Some of you might be interested in this opportunity for training provided
by START. The attachments can be found at the START web site www.START.org.

GH


>Dear Friends and Colleagues:
>
>START and IIASA are pleased to announce and invite applications for the
>Advanced Institute on Vulnerability to Global Environmental
>Change.  Please feel free to distribute this announcement widely. The full
>announcement and application form are attached as PDF files.  These two
>files can also be obtained in Word format from the START website
>(www.start.org) under "What's New."
>
>Our apologies in advance for multiple postings.
>
>Sincerely,
>Institute Organizers
>
>
>Announcement of Opportunity
>Advanced Institute on Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change
>3-21 May 2004
>IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
>
>Application Deadline: 15 October 2003
>
>START, in partnership with the International Institute for Applied Systems
>Analysis (IIASA), and with the financial support of the David and Lucille
>Packard Foundation, invites applications for Institute Fellows to
>participate in an Advanced Institute on Vulnerability to Global
>Environmental Change. The Advanced Institute is to have three components:
>a three-week long Seminar to be held 3-21 May 2004 at IIASA in Laxenburg,
>Austria; one-year research grants for successful Institute Fellows; and a
>culminating workshop that will follow completion of the research.
>
>The Advanced Institute is open to young scientists and professionals, 40
>years of age or younger, from developing countries. Subject to available
>funding, exceptional applicants from developed countries will be
>considered. The Advanced Institute will be multi-disciplinary and
>applicants with backgrounds in social science, natural science,
>engineering, management and public policy are welcome. Applicants must at
>a minimum have a masters degree or equivalent experience and it is
>expected that most successful applicants will have completed a PhD degree
>or be enrolled in a PhD program.
>
>Further details can be found in the attached Announcement and Application
>form.  These documents (in PDF and Word) can also be found on the START
>website (www.start.org) under "What's New."
>
>Questions can be directed to Ms. Sara Beresford at
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