The IASCLiP experimental forecast is prepared by the IASCLiP modelling working group with voluntary contributions from COAPS/FSU, RSMAS/UM, APCC, IRI, NMME and NOAA EMC & CPC.

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The transatlantic Helmholtz Research School for Ocean System Science and Technology (HOSST) aims to train the next generation of researchers in the key scientific areas critical for responsible resource utilization and management of the ocean with special emphasis on their "local ocean" – the North Atlantic.

HOSST pools the complementary expertise of the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, the Dalhousie University and the Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) and is organized around three themes which encompass key sensitivities of the North Atlantic to external forcing and resource exploitation: 4D Ocean Dynamics, Ecosystem Hotspots, and Seafloor Structures. Interactions within and between these themes regulate how the ocean system responds to both anthropogenic and natural change.

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Outlining WMO’s new strategy, including the proposed Global Framework for Climate Services, Jeremiah Lengoasa, WMO Deputy Secretary General, highlights their efforts in risk management and adaptation to climate change.

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After a long battle with illness, Dieter Perner died on 31 May 2012.

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Two WCRP/SPARC workshops will be held in November 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in conjunction with the SPARC Scientific Steering Group meeting: (1) Regional SPARC workshop with focus on the Southern Hemisphere and South America, 26-27 November; (2) WCRP workshop on climatic effects of ozone depletion in the Southern Hemisphere, 3-7 December. Note that limited funding is available for young scientists/students.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment with the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) for the position of Director of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), located at NOC’s Southampton headquarters.

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The May issue of the CLIVAR eBulletin includes news, opportunities and announcements.

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A session of particular interest to the SPARC community is on "Stratospheric and solar influences on surface climate" with invited speeches from Dave Thomson and Joanna Haigh.

The 3rd International Conference on Earth System Modelling (3ICESM) will be held on 17-21 September 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. Abstract submission deadline is 15 May.

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SPARC has started organising its 5th General Assembly to be held 12-17 January 2014 in Queenstown, New Zealand.

As for previous GAs, the programme is being structured around twelve oral presentation sessions and four poster sessions. Registration will open early 2013.

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The CLIVAR VAMOS Workshop on Modeling and Predicting Climate in the Americas will be held on 04-06 June 2012 in Petropolis, Brazil. Abstracts can be submitted until 5 May.

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