[Sasnet] Fwd: Please post workshop announcement (fwd)

[Bonnie A B Blackwell]

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> From: David J Lubinski <David.Lubinski at COLORADO.EDU>
> Date: October 15, 2007 2:37:01 AM NDT
> To: QUATERNARY-request at CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA
> Subject: Please post workshop announcement
> 
> Could you please post the following to the quaternary listserver?
> 
> Thanks,  David
> 
> 
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> Workshop Announcement
> The 38th Annual International Arctic Workshop
> Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado
> 5-7 March 2008
> Boulder, Colorado
> 
> For more information, please go to:
> http://instaar.colorado.edu/AW
> 
> or contact:
> ArcticWS at colorado.edu
> 
> Deadline for Registration and Abstracts: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
> 
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> The 38th Annual International Arctic Workshop will be held 5-7 March 2008 at 
> the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado 
> at Boulder. The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic, and will 
> consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of 
> high-latitude environments, past and present. Previous Arctic Workshops have 
> included presentations on arctic and antarctic climate, archeology, 
> environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, 
> ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more.
> 
> WHEN
> A reception and registration is scheduled for Tuesday evening March 4th from 
> 5 pm - 8 p.m. The main program is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, 
> March 5th to 7th.  Please note that this schedule starts and ends a day of 
> the week earlier than past workshops.
> 
> ABSTRACTS
> Submission of abstracts through the website will begin before Wednesday, 5 
> December 2007. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 13 February 2008. 
> Presentations can be either a poster or a talk.
> 
> REGISTRATION
> Registration through the website will begin before Wednesday, 5 December 
> 2007. Professional registration will be $150 USD if paid by Wednesday, 13 
> February or $180 USD thereafter. Students presenting a talk or poster can 
> register for free. Other students can register for $60 USD until Wednesday, 
> 13 February or $180 USD thereafter.
> 
> LODGING
> Organizers will provide updated links on the website to Boulder motels and 
> plan to arrange block reservations at a local hotel.
> 
> RESEARCH THEMES
> This workshop has grown out of a series of informal annual meetings sponsored 
> by INSTAAR and other academic institutions worldwide. In keeping with this 
> tradition, there are no formalized topics, and the workshop is organized 
> around themes developed from the abstracts submitted for presentation. 
> However, organizers can accommodate specific themes and arrange small group 
> meetings. Please identify any special topics or needs by e-mailing 
> ArcticWS at colorado.edu.
> 
> SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
> Student participation is a vital component of this workshop. A limited number 
> of students giving a talk or poster will receive financial assistance, 
> including registration and hotel support.
> 
> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
> Support for student participation is subsidized by the U.S. National Science 
> Foundation.
> 
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