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Overview

The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado at Boulder is proud to host the 38th Annual International Arctic Workshop, which will consist of talk and poster sessions spanning three days (Program). The workshop is multidisciplinary and open to anyone interested in Arctic environments: past, present, and future. Previous Arctic Workshops have included talks and posters on Arctic and Antarctic climate, archeology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, and Quaternary history.

We focus on current research as illustrated by the ~ 3 week interval between submittal of abstracts and the start of the workshop. During those few weeks, the workshop is organized around themes developed from the abstracts (See 2006 Program for an example). We also focus on student participation by offering student support from the National Science Foundation (Arctic Natural Sciences Program). Students have comprised about half of the 125-150 participants in recent years. We seek to keep the Workshop relatively small to ensure a relaxed, friendly, and interactive experience for all.

Workshop Flyer (500 KB PDF)
Please print and post on a bulletin board or two. Thanks.

Location

The majority of the workshop events will take place in INSTAAR buildings RL-1 (rm 269) and RL-3 (rm 620). See Maps

History

The workshop has grown out of a series of informal annual meetings started in 1970 by John T. Andrews (INSTAAR, portrait to right). The purpose of the early meetings was to give graduate students an opportunity to present their ongoing research, gain experience in public speaking, and obtain feedback from more senior researchers. Subsequent meetings retained this emphasis while simultaneously expanding the contributions of professional researchers. For many years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has generously supported graduate student participation. In 2004 Tad Pfeffer (INSTAAR) became the Workshop Director.

The workshop is is held at INSTAAR every two years. During alternate years, the workshop is hosted by various academic institutions worldwide and supported by NSF and INSTAAR. These institutions often obtain additional support from their respective governmental agencies.

38. 2008 THIS WORKSHOP
37. 2007, Reykyavik, Iceland (U of Iceland)
36. 2006
35. 2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Earth and Atmos Sciences, U of Alberta).
34. 2004
33. 2003, Tromsø, Norway (Norwegian Polar Inst; Dept Geology, U of Tromsø)
32. 2002
31. 2001, Amherst, Massachusetts (UMASS Geosciences & Climate System Research Cntr)
30. 2000
29. 1999, Seattle, Washington (College of Forest Resources, U of Washington)
28. 1998
27. 1997, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dept of Geography, U of Ottawa)
26. 1996
25. 1995, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, (Centre d'Etudes Nordiques, U Laval)
24. 1994
23. 1993, Columbus, Ohio (Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ)
22. 1992
21. 1991, Fairbanks, Alaska (Alaska Quaternary Cntr, U of Alaska Museum, U of Alaska)
20. 1990, Tromsø, Norway (Geology, U of Tromso) - two workshops in same year.
19. 1990
18. 1989, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Geography, U of Lethbridge)
17. 1988
16. 1987, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Boreal Inst for Northern Studies, U of Alberta)
15. 1986
14. 1985, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Bedford Inst of Oceanography)
13. 1984
12. 1983, Amherst, Massachusetts (Dept of Geology & Geography, UMASS)
1-11. 1970 - 1982, Boulder, Colorado (INSTAAR, Univ of Colorado)

Committee

2008 Workshop committee members. All contributed to organization.

	Tad Pfeffer Director		William Manley Program (Talks, Posters)
	David Lubinski Website, email announcements		Anne Jennings General assistance
	Wendy Roth Communication, venues, payments, food		Sedrick Frazier Financial Technician

 

Sponsors

Arctic Natural Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (NSF-OPP-ARC-ANS) supports student participation through a 3-year grant to INSTAAR. The Arctic Natural Sciences (ANS) Program supports research in glaciology and in the atmospheric, biological, earth, and ocean sciences. This program provides core support for disciplinary research in the Arctic and coordinates its support of arctic research with the Directorates for Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Social and Behavioral, and Biological Sciences. Areas of special interest include marine and terrestrial ecosystems, arctic atmospheric and oceanic dynamics and climatology, as well as arctic geological and glaciological processes.

Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), at the University of Colorado at Boulder, develops scientific knowledge of natural and anthropogenic physical and biogeochemical environmental processes at local, regional and global scales, and applies this knowledge to improve society's awareness and understanding of environmental change.

CU-Boulder Graduate School works to create and preserve knowledge; to prepare a new generation of scholars, professionals, and informed citizens; to promote interdisciplinary thinking and learning; and to encourage constructive engagement with the public.

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