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"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">and </FONT><A href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> (see RESOURCES 1 below)</FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Book: GLOBAL CHANGE: Enough Water for all? Free copy to Libraries/Institutions in developing (1000 free copies)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">and </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A href="http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/ApplicationForm.pdf">http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/ApplicationForm.pdf</A> </FONT></DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> (see RESOURCES 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.pyrn.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.pyrn.org</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see RESOURCES 3 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><I>FORUM</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Council Of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP): Information about the 2007 U.S. science budget</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A href="http://www.cssp.us">http://www.cssp.us</A>/ </FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> (see FORUM 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><I>SCIENCE NEWS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Weather Is Not Climate - Quote of the week</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">: "Choosing shorts or long underwear on a particular day is about weather; the ratio of shorts to long underwear in the drawer is about climate." - Charles Wohlforth </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2655929"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2655929</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Carbon emissions up one-quarter since 1990: study</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> (Reuters - ClimateArk)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yk4sr8"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/yk4sr8</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-brazil-amazon,1,7141553.story"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-brazil-amazon,1,7141553.story</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/y2gwt8"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/y2gwt8</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see NEWS 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></I></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Bush faces rough ride over climate change - Courts and Congress poised to shape environment policy</FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see NEWS 2 below)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></I></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">NASA Research Reveals Climate Warming Reduces Ocean Food Supply</FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see NEWS 3 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><I>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">AMS Summer Policy Colloquium - Deadline for application is Feb 1, 2007</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.ametsoc.org/atmospolicy/colloquium_summer.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ametsoc.org/atmospolicy/colloquium_summer.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ICES/PICES Conference for Early Career Scientists: New Frontiers in Marine Science - June 26–29, 2007- Conference Center at the Maritime Institute - Baltimore, Maryland, (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.pices.int/newfrontiers.aspx"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.pices.int/newfrontiers.aspx</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see MEETING 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">European Geosciences Union - 15-20 April 2007- Vienna (Austria)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see MEETING 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><I>JOBS</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Postdoctoral Scholars - all major areas – Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - La Jolla, CA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://scripps.ucsd.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://scripps.ucsd.edu/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Executive Director, International Ocean Biogeographic Information System - based at Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Manager Climate Change Program - SGS North America - San Francisco, CA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.sgs.com/job_description.htm?viewid=723&reference=10036230&checkSum=E4F2183AE2848ACDC1535DF01E4ADF69"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.sgs.com/job_description.htm?viewid=723&reference=10036230&checkSum=E4F2183AE2848ACDC1535DF01E4ADF69</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 3 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Faculty Position – Interdisciplinary Scientist - The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) - University of California in San Diego (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://sio.ucsd.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://sio.ucsd.edu/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 4 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Pyrogenic Aerosol Emission Modelling within the "European Integrated Project on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate and Air Quality Interactions" (EUCAARI) - Biogeochemistry Department - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry – Mainz (Germany)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 5 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate dynamics - Department of Geology and Geophysics - Yale University, New Haven, CT (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.geology.yale.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.geology.yale.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, </FONT><A href="http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~avf5/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~avf5/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 6 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Applied Climatologist - Meteorology Dept. – Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 7 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Earth Systems Ecology - Penn State University, University Park, PA (USA)</FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> (see JOB 8 below) </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Modeller - Univ Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.astr.ucl.ac.be</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> (see JOB 9 below)</FONT></DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">***************************************************</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Resources and Funding Opportunities</SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(RESOURCES 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Resources For Scientists To Communicate Effectively To Non-Scientific Audiences</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">and </FONT><A href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">A book from the Union of Concerned Scientists and a report published earlier this year by the European Commission provide detailed advice for scientists who want to communicate effectively with the media and other non-scientific audiences.