Climate Change Monitoring Symposium

On Friday 12 December, the University of Sydney will hold the Climate Change Monitoring Symposium to help shed light on the current state of our environment under climate change and evidence of intervention efficacy.

Along with a presentation by Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water (invited), 17 top Australian climate scientists will cover a diverse range of climate change issues with particular relevance for Australians including:

• Antarctica
• The Great Barrier Reef
• Coastal waters Ecosystems
• Ocean climates
• Our atmosphere and
• The land-earth climate system

An important outcome of this symposium will be a publication of a book entitled Climate Change Monitoring and Strategy. Scheduled publication date is Feb/March 2009 by the University of Sydney Press. Proposed outline of the book is available for download Climate Book (PDF) (RTF)

When: 9am - 6pm Friday 12 December
Where: Webster Theatre, Veterinary Science Conference Centre, Building B22, Regimental Crescent. See detailed
Campus Map (JPG) or visit the university Location/Access page.

Who should attend?
Scientists, postgraduate students and members of general public who have professional interest in topic are invited to attend the conference. There is no registration fee, however there is a limiter number seats available (250 seats).

How to register?
To register for the symposium, please visit our registration page

Travel assistance is available ...
Travel requests from non-metro postgraduate and honour students, postdocs, and early careers researchers will be considered; please email your requests for travel support to Anne Micallef at http://www.arcness.mq.edu.au/.

Media such as TV stations are welcome to shot film for news footage at 9:00-9:05 am opening of the national Climate Change Monitoring symposium by Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research Prof. Merlin Crossley. This is followed by Dr. Tony Press, Director of Australian Antarctic Division presenting current state of Antarctic climate change and observation. Media can take film/camera photos any time they want as far as making minimum disturbance to the symposium. For those who are interested in interviewing speakers, please consult with Chair of the Organising Committee Dr. John You or the speaker directly to arrange a mutually suitable time before or after individual speaker’s presentation.

Dr John You (Chair of the Organizing Committee)

Email: you@geosci.usyd.edu.au

Phone: +6129351 2003

Dr. John You (Chair), University of Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Prof. Andrew Coats, Vice Chancellor for External Relations, University of Sydney
Prof. David Day, Dean of Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Prof. Mark Adams, Dean of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Sydney
A/prof. Dietmar Müller, Head of School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
Adjunct Prof. Doug Cato, Director of University of Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Dr. Tony Press, Director of Antarctic Division
Prof. Ann Henderson-Sellers, Climate Change Risk CORE, Macquarie University
Prof. Matthew England, Co-director of Climate Change Study, University of New South Wales