EWOC 2009*, formally the Eighth International Conference on School and Popular Meteorological and Oceanographic Education, will be held during the week of 6-10 July 2009 at Prague, Czech Republic.

The conference is being hosted by Charles University in Prague.
Co-sponsors include the American Meteorological Society, the Royal Meteorological Society, the European Meteorological Society, the World Meteorological Organization and other meteorological and oceanographic societies and institutes around the globe.

*  EWOC = Education: Weather, Oceans, Climate

Conference Themes

• Climate change education
• Earth Systems Science Education
• Role of new technologies in meteorology, oceanography and climate education
• Enhancing public awareness of meteorology, oceanography and climate through the media
• Science, society and schools
• The role of learned societies in educational outreach
• Meteorology, oceanography and climate studies in the curriculum
• Teacher training
• Student-centered educational programs
• Instruments and automated weather stations for the classroom
• Education and outreach for the coastal and marine environment
• Promoting diversity and enhancing the involvement of under-represented groups
• Informal education for meteorology, oceanography, and climate studies
• International education programs and collaborations

Contacts

Dr. David R Smith
Oceanography Department
United States Naval Academy
572C Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
tel.001-410-293-6553
fax 001-410-293-2137
email: drsmith@usna.edu

Dr. Tomas Halenka
Department of Meteorology and Environmental Protection
Charles University of Prague
V Holesovickach 2, 180 00, Prague, Czech Republic
tel. 420-2-2191-2514
fax 420-2-2191-2533
email: tomas.halenka@mff.cuni.cz

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