Dear colleagues,
I hope you are all fine.
Due to the current COVID-19 virus situation and the strong uncertainty of its worldwide development the local organizing committee has decided to postpone the 3rd IPICS Open Science Conference “Ice Core Science at the three Poles” scheduled for 18-23 October 2020 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland until October next year.
We also discussed other options including a remote solution. However, we think that apart from valuable scientific discussions a virtual conference cannot replace the in-person contacts and the get-together of the ice core community during coffee and lunch breaks, the conference dinner, and the excursions that have been essential for the success of the first two IPICS conferences.
We will provide information about the new dates in the nearest future. Please look for the new announcements around December, 2020. The local organizing committee has put together a great program, and we will be delighted to host the 3rd IPICS conference in October 2021!
We all hope that you and your families remain safe and healthy during this challenging time. We look forward to meeting all of you next year in Switzerland to enjoy the beautiful site of Crans-Montana and personal exchanges and scientific discussions with colleagues and friends.
Kindest regards,
Anja Eichler
On behalf of the LOC
Margit Schwikowski, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas Stocker, Anja Eichler, Theo Jenk, Sophia Dini, Marc-André Berclaz, Doris Bühler
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Dr. Anja Eichler
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry
Paul Scherrer Institut
OFLB/111
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
anja.eichler@psi.ch
