[Foss4g2009] Fwd: FOSS4G 2009 Climate Change Keynote Speaker

[Mark Leslie]

I don't think we could ask for a better candidate on this topic.

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Bruce Bannerman wrote:
> We have been very fortunate attract Professor Andy Pitman as our Key Note
> speaker on Climate Change at FOSS4G-2009.
> 
> http://profiles.science.unsw.edu.au/apitman/
> 
> 
> I understand from fellow managers at the National Climate Centre in the
> Bureau of Meteorology that Andy is well respected in his field and
> considered one of Australia's best communicators on climate modeling issues.
> He comes highly recommended from a number of senior people in the National
> Climate Centre.
> 
> Andy's proposed outline of his keynote talk is included below.
> 
> One point that he would like to make strongly is that all models used in
> Climate Change analysis (including software) should be open and available as
> Open Source to allow public scrutiny and improvement.
> 
> Andy is also keen to attract developers to help with Climate Modeling.
> 
> 30 minutes is OK for his talk.
> 
> 
> 
> Attached is Professor Andy Pitman's bio.
> 
> 
> 
> I propose that we accept Professor Pitman as our Climate Change Keynote
> Speaker.
> 
> 
> Bruce Bannerman
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Sent: Monday, 15 June 2009 3:55 PM
>> To: Bruce Bannerman; Andy Pitman
>> Subject: Re: FW: Geospatial conference and Climate Change
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> bio attached
>>
>> bullets:
>>
>>    1. what are climate models
>>    2. how are they built
>>    3. how are they evaluated
>>    4. why they matter
>>
>> and then
>>
>>    1. what issues arise from 2, 3 and 4
>>    2. ways forward to address these issues - involving open source
>>       philosophies
>>
>>
> 
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