Northwest Glaciologists' Meeting 2014

Hosted by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF)

17-18 October, 2014

Students are strongly encouraged to attend, and will be given priority for oral presentations

A trip to the CRREL's Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility is planned for Sunday, 19 October, depending upon interest.

Deadlines

Please e-mail Martin Truffer as soon as possible if you are planning to attend. Please include the following information: your name, your affiliation, whether you are planning to give a talk, whether you are planning to go to the permafrost tunnel, whether you are a student or not, and whether or not you would like floor space at someone's home (i.e., free accommodation). No abstracts need be submitted.

Schedule

Schedule is as follows and is subject to change/clarification at a later date.

Friday, 17 October

0800 - 0900, Registration and breakfast/coffee
0900 - 1600, Presentations
1600 - 1700, Seminar by Gwen Flowers
1800, Dinner/Party

Saturday, 18 October

0900 - 1700, presentations (lunch is provided)

Sunday, 19 October

0900 - 1200, CRREL's Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility excursion, led by Matthew Sturm

Oral presentations

Talks should be no longer than 15 minutes (including discussion and speaker change). Following the informal character of previous meetings a listing of the specific presentations and their dates/times will be compiled on 17 October in the morning, i.e., it will not be available prior to the meeting. If you have not already done so, please let us know if you intend to give a talk so that we have a rough idea of how many talks to expect. Poster presentations are also welcome.

Location

The meeting will be held in the Geophysical Institute (Elvey Building) at UAF (campus map here).

Accommodation

We will try to host participants at our homes as much as possible - in particular, but not exclusively, students. Please let us know as soon as possible if you wish to do so. Please send any requests to Martin Truffer.

In case you prefer other accomodation, here are some hotels/hostels that are close to campus:

Sophie Station Suites, Fountainhead Hotel
University Road, approximately 3 km from campus
$85 per night (single or double)
Billies Backpackers Hostel
2895 Mack Blvd, approximately 2 km from campus
907-479-2034 (phone)/907-888-8494 (cell)/E-mail
Fairbanks International Hostel
4316 Birch Lane, approximately 2 km from campus
907-479-7300/E-mail

Registration Fee

There is no registration fee per se, but a contribution of roughly $30-50 will be collected to cover both Friday's food and the coffee breaks.