Apologies for cross posting...

Climate Change - Physics for A Sustainable World: ABSW Tea at The 
Institute of Physics, 23 October 2000

ABSW members are invited to meet Professor Alan Thorpe and Dr Tim 
Foxon at a special briefing for science writers to be held at the 
Institute of Physics (see below for address) on 23 October at 4pm 
before an evening seminar on 'Climate Change - physics for a 
sustainable world'. Professor Thorpe and Dr Foxon will be speaking at 
the seminar which will aim to explore the ways in which physics has 
contributed to the science and prediction of global climate change, 
and discuss the role physics is playing in the understanding of 
global sustainability issues. Technological advances such as in 
energy generation, transport and water resource technologies will be 
discussed.

Professor Thorpe is currently director of climate research at the 
Met. Office while on leave of absence from being head of the 
meteorology department at the University of Reading. Dr Foxon is in 
the Centre for Environmental Technology at Imperial College. As well 
as researching into sustainability of cities, Dr Foxon has also been 
a consultant on similar issues. He has also taken part in media 
debates on the climate change issue.

The format for the briefing session will be similar to ABSW lunches - 
tea, coffee and light refreshments will be provided. Journalists are 
also most welcome to stay on to the evening seminar itself. 
Pre-registration is essential, please contact Alice Larkin, at Public 
Affairs, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1N 3DH, 
Tel: 0207 470 4800, Email: [log in to unmask]
For further information on the seminar see 
http://www.iop.org/Policy/climate.html

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Dr Alice Larkin
Press Officer, Public Affairs
The Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
London W1B 1NT
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T +44 (0)20 7470 4800
F +44 (0)20 7470 4848

e-mail [log in to unmask]
website www.iop.org
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