A Statistical Consensus on Global Warming

26-27 October 2007
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

Agenda

Friday, 26 October 2007
Venue: Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

8:00 - 8:30   Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00   Welcome and Introductions
David Marker: Overview of workshop
9:00 - 10:30   Session 1: Observations of Climate
Kevin Trenberth : Presentation
Writing Leader: Peter Guttorp
10:30 - 10:45   Break
10:45 - 12:15   Session 2: Detection and Attribution of Climate Change
Ben Santer: Presentation
Writing Leader: Mark Berliner
12:15 - 1:15   Lunch
1:15 - 2:45   Session 3: Climate Model Evaluation
Jim Berger: Presentation
Writing Leader: Michael Stein
2:45 - 3:00   Break
3:00 - 4:30   Session 4: Operational Attribution
Myles Allen: Presentation
Writing Leader: Noel Cressie
4:30 - 5:15   Session 5: Human Health Effects of Climate Change
Francesca Dominici Presentation

Writing Leader: Yasmin Said
5:15 - 6:45   Reception

Saturday, 27 October 2007
Venue: Foothills Laboratory 1, EOL Atrium

8:00 - 8:30   Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00   Session 6: Paleoclimate
Ed Wegman: Presentation
Writing Leader: Peter Bloomfield
10:00 - 10:15   Break
10:15 - 11:45   Session 7: Climate and Weather Extremes
Francis Zwiers: Presentation
Writing Leader: Claudia Tebaldi
11:45 - 12:30   Writing Leader Summaries
12:30 - 1:30   Lunch
1:30 - 2:30   Writing Leader Summaries (cont.)
2:30 - 3:00   How the Government Views the Role of Statistics in Climate Change
Ron Fecso: Presentation
3:00 - 3:15   Break
3:15 - 5:30   Revised Recommendations
David Marker / Mary Christman
5:30   WORKSHOP ADJOURNS