Dear colleagues, In spring 2019, AGU is hosting the first annual Climate Solutions Conference (CSC). We are seeking themes and theme leadership teams to address specific solutions to climate change challenges at the CSC. We invite abstracts for presentation and development at the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting in our GeoHealth Sessionhttps://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/48260. All conference attendees may submit an abstract to a GeoHealth Session in addition to a scientific session. See AGU First Authorship Policyhttps://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/files/2018/04/018_28824_FM18_First_Author_Policy_2.pdf.

Please contact the conveners for a copy of the CSC operation plan if you may wish to co-lead or participate in a theme. For the Fall Meeting Session and CSC, any and all theme developments are welcome, from those addressing first principles through to detailed solutions. Please do not hesitate to discuss any ideas with the conveners.

AGU Climate Solutions Conferences (CSC) - Building Multidisciplinary Climate Change Solutions Partnerships

Conveners: James Byrne (byrne@uleth.camailto:byrne@uleth.ca) and Roland Kroebel (roland.kroebel@agr.gc.camailto:roland.kroebel@agr.gc.ca)

The world wants climate solutions. Beginning in spring 2019, the AGU Climate Solutions Conferences will build pathways and partnerships for communities to discover, define, investigate, and implement climate solutions. We must minimize global warming, maximize societal and environmental resilience and adaptive capacity for communities around the world. Climate solutions are human rights solutions – diversity is a central theme of the conferences. The organizers seek abstracts from interested session leads on any and all possible themes addressing climate solutions. Presenters will be invited to organize a theme working group followed by an interdisciplinary breakout session for the presented theme at the 2019 conference. Key objectives include generation of peer-reviewed, open-source publications and open education resources.

The CSC Committee is hosting a parallel Education sessionhttps://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/50796 at the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. Theme leaders are strongly encouraged to attend the Education Session to expand awareness of the interactive approach between themes and development of associated education resources.

The Fall Meeting GeoHealth Session will provide theme leadership teams the opportunity to meet with the CSC Leadership Committee, and to interact with the broader AGU Community through the session and through a proposed CSC town hall.

Jim Byrne