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INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SNOW AND AVALANCHES

Davos, Switzerland

2-6 June 2003

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATIONSESSIONS
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEETHEMEPAPERS
EDITORIAL BOARDTOPICSIMPORTANT DATES
   
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CO-SPONSORED BY

Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research

SECOND CIRCULAR

October 2002

INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Registered Charity

President: E.M. Morris 
Vice Presidents:

R.B. Alley, E. Brun, A. Ohmura
Immediate past president: R.A. Bindschadler

SYMPOSIUM ON SNOW AND AVALANCHES

The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on Snow and Avalanches in Davos, Switzerland, in June 2003. The symposium will be organized with the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos and held at the International Congress Centre, Davos, with registration on 1 June 2003 and sessions from 2-6 June 2003.

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZATION

C. Simon L. Ommanney (Secretary General, International Glaciological Society)

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE

Walter J. Ammann (Chairman)
Perry Bartelt, Jakob Rhyner, Veronika Stöckli, Paul M.B. Föhn, Barbara Miller, Madeleine Oberhänsli

EDITORIAL BOARD

Paul M.B. Föhn (Chief Editor)
Massimo Barbolini, Robert L. Brown, Richard Essery, Bruce Jamieson, Eric Martin, Mohamed Naaim, Kouichi Nishimura, Frode Sandersen, Jürg Schweizer, Michael Staudinger, Matthew Sturm

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:

International Glaciological Society, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, U.K. 
Tel: [44] (1223) 355 974 
Fax: [44] (1223) 336 543
E-mail:Int_Glaciol_Soc@compuserve.com 
 http://www.igsoc.org/

PARTICIPATION

This circular includes forms for registration and accommodation. The registration form and accompanying payment should be returned before 7 March 2003. There will be a £50 surcharge for late registration. The participant’s registration fee covers organization costs, a set of abstracts, the icebreaker, the banquet, the mid-week excursion and a copy of the Annals of Glaciology. The accompanying person’s registration fee includes organization costs, the icebreaker, the banquet and the mid-week excursion. It will be possible to organize additional trips through the local tourist office. There is an extra administration charge of £30 for participants who are not members of the International Glaciological Society.

REGISTRATION FEES UK £ 
Participant (IGS member) 270 
Participant (not IGS member) 300 
Student and Retired IGS members 100 
Accompanying person aged 18 or over55 
Late registration surcharge (after 7 March) 50 

Refunds on registration fees will be made on a sliding scale, according to date of receipt of notification, up to 16 May 2003. After that date it may be impossible to make any refund. See registration form for methods of making payment. All who pre-register will receive a copy of the third circular and programme prior to the meeting.

THEME

The properties of snow in mountainous and polar regions and the processes taking place within the snow cover will be discussed as a base for numerical models of the snow cover and for avalanche dynamics, but also for the interpretation of climate response data or of remote-sensing signals. In most mountainous areas, avalanches pose a significant threat to human life and property. Profound knowledge of avalanche initiation and avalanche dynamics opens up new and powerful prospects for improving avalanche forecasting, hazard mapping and technical measures for an integrated risk-management approach.

This Symposium will focus on those aspects of snow science related to understanding the snow cover, its properties and interactions as well as its movement.

TOPICS

The suggested topics include:

  • snow properties (mechanical, physical, electromagnetic, chemical)
  • modelling snow and ice
  • snow-cover (distribution, evolution, variability, modelling, climate change)
  • snow-cover monitoring, remote sensing
  • snowdrifting, blowing snow
  • snow cover and permafrost
  • snow-cover hydrology
  • snow-cover ecology (interaction with flora and fauna)
  • artificial snow
  • snow and winter sports
  • avalanches (formation processes, avalanche forecasting, snow-cover stability, modelling, monitoring, experiments)
  • avalanche-risk management

SESSIONS

Oral presentations will be held on four full days and one half-day. There will be ample opportunity for poster displays.

