cc: , , "Philip Newton" date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:37:43 +0000 from: "Andy Parsons" subject: Palaeoclimate Change: High-latitudes & Ocean Circulation to: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Palaeoclimate Change: High-latitudes & Ocean Circulation * Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June 2005 * The Geological Society of London, Burlington House The full list of invited speakers is now available on the Conference website: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/earthsci/iodpconference.shtml Hosted by the UK Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), NERC with sponsorship from IMAGES, The Tyndall Centre, RAPID, Geotek Ltd., Statoil, BP and Exxon Mobil International. Organisers: Paul Wilson (Southampton Oceanography Centre, paw1@soc.soton.ac.uk ) Ian Hall (Cardiff, hall@cardiff.ac.uk ), Mike Bickle (Cambridge) and Juergen Thurow (UCL) The aim of the meeting is to bring together the UK community in the broad field of Palaeoceanography & Palaeoclimate Change to discuss exciting new results emerging from recent initiatives (e.g., IODP drilling in the Arctic (http://www.rcom-bremen.de/English/ACEX_Press_Release_16._Nov._2004.html), IMAGES, RAPID) aimed at improving our understanding of extreme and rapid changes in Earth's past climate, with special emphasis on the high latitudes and ocean circulation. This two-day meeting will take the same form as the 2001 William Smith Meeting of the Geological Society and consist of a series of invited 30 min lectures from senior overseas and UK scientists. For further details and registration please visit the conference website. Please also note June 2nd & 3rd in your diary & check out the poster; http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/earthsci/documents/arctic_meeting_pos.jpg If you have further questions about the event please contact Charlotte Dew at NERC (IODPJUN05@nerc.ac.uk ), Paul Wilson (paw1@soc.soton.ac.uk ) or Ian Hall (hall@cardiff.ac.uk ). ---- Dr. Andy Parsons RAPID Programme Administrator Natural Environment Research Council Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1EU Tel +44 (0)1793 411679 Mobile: +44 (0)7881 845111 Fax +44 (0)1793 411545 andy.parsons@nerc.ac.uk The information contained in this email may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed.