1. Welcome to the 2008 PCC Summer Institute and Friday Harbor Labs Centennial Symposium How Does Ocean Circulation Matter for Climate Change Thanks: LuAnne Thompson, David Battisti, Julian Sachs Miriam Bertram and Alexandra Brewer FHL (Ken Sebens, Director), esp. Rachel Anderson All of you!

2. The rest of today Welcome 3:00 PCC in the coming year: Chris Bretherton 3:15 PCC and the College of the Environment: Dennis Hartmann 3:30 Schedule and goals of this year’s SI: LuAnne Thompson 4:00-4:45 The ocean’s role in climate: Dennis Hartmann 6:00-6:30Dinner served. (DINING HALL) Reception and Poster Session (DINING HALL) 7:001-minute poster presentations 7:15-9:00 Reception and Poster Session

3. The PCC, founded in 2001, facilitates UW interdisciplinary climate science research, graduate education and outreach. Joint effort of Atm. Sci., Earth & Space Sci., Oceanography, APL, JISAO-Climate Impacts Group, QRC and Civil Engr. PCC offers graduate climate courses, seminar series, public lectures and an annual summer institute, with a different climate theme each year (2008: Ocean Circ. & Climate). PCC offers a graduate certificate program in climate science (GCeCS) open to qualified grad students from all departments. PCC sponsors new climate science faculty hires and postdocs. www.uwpcc.washington.edu

4. The PCC helped bring to UW Academic Faculty ESS: Gerard Roe (ice-water-landform-climate interactions) Atm S: Becky Alexander (atm. isotope chemistry and paleo) Cecilia Bitz (sea ice and climate) Ocean: Julian Sachs (chemical paleo-oceanography) 2008 Incoming PCC Postdocs: Ju-Zhi Hou (chemical oceanography) Martin Vancoppenolle (sea-ice and climate)

5. PCC courses Climate dynamics (Au) Global carbon cycle (Wi) Paleoclimate theory (alt. Sp, 2009) Paleo proxies (alt. Au, 2009) Climate modeling (alt. Sp, 2010) PCC climate seminar (Au) Capstone seminar: Communicating climate (Wi) Team-taught, except seminars

6. Graduate Certificate in Climate Science (GCeCS) Recognizes PCC training in interdiscipinary climate science. Accepting qualified applicants starting October 2008 GCeCS Requirements (see PCC web site for details): 3 PCC & related courses plus PCC seminar Capstone: Communicating climate Capstone seminar (Wi 2009) Capstone project (5 credits) Coordinator: Phil Mote (CIG)

7. A conference for graduate students, organized and run by graduate students - 70 – 80 Participants Expected - Local, National, and International participation from UVic to Miami, Scripps to Maine - Call for abstracts and applications to be released soon, due by 21 November 2008

8. 2009 Theme: Pacific Northwest Climate Kick-off with spring public lecture SI (again FHL Centennial Symposium) 14-17 Sept. 2009

9. You’re Invited! PCC Fall Social, Tues. 7 October, WAC, 5-8 pm