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CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events
CREATED:20170301T144530
SUMMARY:IGS British Branch 2017
LOCATION:Lancaster\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Lancaster Environment Centre and Lancaster Data Science Institute remind co
 lleagues that abstract submission and registration is now open for the 2017
  British Branch meeting of the International Glaciological Society.\nThe me
 eting will be held on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September 2017 at Lanc
 aster University, with a conference dinner taking place at Lancaster Brewer
 y on the evening of Wednesday 6th September.\nA local website with all rele
 vant information is now live here: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/igs-bb (http://wp.
 lancs.ac.uk/igs-bb) Registration and abstract submission is invited through
  this link and will close on June 30th 2017.\nThe conference will include o
 ral and poster presentations, spread over two days, and abstracts are invit
 ed on any aspect of snow and ice research. Keynote talks will be given by D
 r Robert Mulvaney, British Antarctic Survey, Prof John Smellie, University 
 of Leicester and Prof Jemma Wadham, University of Bristol.\nWe are also off
 ering a free one-day training event for Early Career Researchers on Tuesday
  the 5th September, details are listed under 'Programme' on the website and
  there are still places available.\nLancaster is a historic city located in
  a beautiful part of the country and is famous for its history, thriving ar
 ts scene and excellent pubs. The 12th century Lancaster castle, for example
 , showcases 1,000 years of heritage and justice in the city and was the ven
 ue for the famous Pendle Witch trials in the 1600s. For those interested in
  outdoor pursuits then the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District are right on o
 ur doorstep and are well served by both road and rail links from the city.\
 nSee you all in Lancaster!\nAmber Leeson, Jennie Gilbert, Peter Wynn, Crisp
 in Halsall, Hugh Tuffen, Jacqui Owen, Mounir Takriti\nLocal organising comm
 ittee\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Lancaster Environment Centre and Lancaster Data Science Institute remind
  colleagues that <strong>abstract submission and registration is now open</
 strong> for the <strong>2017 British Branch meeting of the International Gl
 aciological Society</strong>.</p><p>The meeting will be held on <strong>Wed
 nesday 6th and Thursday 7th September 2017 at Lancaster University</strong>
 , with a conference dinner taking place at Lancaster Brewery on the evening
  of Wednesday 6th September.</p><p>A local website with all relevant inform
 ation is now live here: <a href="http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/igs-bb">http://wp.la
 ncs.ac.uk/igs-bb</a> <strong>Registration and abstract submission</strong> 
 is invited through this link and will <strong>close on June 30th 2017</stro
 ng>.</p><p>The conference will include oral and poster presentations, sprea
 d over two days, and abstracts are invited on any aspect of snow and ice re
 search. Keynote talks will be given by Dr Robert Mulvaney, British Antarcti
 c Survey, Prof John Smellie, University of Leicester and Prof Jemma Wadham,
  University of Bristol.</p><p>We are also offering a f<em>ree one-day train
 ing event for Early Career Researchers on Tuesday the 5th September</em>, d
 etails are listed under 'Programme' on the website and there are still plac
 es available.</p><p>Lancaster is a historic city located in a beautiful par
 t of the country and is famous for its history, thriving arts scene and exc
 ellent pubs. The 12th century Lancaster castle, for example, showcases 1,00
 0 years of heritage and justice in the city and was the venue for the famou
 s Pendle Witch trials in the 1600s. For those interested in outdoor pursuit
 s then the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District are right on our doorstep and 
 are well served by both road and rail links from the city.</p><p>See you al
 l in Lancaster!</p><p>Amber Leeson, Jennie Gilbert, Peter Wynn, Crispin Hal
 sall, Hugh Tuffen, Jacqui Owen, Mounir Takriti<br />Local organising commit
 tee</p>
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20170906
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20170908
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