ESF-EC Conference
POLAR REGIONS AND QUATERNARY CLIMATE: EUROCONFERENCE TOWARD AN INTEGRATIVE VIEW OF CLIMATE IN ANTARCTICA AND CIRCUM-ANTARCTIC REGIONS
Supported by the European Commission, Research DG, Human Potential Programme, High-Level Scientific Conferences (Contract No: HPCF-CT-2002-00173)
Chaired by
CHAIR:
- JérômeChappellazE-Mail
- LGGE-CNRSLaboratoire de Glaciologie & Géophysique de l'EnvironnementSaint-Martin d'HèresFrance
VICE-CHAIR:
- CarloBarbanteE-Mail
- University of VeniceDepartment of Environmental SciencesVeniceItaly
Dates
24-29 September 2005
Location
Hotel Villa del Mare, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy
The conference will be held at Hotel Villa del Mare in Acquafredda di Maratea. Acquafredda di Maratea is situated on the coast, on the Gulf of Policastro, between Sapri and Maratea, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Naples and about 400 km (250 miles) south of Rome. Group transportation will be organised on arrival and departure days from and back to Sapri train station.
Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants
One of the big unknowns regarding the climate dynamics in the course of glacial-interglacial cycles and of abrupt events is the role of the Antarctic and the Southern ocean. The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) has now provided the climate community with two new ice cores covering more than 200,000 years at Dronning Maud Land (facing the south Atlantic) and about 900,000 years at Dome C (Antarctic plateau). The new data can now be presented and synthesized; but it will be of much higher value if it is viewed in context with other climate proxy records, with current observations and with climate and ice sheet models.
The main goal of the conference will thus be the comparison of the two EPICA ice core records with records from other climatic archives in Antarctica and circum-Antarctic regions. In addition, reviews of present-day studies in Antarctica, interactions with climate and ice sheet modelling will stimulate discussions about the most urgent open questions regarding climate and environmental changes in and around Antarctica, leading to a joint strategy for future ice core investigations.
The conference will include six sessions:
- (1) Antarctic climate: an ice-core synthesis,
- (2) The circum-Antarctic regions and their link with Antarctica,
- (3) Atmospheric physics and chemistry in south polar regions: what can we learn from ice-core chemistry and atmospheric modelling?,
- (4) Antarctic ice sheet dynamic and its impact on climate,
- (5) Dating: what progresses on the Achille heel of temporal archives?,
- (6) Present-day observations in Antarctica: hints for future ice-core investigations.
Participants will present their own contribution to the conference topic through poster sessions. A few posters will be selected by the scientific committee for a short oral contribution.
Round-tables will be organised to stimulate interactions between junior and senior scientists and to promote debate around open questions.
Final Programme PDF (79 KB) Last Updated 27-September-2005 |
Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide
All major trains arriving in Sapri from Rome/Naples will be met by bus to transfer you the 8 kms to the hotel. This transfer service will operate free of charge from 15.00 hours until 22.45 hours on Saturday 24 September.
Group transportation back to Sapri station will be arranged in a similar way on Thursday, 29 September.
| For further information, please consult the Practical Information Guide PDF (153 KB) |
Conference Fees
Conference fees include full local costs, a half-day excusion and, for conferees, a registration fee of EUR 310.
Guest fees do not include use of conference facilities and equipment (i.e. internet...) nor are guests entitled to attend sessions.
Fees | Fees (1) | What the fees cover |
EUR 790 | EUR 840 | conference, meals and single room (2) |
EUR 700 | EUR 750 | conference, meals and twin OR double room |
EUR 580 | EUR 630 | non-resident: conference, meals (no room) |
EUR 390 | EUR 440 | guest, full-board and shared double room with conferee |
n/a | n/a | guest, half-board and shared double room with conferee |
(1) A 50 EUR supplement is charged if payment is received after the deadline (4 weeks prior to the conference) | ||
(2) Please note that single accommodation is only available for Invited Speakers. | ||
Registration Form
All accepted participants - invited speakers and grantees included - are requested to confirm attendance and room requirements by filling in and faxing back a Registration Form.
Closing date for registration and fee payment: 27 August 2005 
ESF Contact
ESF Conferences Unit
conferences[at]esf.org
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 2020
Fax: +32 (0)2 538 8486
Please quote 05-115 in any correspondence.
