The Call for Abstracts and Breakout Session Proposals for the 4th North American Carbon Program All-Investigators Meeting (4 – 7 February 2013 Albuquerque, NM, at the Hyatt Regency) has been released. The theme for this year is ‘The Next Decade of Carbon Cycle Research: From Understanding to Application’. Dr. Gyami Shresha, UGCRP’s Carbon Program Office Director, is part of the 4th NACP AIM4 Meeting Planning Committee, serving on two abstract solicitation and review panels. Members of the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) have been participating in the Planning Committee meeting. This meeting is targeted for carbon cycle science stakeholders in the North American region, particularly,
• NACP, AmeriFlux, and Fluxnet researchers & students
• Those interested in the carbon cycle of North America & adjacent waters
• Scientists and government managers associated with US, Canadian, and Mexican Carbon Programs
• Social scientists, policy makers, stakeholders, and others seeking to improve the scientific basis of
decision making.