Meetings related to VarSITI:
10^th Workshop on Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere

10^th Workshop on Long-Term Changes and Trends
in the Atmosphere
May 14÷19, 2018, Hefei, China

web-address: http://trends2018.ustc.edu.cn/home.html

A limited amount of funding is available for travel support. Early career scientists from developing countries and graduate students will have priority. If your travel support is approved, you will receive the payment in cash during the workshop.

Procedures to pay your registration fee online:
(1) Go to registration page to fill out necessary information.
(2) Submit your registration and
you will receive an email confirmation. (with your CSTCloud ID and Password)
(3) Go to payment page to pay your registration fee with your credit card

In order to reserve the hotel room, you need to register the workshop first. Hotel reservation is within the registration page, the room rate (including buffet breakfast) is ~$60.

Workshop focus
Long-term changes to Earth’s atmosphere are becoming more and more relevant to the future of our world and it is paramount that we quantify and understand changes occurring at all levels within the coupled atmospheric system. The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, stratospheric ozone depletion, varying solar and geomagnetic activity, secular change of Earth’s magnetic field, and changing dynamics propagating up from the troposphere are some of the possible causes of long-term changes in the stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere. The goals of this workshop are to review the current state of knowledge about trends in these atmospheric regions, and to discuss what research is necessary for resolving inconsistencies, reducing uncertainties, and achieving a deeper understanding of middle and upper atmospheric climate change ? especially the relative influences of anthropogenic and solar effects. While the troposphere is not the main focus of the workshop, it is clear that it has a major role to play in middle and upper atmosphere trends; papers that demonstrate this relevance are also welcome. Topics on long-term variations of the atmosphere such as QBO, ENSO, MJO are all welcomed.

Venue
The workshop will be hosted at Swan Lake Hotel in Hefei, walking distance from University of Science and Technology in China. Hefei is the capital city of Anhui Province in central China, north of the Yangzi River that divides the province into two parts. The University of Science and Technology of China is a national research university in Hefei, Anhui, China, under the direct leadership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is a member of the C9 League formed by nine top universities in China. The hotel is adjencent to the Swan Lake.
100 rooms at Swan Lake Hotel has been reserved. Single rooms with en-suite bathrooms will be available for ~$60 per night and single rooms with shared bathroom facilities will be available for ~$50 per night. Both options include breakfast, internet, and VAT. If you require a double room, please contact the local organizing committee as soon as possible (e-mail: litao[at]ustc.edu.cn ). You will be able to book accommodation at the time of registration for the meeting through our website.

We will provide shuttles from and to the airport and railway station.

Social events
Monday evening banquet in the Swan Lake Hotel
Wednesday afternoon tour of Hefei and University of Science and Technology of China

Financial support
We will offer a reduced registration rate for early-career scientists and scientists from developing countries. In addition, we will offer a limited number of additional support packages on an application basis. Further details on eligibility and how to apply will be announced in late 2017.

The workshop is co-sponsored by: