fax: 44 238 029 2853; email: gcossutta@wessex.ac.uk; web: www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2003/ecosud03/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Chapman Conference on Ecosystem Interactions with Land Use Change Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico When: 14-18 June 2003 The Chapman Conference on Ecosystem Interactions with Land Use Change will be held 14-18 June 2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The objective of the conference is to bring together researchers addressing various aspects of ecosystem responses to land use change and the feedbacks to sustainable land use. Sessions will address the responses and feedbacks over a range of ecosystems at multiple scales from local to regional to global. Topics include: implications of land use change for water quality and quantity; flooding; biophysical feedbacks to climate; land use change and human welfare; effects of land use change on biodiversity. For more information, contact the AGU, tel: +1-202-777-7332; fax: +1-202-328-0566; email: meetinginfo@agu.org; web: www.agu.org/meetings/cc03acall.html Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. 18th Stanstead Seminar: Climate Variability and Predictability from Seasons to Decades Where: Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada When: 20 June 2003 The 18th Stanstead Seminar: Climate Variability and Predictability from Seasons to Decades will be held 16-20 June 2003 in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of the Stanstead Seminar is to act more as an informal workshop than as a conventional conference. Bishop's University is an ideal place to exchange ideas and do science in an informal setting. For this reason, registration is open but limited, and attempts have been made to provide ample time for the discussion of the presentations as well as for the presentations themselves. This seminar is meant to foster the exchange of ideas and to discuss various aspects of climate variability and predictability on the seasonal and decadal time scales. For more information, contact L. LeBlanc, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal H3A 2K6, Quebec, Canada; tel: +1-514-398-6361; fax: +1-514-398-6115; email: lisa.leblanc@mcgill.ca; web: www.clivar.ca/stanstead Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. PACON 2003: Ocean Capital Year Where: Kaohsiung, Taiwan When: 29 June-2 July 2003 PACON 2003: Ocean Capital Year will be held 29 June-2 July 2003 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The conference's technical program is built around the following themes: Ocean Science and Technology; Coastal Science and Technology; Marine Resource Management and Development; Workshops; and Forums. For the full program and details, contact PACON International, P.O. Box 11568 , Honolulu , HI 96822; tel: +1-808-956-6163; fax: +1-808-956-2580; email: pacon@hawaii.edu; web: www.hawaii.edu/pacon Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS) 2003 Conference: Systems Science and Information Technology for Environmental Applications Where: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada When: 10-11 July 2003 The International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS) 2003 Conference: Systems Science and Information Technology for Environmental Applications will be held 10-11 July 2003 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. This conference will discuss topics including decision and risk analysis for environmental decision making; mathematical methods for systems optimization; environmental statistics; environmental data and information management; environmental and ecological modeling and assessment; simulation, optimization, and control of waste treatment and pollution reduction processes; environmental, ecological, and resources management and planning; and other areas of environmental systems science and information technology. For more information, contact ISEIS, 4246 Albert Street, Suite 413, Regina, SK S4S 3R9, Canada; tel: +1-306-337-2306; fax: +1-306-337-2305; email: office@iseis.org; web: www.iseis.org/iseis2003.htm Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Coastal Zone Management Through Time Where: Baltimore, Maryland When: 13-17 July 2003 Coastal Zone Management Through Time will be held 13-17 July 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland. Four overarching themes and a number of subthemes will shape the discussions on coastal management past, present, and future. The four overarching conference themes are: port and harbor management, regional land management, management responses to coastal hazards, and management of aquatic resources. For more information, contact Gale Peek, Coastal Zone 03 Conference Manager; tel: 1-843-740-1231; email gale.peek@noaa.gov; web: www.csc.noaa.gov/cz2003 Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters Where: Geneva, Switzerland When: 16-18 July 2003 The International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters will be held 16-18 July 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference will provide a forum for the presentation of original research and scientific overviews on major global environmental issues that directly or indirectly impact continental and coastal waters. Quantitative and qualitative aspects of water resources, water-related risk and impact on aquatic habitat are major targets. Topics to be discussed include: impact of global climate change on water resources and the hydrological cycle; water-related environmental risk of global importance; transboundary pollution; species invasions and their impact on aquatic ecosystems; desertification; continental fluxes to the coastal ocean; and impact of increased urbanization on water resources and aquatic ecosystems. For more information, contact Jenny Walker, Liquid Assets, Morawel, Glanmor Terrace, New Quay, Ceredigion, SA45 9PS, UK; email morawel@ tinyworld.co.uk; web: www.unige.ch/sciences/near/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. 