[Grad-postdoc-assn] [Fwd: 7th Intl NCCR Climate Summer School (Switzerland)]

[Andrea Sealy]

FYI...

7th International NCCR Climate Summer School
"Key challenges in climate variability and change"

31 August - 5 September 2008
Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ticino, Switzerland

The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and
Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading
climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss alpine setting for
keynote lectures, workshops and poster sessions on the occasion of the
seventh NCCR Climate Summer School 2008.

The topics covered at the NCCR Climate Summer School 2008 will include:
* pertinent aspects of climate physics and dynamics, extreme events
* climate phenomena and processes from seasonal to centennial time ranges
* assessment of predictability, and approaches to operational prediction
* associated impacts of climate change and variability
The Summer School invites young researchers from all fields of climate
research. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate and climate
impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic
includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion
in smaller groups. All Summer School participants are expected to
present a poster of their research and there will be ample opportunity
for discussion.

Lecturers for keynotes and workshops (confirmed):
International speakers: K. Emanuel (MIT, USA); P. Jones (U East Anglia,
UK); F. Molteni (ICTP Trieste, I); J. Slingo (U Reading, UK); A. Slingo
(U Reading, UK); R. Sutton (U Reading, UK) and others.
Swiss speakers: C. Appenzeller (MeteoSwiss); H.C. Davies (ETH Zurich);
J. Fuhrer (ART); P. Heck (SwissRE); U. Lohmann (ETH Zurich); C. Maetzler
(U Bern); C. Schär (ETH Zurich); T.F. Stocker (U Bern); G. Stephan (U
Bern); M. Wild (ETH Zurich) and others.

The summer school is open to young researchers (PhD students and
Post-Docs) worldwide. Participation is highly competitive and will be
limited to a maximum of 70. The registration fee (1400 CHF) includes
full board accommodation, excursion and teaching material. A small
number of grants will be available for students from developing countries.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 20 DECEMBER 2007
Successful applicants will be notified in February 2008.

On-line information, the preliminary programme and the application form
are available at
<http://www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch/summer_school/2008/index_en.html>

Contact:
University of Bern, NCCR Climate Management Centre, Erlachstrasse 9a,
CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland,
nccr-climate at giub.unibe.ch, Telephone +41 31 631 31 45, Telefax +41 31
631 43 38.


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Andrea M. Sealy
Advanced Study Program Postdoctoral Fellow
Climate and Global Dynamics Division
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Phone: (303) 497-1344
Fax: (303) 497-1695