MIT Global Change Forum
The
MIT Global
Change Forum has gained an international reputation for serious,
frank, informed discussion of global change issues. The Forum meetings
provide a non-official, neutral setting for analysis and discussion
of science and policy aspects of global change, and for independent
assessment of studies and policy proposals. Each Forum brings together
a group of 60 to 100 representatives of industry, government, international
bodies, and research groups for discussion of the evolving understanding
of the science and policy aspects of the climate issue. In this way,
the work of the Program is provided in an open way to industry and non-profit
groups and to national and international policy-making bodies.
The MIT Global Change Forum series is organised within the MIT
Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change, which
was founded in 1991 as an interdisciplinary organization that conducts
research, independent policy analysis, and public communication on issues
of global environmental change. It is not a degree-granting entity.
The Joint Program combines the capabilities of two pre-existing MIT
research centers: the Center
for Global Change Science and the Center
for Energy & Environmental Policy Research. It brings together
an interactive group
of faculty, staff and student researchers. Resources of the parent centers
are strengthened by links to the Marine Biological Laboratory's Ecosystems
Center in Woods Hole, Mass., to the MIT
Climate Modeling Initiative, and other MIT
environmental programs.
The Program's work is focused on the integration of natural and social
science aspects of the climate issue, to produce analyses relevant to
ongoing national and international discussions. Cooperative efforts
engage the Program with leading research institutions and non-profit
organizations worldwide. Financial support is provided by an international
group of sponsors from government organizations, foundations, and industry.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Frances K. Goldstein
Administrator, Global Change Forum
Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
MIT, Bldg. 54-1312
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: +1.617.2532682
Fax: +1.617.2530354
E-mail: fkg@mit.edu
URL: http://MIT.EDU/globalchange/