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">A Scientist's Guide to Talking with the Media, Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists by Richard Hayes and Daniel Grossman features a tool called the "message compass" and many practical tips and specific examples of how to frame scientific information for use by journalists. For more information: </FONT><A href="http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">A report commissioned by the European Commissions and published in May offers a comprehensive look at the issues involved and the skills required for scientists to be successful in communicating with non-scientific audiences. Titled Communicating Science: A Scientist's Survival Kit</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">this report also provides many tips. Download the report at: </FONT><A href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/communicating-science_en.pdf</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(RESOURCES 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Book: GLOBAL CHANGE: Enough Water for all? Free copy to Libraries/Institutions in developing (1000 free copies)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">and </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A href="http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/ApplicationForm.pdf">http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/wasser/ApplicationForm.pdf</A></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">By José L. Lozán / Hartmut Graßl / Peter Hupfer / Lucas Menzel / Christian-D. Schönwiese</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(2007) 384 pp. with 179 Figures, 64 Tabellen and 15 Charts. Paperback. EUR 35,-</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Water is of vital importance: Without water no life would exist and our planet would be a huge desert. Water plays a dominant role in the climate system as well. Atmospheric water vapour is the most important greenhouse gas; over 60% of the greenhouse effect of the atmosphere is due to water vapour. Without greenhouse gases the mean surface temperature of our planet would be around -18 °C. Water is the basic condition for the high biodiversity on Earth. Plants, animals and humans are composed of 50–80% water. They are stressed, fall ill or die from water scarcity or polluted water. Therefore, our common future is endangered when water is not available in sufficient amount and quality. Water traverses an endless cycle (the water cycle), enabling a self-purification on its long way through the soil and rock layers. Water is a heritage of nature and it belongs to all living beings. The right of access to sufficient and clean water is a universal law and it is therefore anchored in important international treaties. The uneven distribution of precipitation and water on Earth leads to water scarcity in many regions. Already today 1.2 billion people (20% of the world population) have no secure access to clean drinking water and 2.4 billion people do not dispose of access to sanitary installations. Millions of children die every year due to polluted water. While Europeans use 130–150 litres water per capita and day (in the USA this amount is even at around 300 litres), many people south of the Sahara Desert have less than 20 litres per day at their disposal. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Global climate change will intensify the water crisis. This is mainly caused by the emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, mostly from the industrialised countries. Glaciers in particular are sensitive to climate change. Most glaciers on Earth are shrinking. Global warming intensifies the water cycle and exacerbates the water problems on our planet. In humid regions (e.g. Scandinavia) the precipitation increases and in arid and semi-arid regions (e.g. the Mediterranean) the precipitation is decreasing. Arid and semi-arid areas are increasing in size in many regions. The aim of this book is to contribute to the public discussion on our relations and dealings with water. It shall also shape the public opinion towards an integrated view on water and the necessity to ensure enough water for coming generations.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(RESOURCES 3) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.pyrn.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.pyrn.org</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is a collaborative program of the International Permafrost Association that connects members of the research community. PYRN, which was formed one year ago, invites participation from young scientists engaged in the study of permafrost.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Hosted by Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, PYRN provides information on conferences, fellowships, position announcements, funding sources, recently completed theses and dissertations, and other resources of interest to permafrost scientists. The network currently consists of over 250 young researchers from 29 countries. Those involved or interested in permafrost research are welcome to join.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For further information and to join the network, please go to: </FONT><A href="http://www.pyrn.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.pyrn.org</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">or contact: Hugues Lantuit, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:hlantuit@awi-potsdam.de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">hlantuit@awi-potsdam.de</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">***************************************************</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Forum</SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(FORUM 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Council Of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP): Information about the 2007 U.S. science budget</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A href="http://www.cssp.us">http://www.cssp.us</A>/</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">It appears that Republican-controlled 109th Congress will not complete the nine major unfinished 2007 spending bills by year end (that were all due by law to be completed last Sept 30). At least we are spared the ugly omnibus appropriation Bill of 1000+ pages that no one is allowed to read until after it is passed.