WAVACS-COST winter school: Water vapor in the climate system, 6-12 February 2011, Venice, Italy

WAVACS-COST winter school: Water vapor in the climate system

6-12 February 2011, Venice, Italy

Purpose:

The goal of this school is to provide a detailed view on the current knowledge on observations and

simulations of the climatic processes related to atmospheric water vapour. This one week course is

aimed primarely at PhD students, postdocs and other young scientists wishing to broaden and

deepen their knowledge or to identify new research opportunities.

The winter school is a follow-up of the Cargese International school proposing practical sessions

that will include group activities on pedagogical exercises addressing open issues in current

research. Poster sessions animated by the students and 2 Science Cafés will be held to promote

discussion among participants.

Audience is limited to around 40 trainees to have efficient practical sessions.

There is no charge for registering to attend the school and 28 grants to cover shared lodge, meals

and local transportation are available.

Speakers:

S. Buhler (Univ. Lulea, Kiruna, Sweden)

C. Cagnazzo (CMCC, Bologna, Italy)

C. Carraro (Ca' Foscari Univ., Venice, Italy) *

F. Fierli (CNR, Bologna, Italy)

P. Forster (Univ. Leeds, United Kingdom)

A. Gettelman (NCAR, Boulder, US)

W. Lahoz (NILU, Oslo, Norway)

B. Legras (LMD/IPSL, France)

A. Navarra (CMCC-INGV, Bologna, Italy)

T. Peter (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland) *

C. Schiller (FZ, Julich, Germany)

B. Soden (U. Miami, United States)

G. Stephens (CIRA/U Colorado, United States)

(*) To be confirmed

Important dates:

October 15 2010: Deadline for applications and travel support request

End October 2010: Notification of acceptance

November 15 2010: Deadline for block booking

February 6-12 2011: School

Information and Registration:

School website: http://www.isac.cnr.it/wavacs/school-2011

Apologies for any cross-posting and hoping to see you in Venice,

On behalf of the organizers,

Federico Fierli

National Research Council

Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, I-40139

Tel. 0039 051 6399602

Fax. 0039 051 6399658

f dot fierli at isac.cnr.it