Call for Papers, CALMet 2007 (Closed until 2008)
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 January, 2007
The Call for Proposals for CALMet 2007 is now closed.
Beginning with the first international conference in 1993, the purpose of CALMet has been to offer forums to share experiences, expectations, and new ideas for applying emerging strategies and technologies in meteorology and hydrology education and training. CALMet conferences have served to build international working relationships that continue to have a large impact on meteorology education worldwide.
CALMet 2007 is scheduled to be held 2 to 7 July in Beijing, China, hosted by the Chinese Meteorological Administration Training Centre (CMATC). The conference committee is now seeking proposals for presentations and workshops for the conference. Although CALMet was originally conceived to address the emerging uses of computers in meteorological education and training, the upcoming conference will be continuing with an expanded theme, reflecting the evolution of Computer-Aided Learning (CAL) from challenging innovation to everyday tool. The theme will center on how to use new tools and innovative strategies to create effective activities for learning meteorology and hydrology.
Papers and presentations are being sought in the following broad focus areas:
• Managing Meteorology Education and Training (E&T) Programs
• Topics in this category might include curriculum and management issues in E&T programs in both higher education and professional development for government and private meteorological services. These might include the introduction of new standards and the use of competencies to guide curriculum choices, the large-scale implementation of distance learning or blended learning programs, or changing E&T needs that are emerging in response to the evolving responsibilities of meteorology professions. Of particular interest are discussions of ongoing or planned international partnerships to innovate E&T in hydrometeorology.
• Recent Experiences in Meteorology E&T Projects
• Topics in this category would report on recent projects that demonstrate new approaches and highlight lessons learned. Of particular interest are research to understand student experiences with the new approaches as well as project management and instructional design approaches that were applied to developing and implementing the projects. In this category we are looking for good stories of your experiences as an educator or trainer that other professional educators and trainers can benefit in hearing.
• Current and Emerging Technologies for Meteorology E&T
• Topics in this category would highlight new tools and technologies that can innovate our roles as educators and trainers and can benefit students in both traditional and non-traditional ways. New uses of the Internet for delivery training, using Internet communications for developing social networks for educators and practitioners, course management tools, content development tools, and learning objects technologies would all be useful topics in this category.
• Teaching and Learning Meteorology
• Topics in this category would address the ongoing challenges of teaching and learning meteorology and hydrology. Presentations might be theoretical, exploring instructional and learning theories that can aid E&T professionals, or practical, discussing lessons learned and useful, tested approaches to helping students learn complex scientific topics and operational techniques. Discussions about creating collaborative learning communities, active learning techniques, learning with case studies, or constructivist versus direct instruction approaches are examples that might be included in this category.
You can choose to offer your submission in one of the following four session types. The conference committee may suggest a change of your session type to meet the needs and time constraints of the conference.
• Paper Presentation: a traditional brief talk (approximately 20 minutes) during a plenary session accompanied by a paper that would be reproduced on the conference CD
• Poster Session: a concise presentation of an idea or project that can be discussed more intimately with individuals and small groups during a focused poster session
• Roundtable Discussion: a small group discussion (from 30 to 60 minutes) of like-minded colleagues focused less on presenting information and more on eliciting discussions and sharing ideas
• Workshop: a session (approximately 1.5 hours) led for a large group (up to 30 participants), that allows for learning in a guided, hands-on environment. Due to time constraints, only a limited number of Workshop sessions will be held.
Submissions must be received by 31 January, 2007 to be considered for the program. You will receive acknowledgement of acceptance early in 2007 to allow sufficient time for obtaining travel funds and visas.
We hope you will consider submitting a proposal and/or attending this unique and valuable conference. This will be the first offering of CALMet on the Asian continent, and a wonderful opportunity to broaden your connections to the international community of meteorology and hydrology educators and trainers that you won't want to miss!
Conference registration information will soon be available on the CALMet 2007 site. Return to this site for updates about and links to that site when it becomes available.
For more information, contact the CALMet Conference chairs:
Patrick Parrish (pparrish@comet.ucar.edu)
Vesa Nietosvaara (vesa.nietosvaara@fmi.fi)
Or the CALMet 2007, Beijing local organizer:
Fan Hong (fanh@cma.gov.cn)
