This event is jointly organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Climate Research Programme (WRCP). The aims of the meeting are to examine existing methods for understanding extreme weather and climate events, to identify areas for improvement in the production of reliable data and to start to develop strategies for forecasting these extreme events.  

dates: 27-29 September 2010  
venue: UNESCO headquarters, 125 Avenue de Suffren, 75007  
location: Paris, France  
contact: Olga Zolina (University of Bonn), acting chair  
e-mail: ozolina@uni-bonn.de  
www: http://www.extremeworkshop.org/