date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:59:08 -0500 from: "Michael E. Mann" subject: our session in July to: Phil Jones Phil, Just confirming that you'll be at IUGG too (I think you already indicated so, but can't remember). I'm wondering if we should do a bit of advertising of this e.g. on some appropriate internet distribution lists? So far there are zero (!) abstracts submitted. I'm going to submit one today. The info is here: [1]http://www.iugg2007perugia.it/abstracttype.asp talk to you later, mike JMS017: The Holocene-Anthropocene Transition: From Natural to Human-Dominance of the Earth System Total abstracts submitted: 0 Abstracts waiting for acceptance: 0 - Accepted Abstracts: 0 - Rejected Abstracts: 0 Sponsoring Association: IAMAS in collaboration with: IAPSO Until recently, the Holocene climate of the last 10,000 years has been relatively stable, at least on a global basis. This period, also characterized by regional to global fluctuations of varying degrees, provides the context for human-induced change. Since about 1750, human activities have become a major factor in the climate, altering atmospheric composition and the land surface. With projections for the rates of change to continue, we are transitioning to a human-dominated climate--the Anthropocene has been coined to describe this emerging period. This symposium invites papers describing the Holocene climate (observational/ proxy or modeling); the forcings that humans are adding to the factors that have affected the climate in the past; documentation, detection, and attribution of the resulting changes; and projections of how these changes will develop in the future Convener Designated: Phil Jones, Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK; Tel. +44 (0) 1603 592090; Fax: +44 (0) 1603 507784; e-mail: [2]p.jones@uea.ac.uk Michael E. Mann, Earth System Science Center (ESSC), Department of Meteorology, 503 Walker Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-5013 USA; Tel: +1 (814) 863-4075; Fax: +1 (814) 865-3663; e-mail: [3]mann@psu.edu -- Michael E. Mann Associate Professor Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC) Department of Meteorology Phone: (814) 863-4075 503 Walker Building FAX: (814) 865-3663 The Pennsylvania State University email: [4]mann@psu.edu University Park, PA 16802-5013 [5]http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/mann.htm