date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:34:00 +0100 from: Merylyn McKenzie Hedger subject: FW: Climate Change Communication - An International Conference to: "Mike Hulme (E-mail)" > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger.Street@ec.gc.ca [SMTP:Roger.Street@ec.gc.ca] > Sent: 25 August 1999 15:29 > To: merylyn.hedger@ukcip.org.uk > Subject: RE: Climate Change Communication - An International > Conference > > I also enjoyed the discussions and look forward to some stronger > cooperation > between the UKCIP and our Group. > > In terms of the October 7th date, the conflicting meeting (I am a co-host) > on extremes in the context of climate change (see attached > pre-announcement), which I mentioned during our meeting in London, has > been > set for October 6-8 in Atlanta, Georgia. I have contacted Tony Socci to > advise him of the conflict and he indicated that there may be some > difficulties at his end also. He said that he would be contacting you > shortly. > > In terms of the "Bristol" contact, I have just learned that David has > moved > to London. His contact information is: > > David Demeritt > Dept. of Geography > Kings College London > Email (until 15 September 1999): david_demeritt@umit.maine.edu > after that D.Demeritt@bristol.ac.uk > > > Roger > Director > Adaptation and Impacts Research Group > (formerly known as Environmental Adaptation Research Group) > Atmospheric Environment Service > 4905 Dufferin Street > Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4 > Telephone: 416 739-4271 > Fax: 416 739-4297 > e-mail: roger.street@ec.gc.ca > website: www1.tor.ec.gc.ca/earg > > Attachment: > ANNOUNCEMENT > > United States - Canada Symposium on > North American Climate Change and Weather Extremes > > WHERE: Atlanta, Georgia > > WHEN: October 6-8, 1999 > > SPONSORS: Global Change Research Program, Environmental Protection > Agency > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada > > PURPOSE. This symposium is designed to foster dialogue (1) between the > impacts modeling and the climate modeling communities and (2) between the > climate modeling and the computer hardware communities. The goal is to > identify existing capabilities and additional needs in the modeling of > weather extremes. The ultimate objective is to improve our ability to > assess the impacts of extreme weather that affected stakeholders most care > about. This symposium will (1) review current capacities for identifying > weather extremes in the climate system; (2) assess current understandings > of > the relationship between weather extremes, climate variability, and > climate > change; (3) examine the vulnerabilities of American and Canadian societies > to weather extremes; and (4) determine what steps are required to advance > modeling and assessment of weather extremes. > > PARTICIPANTS. The symposium is designed to attract scientists and > stakeholders who can move these issues forward within their respective > communities. Scientists from a variety of fields and disciplines, > including > climate modeling, climatology, impacts assessment, and computer hardware > development will meet alongside representatives from the insurance > industry, > public health officials and managers of water resources, air quality, > transportation systems, and public utilities. > > PRODUCT. The symposium will develop an agenda for future actions for > climate modelers, impacts modelers, and the computer industry. > Proceedings > of the meeting will include a synthesis of the research agenda identified > by > symposium participants, papers commissioned for the meeting, and summaries > of discussions from each of the symposium working groups. > > CONTACTS > Joel Scheraga > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > 202/564-3385, fax 202/565-0075; scheraga.joel@epa.gov > > Janet Gamble > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > 202/564-3387, fax 202/565-0075; gamble.janet@epa.gov > > Roger Street > Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada > 416/739-4271, fax 416/739-4297; roger/street@ec.gc.ca > > William Bolhofer > NOAA National Weather Service > 301/713-1611, fax 301/587-4524; william.bolhofer@noaa.gov > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Merylyn McKenzie Hedger [mailto:merylyn.hedger@ukcip.org.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3:01 PM > To: Roger.Street@ec.gc.ca > Subject: RE: Climate Change Communication - An International Conference > > > Thanks- good to see you, what about 7th October and the Bristol contact? > Merylyn > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger.Street@ec.gc.ca [SMTP:Roger.Street@ec.gc.ca] > > Sent: 24 August 1999 18:00 > > To: penny_Bramwell@detr.gsi.gov.uk; merylyn.hedger@ecu.ox.ac.uk > > Subject: Climate Change Communication - An International Conference > > > > As promised. > > > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > > > > >'Climate Change Communication' > > >An International Conference > > > > > >June 22 to 24, 2000 > > >Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada > > > > > >Hosted by > > >Environment Canada and the University of Waterloo > > > > > >Communication is an integral link in the science-policy process. There > > has > > >been little collaboration among those stakeholders involved in > > >communicating > > >climate change issues -- educators, business leaders, politicians, > > >government agencies, non-governmental organizations, researchers, the > > >general public, native communities and the media. The aim of this > > >conference > > >is to improve the capacity for climate change communication. It will > > >provide > > >a forum for experts and practitioners to: > > >- Advance the current state of knowledge in climate change > communication > > >- Improve the effectiveness of climate change communication programs > > >- Increase collaborations within the climate change community > > >- Establish and maintain an international climate change communication > > >network > > > > > >We invite you to submit abstracts for the following types of > > presentations: > > >(1) oral addresses, (2) workshop themes, and (3) poster displays. > > >Particularly encouraged are those that address one or more of the > > following > > >themes. > > > > > >1. Stakeholder Perceptions / Understanding of Climate Change > > >- Status of stakeholders' understanding, attitudes and perceptions of > > >climate change > > >- Comparison of stakeholders - locally, nationally, internationally > > > > > >2. Raising Awareness of Climate Change > > >- Scientific uncertainty and the credibility of information sources > > >- Temporal and spatial scales of climate change impacts > > >-· Integration of climate change issues with other economic, > > environmental, > > >social and political initiatives > > >-The media's role in shaping perceptions and awareness > > >- The role of educators and academic curricula > > >- Initiatives to increase community awareness and/or influence decision > > > >makers > > > > > >3. Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Action > > >-· Environmental ethics and personal responsibility > > >-· The role of effective communication in changing behaviour > > >- Lessons learned from risk communication, environmental education, and > > >social marketing > > >- Strategies to engage the public > > > > > >Abstracts should be 200 to 500 words in length and must be submitted by > > >December 15, 1999. Abstracts can be submitted by e-mail to > > >c3confer@fes.uwaterloo.ca. Authors are encouraged however, to submit > > their > > >abstracts in electronic form through the World Wide Web using the > > >submission > > >form located at http://geognt.uwaterloo.ca/c3confer/. Please indicate > > >whether the abstract is for an oral, workshop or poster presentation. > > >Further details about the conference are available at the above web > > >address. > > > > > >Authors will be notified by January 15, 2000 about acceptance for > > >presentation. Final copies of papers -- not exceeding 4000 words -- > must > > > > >be > > >submitted by April 15, 2000 to ensure publication in a symposium > > >proceedings. > > > > > >On behalf of the organizing committee,I thank-you for your > participation > > >and > > >look forward to seeing you at the conference. > > > > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > > > >Brenda Jones > > >c/o Organizing Committee > > >University of Waterloo / Environment Canada > > > > Thank you for making and taking time with me while in London. > > > > Roger Street > > Director > > Adaptation and Impacts Research Group > > (formerly known as Environmental Adaptation Research Group) > > Atmospheric Environment Service > > 4905 Dufferin Street > > Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4 > > Telephone: 416 739-4271 > > Fax: 416 739-4297 > > e-mail: roger.street@ec.gc.ca > > website: www1.tor.ec.gc.ca/earg