Sept. 29, 2010

Dean Rosina M. Bierbaum is joining science colleagues from around the nation today in delivering a National Climate Adaptation Summit Report to President Obama's science adviser. The report is based on last springí¢â‚¬â„¢s National Climate Adaptation Summit, of which Dean Bierbaum was co-chair.

The report's release can be viewed as a live streamed webcast. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. EST, and takes places in the main auditorium of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Building in Washington, D.C. The report, as well as webcast instructions, can be found at http://www.joss.ucar.edu/events/2010/ncas/report_release_webcast.html.

The summit was convened in Washington, D.C. on May 25-27 by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) as a result of a May 2009 conversation between the Presidentí¢â‚¬â„¢s Science and Technology Adviser, Dr. John Holdren, and the UCAR Board of Trustees.

The report will be presented to Dr. Holdren by the summit co-chairs and members of the summit planning committee. Speakers include:

• John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Shere Abbott, Associate Director for Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Dean Bierbaum
• Jack Fellows, Vice President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• oyce Coffee, Director of Project Development, Policy, and Research; Chicago Department of Environment
• David Evans, Director, Center for Sustainability: Earth, Energy & Climate, Noblis, Inc.
• Jerry Melillo, Senior Scientist, the Ecosystem Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Frank Nutter, President, Reinsurance Association of America.

UCAR is a consortium of 75 universities offering Ph.D.s in the atmospheric and related sciences that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research and provides additional services through the UCAR Community Programs.