Tony Busalacchi gave the opening and closing remarks at the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Conference, Denver, CO, October 24-28. Busalacchi, who was Chair of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee, also co-organized the Panel Discussion on Climate Science in Service to Society: Private Sector Needs and Opportunities. There were over 1,900 participants from 86 countries which included 523 students plus early career scientists and 332 scientists from developing countries.
![Top row: Neil M. Donahue, Dalia Kirschbaum, Juan Lora Bottom row: Tracey Holloway, Claudia Tebaldi, Ines Azevedo](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Seminar-Preview-Spring-2024-2-e1709322176365-150x150.png)