date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:47:02 -0600 from: jto@paleosun.ngdc.noaa.gov (Jonathan T. Overpeck) subject: Important Meeting to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk Keith: Here's the official letter.... Please let me know asap if you can make it to this key meeting. Thanks and hope all is going well! Peck Dear Colleagues, The PAGES SSC and CLIVAR SSG intend to establish a joint working group (WG) with the aim of promoting paleoclimatic studies relevant to the objectives of CLIVAR and using the expertise of the CLIVAR modellers to provide better interpretations of paleoclimatic data. This PAGES/CLIVAR WG will be co-chaired by JC. Duplessy and J. Overpeck. The purpose of this letter is to alert you to the fact that you will soon receive an official invitation to participate as a member of this WG and to attend the first meeting of the WG in October. The first CLIVAR workshop devoted to the study of decadal an centennial variability will be held in Villefranche sur mer (France) during the week Oct. 28 to November 1st. One of the first objectives of the PAGES/CLIVAR WG should be to prepare a presentation for this meeting that 1) summarizes the main paleo activities which are relevant to CLIVAR and 2) suggests strategies for increased PAGES-CLIVAR interaction. For this reason, the most efficient time/place for the first PAGES/CLIVAR WG meeting would be just before the Villefranche CLIVAR meeting. Although the WG is not yet formally established, both PAGES and CLIVAR offices will soon organize the first meeting of the WG in Villefranche sur mer on Oct. 24-25, 1996. Attached is the preliminary participant list. A more complete description of PAGES/CLIVAR interests (including the official terms of reference) will be sent to you later in the summer. Please note that you are also encouraged (optional) to attend the Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 CLIVAR meeting just following our WG meeting. We hope that the Oct 24-25 date is open for you and that you will be able to participate as a member of the PAGES/CLIVAR WG. Please respond to either of us as soon as possible with news of whether you can participate (expenses paid) or not. Thank you. Jonathan Overpeck and Jean-Claude Duplessey (Co-chairs) List of invited participants: E. Barron , L. Bengtsson , R. Bradley, K. Briffa, M. Cane , J. Cole, W. Curry, J-C. Duplessy, M. Gagan, M. Hughes , S. Joussame , J. Jouzel, T. Oba , J. Overpeck , J. Paetzold , D. Rind, J. Shukla, L. Thompson Dr. Jonathan T. Overpeck NOAA Paleoclimatology Program National Geophysical Data Center 325 Broadway E/GC Boulder, CO 80303 tel: 303-497-6172 fax: 303-497-6513 jto@ngdc.noaa.gov