Background Key Contact Workshops

Objectives
The Key Contact Workshop brings together active researchers from around the world working on global change in mountain regions to 
(1) present a brief overview of their research programs, 
(2) comment on fellow participant's research, and 
(3) discover opportunities for new interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Outcome
A compilation of current research programs on global change in mountains.

Tools
Participants 
(1) prepare a 1-2 pages contribution to a "Catalogue of Research Summaries" prior to the workshop
(2) outline current and, especially, future research programs in a 5'-presentation during the workshop
(3) chair a working group during the event to discuss those research programs in depth (30-40')
(4) actively participate in 4-5 other working groups.

Participants
The workshop accommodates a maximum of 24 speakers/working group chairs, and a few additional participants from a broad range of fields and disciplines from both natural and social sciences.

Venue and Timing
Key Contact Workshops usually precede major conferences that mountain researchers attend anyway. MRI Key Contact Workshops offer an additional platform to scientists interested in the dialogue with peers from other disciplines.

Worth trying?
Many of the Key Contact Workshops have been evaluated by the participants. Have a look.

See the upcoming KCW 

The past events are in the archive