Potsdam, December 2011 Dear Sir or Madam,

(please insert applicant name and e-mail here) Applicant: __________________________________________________

The above-named candidate is applying for the Global Sustainability Summer School 2012 in Potsdam, Germany. As part of the application, we require two letters of recommendation from scholars who know this candidate's work. You have been chosen as a reference, and we invite you to submit a letter of recommendation in support of this candidate's application. All letters must be received electronically no later than March 01 2012 in order to complete the application. Letters will be treated confidentially and will not be available to the candidate. The Global Sustainability Summer School 2012 is an intensive two-week program jointly organized by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). It will explore global sustainability issues from a complex system perspective with particular focus on risks, uncertainties and extreme events. For more information visit: www.gsss-potsdam.org. Any comments you have regarding how this candidate might fit into the GSSS 2012 program would be most helpful. Please submit your recommendation to the following e-mail: angela.borowski@iass-potsdam.de Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We appreciate your help! Sincerely,

John Schellnhuber (Director PIK)

Mark Lawrence (Scientific Director IASS)

Doyne Farmer (Santa Fe Institute)