Paleoglaciers Workshop
Nov. 8-10, 2023, University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics
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The Western U.S. Paleoglaciers Working Group held a workshop on the production of a paleoglaciers database. The goals of the workshop were to develop a strategy for improving and expanding the existing set of georeferenced paleoglacier outlines to align with research, educational, and outreach interests among the working group.
Participants
Participants
Leadership Team
Leif Anderson (host), University of Utah
Ben Laabs, North Dakota State University
Yingkui (Philip) Li, University of Tennessee
Joe Licciardi, University of New Hampshire
Working Group Members/Attendees
Logan Ashurst-McGee, University of Utah
Silvia Barbieri, University of Utah
Yann Gavillot, Montana Tech/Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Manon Felos, University of Utah
Jenna Harris, University of Utah
Daria Khashchevskaya, North Carolina State University
Darren Larsen, Occidental College
Eric Leonard, Colorado College
Alia Lesnek, Queens College of New York
Yanan (Nancy) Li, Texas State University
Greg McDonald, Utah Geological Survey
Adam McKean, Utah Geological Survey
Spruce Schoenemann, University of Montana Western
Roger Sigler, Texas State University
Marcus Tanner, University of Utah
Glenn Thackray, Idaho State University
Joe Tulenko, Berkeley Geochronology Center/University at Buffalo
Logistics
Logistics
1. Arrival in Salt Lake City for air travelers. For those arriving at the SLC airport, we recommend using the TRAX light rail to get from the airport to Plaza Best Western Downtown. Leif has provided a Google Map with the locations of the TRAX stations at the airport and at Temple Square. For details about the TRAX light rail, or if you are not staying at the Plaza hotel downtown, please visit https://www.rideuta.com/Services/TRAX. Rideshare is also available from SLC airport.
2. Arrival at the University of Utah for the workshop. We will meet at 9 am (mountain time) on Wednesday morning outside FESB at the location shown on the Google Map. For those staying at the Best Western, we will ride the free Route 1 bus from West Temple (just east of the hotel) to campus. For those driving to campus, please see the parking locations on the Google Map (and the email message you received from Leif on Monday). Free parking is available.
3. Workshop schedule. The workshop will be held in FESB 303. If you arrive late on any of the meeting days, please come to that room to join the group. A detailed schedule of planned events is on the website. The Google Map has several food/coffee options, including the student union near FESB.
4. WiFi and laptops. Please remember to bring your own laptop to the workshop. We will have access to guest WiFi on campus, and eduroam users will be able to connect automatically.
5. Presentations. These will take place on Friday afternoon starting at 1:45 pm mountain time. If you are presenting, we can either connect your laptop to technology in FESB 303 or you can copy your presentation to machine.
6. Field trip/weather info. The mornings will be cold, likely around 32F, including the morning field trip on Saturday. Please be prepared for some light hiking on the field trip and plan to bring warm layers to wear at the field trip stops. The field trip will conclude by 12 pm. More details about the field trip are coming soon.
7. Saturday departures. We will need to check out of the hotel before the field trip on Saturday. It may be easiest to store luggage at the Best Western after checkout and retrieve it after the field trip, but we will need to check on this possibility. I will have a minivan available for shuttling people to the airport prior to 5 pm on Saturday.
Schedule
Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 7
Arrival and check-in at hotels. See logistics for ground transportation information and a Google Map with public transportation stops.
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Wednesday, Nov. 8
8:20 am: Best Western participants meet in the hotel lobby, walk to the bus stop on West Temple to take the Route 1 bus to U of Utah campus (departs at 8:30).
9:00 am: All participants meet at the south entrance to the Frederick Albert Sutton Building (FASB).
9:05 am: Workshop begins in FASB 303. Introductions, WiFi connections, workshop overview.
9:15 am: The Paleoglacier Database - existing data, attributes, accessing and updating (Ben Laabs)
12:00 pm: Lunch at the Student Union
1:00 pm: Drawing Paleoglacier Outlines - review of "homework", strategies, attributes, confidence levels (Joe Licciardi and Leif Anderson)
4:00 pm: Summary discussion
5:00 pm: Adjourn and dinner
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Thursday, Nov. 9
8:30 am: Best Western participants board the bus at West Temple.
9:00 am: Meet at the south entrance to FASB, proceed to FASB 303.
9:05 am: PalaeoIce and other GIS tools for modeling paleoglaciers (Yingkui Li)
12:00 pm: Lunch at the Student Union or elsewhere
12:30 pm: Presentation by Dan Ibarra, invited seminar speaker, Department of Geology and Geophysics (FASB 295)
2:30 pm: ICE-D - access, tools, queries (Joe Tulenko)
4:30 pm: Discussion/worktime
5:00 pm: Adjourn and dinner
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Friday, Nov. 10
8:30 am: Best Western participants board the bus at West Temple.
9:00 am: Meet at the south entrance to FASB, proceed to FASB 303.
9:05 am: Discussion/worktime
12:00 pm: Lunch at Student Union or elsewhere
1:45 pm: Research presentations:
Logan Ashurst-McGee (U of Utah)
Marcus Tanner (U of Utah)
Manon Felos (U of Utah)
Jenna Harris (U of Utah)
Silvia Barbieri (U of Utah)
Darren Larsen (Occidental College)
Adam McKean (UGS)
Yann Gavillot (MBMG)
Spruce Schoenemann (U of Montana Western)
Joe Tulenko (BGC)
3:30 pm: Discussion/worktime, field trip preview
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Saturday, Nov. 11
Hotel check out. Field trip attendees can store luggage at Best Western.
Optional field trip: Departs from Salt Lake Plaza Best Western at 8 am (122 W S Temple St).
Field trip attendees at G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park near Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Links
Links
Google Map with workshop location, dinner options, ground transportation details
Western U.S. Paleoglaciers Database (Web Feature Service link)
Connecting to the ICE-D Web Feature Service
Link to Yingkui Li's github - PalaeoIce and other tools
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