Southeast Climate Consortium NewsMay 2009: The SECC annual program review28 July 2008: Joint WMO-USDA-SECC Workshop planned for November 200813 June 2008: Viki Keener and Marie Boisserie are Student Poster Contest Winners10-13 June 2008: CIMR Symposium a Great SuccessMay 2009: The SECC held its annual program review meeting in Griffin, GA on 5-7 May.Sixty people attended including SECC researchers and administrators from the host, University of Georgia, along with SECC researchers from the University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Miami, Auburn University, University of Alabama-Huntsville, North Carolina State University, and Clemson University, which is the newest member of the SECC. 28 July 2008: Joint WMO-USDA-SECC Workshop planned for November 2008An international panel of experts from the Implementation/Coordination Team on Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture will meet with the SECC in Orlando, FL beginning 18 November 2008. At a meeting of the organizing committee today, the title of the meeting was decided to be "Climate Change Ímpacts and Adaptations for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries at the National and Regional Levels." Up to 80 participants are expected. 13 June 2008: Viki Keener and Marie Boisserie are Student Poster Contest Winners
10-13 June 2008: CIMR Symposium a Great SuccessWith UF, The SECC co-hosted an International Symposium on Climate Information for Managing Risks - Partnerships and Solutions for Agriculture and Natural Resources in St. Pete Beach, FL. Of the 122 people who participated in the CIMR Symposium. About half were university researchers, 15 were students, 13 were from federal agencies, 10 were university administrators, 8 were extension agents, and 10 were from private ector organizations and non-governmental organizations. Participants came from 12 countries and from 19 states of the USA plus Washington DC.
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