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">However that means the news is not good for science and scientists-- the Congress is expected to pass a Continuing Resolution, (CR) which can mean hold spending to the last year level for next year, OR picking the lower of House and Senate funding for next year. While the House has passed its version of the spending bills, the Senate has not, so it is not much of a choice. The problem for us, that is highly likely to occur, is that in the past, since granting agencies which cannot know how much they will finally be appropriated by a new Congress that has not yet met, would fund only 75-80% of a grant award for 2007 until Congress resolves the issue. While it is expected that the CR will turn into final appropriations by early or mid February, there is no assurance the needed level of harmony will occur for this to be achieved at all in 2007.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Thus: (1) plan for the 75-80 % level,</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(2) pursue full research funding and expanded federal resources above last year,</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(3) Fax and call your own (new) members of House and Senate to point out the problems it will create, opportunities that could be lost, that funded research is the best of the best and this delay causes such researchers to be punished or damaged. Be brief, focused. Wish him/her a happy new year. Write your plea for the whole science community, not yourself.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(4) Don't hesitate to send a copy to David Obey (D-WI) expected to become House Appropriations Chair in January and Sen.. Robert Byrd (D-WV) expected to become Senate Appropriations Chair in January. Include congratulations for their expected new positions. Always thank them for all they have done for science in the past.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Rep. David Obey Fax 715 842 4488</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Sen.. Robert Byrd fax 202 228 0002</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">***************************************************</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Science News</SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(NEWS 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-brazil-amazon,1,7141553.story"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-brazil-amazon,1,7141553.story</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/y2gwt8"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/y2gwt8</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Los Angeles Times - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Known as the Guayana Shield, the 57,915-square-mile area contains more than 25 percent of the world's remaining humid tropical forests and the largest remaining unpolluted fresh water reserves in the American tropics. The protected areas will link to existing reserves to form a vast preservation corridor eventually stretching into neighboring Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Conservation International put up $1 million to facilitate the expansion, which preserves much of the jungle's largely untouched north. Still, it's far from clear how much the new reserves will do to stall Amazon destruction, since most of the deforestation is taking place along the rain forest's southern border.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(NEWS 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Bush faces rough ride over climate change - Courts and Congress poised to shape environment policy</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Nature 444, 660-661 (7 December 2006) - With President George W. Bush and his administration continuing to avoid the issue, the courts and Congress are poised to shape climate-change policy in the United States.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Last week, the Supreme Court heard a high-profile case in which Massachusetts, along with numerous other states, cities and environmental groups, argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be forced to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks as a pollutant. Massachusetts itself stands to lose 300 kilometres of its coastline as a result of the rise in sea level as the planet warms.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The suit can be read as an expression of many states' impatience with the federal government's inaction on climate change (see Nature 443, 486–487; 2006). Meanwhile, staff in the offices of Democratic politicians are sharpening their pencils for January, when the more liberal party takes over Congress, and supporters hope that climate-change bills will fly.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The verdict will be announced by the Supreme Court by the end of its term in June. Although the EPA trotted out the same old administration line that the "scientific uncertainty" was too great to act upon, the discussions during the 29 November hearing hint that the case might be decided on the technical grounds of standing — Massachusetts could sue the agency only if the harm suffered will be redressed if the EPA does act. The problem is that climate change is such a large and global problem that the emissions in question — from the tailpipes of US vehicles — may not make a huge difference by themselves. Massachusetts will probably still lose a considerable chunk of coastline.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Beneath the issue of standing, there seems to be a schism of opinion on more ideological grounds, with the more conservative judges looking likely to support the EPA, and the more liberal judges lining up with the Massachusetts group. With four justices on each side, Justice Anthony Kennedy, a noted moderate, may have the casting vote.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">But many observers say that the decision itself will be less important than the buzz around the case. "I think no matter which way it breaks, it will put more pressure on Congress," says Andrew Aulisi of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think-tank in Washington DC. If the Supreme Court sides with the EPA, he says, "everybody is going to throw up their hands and say that the judiciary isn't doing anything and Congress needs to step in".</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">When the Democrats take control of Congress in January, the prediction for the first months is a steady diet of hearings, with bills taking a little longer. No one is quite sure if the votes are there for a tough bill on climate change. "What the elections did, to a large extent, was replace Republican moderates with Democratic moderates," says Manik Roy, director of congressional affairs at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. "You don't have many more votes. What has changed is who controls the agenda."