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EcoRes Forum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the free exchange of knowledge and ideas concerning society and climate change, invites you to join us for the first in a series of online e-conferences focusing on the ethical, political and socio-cultural aspects of climate change. The series, which will be offered free of charge, starts off in April 2007 with a two-week dialogue on a topic of increasing urgency: expanding and accelerating an ecocentric philosophy among societies around the world. Online E-Conference: 14-30 April 2007

The purpose of this solicitation is to select the Applicants best qualified to carry out climate change-related research. Each of the six research topics covered in this solicitation represents a major variable in the overall picture of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and climate change in a California context. Research funded by this solicitation will contribute toward a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between GHG emissions factors and climate change and how best to adapt to and/or mitigate its negative impacts.

Sustainable Development Law and Policy is accepting submissions for its annual Climate Law issue. If you would like to submit an article for consideration in the Winter 2008 issue on Climate Law, please send your paper or a summary of your topic to sdlp@wcl.american.edu ASAP. SDLP's annual climate issue, The Climate Law Reporter, hopes to provide a forum for practitioners to discuss the rapidly developing events in climate law. We are hoping to evaluate climate law on an international, regional, and national scale. SDLP aims to represent a range of viewpoints, including those from academia, the private sector, public sector, multilateral organizations, and others. Please view our Winter 2007 Climate Law Reporter at http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/sustainabledevelopment/2007/07winter.pdf?rd=1 Requirements for Submissions: • Articles or abstracts should be submitted to sdlp@wcl.american.edu. • Articles must be no longer than 15 pages (double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman print). • Articles should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word or a Word-compatible software program. • All articles should attempt to follow the format presented in previous issues of SDLP. This includes an introduction, which outlines the rest of the article, and a conclusion. Please refer to the link to "Back Issues" for examples. • Please provide complete citations to every fact, opinion, statement, and quote that is not your original idea. Complete citations include: the name and author of the cited document, title of publication or publisher, date of publication, relevant page numbers, and specific website address. • We encourage the submission of photographs and graphics to accompany your article. Please send proof of permission to use others' images. • Please include a 3-4 sentence biography of yourself and indicate whether you would like your email address included with the published article. We reserve the right to reject submissions and hold all submissions on file for later publication. We also reserve the right to revise your submission and/or cut text. You will have the opportunity to accept or reject any revisions. SDLP accepts submission of timely articles that have already been published elsewhere, so long as permission of the previous publisher is received.

DISCCRS is an interdisciplinary initiative for recent Ph.D. graduates conducting research related to climate change and its impacts. Ph.D. requirements completed April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2007 in any discipline related to climate change and impacts. Recent Ph.D. graduates from all disciplines and countries are invited to join the DISCCRS network and apply to be a DISCCRS symposium scholar. Thirty-six applicants will be selected by an interdisciplinary committee of research scientists. Symposium: September 10 - 17, 2007