WCRP Open Science Conference

The venue of the OSC will be the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.

Each day will have a daily theme that reflects one integrative aspect of the WCRP program. A plenary session will begin each day with two high level talks that focus on challenges and advancements in major, cross-cutting issues. After the Plenary, there will be a Poster session that addresses the daily theme as well as those that are relevant to the Parallel Sessions for the day. No more than three parallel sessions will occur each day after lunch, and these will also include major integrative topics for WCRP. The OSC will conclude with plenary discussions on the final day, adjourning just after noon.

Special
Session/Meeting

Monday 24th: The Climate System Components and Their Interactions
Scientific Challenges pertainig to interactions of the climate system components
Opportunities of Earth system prediction across the physical climate system and biological/human/ecosystems

Tuesday 25th: Observation and Analysis of the Climate System
Challenges of a sustaines climate observing system
Opportunities of analysis and prediction of the global hydrological cycles
Ocean observing system

Wednesday 26th: Assessing and Improving Model and Predictive Capabilities
Seamless science from weather to climate: challenges and progress in improving models
Challenges in progress in seasonal to decadal prediction on regional scales
Long-term climate change: forcing, response and climate sensitivity

Thursday 27th: Climate Synthesis and Assessments, and Future Challenges
Atmospheric composition, mitigation policies and irreversible change
Cryosphere and sea-level variability and change
Attribution of extreme events

Meeting Structure
The venue of the OSC will be the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Each day will have a daily theme that reflects one integrative aspect of the WCRP program. A plenary session will begin each day with two high level talks that focus on challenges and advancements in major, cross-cutting issues. After the Plenary, there will be a Poster session that addresses the daily theme as well as those that are relevant to the Parallel Sessions for the day. No more than three parallel sessions will occur each day after lunch, and these will also include major integrative topics for WCRP. The OSC will conclude with plenary discussions on the final day, adjourning just after noon.
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7:30-8:30	Breakfast
8:30-10:00	Plenary Session
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-12:00	Poster Session				Plenary
12:00-13:30	Lunch				End of Conference
13:30-15:30	Parallel Sessions
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-18:00	Parallel Sessions
Post 18:00	Reception	Special Session/Meeting	Special Session/Meeting	Conference Dinner

Daily Themes and Related Topicsfor Plenary Talks
Monday 24th: The Climate System Components and Their Interactions Scientific Challenges pertainig to interactions of the climate system components Opportunities of Earth system prediction across the physical climate system and biological/human/ecosystems
Tuesday 25th: Observation and Analysis of the Climate System Challenges of a sustaines climate observing system Opportunities of analysis and prediction of the global hydrological cycles Ocean observing system
Wednesday 26th: Assessing and Improving Model and Predictive Capabilities Seamless science from weather to climate: challenges and progress in improving models Challenges in progress in seasonal to decadal prediction on regional scales Long-term climate change: forcing, response and climate sensitivity
Thursday 27th: Climate Synthesis and Assessments, and Future Challenges Atmospheric composition, mitigation policies and irreversible change Cryosphere and sea-level variability and change Attribution of extreme events
Friday 28th: Translating scientific understanding of climate system into climate information for decision makers Political challenges of scientific assessments Climate services Building adaptive capacity to climate variability and change in developing countries
Topics for Parallel Sessions
Monday 24th: Predictability, initialization and prediction: seasonal to multi-decadal Extreme climate events and their attribution Land, water, hydrology and climate
Tuesday 25th: Variability and predictability of regional climate and monsoons Climate observations, reprocessing, reanalysis, and climate data records Understanding processes, clouds and dynamics in climate
Wednesday 26th: Assessing the reliability of climate models, CMIP5 Variability and change: diagnostic and empirical studies Radiative forcing and chemistry-climate coupling
Thursday 27th: Oceans and seal level: dynamics, variability and change Cryosphere and climate Anthropogenic climate change

Meeting Structure

Daily Themes and Related Topicsfor Plenary Talks

Topics for Parallel Sessions