ALTER-Net Summer School 2008 in France

3rd ALTER-NET SUMMER SCHOOL 2-14 SEPTEMBER 2008

ALTER-Net Summer School 2008

"Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services"

2-14 September 2008, Peyresq, France

now open for applications!

The summer school will be held at Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France and is organized by the ALTER-Net Summer School Secretariat at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany.

Summer School:

The ALTER-Net EU Network of Excellence will organize it´s third summer school from 2 to 14 September 2008 in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. The topic this year is "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services". The school is a unique opportunity to explore this important issue with 32 like-minded post-graduate students and young scientists mostly from Europe. About 23 speakers will give presentations on this subject in the morning and late afternoon. In the afternoon working groups will apply what they have learned in their case studies study with different themes. The Summer School Objectives:

The ALTER-Net Summer School will contribute to durable integration and spread of excellence within and beyond the network, with a view to promote interdisciplinary approaches.The 2008 Summer School will focus on:

* Biodiversity in Europe - state of the art;

* Monitoring and assessment;

* Critical ecosystem properties to sustain ecosystem services;

* Resilience of social and natural systems;

* Ecological and socio-economic modelling;

* Linking biodiversity research with policy and the public.

Costs:

No tuition is charged. 100% of housing and meal costs are supported for all the participants. Travel costs must be covered by the participants.

Housing:

Housing will be mostly in two- or three-bed rooms with shared bathrooms.

Eligibility:

Applications are solicited from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in disciplines working on global change or vulnerability assessments from EU or associated countries. Fluency in English is required.

To Apply:

Online information and the application form is available at:

www.pik-potsdam.de/alter-net/

Deadline:

All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be postmarked no later than 15 April 2008.

Conveners:

Wolfgang Cramer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

Rik Leemans, University of Wageningen, Netherlands

Sabine Lütkemeier, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

Dagmar Schröter, Umweltbundesamt, Vienna, Austria

Allan Watt, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, UK Set-up of the

For any further information please contact the Summer School Director:

Sabine Lütkemeier

Sabine.Luetkemeier@pik-potsdam.de