</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat, California), who will head the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has promised lots of talk and action on climate change, and on 15 November sent a letter with two other heads of related committees to President Bush, asking for a commitment to "pass meaningful climate change legislation in 2007". Republican Senator (and probable presidential candidate) from Arizona, John McCain, will also undoubtedly reintroduce the McCain–Lieberman Climate Change Act, a cap-and-trade bill, for its third outing.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Frank Maisano, a spokesman for Bracewell & Giuliani, a law firm representing oil and gas industries, cautions that advocates for climate-change regulation have been overtaken by unrealistic exuberance. The complexity of the issue will push substantive action way past the verdict, he says. "It is not something that is going to be slam-dunked in 12 months."</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">But even if the rounds of hearings seem to produce nothing but hot air, Roy points out that they will at least educate members of Congress, where, for example, Senator James Inhofe (Republican, Oklahoma) has been holding forth on his view of climate change as some sort of conspiracy theory. "I would not in any way consider it a delay tactic if Congress spends a year holding hearings on this issue," Roy says.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(NEWS 3) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">NASA Research Reveals Climate Warming Reduces Ocean Food Supply</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">NASA Press Release 06-364 WASHINGTON - In a NASA study, scientists have concluded that when Earth's climate warms, there is a reduction in the ocean's primary food supply. This poses a potential threat to fisheries and ecosystems. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">By comparing nearly a decade of global ocean satellite data with several records of Earth's changing climate, scientists found that whenever climate temperatures warmed, marine plant life in the form of microscopic phytoplankton declined. Whenever climate temperatures cooled, marine plant life became more vigorous or productive. The findings will appear in the journal Nature on Dec. 7. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The results provide a preview of what could happen to ocean biology in the future if Earth's climate warms as the result of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">"The evidence is pretty clear that the Earth's climate is changing dramatically, and in this NASA research we see a specific consequence of that change," said oceanographer and study co-author Gene Carl Feldman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt. Md. "It is only by understanding how climate and life on Earth are linked that we can realistically hope to predict how the Earth will be able to support life in the future."</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Phytoplankton are microscopic plants living in the upper sunlit layer of the ocean. They are responsible for approximately the same amount of photosynthesis each year as all land plants combined. Changes in phytoplankton growth and photosynthesis influence fishery yields, marine bird populations and the amount of carbon dioxide the oceans remove from the atmosphere.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">"Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere play a big part in global warming," said lead author Michael Behrenfeld of Oregon State University, Corvallis. "This study shows that as the climate warms, phytoplankton growth rates go down and along with them the amount of carbon dioxide these ocean plants consume. That allows carbon dioxide to accumulate more rapidly in the atmosphere, which would produce more warming."</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The findings are from a NASA-funded analysis of data from the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) instrument on the OrbView-2 spacecraft, launched in 1997. SeaWiFS is jointly operated by GeoEYE, Dulles, Va. and NASA.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The uninterrupted nine-year record shows in great detail the ups and downs of marine biological activity or productivity from month to month and year to year. Captured at the start of this data record was a major, rapid rebound in ocean biological activity after a major El Nino event. El Nino and La Nina are major warming or cooling events, respectively, that occur approximately every 3-7 years in the eastern Pacific Ocean and are known to change weather patterns around the world.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Scientists made their discovery by comparing the SeaWiFS record of the rise and fall of global ocean plant life to different measures of recent global climate change. The climate records included several factors that directly effect ocean conditions, such as changes in sea surface temperature and surface winds. The results support computer model predictions of what could happen to the world's oceans as the result of prolonged future climate warming.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">"When we compared changes in phytoplankton activity with simultaneous changes in climate conditions, the agreement between the two records was simply astonishing," Behrenfeld said.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Ocean plant growth increased from 1997 to 1999 as the climate cooled during one of the strongest El Nino to La Nina transitions on record. Since 1999, the climate has been in a period of warming that has seen the health of ocean plants diminish.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The new study also explains why a change in climate produces this effect on ocean plant life. When the climate warms, the temperature of the upper ocean also increases, making it "lighter" than the denser cold water beneath it. This results in a layering or "stratification" of ocean waters that creates an effective barrier between the surface layer and the nutrients below, cutting off phytoplankton's food supply. The scientists confirmed this effect by comparing records of ocean surface water density with the SeaWiFS biological data.