Adapting to Climate Change Poster Session

Registration is required for attendance.

Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tentatively scheduled for 5:00 - 8:00PM

Penn State and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) will hold a poster session in conjunction with the WUN global challenge workshop “Adapting to Climate Change.”  Graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and researchers at Penn State and other WUN institutions are invited to participate in this poster session on Sunday, May 23, 2010 tentatively scheduled for 5:00pm - 8:00pm.

Research at WUN member institutions covers a wide range of subjects relevant to adaptation and climate change including: public health, food security, poverty, environmental risk, water security, and environmental justice, among others.  Those interested in participating in this poster session are invited to submit abstracts for research on topics with an emphasis on understanding and facilitating adaptive capacity to prepare for, and respond to, the impacts of climate change.  Areas of particular interest include:

•    Learning from past climatic extremes to inform adaptation strategies, both short term and long term
•    Technological and scientific advances to facilitate adaptation
•    Projecting regional and local climates for adaptation strategies
•    Ethical and political dimensions of adaptation strategies
•    Projecting economic, ecological, and other outcomes of adaptive strategies at multiple scales
•    Communication strategies on climate and uncertainty, merging scientific and traditional knowledge
•    Livelihood resilience and human security in both developed and developing countries subject to climate change

Registration is required to attend this event, please complete and submit the form below.
Deadline for registration and submission of poster abstracts is April 19th.
(Space is limited and posters will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.)

Registration is limited to Penn State and WUN senior researchers, faculty, and graduate students involved in research directly related to adapting to climate change.  If you are unsure of your eligibility to attend or present a poster, please contact Jen Shaffer at lxs64@psu.edu.

NOTE: Attendees of the WUN workshop only need to register separately for the poster session if they want to present a poster.

Poster session participants are responsible for the printing of their posters.  Poster boards will be supplied.  It is strongly recommended
that posters not exceed 36" x 46" to ensure they fit within the frame. Velcro tape MUST be used to hang your poster.  Pins, thumb tacks, or
tape of any kind are not permitted to be used on the poster boards.

Refreshments will be available for all registered participants.

Please contact Jen Shaffer at lxs64@psu.edu with any questions regarding your poster.

General questions regarding the poster session and reception can be directed to Lesley Moore ljm32@psu.edu.