8th International Conference on Permafrost Where: Zurich, Switzerland When: 21-25 July 2003 The 8th International Conference on Permafrost will be held 21-25 July 2003 in Zurich, Switzerland. This conference will provide a forum for the exchange of information and concepts relating to permafrost science and engineering. Conference themes will include all major scientific, technical and engineering aspects of past and present frozen ground in polar and high-mountain areas, together with planetary processes. Of particular importance will be the response of permafrost to environmental change, interactions between permafrost and man, and interactions between permafrost and environmental variables such as snow, glaciers/ice sheets, water, and vegetation. For more information, contact Dr. Dagmar Brandovà, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland; tel: +41-1-635 51 84; fax: +41-1-635 68 48; email: ICOP2003@geo.unizh.ch; web: www.geo.unizh.ch/ICOP2003/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Fifth International Conference on Urban Climate Where: Lodz, Poland When: 1-5 September 2003 The Fifth International Conference on Urban Climate will be held 1-5 September 2003 in Lodz, Poland. The conference aims to provide an international forum where the world's urban climatologists can meet to showcase and discuss modern developments in research,and the application of climatic knowledge to the design of better cities. ICUC-5 caters to the interests of a diverse community of meteorologists, climatologists, hydrologists, ecologists, engineers, architects and planners. For more information, contact the Secretariat of ICUC-5, Dept. of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Lodz, Lipowa 81, 90-568 Lodz , Poland; tel: +48 42 639 0395; fax: +48 42 639 0396; email: icuc5@geo.uni.lodz.pl; web: www.geo.uni.lodz.pl/~icuc5/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. International Conference on Earth System Modelling Where: Hamburg, Germany When: 15-19 September 2003 The International Conference on Earth System Modelling will be held 15-19 September 2003 in Hamburg, Germany. This conference addresses global, regional, and reduced complexity models. It will provide an opportunity to present new results in this field and discuss recent developments and plans for the future. The three overarching themes are: (1) Development and Evaluation of Comprehensive Earth System Models; (2) Variability of the Coupled Earth System at Different Time Scales; (3) Anthropogenic Climate Change. For more information, contact Annette Kirk, Conference Coordinator, Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Bundesstr. 55, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; fax: +49 40 41173-366; email: mpi-conference2003@dkrz.de; web: www.mpimet.mpg.de/mpi-conference2003/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Climate Change in the UK: Impact on Environment and Health Where: University of Leicester, United Kingdom When: 16 September 2003 Climate Change in the UK: Impact on Environment and Health will be held 16 September 2003 at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Themes to be addressed are: historical perspective of climate change and future predictions; UK ecology, phenology and biodiversity; UK agricultural impacts, changing landscapes and practices; climate change and human health; stakeholder perception and communication; and adaptation strategies. For more information, contact the Seminar Secretary at tel: +44 (0)116 223 1600; email: gm59@le.ac.uk; web: www.le.ac.uk/ieh/news/climate.html Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. World Climate Change Conference Where: Moscow, Russia When: 29 September-3 October 2003 World Climate Change Conference will be held 29 September-3 October 2003 in Moscow, Russia. The main goal of the conference is a comprehensive discussion of the climate change problem with allowance for natural and anthropogenic factors, substantiation of measures on adapting population and economy to on-going climate changes, a search for weighted approaches on reducing anthropogenic impact on the climate system and maximum mutual understanding between scientists, governments, business circles and the public. For more information contact the Conference Secretariat; Novovagan'kovskiy pereulok 12, Moscow, 123995, Russia; tel: +7 (095)255-2143; fax: +7 (095) 255-1507; e-mail: wccc2003@hydromet.ru; web: www.wccc2003.org/ewccc2003.html Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. First Conference on Sustainable Planning and Development 2003 Where: Skiathos Island, Greece When: 1-3 October 2003 The First Conference on Sustainable Planning and Development 2003 will be held 1-3 October 2003 in Skiathos Island, Greece. The conference will address spatial planning and regional development in an integrated way, as well as in accordance with the principles of sustainability. The conference will be of interest to planners, environmentalists, engineers, ecologists, economists, policy makers, researchers and academics involved in the field of sustainability. For more information, contact Rachel Green, Conference Secretariat, Sustainable Planning & Dev 2003, Wessex Institute of Technology Conferences, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK; fax: 44 238 029 2853; email rgreen@wessex.ac.uk; web: www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2003/planning03/ Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Control of the Greenhouse Effect Where: Strasbourg, France When: 3-6 October 2003 Control of the Greenhouse Effect will be held 3-6 October 2003 in Strasbourg, France. Three events make up this conference and are aimed at mobilizing and bringing together local and regional authorities, enterprises, associations and the general public with a view to fighting against greenhouse gas emissions. The first event is "The first international conference on the control of greenhouse effect" in which 2000 participants who are in charge of local authorities and enterprises and 60 professional exhibitors will come to give 20 talks on global warming, energy, transport and housing. The second event is a "Fair for clean energies and environmental associations" in which 100 exhibitors, 4 play and teaching exhibitions, one cycle of 6 lectures on climate and schools will open their doors to the public. The final event is "The Climate Festival." For more