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit: </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.nasa.gov/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.nasa.gov</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">***************************************************</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(MEETING 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ICES/PICES Conference for Early Career Scientists: New Frontiers in Marine Science - June 26–29, 2007- Conference Center at the Maritime Institute - Baltimore, Maryland, (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.pices.int/newfrontiers.aspx"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.pices.int/newfrontiers.aspx</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2007</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Background and objectives: To encourage greater involvement of young scientists in international scientific investigations and to foster their involvement in the management of the marine environment, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) are cosponsoring a conference for Early Career Scientists in Baltimore, U.S.A. in June 2007. The conference will provide an opportunity for marine scientists who are at the beginning of their careers to meet colleagues from around the globe who share similar interests in marine science. The goal of this conference is to foster the development of contacts, collaborations, and associations among early career scientists that will persist for decades, and to establish personal and institutional networks that will help to advance our understanding of the marine environment.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Scientific themes and sessions: The scientific theme “New Frontiers in Marine Science” was chosen to encourage contributions that explore processes at oceanic extremes, apply innovative approaches and cutting-edge technologies, develop new ideas, or tackle current or upcoming global or regional environmental issues. Contributions should address one of the following six session topics:</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * Biodiversity and productivity of marine organisms from pole to pole</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * Processes at ocean margins</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * The last frontier: processes in the deep sea</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * The role of behavior in marine biological processes</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * The effect of climate on basin-scale processes and ecosystems</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> * Humans and the marine environment</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Detailed session descriptions can be found on the conference website. Papers on other, related topics may also be considered. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Participation: All early career marine scientists who can contribute to the conference topics are encouraged to apply (</FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Application and abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2007</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">). Application procedures are described on the conference web site. Approximately 100 early career scientists will be invited based on criteria established by the SSC. There is no explicit age limit, but the conference is intended to attract individuals with research experience ranging from advanced stages of a Ph.D. program up to postdoctoral researchers (with priority given to those with no more than 5 years since obtaining a Ph.D.). There is no registration fee and most participants should be prepared to pay only for the cost of travel to/from Baltimore. Additional travel support may be available on a limited basis.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-weight:normal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(MEETING 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">European Geosciences Union - 15-20 April 2007- Vienna (Austria)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">European Geosciences Union (EGU) will hold its Third General Assembly from 15-20 April 2007 in Vienna, Austria. We invite you to participate in the session NH8.04/BG1.04 Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires: models, theory, and reality (co-organized by BG & NH).</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Session: NH8.04/BG1.04 Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires: models, theory, and reality (co-organized by the Biogeosciences & Natural Hazards divisions).</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Conveners: Donald McKenzie (Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Lab; US Forest Service; 400 N 34th St #201; 98103 Seattle, USA; E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:donaldmckenzie@fs.fed.usBruce"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">donaldmckenzie@fs.fed.usBruce</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">) </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">and D. Malamud (Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Research Unit; Department of Geography; Kings College London; Strand; WC2R 2LS London; UK; E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:bruce.malamud@kcl.ac.uk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">bruce.malamud@kcl.ac.uk</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Session description: Wildfires are the result of a large variety and number of interacting components, producing patterns that vary significantly both spatially and temporally. This session will examine models, theory, and empirical studies in wildfire research. We encourage submissions in any one or combination of these three main areas, and envision bringing together wildfire hazard managers, applied researchers, and theoreticians. Posters are also very much encouraged, as we plan to have both lively oral and poster sessions.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 15 January 2007 (8 December 2006 for financial applications) </FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Please note that the deadline for pre-registration is 31 March 2007. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna. Please forward this message also to your colleagues.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">***************************************************</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Jobs</SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or, visit </FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and click on 'Join this group' </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOBS 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Postdoctoral Scholars - all major areas – Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - La Jolla, CA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://scripps.ucsd.