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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Paramount Hotel, Oxford, UK
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:QUEST, NERC's directed programme for =
Earth system science, is pleased to announce its first Open Science Confere=
nce to be held on 26 - 29 March 2007 in Oxford, UK. Information about the p=
rogramme and how to register is available on http://quest.bris.ac.uk/worksh=
ops/OSC/index.html =0D=0A=0D=0AThis conference is intended to showcase a br=
oad cross-section of Earth system science research including some of the on=
going activities within QUEST. Abstracts are invited for posters and presen=
tations that address the "big questions" being pursued by QUEST:=0D=0A1. Ho=
w important are biotic feedbacks for 21st century climate change?=0D=0A2. H=
ow are climate and atmospheric composition regulated on time scales up to a=
 million years?=0D=0A3. (a) How much climate (change) is dangerous? (b) How=
 much climate change can be avoided by managing the biosphere?=0D=0A=0D=0AT=
he deadline for abstract submissions is 13th February 2007. For further enq=
uiries please contact the QUEST office on quest-info@bris.ac.uk.=0D=0A=0D=
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:QUEST Open Science Conference (OSC)
PRIORITY:3
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