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The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss alpine setting for keynote lectures, workshops and poster sessions on the occasion of the seventh NCCR Climate Summer School 2008.

The topics covered at the NCCR Climate Summer School 2008 will include:
* pertinent aspects of climate physics and dynamics, extreme events
* climate phenomena and processes from seasonal to centennial time ranges
* assessment of predictability, and approaches to operational prediction
* associated impacts of climate change and variability
The Summer School invites young researchers from all fields of climate research. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate and climate impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion in smaller groups. All Summer School participants are expected to present a poster of their research and there will be ample opportunity for discussion.

Lecturers for keynotes and workshops (confirmed):
International speakers: K. Emanuel (MIT, USA); P. Jones (U East Anglia, UK); F. Molteni (ICTP Trieste, I); J. Slingo (U Reading, UK); A. Slingo (U Reading, UK); R. Sutton (U Reading, UK) and others.
Swiss speakers: C. Appenzeller (MeteoSwiss); H.C. Davies (ETH Zurich); J. Fuhrer (ART); P. Heck (SwissRE); U. Lohmann (ETH Zurich); C. Maetzler (U Bern); C. Schär (ETH Zurich); T.F. Stocker (U Bern); G. Stephan (U Bern); M. Wild (ETH Zurich) and others.

The summer school is open to young researchers (PhD students and Post-Docs) worldwide. Participation is highly competitive and will be limited to a maximum of 70. The registration fee (1400 CHF) includes full board accommodation, excursion and teaching material. A small number of grants will be available for students from developing countries.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 20 DECEMBER 2007
Successful applicants will be notified in February 2008.

On-line information, the preliminary programme and the application form are available at