This document provides information about the location and agenda for a workshop on non-stationary extreme value modeling in climatology held in Liberec, Czech Republic from February 15-17, 2012. It introduces Liberec as a city of about 100,000 people known for its textile industry and notable architecture. The workshop is part of the KLIMATEXT project studying statistical modeling of climate extremes, and will include sessions on extremes in climate models, nonstationary peaks-over-threshold methods, covariate-dependent extremes, and precipitation extremes. Participants are invited to provide feedback during presentations and choose from field trip options to Ještěd Mountain after the first day's sessions.

1. Intro to Liberec, KLIMATEXT
& the Workshop
“Non-stationary extreme value modelling in climatology”
Liberec, February 15-17, 2012
Jan Kyselý, Jan Picek

2. Liberec
 population of ~100,000 (5th largest city in the Czech Rep.)
 first noted as Reichenberg in 1348
 prevailing German population until WWII
 centre of textile industry since the 19th century, nicknamed "Manchester of
Bohemia“
 collection of late 19th century buildings (e.g. town hall)

3. Liberec
 population of ~100,000 (5th largest city in the Czech Rep.)
 first noted as Reichenberg in 1348
 prevailing German population until WWII
 centre of textile industry since the 19th century, nicknamed "Manchester of
Bohemia“
 collection of late 19th century buildings (e.g. town hall)
 notable people include
Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951; Volkswagen Beetle – most
manufactured car…)
Karel Hubáček (1924-2011; SIAL Architectural Studio, Ještěd Tower –
city’s dominant & the most respected Czech architectural work of the
20th century)

4. Ještěd Mt. & Tower
 built in 1963-1968
 at the top of Ještěd Mt. (1012 m)
 1969: the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects
 2000: Czech architects named Ještěd tower the most successful domestic
architectural work of the 20th century
 shape naturally extends the silhouette of the hill
 a place to oversee much of Bohemia and parts of Poland and Germany

5. Liberec
 in the centre of a mountain region (surrounded by the Jizera Mountains
and the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, both exceeding 1000 m a.s.l.)
 World Championship in cross-country (Nordic) skiing 2009
 plenty of rain & snow…
Nová Louka, July
29, 1897:
345 mm in 24 h
(record-breaking
in Central Europe)

6. KLIMATEXT project
 2011/10 – 2014/9
 PI: Jan Picek
 “Statistical Modelling of CLIMATE EXTremes”
 statisticians, climatologists, hydrologist, geographers
 built on previous successful cooperation between Czech climatologists and
statisticians
 “Strengthening international cooperation of the KLIMATEXT research team”
(ESF)
 cooperating institutions: KNMI (de Bilt, Netherlands), CSIC (Zaragoza,
Spain), University of Lisbon (Portugal)

7. KLIMATEXT project
 development of advanced statistical models for estimating
probabilities of climate extremes
 “advanced”: non-stationarity/covariates
spatial/regional analysis
 attracting a lot of interest in recent years – “extreme progress” in
development and implementation of these methodologies in the past 5-7
years at the international literature
(availability of 1) statistical methodologies,
2) computation/programming resources,
3) “research need” – climate change)
 still many open and unresolved issues

8. The Workshop (Feb. 15-17)
 non-stationarity/covariates in EVA in climatology
 formal time schedule: yes, but…
 work in progress
 questions, comments, ideas etc. during presentations welcome
 logistic things, forms etc.: Ivana Šafarčíková & Pavla Charwotová
 lunch – university canteen

9. The Workshop (Feb. 15-17)
 field trip (this afternoon): fill-in your preference during tea break!
 meeting at 14:50 (option 1) or 14:40 (option 2) at the reception
 cable car: return ticket 120 CZK, one-way 75 CZK
 the plan is to go down at 17:00 and have dinner at ~17:30
Option 1:
Ještěd by cable car
(meeting at 14:50 at
the reception)
Option 2:
Ještěd on foot (14:40
at the reception)
Option 3:
no excursion (17:30
at restaurant in Horní
Hanychov; maps will
be available)

10. The Workshop (Feb. 15-17)
Today:
 Session 1: Extremes in climate models, spatial dependence
 Session 2: Nonstationary peaks-over-threshold (POT) method
Tomorrow:
 Session 3: Covariate-dependent extremes
 Session 4: Precipitation, covariates & extremes

11. Hope you will enjoy all 3:
Liberec, KLIMATEXT & the Workshop
“Non-stationary extreme value modelling in climatology”