CSTPR Noontime Seminar Series

SPRING 2012 SERIES
MONDAYS 12:00 - 1:00 PM

GOING TO EXTREMES
Science and Social Response

Sponsored by The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research

All talks will be held in the CSTPR Conference room on the University of Colorado Boulder campus (unless otherwise noted *) from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Free and open to the public.

March 5 at 12:00 PM
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN ALASKA: WHO IS DOING WHAT?

Location: CSTPR Conference Room | More Info
by Sarah Trainor
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks

March 12 at 12:00 PM
CHARACTERIZING, CREATING AND GOVERNING FLORIDA’S HURRICANE RISK

Location: CSTPR Conference Room | More Info
by Jessica Weinkle
Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder

* March 19, 2012
PANEL DISCUSSION - A HARD LOOK AT 'SREX': THE IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON EXTREMES
(Special Report)

Location: IBS Building, Room 155A | More Info
PANEL CONVENOR: William Travis, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado Boulder

April 2 at 12:00 PM
MAKING CLIMATE CHANGE LOCAL: HIGH-RESOLUTION DOWNSCALING OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION PROJECTIONS IN THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE

Location: CSTPR Conference Room | More Info
by Kelly Mahoney
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

* April 9 at 12:00 PM
WAG THE DOG: ETHICS, ACCURACY AND IMPACT OF THE SCIENCE OF EXTREMES IN POLITICAL DEBATES

Location: CIRES Auditorium | More Info
by Roger Pielke, Jr.
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado Boulder

April 30 at 12:00 PM
CHALLENGES IN ATTRIBUTION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES

Location: CSTPR Conference Room | More Info
by Randall M. Dole
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration