The U.S. Contribution to
Climate Variability and Predictability
U.S. CLIVAR Pan American Workshop
EPIC2001 Workshop |
U.S. CLIVAR Pan American
Workshop, September 16-18, 2003
NCAR Mesa Lab, Boulder, CO
Workshop Organizers:
Dave Gutzler, University of New Mexico
Meghan Cronin, NOAA-PMEL
Themes and Workshop Format
Workshop Goals:
(1) To review U.S. CLIVAR Pan American achievements (especially those of the NOAA PACS Program) over the past three years;
(2) To give the broad Pan American research community an opportunity to present and discuss relevant current climate research issues;
(3) To discuss how best to incorporate and utilize new observations from Pan Am/PACS process studies (EPIC, SALLJEX, NAME) to improve climate models and climate prediction; and
(4) To receive feedback on U.S. CLIVAR Pan American research plans for the next five years.
We invite contributions from all investigators contributing to the U.S. CLIVAR Pan American research focus, most specifically NOAA PACS Pis (note that PIs funded jointly by NOAA PACS/GAPP who are attending the GAPP PI meeting in July are not required to attend this workshop but your participation is still greatly encouraged. We anticipate that future PACS and GAPP science meetings will be held jointly.)
Themes and
Workshop Format
The workshop will include invited overview talks, dedicated discussion
sessions, as well as ample time for poster viewing. Poster presentations
will be the primary means of presenting research results. Posters are welcomed
on current and recent research on any topic relevant to Pan American
CLIVAR – see http://www.usclivar.org/Pubs/PanAm_Plan_2002.pdf for
a full description of its objectives), but especially encouraged in
each of the following four subject areas
1. Eastern Pacific Climate and the Cold Tongue/ITCZ Complex (jointly organized with the EPIC Science Working Group meeting)
2. Monsoon circulations of the Americas
3. Ocean/Continent climate linkages
4. Pan American Region observing system
5. Climate prediction, especially on time scales of seasons and longer
Abstract Submission
Participants are invited
to make poster presentations at the workshop. Abstracts should be submitted
by August 8, 2003 as one-page PDF files.
Please follow the specific format described in this template.
Contributors should post their abstracts to the workshop abstract site (http://www.joss.ucar.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/CLIVARPanAmerican)
Poster Specifications
Posters should be no larger than 48x48 inches (122 x 122cm). Posters
will remain up during the entire workshop. Pins will be provided.
We would like to provide access to electronic versions (e.g. PDF files)
of the posters via the workshop web site. Please submit your posters
to the workshop TWIKI page;
(http://www.joss.ucar.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/CLIVARPanAmerican)
Jill Reisdorf (reisdorf@ucar.edu) can answer questions on this process.
Workshop Equipment/Presentation
Formats
An LCD and overhead projectors will be available.
For those making electronic (e.g. Powerpoint) presentations, please bring your
presentation loaded on your laptop or on a USB device or a CD-ROM. It would be
helpful to email your presentation to Jill Reisdorf (reisdorf@ucar.edu) in advance
as a backup. Copies of the presentations will be collected at the workshop and
posted on the workshop web site.
Workshop
Registration
Attendees should register for the workshop through online registration
[http://orc.joss.ucar.edu/joss_psg/clivar_panam_newreg.htm].
A registration fee of $15 will be assessed to cover workshop costs.
The fee will
be collected
when
attendees register at the workshop:
cash or personal check only (no credit cards).
Schedule/Agenda
Details will be provided at a later date.
Lodging
Rooms have been blocked for the Pan American CLIVAR Workshop at the
following hotel: Please make your own reservation directly with the hotel of your choice
by
September 5. After that date, the hotels are not obligated
to offer the group rate. Please book under the name CLIVAR Meeting.
Millennium Harvest House
1345 28th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Ph: 303-443-3850/800-677-1222
Fx: 303-443-1480
Reservations Line: 800-545-6285, kpackard@mill-usa.com
www.millennium-hotel.com
$89+tax. Includes breakfast. The Millennium Hotel is located in
downtown Boulder and is near shops, restaurants, and the Boulder
Creek Path.
The Millennium has a van available to transport guests anywhere
in a 5 mile radius for a $3.00 fee. The van can be reserved for
groups
up
to 12.
Transport to Workshop Location
Daily Shuttle Busses will be provided from the Millennium hotel to the
workshop location. Schedule on bus departures will be available
at check in.
Local Airports/Travel
Denver International Airport is the closest
airport.
Boulder Supershuttle (303-444-0808 or www.yellowtrans.com for
information). $19 one way $36 round trip from DIA to Boulder.
Runs every hour and stops at the hotel.
Boulder Express Shuttle (303-457-4646)
$20 one way or $38 round trip. Leaves every half hour
Boulder Supershuttle and Boulder Express Shuttle have reservation desks at Denver International Airport found to your right as you exit the escalator from the inter-terminal train. Travel time between airport and hotel is about 60 minutes.
Workshop Location
NCAR Mesa Laboratory
Main Seminar Room
1850 Table Mesa Drive
303-497-1126 (Mesa Lab Front Desk)
Morning and afternoon coffee/snack
breaks will be provided. Cash or check will be required for purchasing
lunches at the
UCAR/NCAR cafeteria.
See maps at http://www.ucar.edu/ucar/maps.html.
Parking is free and no permit is required at NCAR Mesa Lab.
Wireless
Internet
The NCAR Mesa Laboratory offers wireless internet service. You may
log on through a temporary guest account. Please pick up an instruction
sheet and log on password at the registration table.
Local Area Information
Local tourist and travel information: www.bouldercoloradousa.com
Local logistics:
Ms. Jill Reisdorf
UCAR-Joint Office for Science Support
3300 Mitchell Ln. FL4-Ste 1102
Boulder, CO 80301
Ph: 303-497-8636
Fx: 303-497-8633
reisdorf@ucar.edu