FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 6:27 PM Subject: HDGEC Open Science Conference: Challenges of a Changing Earth This is considered to be an important and pioneering meeting because of its multidisciplinarity. Tom Dietz George Mason University ________________________________ Conference announcement and call for abstracts CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING EARTH Global Change Open Science Conference Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 July 2001 The Conference will present the latest scientific understanding of the many facets of global environmental change, it will point towards the novel research approaches needed to study Earth as a system, and it will explore the role of science in the quest for global sustainability. It is jointly sponsored by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change(IHDP) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The Conference is aimed primarily towards the global change scientific community, including specialists in disciplinary areas of global change research who are keen to set their work in the broader Earth System context. The Conference will also provide an excellent state-of-the-art overview of global change issues for policy-makers and resource managers. A special effort will be made to attract and support scientists from developing countries, Eastern Europe and the New Independent States. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 31 MARCH DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 30 APRIL More information on the conference, including online registration and abstract submission is available on the homepage: www.sciconf.igbp.kva.se Please forward this message to colleagues who may be interested in the conference. Dr Will Steffen Executive Director, IGBP Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Box 50005 S-104 05 Stockholm SWEDEN Tel: +46-8-16-64-48 Fax: +46-8-16-64-05 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.igbp.kva.se/ Global Change Open Science Conference 10-13 July 2001, Amsterdam, NL www.sciconf.igbp.kva.se Download poster, overhead and brochures from: http://www.sciconf.igbp.kva.se/oscmaterial.html ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Use this address for postings and replies - Email text body 'unsubscribe hdgec' to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this list are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CIESIN, its staff, or CIESIN's sponsors. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
