>>APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING


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>>HOLIVAR2006 OPEN SCIENCE MEETING - BURSARIES AVAILABLE
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>>HOLIVAR2006 - Natural Climate Variability and Global Warming
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>>Environmental Change Research Centre (ECRC), University College London
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>>12-15th June, 2006, London
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>>HOLIVAR2006 (supported by IGBP-PAGES) are offering a limited number of 
>>bursaries to provide partial support towards travel and accommodation. 
>>Priority will be given to fund delegates from developing countries and 
>>will be allocated on a merit basis. Bursaries will only be awarded to 
>>delegates presenting posters. Registration fees will be waived for those 
>>awarded a bursary.
>>
>>Application forms and further details are available from the conference 
>>website (http://www.holivar2006.org). Forms must be received by the 
>>HOLIVAR2006 Local Organising Committee by 1st March 2005.
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>>The HOLIVAR2006 Open Science Meeting will examine how and why the natural 
>>climate system varies on different time-scales over the Holocene, and 
>>will assess the relative importance of natural processes and human 
>>activity in explaining global warming. The programme includes four themed 
>>sessions with keynote lectures and poster sessions, and will conclude 
>>with a panel discussion.
>>
>>Theme 1: Millennial Time Scales
>>Theme 2: Decadal to Centennial Time Scales
>>Theme 3: Climate Variability in the Last 2000 Years
>>Theme 4: Rapid Hydrological Change
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>>Speakers: Rick Battarbee (UCL, UK), John Birks (University of Bergen, 
>>Norway), Paul Valdes (University of Bristol, UK), Frank Oldfield 
>>(University of Liverpool, UK), Eystein Jansen (University of Bergen, 
>>Norway),  Michel Crucifix (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and 
>>Research, UK), Bas van Geel (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), Juerg 
>>Beer (EAWAG, Switzerland), Michael E. Mann (Pennsylvania State 
>>University), Hugues Goosse (University of Ghent, Belgium), Dirk 
>>Verschuren (University of Ghent, Belgium), Martin Claussen (Potsdam 
>>Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany), Ray Bradley (University 
>>of Massachusetts, USA).
>>
>>Poster sessions: Posters will follow the four main themes of the 
>>conference and delegates should submit an abstract by 1st April 2006.
>>
>>REGISTER NOW for HOLIVAR2006: fees are 110 and 55 for students. (Fees 
>>increase to 130/65 from 31st March 2006).
>>
>>http://www.holivar2006.org
>>http://www.holivar2006.org/registration.php
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>>The deadline for registration is 1st May 2006.
>>The deadline for receipt of poster abstracts is 1st April 2006.
>>
>>Regards,
>>HOLIVAR2006 Local Organising Committee
>>http://www.holivar2006.org


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David Hunt
ECRC
Department of Geography
University College London
26 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AP

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Phone: 020 7679 7575
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