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://scripps.ucsd.edu/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Scripps Institution of Oceanography invites applications for several Institution-wide Post-Graduate Researcher (Postdoctoral Scholar) positions in all major areas of research conducted at Scripps, including physical, chemical and biological oceanography, marine geology, geochemistry and geophysics, marine chemistry, marine biology, marine biomedicine and ocean engineering. Specific areas of research might include, but are not limited to, global climate change, atmospheric chemistry, paleoclimate, large-scale ocean circulation, coastal oceanography and mixing, air/sea interactions, marine biodiversity, marine microbiology, marine genomics, earthquakes, geomagnetism, geodynamics and planetary physics. A list of Principal Investigators at Scripps may be found at </FONT><A href="http://scripps.ucsd.edu/research/researchers.cfm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://scripps.ucsd.edu/research/researchers.cfm</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Candidates should have a Ph.D. or should expect to complete their degree requirements by March, 2007. Current and former Scripps Post-Graduate Researchers are not eligible for these awards. Awards are competitive with a major emphasis on potential for independent, creative research. The positions are for one year, with renewal for a second year by mutual agreement, and include a minimum annual salary of $45,000, based on the University of California pay scale, plus benefits. </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Review of applications will begin on January 3, 2007</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. Applicants should fill out an online application form and upload a CV, a one-page summary of the doctoral thesis, and a statement of research interests (three page maximum) including potential PIs of interest at </FONT><A href="file://localhost/sec/apply"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">https://www.sio.ucsd.edu/sec/apply/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. Applicants should also have two confidential letters of reference e-mailed to Marcelle Hawkins at </FONT><A href="mailto:mjhawkins@ucsd.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">mjhawkins@ucsd.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Written correspondence can be sent to: Chair, Scripps Institutional Postdoctoral Awards Committee</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">c/o Marcelle Hawkins, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC0208</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">La Jolla, CA 92093-0208</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Executive Director, International Ocean Biogeographic Information System - based at Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://iobis.org/news_items"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://iobis.org/news_items</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The web-based, international Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), </FONT><A href="http://iobis.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://iobis.org</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, seeks an Executive Director to assume CEO responsibilities. OBIS is the global portal for data on the distribution of all marine species, with regional nodes in a dozen countries. The applicant must be highly organised, with excellent communication (speaking, writing, and editorial) and coordination skills. Proven ability to coordinate or manage complex multi-partner projects and fluency in English is essential. Requirements include, experience of ecology, oceanography, biogeography, and/or taxonomy, several years research, education and/or management experience, a Ph.D. or M.Sc., and awareness of web-based information systems. See further details for applicants at </FONT><A href="http://iobis.org/news_items"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://iobis.org/news_items</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, including contacts and deadlines.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 3) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Manager Climate Change Program - SGS North America - San Francisco, CA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.sgs.com/job_description.htm?viewid=723&reference=10036230&checkSum=E4F2183AE2848ACDC1535DF01E4ADF69"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.sgs.com/job_description.htm?viewid=723&reference=10036230&checkSum=E4F2183AE2848ACDC1535DF01E4ADF69</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">SGS is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to assist in the growth of its Climate Change verification program in North America. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">You will work closely with the regional and global management team at a strategic level and will also undertake the detail driven project management and auditing of new and existing clients. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">You must have a degree or higher degree in engineering, natural resource management or other appropriate discipline. Auditing/consulting experience of Environmental Management Systems and/or financial auditing is required.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">You are self motivated and capable of effectively managing time over a wide variety of activities. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">You will join a global team in a highly dynamic market. The SGS Climate Change Programme offers a range of services for mandatory and voluntary reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: We are accredited in the California Climate Action Registry, the Chicago Climate Exchange, The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Please send your resume to: Steve Johnson, Human Resource Director, SGS North America</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:steve.johnson@sgs.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">steve.johnson@sgs.com</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 4) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Faculty Position – Interdisciplinary Scientist - The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) - University of California in San Diego (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://sio.ucsd.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://sio.ucsd.edu/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California in San Diego invites applications to fill one or more positions at the Assistant, Associate (tenured) or Full Professor (tenured) levels in fields related to the physical, chemical or biological basis of natural and anthropogenic climate change. We seek an interdisciplinary scientist and educator to establish a vigorous research program and to provide intellectual leadership in climate related issues to the broader Scripps community of scientists.