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The Final Programme with Abstracts and the delegate list  for the CCN 2012 International Conference STAKEHOLDERS, NEXT GENERATION MODELS, AND RISK IN MANAGING CATCHMENT CHANGE held at Lancaster University, are available now.

CCN 2012 International Conference Programme including Abstracts

Delegate List

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the first GLUE (Generalised Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation) paper by Beven and Binley in 1992 and has, in addition, just passed 1000 citations on the Web of Science. The GLUE methodology has been controversial; viewed by some as simply wrong, by others as an earlier version of Approximate Bayesian Computation, and by others as a useful way of trying to reflect the impacts of epistemic errors on complex error structures in environmental modelling. This workshop reviewed the way in which the GLUE controversy has illuminated the debate about how to assess uncertainty in environmental models, the philosophy that underlies the GLUE methodology and examples of using GLUE in practice.

Presentations for the celebratory workshop ‘GLUE: 20 years on’ held at Lancaster University, 27-28th June 2012 are now available to view.

Session 1

1.

     Keith Beven, Lancaster University, UK

2.

     Andy Binley, Lancaster University, UK

3. 

     Ida Westerberg, Uppsala University, Sweden

4.

     Phil Younger, University of Wisconsin, USA

5.

      Sarka Blazkova, T G Masaryk Water Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

6.  

      Bettina Schaefli, Delft University of Technology, Switzerland

Session 2

7.

      Tobi Krueger, University of East Anglia, UK

8.  

       Chiara Medici, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

9.

       William Castaings, Université de Savoie, France

10.

      Paul Smith, Lancaster University, UK

11.

      Wouter Buytaert, Imperial College, London, UK

12.

      Jim Freer, University of Bristol, UK
 

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Govtoday presents Natural Environment 2012: Balancing Nature, Society and the Economy Conference and Exhibition, which will be held on the 12th June 2012 at the prestigious Brewery Conference Centre, London.

Natural Environment 2012: Balancing Nature, Society and the Economy will examine the first White Paper for over 20 years on the Natural Environment. ‘The Natural Choice: securing the value of nature’ was launched on the 7th June 2011 by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman MP, and placed the value of nature at the centre of choices that the nation must take.

Natural Environment 2012: Balancing Nature, Society and the Economy Conference and Exhibition will examine the Government’s proposals, debate the methodology and question the actions to protect the environment for future generations. It will look at strengthening the economy in a environmentally sustainable way to improve quality of life and well-being, and will highlight the requirements for industry participation, as well as the pivotal role that this sector will play in the meeting of targets.

For further information go to

To book your place please call 0161 238 8881 or email  quoting ref CAM6

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‘Payments for Ecosystem Services and Catchment Restoration’

Wednesday, 27th June 2012

Payments for Ecosystem Services are an increasingly topical mechanism for investing in the restoration of rivers catchments.  The WATER project was set up to investigate the role of wetted land within a catchment and identifying the assessment, techniques and economics of restoration.  This conference sets the two main objectives of the projects; firstly, a catchment portal that identifies the different brokers working across our rivers; and secondly, a series of guides aimed at setting up PES projects – The Upstream Thinking project is linked with the WATER project and is put under the microscope to showcase the processes involved in its creation, implementation and future.

For more information about the Conference (27^th), Conference Dinner (27^th) and Field Trip (28^th) and to reserve your place, no later than Monday 11^th June, please follow this link to the DRAFT Conference Programme and Booking Form.

We’ll be adding blog posts, updates and discussion points soon here, please check back shortly – thanks