Dear Colleagues,

I recently came across this advert for the following conference in Helsinki next year and I thought some of you may be interested in attending. Apologies in advance if you have already received notifications about it.

EFI 2024 Conferencehttps://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001z9PpVLQ3uK_CkvgBR9oee5PjAVATWc6JZdjTvmm46dkG_qiHzzTwPKMOVAw-6CVBQTbAbaNX0WyqwleL961Bs5r0YPzDW_rSIZ_5GpooZUgKzn5kimYiO5ABrQ_X5BKJxhTSKl3tuWbgmYao5j8dJzWunwusIYvgzR7emHYW9vw=&c=LL3MOoLk7h5Pp23yc6l3YLJlG24CRs_sffiVl-JFlZsgfNP5eo05Mw==&ch=3c2Xk3BTY2d7MdJ1conQQVjfKCVA94VZrXmzG42whMX2tTTycMGpkA== 11-13 June 2024 Location: Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki, Finland

Note: The dates have shifted by a week to 11-13 June 2024 from what was previously announced.

This is the first community-wide EFI conference outside of the U.S.! With this conference, we aim to build a more international ecological forecasting community. The meeting will be hybrid to allow for as broad and diverse participation as possible.

The EFI 2024 Conference will bring together scientists, agencies, industry, and stakeholders to build a community of practice and to advance research, applications, and collaboration around near-term (subdaily to decadal) ecological forecasts. The meeting will provide opportunities to network, activities for early career individuals, presentations and posters on the state of the field, and workshops and tutorials focused on skill development. There will be a call for sessions and workshop proposals in late 2023.

Important Dates 17 July 2023: Speakers announced 17 July 2023 - 01 November 2023: Request open for proposals for workshops & short courses, etc 01 December 2023: Tentative program and accepted workshop & short course proposals announced 01 December 2023 - 01 February 2024: Abstract submission open 01 March 2024: Accepted contributions announced 01 December 2023 - 30 April 2024: Registration open 15 March 2024: Early bird registration deadline 01 April 2024: Final program announced 11-13 June 2024: Conference

Kind regards Tamara

Tamara Hiltunen Pr.Sci.Nat (Ecological Science) SACNASP registration number: 400055/14

Doctoral Researcher Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab Ecology and Genetics Research Unit University of Oulu Finland

Researcher profile: Tamara Ann Hiltunen | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/tamara-ann-hiltunen

Affiliated Doctoral Researcher, Kvantum Institute (oulu.fi)https://www.oulu.fi/kvantum and Biodiverse Anthropocenes | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/biodiverse-anthropocenes

Mobile: +358 41 809 7095 Email: tamara.hiltunen@oulu.fimailto:tamara.hiltunen@oulu.fi Room: B221