APACE
Workshop Series
APACE's
MISSION IS TO PLAN, CONDUCT, and
DESSIMINATE the findings of a series of workshops
on particulate carbon in Earth's atmosphere, where researchers, sponsors,
and students are brought together in open, productive discourse.
EACH APACE WORKSHOP is topic-driven and contributes
to the overarching goals of the workshop series, which is to advance
atmospheric particulate carbon research worldwide through open dialogue.
THE
GOAL IS TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING of what is not known about
atmospheric aerosols and discuss openly what methodological, technological
and communication tools can help to overcome the barriers. What are
the most critical questions that researchers face? Can open dialogue
address them effectively? What areas of research need advancement?
Which of these suggests the greatest capacity for advancement? What
funding sources could create new opportunities?
THE
WORKSHOPS GENERALLY ADDRESS significant, relevant issues
related to the research; i.e., sampling, analysis, technology, interpretation,
interlaboratory communication, global information sharing.
THE
WORKSHOP SERIES IS ABOUT EVOLVING a more sound science that
provides researchers and policy makers with appropriate knowledge
about issues related to global climate, visibility, and human exposure
and health, while also aligning research more closely to needs within
these subject areas.
DOCUMENTS,
OR OTHER INFORMATION DEVELOPED during workshops, that outline
new research strategies are made available on the Internet and other
media formats as needed, and disseminated to relevant organizations,
agencies, individuals, academic institutions at local, state, national,
and international levels.
GRADUATE
AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS are engaged in the workshops as
a career development tool, in which they interact with other students
and accomplished researchers.
THE
NATURE OF THE DIALOGUE
being established by this special series of workshops is unique in
that it addresses the knowledge gaps in atmospheric aerosols research
as it relates to global climate, human health and exposure, and visibility.
What is not known, what needs to be known, and how to go about finding
out the answer to those questions stands out from other symposia approaches.
The
questions of interlaboratory comparisons of sampling, monitoring,
laboratory methods, and so on have a better chance of being resolved
in a cooperative environment, rather than a competitive one.
By
virtue of this approach, government agencies have a better opportunity
to develop strategies that inform policy that is more relevant to
the current state of the science.
