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CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events
CREATED:20180717T122419
SUMMARY:Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Science Day
LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland
DESCRIPTION:GCOS Science Day, 22 October, 2018, Helsinki, Finland\n\nThis year GCOS org
 anizes its annual Steering Committee meeting from 23 to 26 October, 2018 in
  Helsinki, FINLAND. In conjunction with the GCOS Steering Committee Meeting
 , there will be a GCOS Science Day on Monday, 22 October 2018, at the premi
 ses of the Finnish Meteorological Institute.\n\nThe Science Day aims at inf
 orming the regional and national community on activities related to systema
 tic climate observations and their relevance to pressing environmental conc
 erns.\nIn the past years, the Science Day had convened climate scientists a
 nd observation experts from South Africa, South America and China, and faci
 litated valuable exchange of news and views.\nIn 2018, the Finnish and regi
 onal community is invited to present local actions with regard to climate o
 bservations, science and adaptation in the Arctic region. \n\nThe GCOS Scie
 nce Day will consist of 4 sessions:\n\n1-GCOS activities in global and regi
 onal context\n2-Arctic now and tomorrow\n3-Science-based information for de
 cision makers\n4-Climate change and observing initiatives\n\nMore details o
 n the venue, speakers and talks will be published later.\n\nMore info about
  GCOS:\nhttps://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-syste
 m\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>GCOS Science Day, 22 October, 2018, Helsinki, Finland</strong><b
 r /><br />This year GCOS organizes its annual Steering Committee meeting fr
 om 23 to 26 October, 2018 in Helsinki, FINLAND. In conjunction with the GCO
 S Steering Committee Meeting, there will be a GCOS Science Day on Monday, 2
 2 October 2018, at the premises of the Finnish Meteorological Institute.<br
  /><br />The Science Day aims at informing the regional and national commun
 ity on activities related to systematic climate observations and their rele
 vance to pressing environmental concerns.<br />In the past years, the Scien
 ce Day had convened climate scientists and observation experts from South A
 frica, South America and China, and facilitated valuable exchange of news a
 nd views.<br />In 2018, the Finnish and regional community is invited to pr
 esent local actions with regard to climate observations, science and adapta
 tion in the Arctic region. <br /><br /><strong>The GCOS Science Day will co
 nsist of 4 sessions:<br /></strong><br />1-GCOS activities in global and re
 gional context<br />2-Arctic now and tomorrow<br />3-Science-based informat
 ion for decision makers<br />4-Climate change and observing initiatives<br 
 /><br />More details on the venue, speakers and talks will be published lat
 er.<br /><br />More info about GCOS:<br /><a href="https://public.wmo.int/e
 n/programmes/global-climate-observing-system">https://public.wmo.int/en/pro
 grammes/global-climate-observing-system</a></p>
DTSTAMP:20260418T082736Z
DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20181022
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20181023
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