PAPERS

(I) SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Participants who want to contribute to the Symposium should submit an abstract of their proposed presentation. This abstract must contain sufficient detail to enable us to judge its scientific merit and relevance. It should not exceed one page of typescript, on international-size paper A4 (210 x 297 mm). References and illustrations should not be included. Place the title and author(s) names and address(es) at the top of the abstract, not on a separate sheet. Indicate at the bottom which specific topic(s) it intends to address, and whether a poster or oral presentation is preferred. When selecting material, authors should bear in mind that the final version of their paper on this topic should not exceed 5 printed pages in the Annals; extra pages will be charged at the rate of £90 per page. Honoring page charges (also £90 per page) for the first five pages is encouraged. Send abstracts by e-mail, fax or regular mail to: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society, Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, U.K.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: 30 NOVEMBER 2002

(II) SELECTION OF PAPERS

Each abstract will be assessed on its scientific quality and relevance to the topics of the Symposium. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to make either an oral or poster presentation at the Symposium and submit a paper for publication in the Annals of Glaciology (included in the ISI Science Citation Index®). First or corresponding authors will be advised in mid-January 2003 of the acceptance or otherwise; other authors will not be informed separately. Authors who have not received notification by 27 January 2003 should contact the IGS office in Cambridge in case their abstract was not received. Acceptance of an abstract means that the paper based on it should be submitted to the Annals of Glaciology and not to another publication. Note: Abstracts alone will not be published in the Annals of Glaciology.

(III) DISTRIBUTION OF ABSTRACTS

A set of the accepted abstracts will be provided to all registered participants upon registration on 1 June 2003.

(IV) SUBMISSION OF PAPERS AND PUBLICATION

FOUR copies of each paper, doubled-spaced with wide margins, should be sent to the Secretary General, International Glaciological Society, Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, U.K. by 17 March 2003. ALL AUTHORS ARE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THIS DEADLINE. Papers should be prepared in accordance with the instructions sent to authors with the abstract acceptance notification. Papers will be refereed according to the usual standards of the Society before being accepted for publication. Final papers, based on presentations at the Symposium, which have been submitted and accepted by the Editorial Board, following review, will be published in English in the Annals of Glaciology (Vol. 38). Final, revised versions of papers, diskettes and original art work must be submitted by 14 July 2003 . Speedy publication of the Annals of Glaciology will depend upon strict adherence to deadlines.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PAPERS: 17 MARCH 2003

MID-WEEK EXCURSION

As part of the registration fee, there will be mid-week excursions to various locations depending on weather conditions and the number of participants. Sign-up for these will be on 1 June 2003, during registration.

PRE/POST-SYMPOSIUM TOUR

Although no pre- or post-symposium group tours are planned, personal excursions may be arranged locally: see the Davos website (http://www.davos.ch).

ACCOMMODATION

The HOTEL BOOKING FORM  provides a wide range of hotel accommodation from 2 to 4 stars. Participants are strongly encouraged to use this form and to book early. The symposium will probably end late Friday afternoon so you may need to spend Friday night in Davos. Please note that the journey from Davos to the airport in Zürich takes approximately 3–4 hours by train.

Once checked in at your hotel in Davos, you will be given a "Davos" Guest Card which entitles you to free use of the Davos Transport Services Bus Lines, in accordance with the valid route plan within the Region of Davos, for the period of the card's validity.

All sessions will be at Congress Centre Davos, Promenade 92, 7270 Davos-Platz.

Additional information will be posted on this site when available. 

IMPORTANT DATES:


 
Abstracts due:30 November 2002
Notification of acceptance:15 January 2003
Pre-registration deadline:7 March 2003
Papers due:17 March 2003
Accommodation-booking deadline:18 April 2003
Deadline for full refund:18 April 2003
Deadline for refund:16 May 2003
Registration for conference:1 June 2003
Conference starts:2 June 2003
Final revised papers:14 July 2003

To avoid disappointment, please respect the above deadlines

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