The 2nd International Ocean Research Conference (IORC) will be held next 17-21 November 2014 in Barcelona (Spain). This Conference is an opportunity for the scientific community to come together to plan the coming decade of international collaboration in marine science and technology, with a view to improving ocean governance.
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has set a new milestone by establishing the International CLIVAR Global Project Office (ICGPO) at the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of the State Oceanographic Administration (SOA) in the lovely seaside city of Qingdao, China. This is the first time China hosts a WCRP international project office.
Professor Tim Palmer, former co-chair of CLIVAR SSG, has been honoured in this year's Institute of Physics Awards for the development of probabilistic weather and climate prediction systems. Awarding Professor Palmer the Dirac Medal 2014, which recognises outstanding contributions in theoretical physics, is a recognition of the importance of the fields of weather and climate for all sections of society... read more
Future Earth will have a new secretariat with a unique and innovative structure that spans three continents. The preferred bidders comprises five global hubs which will function as a single entity, and are located in Canada, France, Japan, Sweden and United States. This includes a series of regional hubs, from which it is expected new regional networks will develop, these covers, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Asia. The secretariat will support five core functions: coordination, communication and outreach, research enabling, capacity building, synthesis and foresight... read more
Dr. Ghassem Asrar, former WCRP Director, has been named a 2014 Ambassador for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in recognition for "outstanding contributions to societal impact, service to Earth and space community, scientific leadership and promotion of talent/career pool. " The Award honors up to five outstanding scientific leaders per year... read more
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is seeking to appoint a new Director to take up duty on January 1st, 2014. Based in Geneva. Deadline for application is 5 November 2013. Detailed information is available through the WCRP website. Full vacancy notice at: http://www.wmo.int/pages/vacancies/documents/1869-d_en.pdf. Applications are accepted through the WMO's Personal History Form at: http://www.wmo.int/pages/vacancies/
The WCRP Conference for Latin America and Caribbean: Developing, Linking and Applying Climate Knowledge will be held from 17–21 March 2014, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Deadline for Abstract Submission for Those Requesting Travel Support and Deadline Request for Travel Support is OCTOBER 21, 2013
Conference Themes are:
•Water & Energy
•Agriculture and ecosystems , Climate risk management approaches, methods, and experiences
•Human Health
•Coastal Zones
•Urban environments – Cities
•Climate monitoring, prediction and predictability
•Coastal Zones
See Conference Flyer at: http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/media-gallery/882-wcrp-lac-conf Visit the website at: http://www.cima.fcen.uba.ar/WCRP/
The Working Group on Seasonal to Interannual Prediction (WGSIP), in collaboration with the Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la…
The WCRP E-zine n. 26, is now available online at: http://www.wcrp-climate.org/images/documents/ezine/WCRP_26Ezine_July13.pdf Some highlights in this issue: International Conference on Regional…