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Legend: = Applied Session, = Theme Session, = Presenter, Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers = “S”
Washington State Convention & Trade Center = “CC”, Grand Hyatt Seattle = “H”

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354 Wed, 8/9/06, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-400
Late-Breaking Session #2: What is the Role of Statistics in Public Policy Debates about Climate Change?
The ASA, ENAR, IMS, SSC, WNAR
Organizer(s): Richard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward Wegman, George Mason University
Chair(s): Douglas W. Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research
     8:40 AM   The Kyoto Accord, the 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report, and the Academic Papers Underpinning ThemEdward Wegman, George Mason University
     9:05 AM   National Research Council Report on the 'Hockey Stick Controversy'J. Michael Wallace, University of Washington
     9:30 AM   The CCSP Report on Temperature Trends in the Lower AtmosphereRichard L. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
     9:55 AM   Floor Discussion
 

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