STUDIO 5 EARLY CHECK-IN TIME: SUNDAY, November 16 - From 13:00–18:00
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REGULAR CHECK-IN: MONDAY, November 17 – Starting 7:00 am |
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Detailed Agenda |
Monday, November 17
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8:45 - 9:45
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PLENARY I: The Amazon — A System
in Disequilibrium? Integrated assessments of the biogeochemistry,
hydrology, climate, and biotic diversity of the Amazon
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Keynote speaker-
Paulo Artaxo
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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION I
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10:00 - 10:25 |
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Yadvinder Malhi (Chair) |
10:25 - 10:50 |
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Jeffrey Richey |
10:50 - 11:15 |
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Luis Martinelli |
11:15 - 11:40 |
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Bill Magnusson |
11:40 - 12:10
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General Discussion
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 - 16:20
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PARALLEL SESSIONS - A
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Room |
Conveners |
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The biogeochemistry of land-water interactions: integrating from small catchments to the basin. |
Rio Negro |
Maarten Waterloo, Reynaldo Victoria |
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Emissions of natural and biomass burning particulates from vegetation and their effects on ecosystems and climate.
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Cupuaçú |
Scot Martin,
Karla Longo
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Scaling carbon fluxes to the region from measurements in plots, towers, and aircraft.
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Tambaqui |
Steve Wofsy,
Humberto Rocha
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Forest dynamics, natural disturbance, and recovery. (A)
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Anavilhanas |
Jeff Chambers,
Niro Higuchi
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Causes and consequences of Amazon forest fragmentation.
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Tucumã |
Carlos Peres,
Regina Luizão
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Integration of biological collections and taxonomy with ecosystem studies
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Peixe-Boi |
Alexandre Bonaldo,
Mike Hopkins
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The role of secondary forests in Amazonia
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Jaraqui |
Eric Davidson,
Ima Vieira
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Development, conservation, and policy-making in Amazonia: contributions from scientific programs
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Samaúma |
Britaldo Soares,
Philip Fearnside,
Rita Mesquita
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16:20 - 18:00
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POSTER SESSION - A (on display Mon-Tue)
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17:00 - 18:30
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Book Release
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18:30 - 20:00
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Official Opening Ceremony |
Tuesday, November 18
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8:45 - 9:45
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PLENARY II: Current feedbacks
between human activities and the integrity of climatic, hydrologic, and
biotic functioning of the Amazon system.
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Keynote speaker -
Meinrat Andreae
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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION II
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10:00 - 10:25 |
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Pedro Dias (Chair) |
10:25 - 10:50 |
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David Medvigy |
10:50 - 11:15 |
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Bertha Becker |
11:15 - 11:40 |
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Carlos Peres |
11:40 -12:10
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General Discussion
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 -16:20
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PARALLEL SESSIONS - B
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Room |
Conveners |
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Data/metadata integration and information dissemination: PPBio challenges and solutions.
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Rio Negro |
Marlucia Martins, Laurindo Campos
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Land-use/land-cover change models and scenarios at multiple scales for Amazonia.
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Cupuaçú |
Ana Paula Dutra,
Ima Vieira
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The LBA Model-Intercomparison Project.
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Tambaqui |
Luis Gustavo de Gonçalves,
Marcos Heil Costa
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Forest dynamics, natural disturbance, and recovery. (B)
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Anavilhanas |
Jeff Chambers,
Niro Higuchi
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Sources, sinks, and atmospheric chemistry of trace gases.
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Tucumã |
Steel Vasconcelos,
Steven Wofsy
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Floodplain ecosystem processes.
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Peixe-Boi |
John Melack,
Evelyn Novo
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Land-cover and climate change, human population and infections in the Amazon: Current linkages and future risks.
