CALMet VIII, 2009 will be hosted by the Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) in the grand city of St. Petersburg, Russia, 30 June - 4 July, 2009.

Conference Themes

Proposals will be sought on topics of innovative learning activities for students and professionals, technologies for education and training delivery, educational resource collections and libraries, competency-based training, training program management, the evolving training and education needs of professionals, and learning and instructional theory for meteorology and hydrology education and training. Proposed session types include paper presentations, posters, workshops, panels, and round-table discussions. International collaboration on presentations is encouraged, as are active and innovative approaches to conference sessions. Pre-conference workshops are also planned on 29 June.

Please share this announcement with your colleagues. For more information, please contact:

CALMet Conference Planning Committee: • Patrick Parrish, The COMET® Program ([email protected])

• Vesa Nietosvaara, FMI ([email protected])

• Vibeke Kristensen, met.no ([email protected])

• Liesl Dyson, University of Pretoria ([email protected]) RSHU Local Organizer:

• Andrey Belotserkovsky, RSHU ([email protected])

The Conference Web site