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Subject: [NCSE] NCSE Conference: Building Connections Among
Institutions,Scientific Fields and Users


NCSE Conference on Forecasting Environmental Changes: Building
Connections Among Institutions, Scientific Fields, and Users
Early Registration Deadline This Week -- Register by December 17 to Save
25%

The 5th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment:
Forecasting Environmental Changes will develop recommendations for
creating an integrated environmental forecasting capacity.  It will
feature a robust set of breakout sessions and symposia that are designed
to build connections among institutions, scientific fields and users.
Organized by the National Council for Science and the Environment
(NCSE), the conference will take place on February 3-4, 2005 at the
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

The conference will provide input into major environmental forecasting
systems under development, such as the Global Earth Observation System
of Systems (GEOSS) and the National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON).  It will also explore opportunities for improving coordination
among the many institutions, programs, activities and individuals
engaged in environmental forecasting.  Building connections among these
forecasting elements is the focus of 19 concurrent interactive breakout
sessions organized along three themes:

Connections with Users
1. Connecting Forecasts with Policymakers
2. Engaging Users in Design and Implementation of Forecasting Systems
3. Sharing Forecasting Information with Users
4. Improving Academic Programs to Prepare the Next Generation of
Forecasters
5. Providing Real Time Forecasts - How to Assess and Meet User Needs

Connections Among Institutions
6. Integrating U.S. Efforts with International Initiatives
7. Linking Levels of Government: Federal-State-Tribal-Local
8. Cross-Sectoral Connections: Engaging the Private Sector as a Partner

Connections Among Fields of Science and Technology
9. Linking Ocean, Atmospheric and Terrestrial Observation/ Forecasting
Systems
10. Integrating Economic, Social and Environmental Forecasting
11. Working Across Spatial Scales - From Molecular to Global
12. Forecasting Environmental Change of the Landscape at a Regional
Scale
13. Working Across Temporal Scales - Short-term and Long-term Approaches
14. Facilitating the Development of Environmental Sensors and Sensor
Networks
15. Fusion and Integration of Satellite Remote-Sensing and Ground-Based
Observations and Presentation for Environmental Policy
16. Informatics: Advances in Spatial Data/Information Processing
17. Open, Accessible Modeling and Analysis Infrastructure.
18. Linking Environmental Indicators with Forecasting
19. Moving From Observation to Forecasting Systems: Linking
Characterization, Process Research, Modeling, Prediction and Delivery

Concurrent symposia will examine major projects and issues that cut
across the themes:
1. Creating a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS):
Benefits for Environmental Forecasting
2. Creating a National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON): Developing
the Capacity for Ecological Forecasting
3. Environmental Change: An Interactive Discussion About the Future
4. Engaging Users in Environmental Forecasting

Please visit www.NCSEonline.org to register online and view the
conference agenda, instructions for participating in the poster session,
and other conference details. Register by December 17th to save 25% on
conference registration.  Please direct general conference questions to
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David Blockstein, Ph.D.
Craig Schiffries, Ph.D.
National Council for Science and the Environment
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-530-5810
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