ULRIKE brings together leading experts from different disciplines with a shared interest in applying methods of nonlinear dynamics and stochastic processes to Earth systems analysis. The symposium focuses on the following key areas:

• Tipping mechanisms, generation of extremes and rare events in excitable systems
• Process-oriented modeling of biological systems
• Nonlinear systems under the influence of noise
• Fundamental aspects of nonlinear dynamics
• Analysis of data from climate and the Earth system

The scientific program is followed by a social event in honor of Ulrike's contributions to the field and a celebration of the group Theoretical Physics/Complex Systems at ICBM.