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SUMMARY:AIC 2018 - Transportation Infrastructure Engineering in Cold Regions
LOCATION:Taseralik\, the Sisimiut Cultural Center\, Greenland
DESCRIPTION:ARTEK International Conference: AIC 2018 - Transporation Infrastructure Eng
 ineering in Cold Regions, May 1-3, 2018 in Sisimiut, Greenland\n\nBackgroun
 d\nCommunities in the Arctic and other cold regions are strongly dependent 
 on well-functioning transportation infrastructure to sustain business oppor
 tunities, health and general well-being. For isolated communities (most coa
 stal Arctic communities) regional or international travel and transportatio
 n must rely on air or sea transport. A harsh climate and unstable weather c
 onditions impact constructions and make navigation challenging.\nFaced with
  social and industrial changes, transportation infrastructure in these regi
 ons must be adapted to larger traffic loads and changing transportation pat
 terns. At the same time, climate change impacts on permafrost and ground st
 ability, sea ice distribution and properties, changing wave regimes etc., p
 ose severe challenges to transportation infrastructure.\nThe topical sessio
 ns of the conference are:\n\n - Harbors and offshore constructions: Design,
  construction and operation of harbors and offshore structures. Ice and wav
 e impacts on structures. Ice-induced vibration. Ice gouging, coastal erosio
 n and sediment redistribution. Structural reliability in a changing climate
 .\n - Vessel and boat traffic in icy waters: Ice loads from sea ice and gla
 cial ice. Design and strength of ships. Ship performance in ice, including 
 ice resistance. Risk and safety. Regulations.\n Linear infrastructure: Road
 s, power- and pipelines, sewers. Design and maintenance issues. Technical a
 daptation solutions. Design and maintenance approaches in permafrost region
 s.\n - Airports and other large constructions: Airstrips and other large co
 nstructions on land. Site investigations and material properties. Design so
 lutions and operating conditions. Design and maintenance approaches in perm
 afrost regions.\n Navigation, Positioning and Communication Systems: Mariti
 me e-navigation. GNSS assisted take-off and landing procedures. Space weath
 er impacts on navigation in the Arctic. Sea ice and iceberg warning systems
 . Surveying and geographical information systems.\n - Planning of physical 
 infrastructure: Socioeconomic and sociotechnical impacts of transportation 
 infrastructure, planning infrastructure networks, business opportunities re
 lated to infrastructure.Extended deadline for abstracts: January 15, 2017.\
 nWe are also planning an exciting post-conference field trip (http://www.co
 nferencemanager.dk/AIC2018/post-conference-fieldtrip.html?gid=E5A2E719-6BE1
 -4427-ACB0-DD74FEDA61D6) to Kangerlussuaq, the main ariport hub of Greenlan
 d. Check it out!\nFor more information, see the <a href="http://www.confere
 ncemanager.dk/AIC2018/the-event-background-and-topics.html" target="_blank"
  rel="noopener noreferrer">AIC 2018 website</a>.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>ARTEK International Conference: AIC 2018 - Transporation Infrast
 ructure Engineering in Cold Regions, May 1-3, 2018 in Sisimiut, Greenland<b
 r /></strong></p><p><strong><em>Background</em></strong></p><p>Communities 
 in the Arctic and other cold regions are strongly dependent on well-functio
 ning transportation infrastructure to sustain business opportunities, healt
 h and general well-being. For isolated communities (most coastal Arctic com
 munities) regional or international travel and transportation must rely on 
 air or sea transport. A harsh climate and unstable weather conditions impac
 t constructions and make navigation challenging.</p><p>Faced with social an
 d industrial changes, transportation infrastructure in these regions must b
 e adapted to larger traffic loads and changing transportation patterns. At 
 the same time, climate change impacts on permafrost and ground stability, s
 ea ice distribution and properties, changing wave regimes etc., pose severe
  challenges to transportation infrastructure.</p><p>The topical sessions of
  the conference are:</p><ul><li><strong>Harbors and offshore constructions:
 </strong> Design, construction and operation of harbors and offshore struct
 ures. Ice and wave impacts on structures. Ice-induced vibration. Ice gougin
 g, coastal erosion and sediment redistribution. Structural reliability in a
  changing climate.</li><li><strong>Vessel and boat traffic in icy waters:</
 strong> Ice loads from sea ice and glacial ice. Design and strength of ship
 s. Ship performance in ice, including ice resistance. Risk and safety. Regu
 lations.<br /> Linear infrastructure: Roads, power- and pipelines, sewers. 
 Design and maintenance issues. Technical adaptation solutions. Design and m
 aintenance approaches in permafrost regions.</li><li><strong>Airports and o
 ther large constructions:</strong> Airstrips and other large constructions 
 on land. Site investigations and material properties. Design solutions and 
 operating conditions. Design and maintenance approaches in permafrost regio
 ns.<br /> Navigation, Positioning and Communication Systems: Maritime e-nav
 igation. GNSS assisted take-off and landing procedures. Space weather impac
 ts on navigation in the Arctic. Sea ice and iceberg warning systems. Survey
 ing and geographical information systems.</li><li><strong>Planning of physi
 cal infrastructure:</strong> Socioeconomic and sociotechnical impacts of tr
 ansportation infrastructure, planning infrastructure networks, business opp
 ortunities related to infrastructure.</li></ul><p><strong>Extended deadline
  for abstracts: January 15, 2017.</strong></p><p>We are also planning an ex
 citing <a href="http://www.conferencemanager.dk/AIC2018/post-conference-fie
 ldtrip.html?gid=E5A2E719-6BE1-4427-ACB0-DD74FEDA61D6" target="_blank" rel="
 noopener">post-conference field trip</a> to Kangerlussuaq, the main ariport
  hub of Greenland. Check it out!</p><p>For more information, see the <a hre
 f="http://www.conferencemanager.dk/AIC2018/the-event-background-and-topics.
 html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AIC 2018 website</a>.</p>
CONTACT:Ingrid Vernimmen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20180501
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20180504
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