Dear all,
Registration is now open for:
Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers
& the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting
23 - 25 March, 2015, University Center Obergurgl, Obergurgl, Austria
The purpose of the meeting is:
- to present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet,
- to plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way,
- to develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.
Participation:
is open to everyone interested in the Arctic glaciology. Registration deadline is February 22, 2015.
Given the current interest in snow processes a special session will be dedicated to snow albedo processes and firn processes; modelling and observations.
Registration deadline is February 22. 2015:
We have received some financial support for our meeting, but we still have to ask for a small registration fee of maximum of € 25,-. The exact registration fee will be published and communicated through this website when available. The registration fee includes morning and afternoon coffee breaks during the meeting.
Contributions:
are welcomed in the form of oral presentations and or posters. Presentations time will be 15-20 minutes including discussion. For those who bring a poster, there will be time reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. Three days of talks and poster presentations are planned.
Abstracts and registration:
Those intending to attend the meeting should submit abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by email to Carleen Reijmer (c.h.tijm-reijmer@uu.nl) no later than February 22, 2015. Abstracts should indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred.
Extended abstracts:
of the contributions will be distributed after the meeting. Deadline for the extended abstracts is March 30, 2015. This abstract should be a word file of 1 to 3 pages, may contain a table and one or two (color) graphs/pictures. The book of abstracts will be published in digital form.
Financial support:
We have raised some financial support to enable young scientists to participate in the meeting. If you are interested in this please send an application to Martin Sharp (martin.sharp@ualberta.ca) by February 6, 2015. The application should have your name, affiliation, age, supervisor, and a short description of your research project (5 lines) and a copy of submitted abstract.
Please indicate the approximate amount of money you would need for travel and/or lodging. If support is granted, reimbursement will be after the meeting. Individuals who received funding to attend the 2014 meeting will not be eligible for funding for the 2015 meeting.
Accommodation:
The workshop will be held in the University Center Obergurgl . Housing for the participants is provided by the University Center Obergurgl (
www.uz-obergurgl.at/english/ <http://www.uz-obergurgl.at/english/>) in either double or single rooms based on demi-pension. To make reservations contact the University Center Obergurgl: obergurgl@uibk.ac.at <mailto:obergurgl@uibk.ac.at> and please mention that you are participating in the "participant of the Arctic Glac. Workshop 2014".
Note that the number of rooms reserved for this meeting is limited. We therefore encourage to share rooms!!
Travel information:
Busses from Innsbruck/Oetz to Obergurgl can be found on
www.oetztalerbus.at<http://www.oetztalerbus.at>. You can also plan your travel from Innsbruck to Obergurgl using the Austrian railway site<http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp> . Note that the last bus from Oetztal Bahnhof to Obergurgl leaves around 18.00, check the time tables.
All (future) information related to this workshop can be found in the the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology website:
www.iasc.info/nag<http://www.iasc.info/nag> or
www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/iasc-nag/workshop.html<http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/iasc-nag/workshop.html> Best regards,
Carleen Tijm-Reijmer
Chairperson IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology
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Dr. C.H. Tijm-Reijmer
Utrecht University
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU)
Visiting address:
Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Correspondence address:
PO Box 80 005, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 30 253 3273
Fax: +31 30 254 3163
Email: c.h.tijm-reijmer@uu.nl
