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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Events for
October 2013<br>
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Current information also available on the internet at <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu">http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu</a>.<br>
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CENTER ACTIVITIES -- please join us <br>
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Roundtable Discussions Wednesdays 12:15 - 1:15pm, NCEAS Lounge<br>
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<u>Date: October 4th</u><br>
Topic: Communicating Conservation Science to Non-Scientists:
Strategies and Practices <br>
Speaker: Eric Cardenas and David Fortson (LoaTree/LoaCom)<br>
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<u>Date: October 9th</u><br>
Topic: Adapting Down Under: Climate Change and Coastal Management in
Australia<br>
Speaker: Dr. Marcello Sano (Research Fellow at Griffith University,
Australia)<br>
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<u>Date: October 16th</u><br>
Topic: Snowpack controls on mountain forest greening and gross
primary productivity in the Southwestern U.S. <br>
Speaker: Dr. Noah Molotch (Assistant Professor in Geography,
University of Colorado at Boulder)<br>
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<u>Date: October 23rd</u><br>
Topic: Ocean Tipping Points<br>
An increasing number of examples of tipping points in ecosystems
around the world have begun to raise concern among scientists and
policymakers. Come learn about how the Ocean Tipping Points project
team seeks to understand and characterize thresholds, or “tipping
points,” in coastal and ocean systems and help agencies and
decision-makers anticipate and manage for these tipping points. For
more information see <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oceantippingpoints.org">www.oceantippingpoints.org</a> <br>
Speakers: Dr. Carrie Kappel (NCEAS Center Associate), Dr. Mary
Hunsicker (NCEAS postdoc) and Ms. Courtney Scarborough (NCEAS
project scientist) <br>
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<u>Date: October 30th</u><br>
Topic: Field Stories from Lake Baikal<br>
What goes on at the oldest, deepest, and most voluminous lake in the
world? Kara Woo will share stories and photographs from recent field
work in Siberia at Lake Baikal (spoiler alert: there were no bears).
For more information about the project check out
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://baikaldimensions.wordpress.com">http://baikaldimensions.wordpress.com</a><br>
Speaker: Ms. Kara Woo (Information Manager at NCEAS)<br>
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CURRENT IN-RESIDENT SCHOLARS:<br>
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Center Associates: Juliann Aukema, Nancy Baron, Amber Budden, Ben
Halpern, Carrie Kappel, Jai Ranganathan, Kim Selkoe<br>
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Postdoctoral Associates: Mark Browne, Mary Hunsicker, Katie
Longo,Benoit Parmentier, Stacy Rebich Hespanha<br>
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UPCOMING WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES:<br>
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For information about a group project, please contact the Group
Leader directly.<br>
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<u>October 7-10, 2013 </u><br>
Ocean tipping points <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oceantippingpoints.org">www.oceantippingpoints.org</a><br>
Leaders: Carrie Kappel (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kappel@nceas.ucsb.edu">kappel@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>), Benjamin Halpern
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:halpern@nceas.ucsb.edu">halpern@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>), Kimberly Selkoe (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:selkoe@nceas.ucsb.edu">selkoe@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>)<br>
Participants: Adina Abeles, Willow Battista, Margaret Caldwell,
Larry Crowder, Nora Deans, Ashley Erickson, Melissa Foley, Rod
Fujita, Mary Hunsicker, Kendra Karr, Ryan Kelly, John Kittinger,
Phillip Levin, Megan Mach, Rebecca Martone, Lindley Mease, Jameal
Samhouri, Courtney Scarborough, Adrian Stier, Molly Troup , Lisa
Wedding, Crow White <br>
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<u>October 11-15, 2013 </u><br>
Modelling Ecology and Economics of Infectious Marine Disease (Hosted
by NCEAS) <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/ecologymarinedisease/Home/Home.html">www.eeb.cornell.edu/ecologymarinedisease/Home/Home.html</a><br>
Leader: Drew Harvell (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cdh5@cornell.edu">cdh5@cornell.edu</a>)<br>
Participants: Tal Ben-Horin, Jon Conrad, Christopher Costello,
Carolyn Friedman, Eileen Hofmann, Armand Kuris, Kevin Lafferty,
James Lloyd-Smith, Daniel Rondeau <br>
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<u>October 12-14, 2013</u> <br>
Marine Health Matters: Risk Communication Workshop (Hosted by NCEAS)
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/ecologymarinedisease/Home/Home.html">www.eeb.cornell.edu/ecologymarinedisease/Home/Home.html</a><br>
Leader: Drew Harvell (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cdh5@cornell.edu">cdh5@cornell.edu</a>)<br>
Participants: Joe Arvai, Sahara Bryne, Colleen Burge, Cynthia-Lou
Coleman, Benjamin Halpern, Sol Hart, Katherine McComas, Ronald Rice,
Jonathan Schuldt, Juli Trtanj, Seth Tuler <br>
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<u>October 23-24, 2013</u> <br>
Earth Cube: Developing a community vision of cyberinfrastructure
needs for coral reef systems science
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/projects/12680">www.nceas.ucsb.edu/projects/12680</a> <br>
Leaders: Ruth Gates (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rgates@hawaii.edu">rgates@hawaii.edu</a>), Mark Schildhauer
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:schild@nceas.ucsb.edu">schild@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>)<br>
Participants: Thomas Adam, Amy Apprill, Daniel Barshis, Iliana
Baums, Oscar Beijbom, Marilyn Brandt, Deron Burkepile, Kristen
Davis, Peter Edmunds, William Fitt, Mary Gastil-Buhl, James Hench,
Sally Holbrook, Peter Houk, Michael Lesser, Cheryl Logan, Eli Meyer,
Laura Mydlarz, Hollie Putnam, Benjamin Ruttenberg, Russell Schmitt,
Ann Tarrant, Rebecca Vega-Thurber, Libe Washburn, Virginia Weis <br>
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<u>October 28-30, 2013 </u><br>
Integrating natural defenses into coastal disaster risk reduction
(SNAP) <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/featured/beck">www.nceas.ucsb.edu/featured/beck</a> <br>
Leaders: Michael Beck (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mbeck@tnc.org">mbeck@tnc.org</a>), Jane Carter Ingram
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cingram@wcs.org">cingram@wcs.org</a>)<br>
Participants: Jim Jarvie, Stacy Jupiter, Jaap Kwadijk, Glenn-Marie
Lange, Inigo Losada, Caleb McClennen, Imèn Meliane, Fabrice Renaud,
James Sanchirico <br>
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Ginger Gillquist
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
735 State Street, Suite 300
Santa Barbara, Ca 93101-3351
Phone: 805-892-2502
FAX: 805-892-2510</pre>
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