CLIVASH2k workshop: Climate variability in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere over the past 2000 years

The PAGES 2k Network project CLIVASH2k will hold a workshop "Climate variability in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere over the past 2000 years" from 4-5 September 2018 in Cambridge, UK.

Venue

British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0ET

Logistics

This is an open meeting limited to 30-40 participants. Aspects of the workshop will be open to staff and students from the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge, to ensure engagement and information sharing between a wide range of science (atmospheric, biology, oceanography, geology etc) and non-scientific disciplines (engineering, administration, logistics).

This joint workshop brings together CLIVASH2k and the SCAR research programs AntClim21 and PAIS.

Description

The CLIVASH2k working group aims to improve our understanding of large-scale modes of climate variability and the mechanisms and drivers of climate change in Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic and the wider Southern Hemisphere during the past 2000 years.

The kick-off workshop at the POLAR2018 conference in June 2018 engaged members of the community from a wide range of disciplines (ice cores, terrestrial, marine and modeling) to share ideas and propose activities for the CLIVASH2k working group. This two-day workshop in Cambridge will provide an opportunity to develop these ideas in more detail with the aim of producing tangible results; including assigning project leaders and initiating synthesis products to be completed during the following year.

Key speakers

- Barbara Stenni (Venice, Italy)
- Brooke Medley (NASA, USA)
- Zicheng Yu (Lehigh, USA)
- Bianca Perren (UK/Swiss)

Goals

The aim of the meeting is to generate synthesis publications relating to climate variability in the Southern Hemisphere. The workshop in Davos will initiate the process and identify working group leaders. Thus the meeting in Cambridge will provide more in depth discussion time and an opportunity to start the synthesis publications (to be completed during 2019).

Program

To be advised. The aim is to review and evaluate our current understanding of the drivers of Southern Hemisphere climate variability, through short presentations, posters and discussion sessions.

Financial support

Limited funding has been provided by PAGES for the attendance of some early-career researchers. When registering, please write a brief summary of how your research fits with the CLIVASH2k goals and an estimate of costs.

Deadline for financial support requests will remain open until the registration deadline.

Registration

Registration includes morning and afternoon refreshments, buffet lunch and an evening dinner on 4 September.

Standard registration fee £65 per person (plus fees)
Student fee (for students currently enrolled for a PhD) £15 per person (plus fees)

Registration closes 17 August: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clivash2k-workshop-tickets-46359412250

This also includes a section about financial support (see above).

Accommodation

Churchill College is one of the largest Cambridge campuses, just a short walk (~20 mins) from the British Antarctic Survey and close to the city centre. A limited number of discounted rate bed and breakfast accommodation is available for workshop participants, bookable via the registration page (see "Registration" section, above).

£200 per person for three nights (Monday 3rd, Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th September)
Single, ensuite rooms with self-service breakfast and free wifi: https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/our-location/

Rooms can also be booked directly with the college (subject to availability), including double and twin rooms: https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/conferences/services/bandb/

Further information

Contact workshop organizer Liz Thomas: lith@bas.ac.uk

Post-meeting material