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Dear Friends, Colleagues, and past GRC attendees,

This is the first official announcement regarding this summer's Gordon Research Conference (GRC) entitled "Radiation and Climate". The conference will be held at:

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire

29 July to 3 August, 2007

The chairs are Bill Collins and Phil Russell and the vice-chairs are Qiang Fu and Christian Jakob. The website for this meeting is located under the main GRC website http://www.grc.org at http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2007&program=radclim.

The theme of the fifth Gordon Research Conference on Radiation and Climate is "Integrating multiscale measurements and models for key climate questions". The meeting will feature lectures, posters, and discussion regarding these issues. The meeting will focus on insights from new types of satellite and in situ data and from new approaches to modeling processes in the climate system.

The program on measurements will highlight syntheses of new satellite data on cloud, aerosols, and chemistry and syntheses of satellite and sub-orbital observations from field programs. The program on modeling will address both the evaluation of cloud-resolving and regional aerosol models using new types of measurements and the evidence for processes and physics missing from global models.

If you wish to attend this conference, go to http://www.grc.org and click on 'FOR ATTENDEES'. Then, click on 'ONLINE APPLICATION', highlight in the drop-down menu 'Radiation and Climate', hit GO, and fill in the 'ONLINE CONFERENCE APPLICATION'. At that time, fill in the required information regarding posters if you wish to present one at the conference. If your application is accepted you will be notified via email (we generally have between 120 and 135 attendees). When your application is accepted you will receive a personalized registration link. Please complete the registration promptly after receiving the link. Registration has to take place at least 3 weeks prior to the conference start (i.e., before July 8, 2007). The registration fee is $775 USD for a single-occupancy room and $710 for a double-occupancy room. This fee covers accommodations and three meals/day from Sunday evening 29 July to Friday morning 3 August.

You are advised to read the GRC instructions carefully. They are clear and concise, and the entire application/registration process should end up taking less than 30 minutes in total. Some funds are available primarily to help cover the travel and registration costs incurred by student attendees. As the level of funding is very finite, you should apply as soon as possible.

There is much information available on the GRC's website (http://www.grc.org/). If you are not familiar with the GRC, it is worthwhile clicking on 'ABOUT GRC' and then on 'WHAT IS GRC?'. Also, check the 'SITE & TRAVEL LINKS' for Colby-Sawyer College.

The format of this GRC is like that of previous GRCs:

* Three lectures between breakfast and lunch

* Free-time after lunch until dinner

* Two lectures after dinner

* Social gathering after 9:30 PM.

There will, however, be poster sessions (optional attendance) Monday through Thursday between 4 and 6 PM. There is space for about 40 posters, so there may be a need to filter out requests for posters.

One of the GRC's main goals is to bridge the gap between established scientists and those just entering, or on the verge of entering, the field. To help realize this goal, GRCs are characterized by plenty of time for informal discussions outside the lecture theatre, as alluded to in the previous paragraph. Moreover, GRC lectures and discussions are, in theory, "off-the-record".

Please forward this email to anyone who you think might be interested in attending.

Sincerely,

Bill and Phil