Funding is available to attend the Nutrient constraints on the net carbon balance conference June 15-17, 2011 in Keflavik, Iceland (see details below)
The INTERFACE and CLIMMANI networks bring together researchers working on climate change effects in terrestrial ecosystems in order to facilitate interaction, syntheses of results and collaboration. In particular, bringing experimentalists and ecosystem and Earth system modelers together has a special priority. This workshop explores 6 topics that we believe are keys to understanding how the net carbon balance is controlled by nutrient interactions. Each session will synthesize and discuss the state of knowledge within one of these areas and indentify gaps in knowledge and abilities to model it at a local and global scale. Each session is planned to last 2½ hours. The overarching goal of the workshop is to catalyze discussions and future activities that improve the realism of Earth system models. Speakers for the topics will be announced soon. An optional field trip will take place on June 14th. Sessions will begin on the morning of June 15th and end at lunchtime on June 17th. Local organizers are Bjarni D. Sigurdsson and Helena M. Stefansdottir from the Agricultural University of Iceland. Helena ([email protected]) can be contacted regarding all practical questions about the stay in Iceland, special diet requirements, etc. US-BASED STUDENTS/POSTDOCS: INTERFACE invites applications to attend from US-based graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Funding is available for approximately 5 slots; please indicate if you can get support from your mentor or institution to cover the costs of the meeting or your travel (support, however, is not necessary to apply). We expect meeting costs to be around 465 Euros (~$655). This includes housing and meals, but not airfare. To apply please submit a one-page CV that includes the name of three references (including your current dissertation or postdoctoral advisor), a short paragraph on why attending the meeting would enhance your career, and a poster abstract to Prof. Aimée Classen ([email protected]) with "INTERFACE application_your last name" in the subject line. All of these materials should be sent as a single PDF with your last name in the title "LAST NAME". Application deadline is April 15, 2011. All students and postdocs will be required to present a poster at the meeting. OTHER US-BASED RESEARCHERS: If you would like to participate in the workshop, please email Ms. Marsha Stultz ([email protected]) with the subject "INTERFACE Iceland_your last name." Include a brief statement of why you are interested in attending and whether you have funds to cover your own travel and meeting costs. Please contact her by April 15, 2011. We will invite as many researchers as possible (likely only a few) based on available space, funds, and the relevance of applicants' work to the topics being discussed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but costs for rooms and meals are likely to total approximately 465 Euros (~$655). Currently, airfares from the US range from ~$1000-2000, and are generally cheapest when trips include a Saturday night. EUROPEAN STUDENTS, POSTDOCS, AND OTHER RESEARCHERS: If you are interested in attending the workshop, please visit the CLIMMANI web page.
