Event Type
Conferences and Workshops

Polar Climate and Sea Level: Past, Present, and Future

Event Dates
2017-03-23 - 2017-03-25
Location
Buffalo, New York

HOST:
The University of Buffalo, The Center for Geohazards Studies, Dept. of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, The RENEW Institute.

THEME:
“Polar Climate and Sea Level: Past, Present and Future" – Under this umbrella theme will be sub-themes on topics ranging from The Greenland Ice Sheet to Hazards of Polar Change to the Climate History of Baffin Bay.

TOPICS:
The Arctic Workshop is open to all interested in high latitude environments, including those of the past, present, and future. Previous Workshops have included presentations on Arctic and Antarctic climate, atmospheric chemistry, environmental geochemistry, paleoenvironment, archeology, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history and more.

SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, 22 March – Icebreaker Reception in early evening
Thursday, 23 March – Talk and Poster Sessions all day
Thursday, 23 March – Banquet Dinner with Keynote Talk: Eric Steig, University of Washington
Friday, 24 March – Talk and Poster Sessions most of the day
Saturday, 25 March – Talk and Field Trip to Niagara Gorge

ABSTRACTS:
Submission of abstract on the website is open now. https://geohazards.buffalo.edu/aw2017/submit
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 22 February 2017. Presentations can be either a poster or a talk