date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:15:58 +0200 from: "Klein Tank, Albert \(KNMI\)" subject: Extremes workshop: agenda and logistics to: "Albert Klein Tank \(Klein Tank, Albert\)" Dear colleague, Following our previous message about the workshop on "EXTREMES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE" (to be held in De Bilt, the Netherlands, 14-15 May 2008), we are happy to send you the provisional meeting agenda (attached) and some practical information (below). In case you have not yet indicated that you are interested to attend this workshop, but want to come after reading the agenda, please contact us as soon as possible. Together with Francis Zwiers (Environment Canada, co-chair of the ETCCDI) and Lisa Alexander (Monash University, organiser of the Friday session on "Issues of scaling"), we look forward to meet you in De Bilt. Best regards, Albert Klein Tank and Adri Buishand, KNMI, The Netherlands ***************************** ORGANISATION: The workshop will be jointly organised by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI, see http://www.clivar.org/organization/etccdi/etccdi.php) and the EU-FP6 project ENSEMBLES (see http://www.ensembles-eu.org/). MEETING AGENDA: See attachment. REGISTRATION: There is no fee for registration, coffee/tea and lunches (sandwiches) during the meeting. These will be sponsored by KNMI. PARTICIPANTS: A list of confirmed participants is attached. TRAVEL AND HOTEL: We ask participants to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. Members of the ETCCDI should have been in contact with the JCOMM, CLIVAR or CCL staff person about travel support by now. A list of hotels is available from the meeting website at http://www.clivar.org/organization/etccdi/etccdi3/hotels_list.pdf There is a direct train from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Utrecht Central Station (leaves every 30 minutes and the journey takes about 30 minutes). Local transportation from Utrecht to KNMI in De Bilt (about 5 km) is by public bus. From Utrecht Central Station one can take several buslines: 50, 52, 53, 74. Embark at busstop "Tunneltje De Bilt". You will probably see the KNMI radar tower from the bus on your right hand side. For details see: http://www.knmi.nl/research/climate_observations/service/route.html Bus tickets can be bought either from the bus driver or (in advance for several trips) at Schiphol railway station or Utrecht bus station. You can also rent a bike and do as the Dutch do (but lock your bike!). INTERNET: For security reasons, there will be no wireless in the KNMI building where the meeting is held. However, there will be PC's available with connection to the Internet for workshop participants. Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\extremes_draftagenda_v2.pdf" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\extremes_participants_v1.pdf"