Media Advisory: Friday teleconference to discuss IPCC assessment- 12:00 Noon Eastern Time call with lead authors and editors -
Newswise — BOULDER--The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release the first major segment of its new assessment report in Stockholm this Friday, September 27. Four U.S. scientists who helped write and edit the assessment will take part in a teleconference for the media.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in conjunction with research universities, will present the teleconference at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Pacific) on September 27.
The teleconference is in addition to an earlier press conference in Stockholm, organized by the IPCC. (For details about the Stockholm press conference, see http://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/press_information.shtml#.UjzEOrx1Go8)
The NCAR-hosted teleconference is for media only.
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-- Linda Mearns, NCAR, Chapter 1 review editor (Introduction)
-- Brian Soden, University of Miami, Chapter 2 lead author (Observations: Atmosphere and Surface)
-- Gerald Meehl, NCAR, Chapter 11 lead author (Near-term Climate Change: Projections and Predictability)
-- Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado, Chapter 13 lead author (Sea Level Change)
-----TELECONFERENCE DIAL-IN INSTRUCTIONS-----
Reporters in the United States:1-800-916-9049
Reporters outside the United States:1-212-231-2932
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