The World Climate Research Programme's conference will gather the international scientific community working to advance understanding and prediction of variability and change of the Earth's physical climate system on all space and time scales. The Programme is sponsored by the International Council for Science, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  

dates: 24-28 October 2011  
location: Denver, Colorado, US  
www: http://wcrp.wmo.int/documents/WCRP_first_v1_lowres.pdf