General information
The 2019 WAIS Workshop will be held about an hour's drive from San Diego, CA, at Camp Cedar Glen in Julian, CA. This multidisciplinary Earth system science workshop will focus on the distinctive glaciological, geological, oceanographic, and climatic aspects of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Helen Fricker (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) is our local host, aided by the WAIS Workshop organizing committee (Knut Christianson, Indrani Das, Joe MacGregor, Brooke Medley, Lauren Simkins, and Matt Siegfried). Abstract submission (available at https://dms.csmspace.com) closes August 12, 2019, and registration closes September 10, 2019. Questions, comments, and concerns can be addressed to wais@mines.edu.
Schedule and amenities
The meeting begins with an Icebreaker on Tuesday evening, October 15. Sessions are organized by topic, with keynote speakers for some sessions, followed by contributed talks and concluding with a panel discussion. Poster sessions will be held separately. We anticipate about 40-50 talks. The formal meeting agenda will end at lunch on Friday, October 18, 2019, followed by a workshop to bring together community college educators and the WAIS research community. All registrations include all meals from Tuesday dinner to Friday lunch. Participants who select an "...attendees staying off-site" option will be responsible for securing their own lodging for the duration of the workshop; all other options include lodging Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.
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