date and venue:
April 24, 2009,
University of West Hungary, Faculty of Forestry,
Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences
NEESPI Regional Centre,
University Campus, “P” Building, Sopron, Cházár tér 1.
Hungary

Preliminary program

10:00-11:00 Opening and inauguration
  Prof. S. Farago (rector, UWH): address of the Rector
  Prof. A. Náhlik (dean, Fac. Forestry): address of the Dean
Dr. P. Groisman (NOAA, Raleigh, N.C./NEESPI coordinator): NEESPI’s program
Prof. Cs. Mátyás (Inst. of Env. and Earth Sci.): FRC Mission declaration
Welcoming by representatives of Ministries/Academy of Sciences, Hungary
FRC Inauguration
11:00-11:30 Press conference and coffee break
11:30-13:00  Statements by foreign guests (preliminary list)
  G. Gutman (NASA Headquarters, Washington)
  E. Gordov (NEESPI FRC in Siberia)
  A. Baklanov (DMI, Denmark)
  M. Heimann (MPI Jena, NEESPI FRC for Biogeochem. Cycles)
  V. Lyalko (CASRE, Ac. Sci. of Ukraine)
  A. Shvidenko (IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria)
A. Shiklomanov (U. of New Hampshire, NEESPI FRC for Hydrology)
  I. Mokhov (Inst. of Atmospheric Physics, Russia)
  W. Wagner (University of Technology, Vienna)
  C. Woodcock (University Boston)
13:00-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-15:00 Poster session of hosts
15:00-16:00 Program discussion with regional NEESPI representatives and host partners (e.g. Ac.Sci. Inst. for Geophysics, Sopron)
16:00  Adjourn

Participants of the Congress of the European Geophysical Union will be transported by shuttle bus from and to Vienna