date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:48:05 +0100 from: "Irene Lorenzoni" subject: Fw: Communicating Climate Change Workshop - Washington DC, November to: , , , "Tyndall All UEA" Dear All, apologies for any cross-postings. Please find attached information on a fully-funded workshop for young British climate scientists. The workshop is called "Communicating Climate Change: Science and Media Networking for the Future" and is being held in Washington, DC from November 15-18, 2006. Seven candidates from the US and seven candidates from the UK will be selected to participate in the program. Travel and expenses will be fully funded by the British Council USA. The competition is open to PhD students in their final year of research or early post-doctoral researchers in fields related to climate change; all applicants must be American or British scientists currently living and working in the US and UK. Completed applications must be submitted to the British Council USA by no later than September 22, 2006 (see below for details). Please distribute to anyone else who may be interested. Thank you Irene Dr Irene Lorenzoni Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK Tel: + 44 (0)1603 593173 Fax: + 44 (0)1603 593127 E-mail: i.lorenzoni@uea.ac.uk School of Environmental Sciences: www.uea.ac.uk/env Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research: www.tyndall.ac.uk CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: WORKSHOP ON COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE Young American Scientists Invited to Apply for Fully-Funded Workshop at American University The British Council USA, the UK's international organization for educational and cultural relations, in partnership with American University and SeaWeb/COMPASS, encourages early career scientists involved in climate change research to apply for the International Networking for Young Scientists (INYS) program in Washington, DC. Designed to develop scientists' skills in communicating climate change science to the media, "Communicating Climate Change: Science and Media Networking for the Future" will bring prominent environmental journalists together with young researchers from the US and the UK to discuss issues in climate change communication and create a lasting collaborative network. "Communicating Climate Change: Science and Media Networking for the Future" will take place at American University November 15-18, 2006. The four-day workshop includes intensive, hands-on media training by SeaWeb/COMPASS; participants will also hear from several prominent journalists from US and UK publications, including Michelle Nijhuis, contributing editor for High Country News, and NPR science correspondent Christopher Joyce. Approximately seven candidates from the US and seven candidates from the UK will be selected to participate in the program. Travel and expenses will be fully funded by the British Council USA. The competition is open to PhD students in their final year of research or early post-doctoral researchers in fields related to climate change; all applicants must be American or British scientists currently living and working in the US and UK. Completed applications must be submitted to the British Council USA by no later than September 22, 2006. Successful candidates will be selected and notified by October 1, 2006. For more information or to download an application form, please visit www.britishcouncil.org/usa-science. Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\USAINYS.pdf"