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate level courses, both in the general area of climate sciences as well as in specialized areas of research, and will be encouraged to participate in undergraduate teaching at UCSD. The position requires a PhD degree and a competitive record of publication consistent with opportunity, as well as evidence of the ability to conduct and fund an active research program and, for more senior candidates, of the ability to mentor graduate students and junior colleagues.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Review of applications will begin December 21, 2006</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and will continue until positions are filled. Applicants should send a letter including descriptions of their teaching experience, research interests, a list of publications, and the names of at least five potential referees to: Chair, Climate Sciences Search Committee, Department of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla CA 92093-0208 USA.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 5) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Pyrogenic Aerosol Emission Modelling within the "European Integrated Project on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate and Air Quality Interactions" (EUCAARI) - Biogeochemistry Department - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry – Mainz (Germany)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Project Task: Size-resolved particle emissions of pyrogenic aerosols A state-of-the-art dynamic emissions model for pyrogenic aerosols will be developed for use in regional and global models. This work will start with an integration and synthesis of the available data from field studies and lab experiments on the formation of aerosols during open vegetation burning and biofuel use. This information will then be used to drive local emission models that take into account the different emissions characteristics of the various combustion phases, and the spatio-temporal distribution of these emissions within a fire event. Regional upscaling will involve consideration of land cover/fuel types, fire weather, and fire management. Application of remote sensing information will then allow both the development of emission climatologies using historical satellite data, and chemical weather forecasting.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">EUCAARI is a highly interdisciplinary and international project involving over 40 major atmospheric research institutions across Europe as well as partners from around the world (coordinator: M. Kulmala, Helsinki). It addresses aerosol properties, interactions, and effects relevant for climate and public health, and it comprises laboratory experiments, ground-based and airborne field measurements, remote sensing, and environmental modelling activities.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Contact:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Dr. Ulrich Pöschl and Prof. Meinrat O. Andreae, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Biogeochemistry Department, J.J.-Becherweg 27/29, D-55128 Mainz, Germany, Tel: +49-6131-305-422, Fax: +49-6131-305-487</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:poeschl@mpch-mainz.mpg.de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">poeschl@mpch-mainz.mpg.de</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Web: </FONT><A href="http://www.mpch-mainz.mpg.de/~poeschl"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.mpch-mainz.mpg.de/~poeschl</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 6) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate dynamics - Department of Geology and Geophysics - Yale University, New Haven, CT (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.geology.yale.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.geology.yale.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, </FONT><A href="http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~avf5/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~avf5/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">A new postdoctoral position in Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate dynamics is available at Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Particular fields of research include tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions, ENSO modeling, decadal climate variability, oceanic circulation and the role of ocean in climate, physical oceanography, paleoclimate and climate change. The work will involve a combination of numerical modeling, analyses of proxy, observational and/or GCM data, and analytical approaches. Collaboration with scientists of GFDL, in Princeton NJ, is expected. A Ph.D. in physical oceanography, atmospheric sciences or related disciplines is required. Familiarity with oceanic and/or atmospheric general circulation models is a big plus. Funding is currently available for two years but may be extended in future. The </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">review of applications will begin immediately</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and will continue until the position is filled. To apply email your CV, a brief statement of interest, names of three referees and one reprint to: </FONT><A href="mailto:alexey.fedorov@yale.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">alexey.fedorov@yale.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> (preferable) or send it to this address: Professor Alexey Fedorov, ATTN: Postdoctoral search, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, KGL, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 7) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Applied Climatologist - Meteorology Dept. – Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Meteorology Department at the Florida State University (FSU) plans to hire an Applied Climatologist as a tenure earning Assistant Professor in Meteorology.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The successful candidate will be associated with the FSU Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS, </FONT><A href="http://www.coaps.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.coaps.fsu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">) and the Department of Meteorology (</FONT><A href="http://www.met.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.met.fsu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">). COAPS is a member of the Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC; </FONT><A href="http://secc.coaps.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://secc.coaps.fsu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">) composed of research scientists from the University of Miami, University of Florida, University of Georgia, Auburn University, and University of Alabama at Huntsville.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Research focus is on the impact of climate variability in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida for Agriculture, Forestry and Hydrology. SECC also has a NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program for the Southeast. