Doug Nychka from the National Centerfor Atmospheric Research will give a CBMS Regional Conference on statistical climatology. NSF funding, covering registration, travel and lodging will be available for 20-30 young researchers. The funding application is available at http://www.nrcse.washington.edu/statmos/cbms-funding.html , and the application deadline is April 15, 2012. For non-funded participants the registration fee is $150.