Registration for Summer School 2004 is open now!

'Climate Variability: From Observation to Prediction" (3rd NCCR Climate Summer School)

29 August - 3 September 2004, Centro Stefano Franscini, Ticino, Switzerland

The NCCR Climate invites PhD and postdocoral scientists to join leading researchers in a scenic southern Swiss Alpine setting for keynote lectures, workshops and poster sessions on the occasion of the third NCCR Climate Summer School 2004.

The topics covered will include
- Pertinent aspects of climate physics
- Climate phenomena and processes at seasonal to decadal time ranges
- Assessment of predictability and approaches to prediction
- Associated impacts of climate change on society and economy's vulnerability

Lecturers (confirmed)
D. Hartmann (U Washington, USA);
J. Hurrell (NCAR Boulder, USA);
R. Koster (NASA Goddard, USA),
J.N. Thepaut (ECMWF Reading, UK);
T. Palmer (ECMWF Reading, UK);
A. Timmermann (U Kiel, G);
J. Marshall (MIT Cambridge, USA);
F. Toth (IAEA Vienna, A);
H.C. Davies (ETH Zurich, CH);
C. Schär (ETH Zurich, CH);
Heinz Wanner (U Bern, CH);
C. Appenzeller (MeteoSwiss, CH),
A. Ohmura (ETH Zurich, CH),
C. Frei (ETH Zurich, CH),
N. Kämpfer (U Bern, CH), and others.

The summer school will be hold at Monte Verità, a scenic and historic conference center near Locarno, overlooking Lago Maggiore and the neighboring mountains.

The summer school is open to young researchers (PhD students and Post-Docs) worldwide. Participation is highly competitive and will be limited to a maximum of 70. A small number of grants will be available for students from developing countries.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 DECEMBER 2003
Successful applicants will be notified in January 2004.

On-line information, preliminary programme and application forms are available at http://www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch

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