Dear Ron Your expertise would obviously be valuable. I strongly suggest that you offer to organise one or more sessions. It may be that the advisory board (which I'm on) could do with more CDR expertise, and I see no reason why, in principle, more could not be added. I'll raise the question with the organisers.
best, Oliver On Thursday, 24 October 2013 01:00:19 UTC+1, Ron wrote: > > Ben and ccs > > Thanks for the full response. I do hope you can bring the CDR folk in, > as there are few opportunities for hearing what is happening in CDR > compared to what is happening (or not) in SRM. My concern is that no-one I > recognize with expertise on biochar is in the long list of likely > attendees. > > If the planners want CDR representation, I urge not waiting for session > ideas, but make some invitations to those active in CDR. More specifically > to those in specific approaches - as I see very few (maybe there is no one) > with deep insights into more than their own favorite CDR/GRR approach. > > There is one (and only one) biofuel-biochar company with major > near-term plans (and a lot of money) that your attendees should hear from > (as the most likely leader in CDR in 2014). If I were them at this point I > would see no reason to attend without a special invitation for a plenary. > > Ron > > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Ben Kravitz <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi Ron - > > I think I understand your question, but please let me know if I've > misunderstood or misrepresented your points. Also, please keep in mind > that although I'm a member of the steering committee of this conference, > I'm not writing on behalf of anyone other than myself. I've tried to say > things that I believe are in line with the many hours of discussions the > members of the steering committee have already had, but anyone else who may > have a better or different sales pitch is certainly welcome to offer one. > > Our purpose in this conference is to encourage a discussion of climate > engineering that is as all-encompassing as possible. We wish to be > inclusive, leaving the session proposals open to whoever may wish to > organize a coherent set of presentations. Of course, such a broad list > cannot be fully represented by a short list of the people who are on the > advisory group, but I do hope the message of the conference on the website > is very clear, in that we want participation from as many different > perspectives of climate engineering as possible. Interactions between the > different communities interested in climate engineering are crucial to the > success of this conference. > > In my opinion, as well as according to my recollection of discussions with > the rest of the steering committee, CDR/GGR is an important part of the > discussion of climate change and climate engineering. Our purpose is not > to focus the entire conference on any one particular technology or aspect > of climate engineering, so I do think the topics under this wide umbrella > can and should have a critical role to play, both in the presentation of > disciplinary ideas, as well as what they add to the discussion of climate > engineering as a whole. By attending, each presenter or session proposer > will ensure that his/her views and research are being adequately > represented at the conference. If you would like to participate, we would > be delighted to include the perspectives of your community as well. Any > conference has the tradeoff of engaging in knowledge exchange versus time > and expense; such a decision is, of course, a personal one. I believe that > the broader the participation, the more rewarding the conference will be > for all of the attendees. > > Best, > > Ben > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Ronal W. Larson > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Ben, Andrew and list: > > I see so little on CDR/GRR that I couldn't in good conscience recommend > friends from the biochar community to submit anything. I include the > membership lists in the various organizing and advisory panels, where you > have many (maybe all) well known names - a few on ocean technologies, but > none I think from the CDR earth-bio side. > > Can you provide a sales pitch on why any person interested only in > CDR/GGR (with examples for biochar) should want to attend? Two weeks ago, > I was overwhelmed with what was new at a biochar conference. With four > parallel sessions over 3 days, I missed over half of what went on. I now > can't see your bringing in more than one or two panels of interest to me - > not enough to justify the time and expense. Am I wrong? Hope I am. > > Ron > > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Ben Kravitz > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi Andrew - > > That's entirely up to you and the rest of the people on this list. If you > feel the list is a good place to coordinate ideas, discuss session > proposals, and divide up responsibilities, that's great. If you would > prefer to keep your ideas private and propose them individually, that's > also great. We're interested in broad participation and representation of > as many viewpoints as possible, so whatever method of discussion supports > that is fine by me. > > Best, > > Ben > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Andrew Lockley > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Do you want the suggestions shared on the list? > > I suggest the following sessions : > Non CO2 GGR > Engineering and testing of delivery technology > Governance/deployment modelling, games, etc. > Deployment details - flight paths, security, monitoring , etc. > Unconventional SRM particulates > Cirrus stripping, DMS and other secondary SRM technologies > > A > On Oct 23, 2013 5:22 PM, "Ben Kravitz" <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone - >> >> It is my pleasure to announce the Climate Engineering Conference 2014: >> Critical Global Discussions (CEC14), to be held in August of next year in >> Berlin. The official conference website - http://www.ce-conference.org- >> contains much more detailed information about the purpose of the >> conference, but here is an overview: >> >> Climate Engineering has emerged rapidly as a contentious issue in >> mainstream political, scientific, and cultural discussions. We see a window >> of opportunity for bringing together the research, policy, and civic >> communities under one roof to discuss the highly complex and interlinked >> ethical, social and technical issues that come into focus when discussing >> climate engineering. We thus strive to engage in critical global >> discussions by bringing in new voices, providing a forum for exchange and >> dialogue, and examining how climate engineering intersects with other >> issues and broader trends by organizing a large conference on climate >> engineering in August 2014. >> >> As a member of the steering committee, I would like to welcome anyone who >> is interested to submit session proposals. These can include disciplinary, >> interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary ideas. We want to consider >> anything that you think is useful! More information about session >> proposals can be found at >> http://www.ce-conference.org/call-session-proposals . The deadline for >> submitting session ideas is Friday, December 6. >> >> If you have any questions about anything related to this conference, >> please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] >> <javascript:>(please use CEC14 as the subject of your email). 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