Extreme Events -- June 7-9, 2000

A workshop convened by Columbia University's Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes and the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, this workshop brought together a diverse set of experts to discuss the potential for an integrated approach to "extreme events." The goal of the workshop was to develop specific recommendations for a program of knowledge generation, dissemination, and application. The workshop included panel discussions of issues such as:

Visit the Extreme Events Workshop's site and view the Final Report of the conference at http://www.esig.ucar.edu/extremes/