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with SECC scientists and as well as to perform applied research in other regions and in other climate variability influenced applied sectors. Inquiries about the position may be addressed to the director of COAPS, Dr. Eric Chassignet, at </FONT><A href="mailto:echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Salary and start-up costs are nationally competitive.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Please send by February 1st, 2007</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, a comprehensive C.V., a statement of research interest, and the names and addresses of at least three scientific references by email to </FONT><A href="mailto:mslaton@coaps.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">mslaton@coaps.fsu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> or snail mail to: Ms. Slaton, Florida State University, COAPS, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2840.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 8) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Earth Systems Ecology - Penn State University, University Park, PA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">We are interested in candidates whose research seeks to elucidate the interactions among organisms, ecosystems and earth processes and who will strengthen ties between the life and earth sciences and catalyze interdisciplinary research at Penn State. Exemplary candidates at a higher rank will be considered.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The successful candidate will have strengths in ecology and earth processes. This could include study of interactions between ecosystems and climate, humans and the environment, land cover and biogeochemical cycling, landscape ecology, paleoecology, and regional or global ecology. The primary appointment of the Earth Systems Ecologist will be in one of the Departments of Geography, Meteorology, or Geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The college is committed to fostering interdisciplinary research and education, and to a broad search for outstanding candidates. Excellence in teaching, research, and service is expected, as is the development of an extramurally funded research program. Position provides exceptional opportunities for candidates to participate in interdisciplinary research and teaching programs in the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Ecology and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Applicants should submit: 1) a letter describing their research and teaching plans and how these would contribute to education and research on ecosystems as part of the earth system, and to the integration of the ecological and earth sciences; 2) a complete curriculum vitae; 3) up to three reprints; and 4) names and addresses (including e-mail and fax) of four referees.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Review of applications will begin February 1, 2007</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position is co-funded by Penn State's Institutes of the Environment.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Apply: Dr. Alan H. Taylor, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Geography, 302 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Phone: (814)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">865-3433; Fax: (814) 863-7943; E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:aht1@psu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">aht1@psu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(Job 9) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Post-Doc - Modeller - Univ Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.astr.ucl.ac.be</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique Georges Lemaître (</FONT><A href="http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.astr.ucl.ac.be</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">) of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium invites applications for a postdoctoral research position.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The successful candidate is expected to optimize the new version of the Louvain-la-Neuve sea-ice model (LIM) using data assimilation techniques. This work will be done in close collaboration with the Centre for Systems Engineering and Applied Mechanics of UCL within the research project "Second-generation model of the ice-ocean system" (SLIM; </FONT><A href="http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be/SLIM"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.astr.ucl.ac.be/SLIM</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">).</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The position</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">is for 2 years and is available immediately. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in meteorology, oceanography, marine glaciology or a related discipline. A strong working knowledge of assimilation techniques, especially Kalman filters, is absolutely required.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Applications, including a detailed curriculum vitae, a letter describing relevant experience and research interests, reprints of the most representative publications, and the names and addresses of two academic referees, should be </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">sent as soon as possible</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> to: Prof. Thierry Fichefet, Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique Georges Lemaître, 2, Chemin du Cyclotron, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Belgium</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For further information, contact Prof. Thiery Fichefet (phone: +32-10-473295; e-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:fichefet@astr.ucl.ac.be"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">fichefet@astr.ucl.ac.be</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">).</FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">**************************************************</FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute information of potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to build an international sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research, professional and social issues. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler reserves the right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to <A href="mailto:phd@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">phd@whitman.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>. Send a short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any appropriate websites. 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