information, contact Réseau IDEAL, 84 ter avenue de Fontainebleau, 94276 le kremlin-bicêtre cedex, France; tel: +33 (0) 1 45 15 09 09; fax: +33 (0) 1 45 15 09 00; web: www.greenhouse-effect.org Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Polar Regions and Quaternary Climate - EuroConference on the Comparison of Ice Core Records with Marine Sediments and Climate Models Where: San Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brava, Spain When: 4-9 October 2003 The Polar Regions and Quaternary Climate - EuroConference on the Comparison of Ice Core Records with Marine Sediments and Climate Models will be held 4-9 October 2003 in San Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brava, Spain. Topics of this conference will include new result from ice core analysis; atmosphere and ocean response on climate changes; interaction between climate and biogeochemical cycle; leads and lags: Coupling of different climate records; possible mechanisms of global changes; and new methods to learn more about climate changes. For more information, contact Dr. Josip Hendekovic or Irene Mangion, EURESCO Office, European Science Foundation, 1 quai Lezay-Marnésia, Strasbourg 67080, France; tel: 33 388 76 71 35; fax: 33 388 76 71 35; email: emangion@esf.org; web: www.esf.org/esf_euresco_conference.php?language=0&conference=115&meeting=4&page=1 Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. XI World Water Congress: Water Resources Management in the 21st Century Where: Madrid, Spain When: 5-9 October 2003 The XI World Water Congress: Water Resources Management in the 21st Century will be held 5-9 October 2003 in Madrid, Spain. This meeting will focus on making the fullest possible use of research in solving water resource problems. Major themes are: water planning under uncertainty (climatic variability and changes); valuing water; impact of new technologies in water management; relevance and sustainability of intensive groundwater developments; water infrastructure development; influence of socioeconomic, cultural, and religious factors in water resources policies; and funding and participation in water management. For more information, contact the XI World Water Congress, Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, Paseo Bajo Virgen del Puerto,3, 28005 Madrid, Spain; fax: 34 913357922; email wwater2003@cedex.es; web: www.cedex.es/iwracongress2003/en/hoja2_en.htm Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. 2003 Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community Where: Montreal, Canada When: 16-18 October 2003 The 2003 Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community will be held 16-18 October 2003 in Montreal, Canada. The overall theme of the meeting is "Taking Stock and Moving Forward." Topics will include land use/land cover change, integrated assessment, population, environmental security, industrial transformation, institutions, and environmental economics. For more information, contact McGill School of Environment, 3534 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada; tel: +1 514-398-4306; fax: +1 514-398-1643; email: open.meeting@ciesin.columbia.edu; web: sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/openmeeting Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) Final Conference: Progress in Understanding the Arctic Climate System: The ACSYS Decade and Beyond Where: St. Petersburg, Russia When: 11-14 November 2003 The Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) Final Conference: Progress in Understanding the Arctic Climate System: The ACSYS Decade and Beyond will be held 11-14 November 2003 in St. Petersburg, Russia. To celebrate ten years of progress in World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) research on the Arctic climate system and its role in global climate, ACSYS will hold its final scientific conference. The conference will draw together advances in our understanding of the Arctic climate system made over the last decade and examine the challenges for future research. Themes include: the state of the arctic climate system; observing the arctic climate system; process studies and modeling; and interactions with the global climate system. For more information, contact Chad Dick or Tordis Villinger, International ACSYS/CliC Project Office, Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Centre, N-9295 Tromsø, Norway; tel: +47 77 75 05 00; fax: +47 77 75 05 01; email: acsys@npolar.no; web: acsys.npolar.no/meetings/final/conf.htm#CONTACT%20AND%20INFORMATION Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. First Young Scientists' Global Change Conference Where: Trieste, Italy When: 16-19 November 2003 The First Young Scientists' Global Change Conference will be held 16-19 November 2003 in Trieste, Italy. The conference offers a platform for young scientists to present their research findings to leading scientists in the field. It is intended to stimulate competition, encourage excellence, reward outstanding performance, and encourage the development of personal and institutional networks. Submissions of papers and posters are invited from young scientists (age 35 years or less) on the physical, biological and human aspects of global change. For more information, contact Kristy Ross, Climatology Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand; fax: 27 11 717-6535; email: kristy@crg.bpb.wits.ac.za; web: www.start.org/Fellowships/YS_Conference.html Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page. First International CLIVAR Science Conference: Understanding and Predicting Our Climate System Where: Baltimore, Maryland When: 21-25 June 2004 The First International CLIVAR Science Conference: Understanding and Predicting Our Climate System will be held 21-25 June 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Topics include, but are not limited to: advances in understanding elements of the climate system; looking into the past; new approaches to climate prediction; improvements to the observing system; and climate applications. For more information, contact email: info@clivar2004.org; web: www.clivar2004.org Return to top of meetings or to the ENSO Signal, Issue 23 Home Page.

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