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Volcano/Ice Interaction Conference Second Announcement Hosted by: Sponsors: Conveners: Conference Organizers:
INTRODUCTION
Since the first announcement was circulated through E-mail in December
the response has been very promising. Over 70 people from 10 countries
have already expressed interest in attending. These include both
terrestrial and planetary scientists, geologists, geophysicists,
volcanologists, glaciologists and astrophysicists.
The conference on Volcano/Ice Interaction on Earth and Mars will be the
first of its kind. The aim is to bring together geologists,
geophysicists, glaciologists and planetary scientists studying various
aspects of the interaction of volcanoes and ice sheets/ice caps. Recent
volcanic eruptions in Iceland and detailed studies of subglacially
erupted deposits in Antarctica and elsewhere, have provided important
new data that should lead to significant advance in the understanding of
ice/volcano interaction. Moreover, considerable work is being carried
out on the interaction of pyroclastic flows and snow/ice cover on the
slopes of stratovolcanoes. The conference seeks to provide a forum where
detailed terrestrial studies will be presented and comparative Martian
analogues and processes discussed.
CONFERENCE FORMAT
The conference will include a few invited talks on key aspects of
volcano-ice interaction. However it is expected that most talks and
posters will be contributed. A 3 day field trip is planned
immediately following the meeting, focusing on subglacially erupted
hyaloclastites and landforms and deposits of volcanic jokulhlaups.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Contributions on all aspects of subglacial
volcanism and ice/volcanointeraction are being sought. Some of the issues that the meeting will
address are:
Abstracts can be submitted for oral
presentations or as posters.
Publication of proceedings is planned and a publishing house has been
approached on the matter. This would be the first publication ever
devoted to the subject. Details will be announced later.
PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS:
See
Abstract Instructions and Information
FIELD EXCURSION INFORMATION ON TRAVEL TO ICELAND
Icelandair connects Reykjavik to the following cities in the U.S. and
Canada: New York, Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis, Orlando, and Halifax.
Please note that no other airline offers flights from North America to
Iceland. Connections are available with Icelandair and other airlines
(during summer) with most major European cities. Conference participants
are strongly advised to book early and take advantage of Apex fares.
See the web site www.icelandair.com
for further information or contact
your local travel agency. Since flights from North America leave in the
evening and arrive in Iceland in the early morning hours, participants
from North America are advised to arrive one day before the start of the
meeting, to adjust to the time difference (Iceland is on GMT all year
round). Please note that your are not able to check in at your hotel
until 2:00 p.m. the first booking day.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Sunday, August 13 Arrival of participants - Evening social event
Monday, August 14 Opening
Tuesday, August 15
Scientific Sessions
Wednesday, August 16
Possible date of overflight. GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue The workshop will take place in Oddi, the Social
Sciences Building on the campus of the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. The campus is close to Reykjavik city
center. Hotel Gardur and Radisson SAS
Saga Hotel are within 5 minutes walking distance.
Language The official language of the workshop is
English.
Slides and Overhead Presentations
Two overhead projectors, two 35 mm (standard) slide projectors and a
PC/Video digital screen projector will be provided.
Posters The poster boards are 120 cm high and 90 cm
wide.
Registration - due May 13
The registration fee of $250 includes conference admission, printed
material, coffee breaks, the evening social event on August 13 and the
conference dinner on August 15. Students can register at a reduced rate
of $180, provided a confirmation from their department accompanies the
registration form. Your registration must be received by Iceland Travel
by May 13, 2000, to avoid a $75 late fee.
The fee for accompanying persons is $160. It includes the social event
of August 13, the dinner on August 15 and a city sightseeing tour.
The conference registration form can be obtained from the web pages and
on request by mail from Iceland Travel or any of the conveners. The
registration form should be used for conference registration, the social
program, field trips, and hotel reservations. Registration for events
included in the registration fee must also be marked on the form. You
can also reserve various excursions in advance. All fees are given in
USD.
Please complete the registration form and send it together with your
payment to:
Iceland Travel/Conference Department
Accommodation and Confirmation
The conference organizer, Iceland Travel/Conference Department (IT),
arranges for hotel accommodation for participants. Reservations should
be made on the registration form, and are booked on a first-come,
first-served basis. IT reserves the right to book another hotel if the
desired accommodation is fully booked.
All reservation requests should be sent to IT. If you contact the hotels
directly they might inform you that they are fully booked, the rooms are
reserved for the conference. Special conference rates are available only
through IT.
Accommodation can only be confirmed if the hotel deposit accompanies the
registration form. Please note that the accommodation is to be paid in
full to Iceland Travel/Conference Department.
Payment
Payment of registration fees and hotel deposit should be made in advance
by:
Check: Checks should be sent together with the registration form by mail
to the address above. The check should be purchased at your bank and
made out in USD to: Iceland Travel, c/o "Volcano/Ice". We regret that we
are unable to accept personal, company, or Euro checks.
Credit Card: Visa or Euro/Master Credit Cards accepted. Please indicate
card number, expiration date, and amount on the registration form.
Bank Transfer: Payment can also be made by bank transfer into our bank
account. Please use the following account information when conducting
the transaction:
Bank:
The Agricultural Bank of Iceland (Bunadarbanki Islands)
After having received your payment, IT/CD will send you a confirmation
of your reservation, payment, and balance. If that is not possible, the
balance may be paid upon registration at the conference. Reservations by
telephone cannot be accepted. You are, however, welcome to make
reservation by telefax.
Cancellation and Refunds
Pre-registered participants who are unable to attend the conference will
have their fees and hotel deposit refunded less an administrative fee of
$40.00, provided that written notice of nonattendance is received at
least one month prior to the conference (no later than July 13). After
that date no refund may be expected. All refunds will be processed after
the conference.
Substitutions
If you have pre-registered and you find that you are unable to
attend,you may transfer your registration to send a colleague in your
place. An administrative fee of $28.00 will be charged.
Contact Information
For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of
the meeting contact any of the conveners.
Mary Chapman U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ
86001, USA(Tel: +520- 556-7182; fax: +520-556-7014; e-mail:
mchapman@usgs.gov)
Magnus T. Guðmundsson, Science Institute, University of Iceland,
Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel: +354-525-5867;
fax:+354-552-1347; e-mail: mtg@hi.is)
Virginia Gulick, SETI Institute Principal Investigator, Mail Stop
239-20, Space Sciences Division, NASA-Ames
Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA (Tel: 1-650-604-0781;
fax:1-650-604-1088; e-mail:
vgulick@mail.arc.nasa.gov)
Sveinn Jakobsson, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Hlemmur 3,
IS-105 Reykjavik, Iceland (Tel. +354-562-9822; fax:
+354-562-0815;e-mail: sjak@ni.is)
Ian Skilling, Dept of Geology, University of Southern Missisippi,
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5044, USA (e-mail:
Ian.Skilling@usm.edu)
John Smellie, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley
Road,Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK (Tel: +44-1223-221400, Fax: +44-1223-362616;
e-mail:
jlsm@pcmail.nerc-bas.ac.uk)
Questions concerning the meeting logistics should be addressed to
Asa Hreggvidsdottir, Volcano/Ice Conference
Registration Forms
Registration forms may be downloaded from the conference web sites. They
can also be obtained by mail from the conveners or Iceland Travel.
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