<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear colleagues and collaborators,<u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_5771878518218422766m_7552747461383996052m_8120711080511038277mail-editor-reference-message-container" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:black">We invite you to submit your research for presentation at <a href="https://alan-turing-institute.github.io/climate-informatics-2024/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-il">Climate</span> <span class="gmail-il">Informatics</span> <span class="gmail-il">2024</span></a> (CI2024)! </span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">CI2024 is a hybrid conference, taking place</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> on </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>22-24 April <span class="gmail-il">2024</span></b></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> at BMA House, London (Kings Cross) and online.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">We aim to address new and emerging topics, fields, and concerns, along with big-picture issues in <span class="gmail-il">climate</span> data science. </span><span style="font-size:11pt">CI2024 is also a space to meet, (re)connect, and collaborate!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">You are welcome to submit your research, or propose a panel discussion:<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Research should be an <i>application, method, dataset, or position paper</i>, in the format of either a full paper (<8 pages) or an extended abstract (<2 pages).<u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Panel discussions are best suited for emerging topics that would benefit from open community conversation and diverse perspectives.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Currently, confirmed keynote speakers include</span></font></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Anima Anandkumar (CalTech)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Peter Dueben (ECMWF)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">David John Gange (NCAR)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Amy McGovern (University of Oklahoma)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Tamsin Edwards (King's College London)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Ilan Price (Google DeepMind)</span></font></li></ul></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">See our <a href="https://alan-turing-institute.github.io/climate-informatics-2024/submit/" target="_blank">submission guide for full details</a>. Submissions are open until 9 February <span class="gmail-il">2024</span> (Anywhere on Earth).</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Please contact <a href="mailto:climate-informatics-2024@turing.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-il">climate</span>-<span class="gmail-il">informatics</span>-<span class="gmail-il">2024</span>@turing.ac.uk</a> with any questions. You can also connect with us on the Turing <span class="gmail-il">Environment</span> and Sustainability slack workspace (<a href="https://alanturinginstitute.enterprise.slack.com/archives/C0671A9TTMG" target="_blank">#ci-<span class="gmail-il">2024</span></a>, or <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/fDnC5pR9Zc" target="_blank">use this form to request to be added</a>)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="Ms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