By Joseph D’Aleo, Icecap

SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

I am writing you today is to alert you to the Second Annual International Conference on Climate Change in New York City on March 8-10, 2009 sponsored primarily by the Heartland Institute. The theme of the conference is “Global Warming Crisis: Cancelled. Was it ever really a crisis?”

Last year after the first conference was announced, alarmists socffed that no one would show up and that you could fit all the remaining skeptics in a phone booth. Well over 500 attended (some big phone booth). Over 100 scientists, economists, government policy experts, politicans, energy experts, and even some media representatives presented papers and talks. They came from all corners of the globe and including a moving talk by a head of state - Czech Republic’s Vaclac Klaus. Even Andy Revkin of the NY Times was impressed by the turnout.

This year’s conference promises to be bigger and even better. For the second to 1000 attendees are expected. There will be well over 70 speakers including Dr William Gray, Dr. Richard Lindzen, Dr. Roy Spencer, Dr. Willie Soon, Dr. Bob Carter, Dr. Fred Singer, Anthony Watts, Steve McIntyre, Dr. Ross McKitrick. William Cotton, Joe Bast, Lord Christopher Monckton, Craig Idso, Dr. Benny Peiser, David Douglass, Davis Legates, Lawrence Solomon, Syun Akasofu, Marlo Lewis, John H. Sununu, John Coleman, Chris Horner, Dr. Tim Patterson, Dr. Paul Reiter, James M. Taylor and many, many more. I am fortunate to also be speaking. One or more major surprises are also possible. 

The on-site registration fee will be $720 at the door (there is a 20% discount if you signed the Petition Project and an early bird rate - both requiring you to see the Heartland registration on-line site). You would have to arrange and pay for your own travel and lodging. Rooms at the conference hotel are available.

SPECIAL FOR ICECAP DONORS

Icecap is one of the co-sponsors.  We as a co-sponsor, will have tickets available that will cover the registration fee. If you make a donation to Icecap, and notify me at this email (jsdaleo6331@aol.com) that you plan to attend, you name will be put in a hat along with the 6 largest donors from the last year and I will draw a dozen winners who will receive free admission. If you win, you can pick up your ticket at the registration desk. Please inform us if you decide you can’t make it, so we can make the ticket available to others who can. 

This is a real opportunity to meet and talk to some of the giants in the field. I attended and spoke at last years’ conference which I wrote about here. See the audio, video and powerpoints from the 2008 presenters here. Read Vaclav Klaius’s address here.

This conference has never been more important than it is now when our federal and state and even local governments have taken or are contemplating unnecessary and unwise steps that will do further harm to an already collapsing global economy. This even as the global cooling continues now in into its 7th year. Help us spread the truth.