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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font size="-1">Hi postdocs,<br>
<br>
Thanks to those who made it to the lunch and discussion with
Ruth today. Our next event is dinner this evening at <a
href="https://www.google.com/maps/preview?ie=UTF-8&q=centro+boulder&fb=1&gl=us&hq=centro+boulder&cid=6766030467771701494&ei=LwNPU9jJCIemyATU0YLgDQ&ved=0CDgQrwswAA">Centro
</a>at 6pm. Feel free to show up even if you haven't RSVPed at
this point.<br>
<br>
I also wanted to give everyone a heads up that due to budget
issues, we won't have a formal catered breakfast tomorrow
morning, but your trusty TLS committee has you covered and will
make sure that everyone is well-fed in the early hours of the
day. So come hungry and prepped with your best questions.<br>
<br>
Potluck dinner is tomorrow night directly following Ruth's
public presentation.<br>
<br>
Micah<br>
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On 4/10/2014 2:29 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:diao@ucar.edu">diao@ucar.edu</a> wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:20140410142929.Horde.CXcuZ5epqnhTRv8p1tiAazA@webmail.eol.ucar.edu"
type="cite">Hi NCAR Postdocs,
<br>
<br>
The Thompson Lecture Series (TLS) is coming up on this coming week
Apr. 16-18 (Wed-Fri), featuring Dr. Ruth DeFries. You can read
more about the TLS and Dr. DeFries here
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Thompson+Lecture+April+2014">https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Thompson+Lecture+April+2014</a>
<br>
Abstracts for Dr. DeFries' two lectures are below.
<br>
<br>
There will be a dinner with Dr. DeFries at 6pm on Wednesday (Apr.
16) at Centro, and everyone is encouraged to sign up for this
dinner on the wiki page by the end of Tuesday (Apr. 15). Also
there are still a few slots for individual meetings on Wed and
Thur and we encourage you to sign up for these meetings.
<br>
<br>
Please check the full schedule and sign up for individual meetings
at:
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Schedule+Ruth+DeFries"><https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Schedule+Ruth+DeFries></a>
<br>
<br>
*Wed, Apr 16*
<br>
- 12:30-1:30pm, Lunch with postdocs (CG Cafeteria)
<br>
- 3-4pm, 2 slots for postdoc meetings (CG North Aud.)
<br>
- 6pm, Dinner at Centro
<br>
<br>
*Thur, Apr 17*
<br>
- 10:30am-12:30pm, 4 slots for postdoc meetings (ML Director's
Conf. Rm.)
<br>
- 12:30-1:30pm, Lunch with postdocs (ML Cafeteria)
<br>
- 1:30-3pm, 3 slots for postdoc meetings (ML Director's Conf. Rm.)
<br>
- 5pm-onward. Potluck dinner with postdocs and their families (ML
Damon Room)
<br>
<br>
*Fri, Apr 18*
<br>
- 9-10:30am, 3 slots for postdoc meetings (FL 1003)
<br>
- 12:30-1:30pm lunch with postdocs (FL Cafeteria)
<br>
<br>
You can sign up for individual meetings and the potluck dinner at
the links provided above. Don't be afraid to sign up just because
you think your science interests are different than the speaker.
You may find that they have a breadth of interests and can also
offer you interesting insights on your career development.
<br>
<br>
We will send out a few more reminders before the seminars, but
please go ahead and fill up those slots! Don't hesitate to drop
us an email if you have any questions.
<br>
<br>
Best wishes,
<br>
Minghui Diao
<br>
<br>
<br>
**Science Lecture
<br>
Thursday, April 17, 3:30-5 pm (Mesa Lab Main Seminar Room)
<br>
<br>
Title: Remote Sensing of Land Use Processes: Beyond Patterns of
Land Cover
<br>
Abstract: There have been major advances in remote sensing of land
cover in the last several decades. With new sensors and the
availability of longer time series, possibilities for using remote
sensing not just to monitor land cover but to understand the
processes driving land use change, including the impacts of
climate and management, are becoming more feasible. The
presentation will discuss several approaches using different types
of remote sensing data to assess land use processes in tropical
landscapes.
<br>
<br>
**General Interest Seminar
<br>
Friday, April 18, 11:00 am-12:30 pm (Foothills Lab large
auditorium)
<br>
<br>
Title: Tropical Land Use in an Urban World
<br>
Abstract: In 2007, more than half of all the people in the world
lived in cities and towns. By 2030 that statistic is likely to
rise to 80 percent. In an urbanizing world, tropical landscapes
will face manys demands to produce food and energy crops, protect
watersheds and airsheds, and conserve wildlands. The management of
these landscapes affects the ability to mitigate and adapt to
climate change. The presentation will discuss both the
opportunities and challenges for tropical land use in an urban
world, emphasizing the need to match the scale of analysis with
the scale at which decisions about landscapes are made.
<br>
<br>
----
<br>
Minghui Diao, PhD
<br>
Advanced Study Program (ASP) Postdoc
<br>
National Center for Atmospheric Research
<br>
Boulder, CO, 80307
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:diao@ucar.edu">diao@ucar.edu</a>
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