Call for Papers: The 20th International Congress of Biometeorology (ICB2014)

 Call for Papers: The 20th International Congress of Biometeorology (ICB2014)

The International Society of Biometeorology will hold its 20th International Congress of Biometeorology (ICB2014) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA from 28 September - 1 October 2014. ICB2014 is co-sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). 

ICB2014 embraces all areas of biometeorology, with a focus primarily on the theme "Adaptation to Climate Risks". Over the past two decades, climate and meteorological science has been increasingly integrated with biological, ecological, and social science to develop more sophisticated means to identify climatological risks and to provide the operational framework to deal with these risks on biota, from microorganisms to humans. This has led to unprecedented cooperation between atmospheric and social scientists from a broad array of disciplines. The theme reflects local and regional environmental priorities, and fosters an international comparison of risk analyses and associated intervention and evaluation activities. 

Among the general paper and poster sessions, there will be a number of special sessions: 

human health challenges in a world with increasing climate variations

agriculture and forest biometeorology

extreme event warning methodology and implementation

national and local governmental responses to potential climate risk

climate challenges in the developing world

risk communication

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and atmospheric hazard vulnerability

historical trend analysis and an evaluation of changes in extreme event frequencies

Universal Thermal Climate Index

phenological evaluation of climate change and variability

climate and tourism

animal response and adaptation to a changing climate

contribution of livestock to climate change and mitigation

aerobiology and human health

aging in a changing climate

water-borne disease and climate 

For full details visit http://www.icb2014.com.