date: Fri May 25 16:30:41 2007
from: Tim Osborn <t.osborn@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Fwd: Invitation as Speaker at the Conference Communicating Climate
to: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>, Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>, "Sarah Raper" <S.Raper@mmu.ac.uk>, Nathan Gillett <n.gillett@uea.ac.uk>

   Hi IPCC authors...
   would any of you be interested in a trip to Prague in late September to make a keynote on:
   "How can we make sure that the public understands basic facts the physical science of
   climate change?"
   I'll be declining as it's immediately before my heavy 1st-year teaching begins.  But I can
   suggest an alternative if you want.  The attached flyer is interesting, together with the
   meeting itself, because of the climate sceptical position take very firmly by the current
   Czech president, who has even written a book on the subject I believe!
   "Blue, not green planet" by President Vaclav Klaus.
   At first I thought it might be a meeting for sceptics to support the president's position,
   but the flyer and the programme of speakers don't give this impression -- indeed it sounds
   more like they are wanting to criticise their president's position!
   Let me know if anyone's interested!
   Tim

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     From: "Eva van de Rakt" <v.d.rakt@boell.cz>
     To: <t.osborn@uea.ac.uk>
     Cc: "'Anka Dobslaw '" <dobslaw@boell.cz>
     Subject: Invitation as Speaker at the Conference Communicating Climate Science,
     September 25, 2007, Prague
     Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 17:11:46 +0200
     Organization: Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung Prag
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     Dear Tim Osborn,

     On the occasion of the expert conference "Communicating Climate Science after IPCC -
     Exchanging Experiences on Communicating Scientific Concepts and Results on Climate
     Change"  we would like to cordially invite you as a main speaker.

     The conference is organized by the Environmental Centre of the Charles University Prague
     and the Prague Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation and will take place at the
     Charles University in Prague on September 25, 2007.

     Please find the draft concept and programme of the conference attached.
     We would appreciate if you could share your expert knowledge with the participants in
     panel no. 1 (9:15-10:45) on the issue: How can we make sure that the public understands
     basic facts the physical science of climate change?

     The working language will be English.

     Please feel free to contact us for further information.
     Thanks in advance for your answer.

     Sincerely,

     Eva van de Rakt
     Director

     Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung
     Spalena 23
     110 00 Prague 1
     Czech Republic
     Tel.: +420 251 814 175
     Fax: +420 251 814 174
     Email: [1]v.d.rakt@boell.cz

