Based on the success of past U.S. Antarctic Earth Sciences meetings and the interest in promoting interdisciplinary research in Antarctica you are invited to participate in the upcoming NSF-sponsored Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Science Meeting (ANT-Sci). The meeting is intended to provide a forum for recent Antarctic research, to facilitate the exchange of information, and to encourage interdisciplinary research in the Earth Sciences. (This is not just for 'CTAM' researchers anymore.)
ANT-Sci will be a 2 1/2-day long, single-session meeting, that will include invited and contributed presentations, poster sessions, and dedicated discussion time to promote exchange of ideas. The meeting will follow the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) meeting. Our meeting will kick off on Wednesday at noon with a walking field trip to see glacial geologic exposures along the beach and continue through Friday afternoon. If you plan to attend all day Wednesday, you don't need to register for both meetings. Registration costs will cover all food (not alcoholic beverages) and 3 nights of lodging expenses while you are at Camp Casey. The not-so-fancy facilities (with a beautiful location), allows us to keep your costs low.
With this range of interdisciplinary topics, we ask that all those preparing presentations or posters, be cognizant of the diverse audience. To aid our efforts to effectively communicate with scientists outside our areas of specialty and with the general public, the meeting will include an expert presentation on science communication by John Meyer, Associate Director of Science Communication (UW College of the Environment).
Camp Casey is located on the coast of Whidbey Island, northwest of Seattle, Washington. It is a decommissioned Army base, first opened in 1900 and used until WWII. It is now owned and operated by Seattle Pacific University.
The REGISTRATION deadline is Friday, August 25. The fee includes all meals (Wed. lunch - Sat. breakfast) and lodging (Wed.- Fri. nights) at Camp Casey. If you need to cancel, please email tamcamp13@gmail.com. Refunds are available until September 9.
If you plan to attend the WAIS meeting, you will need to register separately at their website. Each meeting has its own registration fee. However, if you will be attending all day on Wednesday, you don't need to register twice for that day.
The ABSTRACT deadline is Friday, August 25. We have created an abstract template (Word document) and ask that all abstract submissions follow this template. Please follow the formatting described in the document and name the file with the first author’s last name and first initial (e.g., Doe_J.pdf). Only one abstract submission per registrant is allowed. Your registration confirmation email will include a link where you can submit your abstract.
Lodging for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights is 'free' with your registration fee at Camp Casey. There is an extra charge if you would like dinner and lodging on Tuesday evening. The rooms are very basic dorm-style accommodations, a bit like McMurdo except we can guarantee that it will get dark at night. But just to make you feel at home, the internet connectivity IS McMurdo slow, so please plan accordingly. We will work to give everyone their own room, but if attendance is high, some may need to share. Private space (with refrigerators) close to the meeting room is available for nursing mothers. Staff may be able to help identify appropriate daycare facilities as needed.
The nearest airport is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Camp Casey is about a 2-hour drive from Seattle International Airport. We will work to connect folks who are renting a car and are willing to transport others to Widbey Island. Shuttles (operated by SeaTac) are available 9 times/day to Coupeville on Whidbey Island for ~$45 one way. Easiest is to call SeaTac Shuttle (877-679-4003) to make your reservation and request a special stop at Camp Casey (extra charge of $3.50). If you would prefer to make your reservation online or already have made a reservation online, have your reservation number ready and call to let them know you'd like to request a special stop at Camp Casey (+$2.50). If you end up at Coupeville, you can take a taxi (apparently they don't work on Saturdays).
In the interdisciplinary spirit of the meeting, please consider that many audience members will not be specialists in your area of study. Please try to minimize jargon, make the context clear, and explain interdisciplinary links to make the information accessible to a diverse audience.
Posters: Posters will be introduced on Thursday by authors during a 'lightning round' of 1 minute summaries and will remain up for the entire meeting with a dedicated poster session on Thursday and Friday afternoons. We recommend that you include bullet points on your poster highlighting links between your research and other disciplines. Posters must be no more than 48" wide (48" x 36" maximum). Please remove your own poster at the end of the meeting.
Talks: Talks will be 15 minutes in length (invited talks 20 minutes) and we anticipate a full agenda, so please plan your presentation with this time limit in mind. A PowerPoint or PDF format is required as they will be loaded on one central-use laptop for ease of transition between speakers. Please do not expect to hook up your own laptop. We ask that you bring your presentation file to be loaded the day before your scheduled presentation to avoid last minute problems.
To support early career scientists (those still in graduate school, within 5 years of PhD or Assistant Professors/Research Associates without current Antarctic grant support) the registration fee is only $150, which includes lodging and food while at Camp Casey.
Tamesa Bachelor of Engineering Technology students’ uniqueness and talent was celebrated at an engineering industry night last night [10 May] with four awards from the Gordon Fairweather Trust Fund.
Tom Lawton, Ryan Johnson, Ashley Watson and Andrew Murton each received a $1500 award from Trustees Executors, which administers the Gordon Fairweather Trust Fund.
The foresight and generosity of Gordon Fairweather and his family has made the scholarship available to assist students in their mechanical and engineering studies since 1975. Fairweather, a marine engineer, was one of the enterprising founders in 1923 of Blackwell Motors.
“The calibre of the successful 2018 Tamesa applicants is high, with each student holding unique experience and personal interests which support their engineering pursuits,” Sue Addison from Trustees Executors said.
What better way to increase your painting skills than to paint daily! On July 11th I decided to paint 30 paintings in 30 days and I successfully completed the journey on August 9, 2010. I am an art educator and thus, chose to post "the good, the bad and the ugly" to provide insight into the learning process. This blog is a record of paintings that began on July 11, 2010.
Painting #143 - This painting was from a photo I had taken while visiting Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park. I used a Photoshop app to enhance the colours and then played them up a bit more with paint.
Tammy Watt is a Canadian artist who works with acrylic paint. She takes pleasure in the challenges of design fundamentals and colour relationships.