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Jaraqui |
Alisson Barbieri,
Ulisses Confalonieri
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Land cover, surface hydrology, and atmospheric feedbacks. (A)
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Samaúma |
Bart Kruijt
Javier Tomasella
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16:20 - 18:00
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POSTER SESSION - B (on display Mon-Tue) |
18:30 - 20:00
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ASSOCIATED MEETINGS |
20:00
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PRAÇA SÃO SEBASTIÃO (Downtown) - MUSICAL SHOW |
Wednesday, November 19
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8:45 - 9:45
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PLENARY III: Visions and models for sustainable development of the Amazon region.
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Keynote speaker -
Erick Fernandes
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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION III
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10:00 - 10:25 |
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Philip Fearnside (Chair) |
10:25 - 10:50 |
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Daniel Nepstad |
10:50 - 11:15 |
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Mercedes Bustamante |
11:15 - 11:40 |
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Virgilio Viana |
11:40- 12:10
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General Discussion
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 - 16:20
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PARALLEL SESSIONS - C |
Room |
Conveners |
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Modeling biodiversity, present and future. (A)
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Rio Negro |
Ana Albernaz,
Bruce Nelson
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Effects of land-cover/land-use change in carbon stocks.
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Cupuaçú |
Ruth Defries,
Cleber Salimon
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What has been learned and what further can be learned from a network of eddy covariance towers in Amazonia?
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Tambaqui |
Scott Miller,
Antonio Manzi
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Social-economic drivers of land-use and land-cover change.
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Anavilhanas |
Diogenes Alves,
Mateus Batistella
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Nutrient cycling in forest and savannah ecosystems and agroecosystems.
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Tucumã |
Cris Neill,
Luiz Martinelli
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Sustainable forest management.
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Peixe-Boi |
Carlos Souza,
Mark Cochrane
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Pan-Amazonian research perspectives: linking Andean and whole basin natural and social systems.
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Jaraqui |
German Poveda,
Lelys Bravo
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Land cover, surface hydrology, and atmospheric feedbacks
(B)
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Samaúma |
Bart Kruijt,
Javier Tomasella
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16:20 - 18:00
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POSTER SESSION - C (on display Wed-Thu) |
18:30 - 20:00
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ASSOCIATED MEETINGS |
20:00
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DINNER AT FELLICE RESTAURANT
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Thursday, November 20
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8:45 -12:10
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PARALLEL SESSIONS - D
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Room |
Conveners |
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Modeling biodiversity, present and future. (B)
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Rio Negro |
Ana Albernaz,
Bruce Nelson
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The role of seasonality in carbon and water balance.
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Cupuaçú |
Scott Saleska,
Laerte Ferreira
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Current and future trends of land-use/land-cover change and agricultural intensification.
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Tambaqui |
Claudio José Reis de Carvalho,
Robert Walker
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Policy scenarios for sustainable development.
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Anavilhanas |
Paulo Moutinho,
Roberto Araujo
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Permanent plot networks for inventory of biodiversity and carbon stocks: integrating taxonomic and ecosystem objectives.
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Tucumã |
Oliver Phillips,
Elizabeth Franklin
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Sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity in central Amazonian floodplains.
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Peixe-Boi |
Florian Wittmann, Jochen Schoengart, David McGrath
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Fire, drought, and changes in vegetation structure and composition.
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Jaraqui |
Ane Alencar, Patrick Mier, Alberto Setzer, Ivan Csiszar
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Effects of deforestation on regional and global climate.
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Samaúma |
John Gash,
Maria Assunção Dias
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch
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SPECIAL SESSIONS:
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14:00 - 15:00
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Young Scientists' Views on
What Has Been Learned in LBA, GEOMA, and PPBio, and on Future Research
Needs in Amazonia — Plenary Report of Workshop scheduled for Tuesday,
18:00 - 19:30. See details.
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Irving Foster Brown (moderator)
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Break |
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15:15 - 17:00
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Institucional Scenarios for Research in Amazonia: The Role of Governmental and Non-Governmental Institutions
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Adalberto Luis Val (moderator)
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17:00 - 17:30
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CLOSING SESSION
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