Nitrogen and Global Change: Major international science conference to take place in Edinburgh in April 2011

Submitted by on Wed, 01/12/2010 - 00:00

The first European Nitrogen Assessment will be launched in April 2011 at a major international science event in Edinburgh, UK bringing together scientists, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss the role of nitrogen in global change.

Delegate registrations are now invited for the Nitrogen & Global Change event which will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 11th – 14th of April, 2011. Reduced registration fees apply until January 31 2011.

The event will kick off with the launch of the European Nitrogen Assessment, followed by a press conference and a high level workshop for policy stakeholders. The science conference programme will include presentations of results from several major European Nitrogen research programmes, including the EU 6th Framework Programme project NitroEurope.

The conference will address key themes related to aspects of reactive nitrogen in the environment and focus on the role of nitrogen for:

Climate change
Food security
Energy security
Ecosystems and biodiversity
Human health
Integrating Nitrogen in Science and Policy

Submissions are invited for oral papers and posters within the full scope of the themes and topics detailed above.

Nitrogen & Global Change is jointly organised with the support of the ESF programme Nitrogen in Europe (NinE), COST Action 729, the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen (TFRN) under the UNECE Convention of Long-Range Transboundary Air pollution, the European Centre of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) and the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA). The conference is hosted by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.