Of equal relevance, is that it only effects fairly old versions of OpenOffice, it is not an issue for recent versions.
Graham Sharif Branham wrote: > =20 > This article seems relevant in light of some of the recent conversations ab= > out alternatives to MS Excel. > =20 > =20 > Security experts have discovered vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org that cou= > ld allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-= > based computers. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6209919.html?tag=3Dnl.e= > 550 > =20 >> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:19:09 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Ca= > ll for Papers: Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes and Vegetation B= > iophysical Properties> To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> > Apologies for cross= > posting.> > Call for Papers> > Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes= > and Vegetation Biophysical> Properties> > Special Paper Session for the 20= > 08 Annual Meeting of the Association of> American Geographers (AAG) > April= > 15-19, Boston, Massachusetts> > The estimation of carbon fluxes between th= > e terrestrial biosphere and the> atmosphere has important scientific and po= > litical implications. Remote> sensing has proven a valuable tool for direct= > ly or indirectly estimating> terrestrial carbon fluxes at landscape, region= > al, continental, and global> scales. Remote sensing is also effective in es= > timating vegetation> biophysical properties including vegetation biomass, l= > eaf area index (LAI),> fractional vegetation cover, and phenology that are = > explicitly used for> estimating ecosystem carbon fluxes in empirical approa= > ches or process-based> biogeochemistry models. > > This session will focus = > on the use of remote sensing data and techniques for> estimating ecosystem = > carbon fluxes and vegetation biophysical properties at> various spatial and= > temporal scales. This session will include, but not> limited to, the follo= > wing topics:> > (1) Scaling-up site-level measurements on ecosystem carbon = > fluxes (e.g.,> eddy covariance measurements) to regional or continental sca= > les using remote> sensing data;> > (2) Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes = > at landscape, regional, or> continental scales using remote sensing data an= > d techniques;> > (3) Detecting land use/land cover change, disturbances (e.= > g., fires, and> insect defoliation), and extreme climate events (e.g., drou= > ghts) and> understanding their impacts on regional carbon budgets by combin= > ing remote> sensing and other techniques;> > (4) Estimating vegetation biop= > hysical properties including vegetation> biomass, LAI, fractional vegetatio= > n cover, and vegetation phenology at> landscape, regional, or continental s= > cales using optical or microwave remote> sensing.> > We also encourage subm= > issions simulating ecosystem carbon fluxes at regional> or continental scal= > es using empirical or biogeochemistry models driven by> remote sensing data= > (e.g., vegetation indices, LAI, vegetation phenology). > > Abstract submis= > sion details are available at the AAG website> (http://www.aag.org/annualme= > etings/2008/papers.htm). If you are interested> in participating in this sp= > ecial session, please submit your abstract> through the online submission s= > ystem by October 31, 2007. 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