In the framework of the “Climate-Friendly Climate Research” (CFCR) project an online conference will be held from November 11 – 15. The conference will present and discuss the climate impact of the research system and look at ways of overcoming institutional barriers to mitigating its carbon footprint, together with the international community of (climate) researchers, research funding and other stakeholders.

With the “Climate-Friendly Climate Research” project, JPI CLIMATE seeks a breakthrough in climate-friendly research by reducing the carbon footprint of climate (and other) research whilst increasing its credibility. The project is conducted by the Alliance of Austrian Sustainable Universities in cooperation with the Climate Change Centre Austria and with financial support from the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research in cooperation with European partners in climate research and research programming and funding. Further information on the project and project results here.

The conference will be held online using an easy to use web based online conference system. Participants are invited to participate from the comfort of his or her office or from home. A headset and webcam will be required to broadcast audio and/or video.

Our aim is to create a conference programme full of learning opportunities. The conference programme will focus on translating ideas, experiences and theory into real, practical applications. Participants will have the opportunity to get involved and easily interact with speakers via chat and voice. The conference is also conceived as a real-life experiment where solutions identified within the CFCR project are put into practice and the experiences of participants are documented and evaluated.

Monday, Nov 11
1530: Welcome and technical setup
1600: Opening (add to calender)
1630: Session 1: Evaluating the carbon footprint of the research system (add to calender)
1730: Session 2: Building an International Think Tank with Remote Collaboration (add to calender)

Tuesday, Nov 12
1530: Welcome and technical setup
1600: Session 3: Existing approaches to reduce the carbon footprint I (add to calender)
1700: Session 4: Overcoming personal and cultural barriers to mitigating the carbon footprint of research (add to calender)
1800: Session 5: Overcoming institutional barriers to mitigating the carbon footprint of research (add to calender)

Wednesday, Nov 13
1430: Welcome and technical setup
1500: Session 6: Running an effective webinar – experience and opportunities (add to calender)
1600: Session 7: Existing approaches to reduce the carbon footprint II (add to calender)
1700: Presentations and hands-on web conference systems
- Adobe Connect, Webex, GotoMeeting, Google Hangouts
1830: Get together in Second Life

Thursday
1530: Welcome and technical setup
1600: Session 8: Implementing climate friendly climate research criteria into a European research call – train connection tool (add to calender)
1700: Session 9: Carbon Offsetting – pros and cons (add to calender)
1800: Session 10: To lead by example; developing a travel strategy consistent with our research findings (add to calender)

Friday
1530: Welcome and technical setup
1600: Session 11: Conference wrap?up, main results, highlights, next steps (add to calender)

Register here

The online conference on Climate-Friendly Climate Research will be hosted by JPI CLIMATE and the project consortium of the project CFCR and will be held from Nov 11 – Nov 15, 2013. The conference will be completely online. The objective is to provide a platform for researchers, academics, stakeholders as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their results and development activities in climate friendly (climate) research. This conference provides opportunities for the participants to exchange new ideas and application experiences, to establish relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.

Contact: Adam Pawloff, adam.pawloff@boku.ac.at, +43 1 47654 7703