BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3beb7b27112024d99c4271be1532321c CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events CREATED:20180312T150617 SUMMARY:6th Annual Summer School on Sustainable Climate Risk Management LOCATION:Penn State\, USA DESCRIPTION:Applications are now open for the 6th Annual Summer School on Sustainable C limate Risk Management (http://www.scrimhub.org/opportunities/summer-school /), which will take place 30 July - 3 August 2018 at Penn State.\n \nThe Ne twork for Sustainable Climate Risk Management's (SCRiM) (http://www.scrimhu b.org/) annual summer school is designed to foster opportunities for collab oration between scholars and practitioners while providing a solid foundati on in the broad, multidisciplinary knowledge, tools, and methods of the div erse fields participating in the network.\nA key focus of the workshop will be developing a common vocabulary to help foster enhanced cross-disciplina ry communication, catalyzing the potential for future research and decision support collaborations. Participants will also gain hands-on experience wi th key methods and tools including:\n\n - use of simple models in a transdi sciplinary framework\n - analysis of relevant datasets\n - values-informed robust decisionmakingThis program is targeted at all postdocs, advanced gra duate students, and early-career professionals in the decisionmaking and po licy communities who are working on issues related to climate risk. Potenti al candidates representing NGOs and state or local agencies are strongly en couraged to apply.\nIn most cases, lodging, meals, registration, and travel costs will be fully covered for participants. International applicants are welcomed.\nApply (http://www.scrimhub.org/opportunities/summer-school/) by Saturday 8 April 2018\nProgram details: http://scrimhub.org/opportunities/ summer-school/ (http://scrimhub.org/opportunities/summer-school/)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Applications are now open for the 6th Annual Summer School on Sustainable Climate Risk Management, which wi ll take place 30 July - 3 August 2018 at Penn State.

The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management's (SCRiM) annual summ er school is designed to foster opportunities for collaboration between sch olars and practitioners while providing a solid foundation in the broad, mu ltidisciplinary knowledge, tools, and methods of the diverse fields partici pating in the network.

A key focus of the workshop will be developing a common vocabulary to help foster enhanced cross-disciplinary communicati on, catalyzing the potential for future research and decision support colla borations. Participants will also gain hands-on experience with key methods and tools including:

This program is targeted at all po stdocs, advanced graduate students, and e arly-career professionals in the decisionmaking and policy communities who are working on issues related to climate risk. Potential candidate s representing NGOs and state or local agencies are strongly encouraged to apply.

In most cases, lodging, meals, registration, and travel costs will be fully covered for participants. International applicants are welcom ed.

Apply by Saturday 8 April 2018

Program details: http://scrimhub.org/opportunities/summer-school/

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