Initial Planning Workshop
Reading, UK
20 - 21st July 2000
Please note there were no formal proceedings from this meeting; discussions helped with the overall evolution of the GECAFS Project.
Objectives
- To agree general science areas and their thematic, spatial and temporal scope
- To refine example questions
- To plan next steps
Thursday 20 July
Welcome to Reading - Peter Gregory
Introduction to workshop and objectives, report on project developments and evolution of proposed Science Foci - John Ingram Discussion for points of clarification
5-min overviews of relevant aspects for collaborative studies
| IGBP | Overview: John Ingram; GCTE: Peter Gregory; GLOBEC: Manuel Barange; LUCC (joint Core Project with IHDP): Günther Fischer |
| IHDP | Overview: Maarit Thiem; GECHS: Mike Brklacich; IT: Louis Vieira; IDGEC: Paul Mathieu |
| WCRP | Overview: Doug Whelpdale; CLIVAR: Fred Semazzi |
| CGIAR | Louis Verchot |
| FAO | Wulf Killman |
Discussion of proposed Science Foci in light of Core Project overviews
Charge to three Working Groups
Friday 21 July
Working Groups report back
Discussion and “harmonisation” of Foci-level questions
Final discussion and Next Steps