Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel
Denver, Colorado
March 9 - March 11, 2010

Welcome to the Climate Change Conference. Over the three days of the conference, we will focus on:

• Providing USGS Global Change scientists information they need to support the Department of the Interior Secretarial Order No. 3289, Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on America’s Water, Land, and Other Natural and Cultural Resources
• Providing USGS scientists opportunities to hear from the Department of the Interior, the USGS Office of Global Change, other DOI agencies, and national and international organizations about their program goals, strategic directions, and science needs
• Showcasing current USGS Global Change science and coordinating future USGS research plans within the national and international context
• Implementing the USGS Science Strategy through the USGS Science Planning Process

 

DRAFT Global Change Science Strategy

We have posted the draft global change science strategy developed last year by scientists on the Global Change Science Advisory Council.  This draft document will serve as a starting point for work of the Global Change planning team appointed by the Director.  It also served as a basis for organizing the scientific presentations for the USGS Climate Change Science Conference: Understanding the Past, Informing the Future.

DRAFT Global Change Science Strategy [May 15, 2010, 38Kb, MS Word]

Focus Areas

1. Paleo-reconstructions of climate change and ecological responses
2. Global change effects on ecosystems and linkages among water, soils, biota, and land use
3. Incorporating global change science into resource management decisions
4. Modeling and projection of resource response to global change
5. Results or status of projects funded through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process

Submissions

Abstracts must be submitted online only at:https://my.usgs.gov/eventManager/
USGS users: Log in using your USGS email (username@usgs.gov) and Lotus Notes Internet password.

We urge authors to synthesize their global change research in a single abstract. If you feel your research topics cannot be combined you may submit a second abstract; however, your second submission will only be considered if space is available.

Important Dates

• December 23, 2009: Call for abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations
• January 21, 2010: Conference registration opens
• February 5, 2010: Deadline for abstracts submissions for Posters and Oral Presentations
• March 9 – March 11, 2010: Global Change Conference

Further Information

Please contact the committee at globalchangeconf@usgs.gov for assistance.