[voew-listserver] ALTER-Net EU-Summerschool
- From: Bernd Siebenhüner <bernd.siebenhuener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: voew-listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:22:58 +0100
ANNOUNCING THE 2nd ALTER-NET SUMMER SCHOOL 1-13 SEPTEMBER 2006
**ALTER-Net Summer School 2007 "Trends in Biodiversity: European
Ecosystems and Policy" (Sep 1-13, 2007, Peyresq, France) now open
for applications!**
The summer school will be held at Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence,
France and is administered by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research (PIK), Germany.
Conveners:
Wolfgang Cramer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Rik Leemans, University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Dagmar Schröter, Umweltbundesamt, Vienna, Austria and Clark University,
Worcester, USA
Sabine Lütkemeier, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Set-up of the Summer Schoo:
The ALTER-Net EU Network of Excellence will organize it?s second summer
school from 1 to 13 September 2007 in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence,
France. The topic this year is "Trends in Biodiversity: Ecosystems and
Policy". The school is a unique opportunity to explore this important
issue with 32 like-minded post-graduate students and young scientists
mostly from Europe. About 22 speakers will give presentations on this
subject in the morning and late afternoon. In the afternoon working
groups will apply what they have learned in their case studies study
with different themes.
The Summer School Objectives:
The ALTER-Net Summer School will contribute to durable integration and
spread of excellence within and beyond the network, with a view to
promote interdisciplinary approaches.The 2007 Summer School will focus on:
* Biodiversity in Europe - state of the art;
* Monitoring and assessment;
* Modelling and scale issues;
* Sociological modeling;
* Resilience of systems and communities (social and natural);
* Policy analysis and processes;
* Discourse analysis;
* Linking biodiversity research with policy and the public.
Costs:
No tuition is charged. 100% of housing and meal costs are supported for
all the participants. Travel costs must be covered by the participants.
Housing:
Housing will be mostly in two- or three-bed rooms with shared bathrooms.
Eligibility:
Applications are solicited from graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows in disciplines working on global change or vulnerability
assessments from EU or associated countries. Fluency in English is
required.
To Apply:
Online information and the application form is available at:
http://www.pik-potsdam.de/alter-net/
Deadline:
All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be
postmarked no later than 15 April 2007.
For any further information please contact the Summer School Director:
Sabine Lütkemeier
Sabine.Luetkemeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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