GLIMS Workshop 2004, Oslo, Norway: Agenda

GLIMS WORKSHOP AGENDA

Friday 20 August, 2004.  Meeting at NVE, map attached.

08:00-08:25 Registration/welcome

08:25-08:30  Convene (Jeff Kargel)

08:30-08:50  Roger Wheate-GLIMS/Canadian Cordillera (TM and
ETM+ analysis)

08:50-09:10  Fiona Cawkwell-GLIMS/Arctic Canada

09:10-09:30  Michael P. Bishop and John F. Shroder-Alpine Glaciation and
Glacierization in
the Hindu Kush and Karakoram Himalaya

09:30-10:00 Break (fruit, coffee, tea)

10:00-10:20 John F. Shroder and Michael P. Bishop: Glacier Change Detection
in the Hindu Kush
and Western Himalaya using Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery

10:20-10:40  Rune Engeset-GLIMS/Norway mainland

10:40-10:55 Frank Paul-Spatial variability of glacier changes in the Alps
(15 MINUTES REQUESTED)

10:55-11:15  Gordon Hamilton and Bill Sneed-GLIMS/Polar
Glaciological Applications of ASTER Imagery.

11:15-11:35-Andreas K??b-- Assessment of glacier hazards and management of
glacier
disasters: the ASTER contribution, 20 MINUTES

11:35-11:45  Jeff Kargel-Peruvian glacier hazards: real and
imagined-10 minutes.

11:45-11:55-Frank Paul-Spatial variability of glacier changes in the Alps
(15 MINUTES)

11:55-12:05-Andreas K??b or Frank Paul (on behalf of Wilfried
Haeberli)-Glacier Length Changes in
Strategies of Global Climate-Related Glacier Monitoring (10 MINUTES)

12:05-13:00  Lunch

13:00-13:15  Renaud Mathieu- (1) The Glacier Inventory and Monitoring
End-Of-Summer-Snowline in New
Zealand.  15 MINUTES REQUESTED

13:15-13:30  Max Koenig- A method for mass balance monitoring with SAR on
Svalbard. 15 MINUTES REQUESTED

13:30-13:55- Bruce Raup-Round-robin test results with
extended discussion-25 minutes.

13:55-14:00 Move to cantina for public forum

14:00-15:00 Public forum, media and general public invited

   14:00-14:04- Andreas Kaab, introduce the forum topic/purpose, speakers,
present outline

   14:04-14:08- Jon Ove Hagen, Announce Symposium on Arctic Glaciology

   14:08-14:21- Rune Engeset, Norway glaciers

   14:21-14:34- Gordon Hamilton, Polar glaciers

   14:34-14:47- Jeff Kargel, Human impacts of glacier change

   14:47-15:00- Questions/answers for the group (Andreas Kaab presiding)

15:00-15:30 Break, media invited, continue informal Q/A (coffee, tea,
pastries)

15:30-15:50  Bruce Raup-Database demo and new Mapserver
interface-20 minutes.

15:50-16:05  Bruce Raup-Frank Rau's Glacier Classification
Manual: should we extend WGMS classification system as Frank
suggests? (see Bruce Raup's email message from 18 July
2004)-15 minutes.

16:05-16:25  Jane Ferrigno- Satellite Image Atlas and
glacier-change studies. 20 minutes.

16:25-16:45  Chad Dick-Climate and Cryosphere (CliC).  See
also http://www.pages.unibe.ch/calendar/2005/clic.html

16:45-17:10  Jeff Kargel: RSE special issue journal article, GLIMS
book planning, and future meetings-25 minutes.

17:10-17:20 Reynaud Mathieu: GLIMS meeting planning for New
Zealand 2005-10 minutes.

17:20-17:25- Bruce Raup, with Saturday technology session
meeting details

17:25-17:30- Jeff Kargel- Thank you, with dinner details


Saturday 21 August 2004.  To take place at Hotel Rainbow  Norrona.

09:00-12:00 Optional hands-on technology session (Bruce
Raup, leader).  Topics will include: Round-robin test
results and how to converge on our modus operandi, and
database/GLIMSView demo and mapserver.