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Thirteenth IICWG Meeting, October 15-19, 2012

The 13^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group was held in Tromsø, Norway on 15-19 October 2012. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute hosted the meeting. Below are links to the report from the meeting.

• IICWG-XII Meeting Executive Summary
• IICWG-XII Meeting Report
  • Appendix A – Science Workshop Abstracts
  • Appendix B – List of Participants
  • Appendix C – Agenda
  • Appendix D – ASRSC 2011 Action Item Report
  • Appendix E – DICSSC 2011 Action Item Report
  • Appendix F – Secretariat Report
  • Appendix G – IICWG-XII Plenary Action Item Status
  • Appendix H – JCOMM-4 Approved Technical Regulations
  • Appendix J – IICWG XIII News Release
  • Appendix K – DICSSC Meeting Debrief
  • Appendix L – DICSSC Revised Terms of Reference Proposal
  • Appendix M – ASRSC Meeting Debrief
  • Appendix N – IICWG XIII Plenary Action Items
  • Appendix O – DICSSC Action Items
  • Appendix P – ASRSC Action Items
• Meeting Documents - Link to a directory containing PDF files of reports and papers from IICWG XII
• Meeting Presentations - Link to a directory containing PDF versions of all presentation from IICWG XII
• Photo Gallery - Link to a directory containing a selection of photos from IICWG XII

Twelfth IICWG Meeting, October 17-21, 2011

The 12^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group was held in Cambridge, U.K. on 17-21 October 2011. The British Antarctic Survey hosted the meeting. Below are links to the report from the meeting.

• IICWG-XII Meeting Executive Summary
• IICWG-XII Meeting Report
  • Appendix A – Science Workshop Abstracts
  • Appendix B – List of Registrants
  • Appendix C – Agenda
  • Appendix D – Applied Science and Research Standing Committee Report
  • Appendix E – Data, Information, and Customer Service Standing Committee Report
  • Appendix F – Secretariat Report
  • Appendix G – IICWG-XI Plenary Action Item Status
  • Appendix H – New NAVTEX Abbreviations for Ice
  • Appendix I – Data Share Proposal – Draft 1
  • Appendix J – Applied Science and Research Standing Committee Action Items
  • Appendix K – Data, Information, and Customer Service Standing Committee Action Items
  • Appendix L – Plenary Action Items
  • News Release 21 Oct. 2011: International Ice Experts Caution that "Open" Arctic Shipping Routes Does Not Mean Ice-Free
  • Meeting Documents - Link to a directory containing PDF files of reports and papers from IICWG XII
  • Meeting Presentations - Link to a directory containing PDF versions of all presentation from IICWG XII
  • Photo Gallery - Link to a directory containing a selection of photos from IICWG XII

Eleventh IICWG Meeting, October 18-22, 2010

The 11^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group was held in Washington D.C. on 18-22 October 2010. The National Ice Center hosted the meeting.

• IICWG-XI Meeting Executive Summary (PDF, 86 KB)
• IICWG-XI Meeting Report (PDF, 251 KB)
• Appendix I – Science Workshop Abstracts (PDF, 97 KB)
• Appendix II – List of Participants (PDF, 28 KB)
• Appendix III – Agenda (PDF, 262 KB)
• Appendix IV – Secretariat Report (PDF, 74 KB)
• Appendix V – Plenary Action Items from IICWG-X (PDF, 56 KB)
• Appendix VI – IICWG-XI DICSSC Action Items (PDF, 97 KB)
• Appendix VII – IICWG-XI ASRSC Action Items (PDF, 106 KB)
• Appendix VII – IICWG-XI Plenary Action Items (PDF, 76 KB)
• News Release 20 Oct. 2010: National Ice Services Warn of Continuing Hazards to Navigation in the Polar Seas (PDF, 122 KB)
• Meeting Documents - Link to a directory containing PDF files of reports and papers from IICWG XI, posted 1 Dec. 2010
• Meeting Presentations - Link to a directory containing PDF versions of all presentation from IICWG XI, posted 1 Dec. 2010
• Photo Gallery - Link to a directory containing a selection of photos from IICWG XI, posted 1 Dec. 2010

Tenth IICWG Meeting, October 12-16, 2009

The 10^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) was held in Geneva Switzerland on 12-16 October, 2009 and was hosted by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• IICWG X Meeting Report (PDF, 212 KB), posted 4 Jan. 2010
• IICWG X Meeting Summary (PDF, 87 KB), posted 30 Oct. 2009
• Final Agenda (PDF, 140 KB), updated 2 Oct. 2009
• IICWG X Participants (PDF, 49 KB), posted 4 Jan. 2010
• IICWG X News Release: National Ice Services Advise of Continuing Navigation Hazards (PDF, 52 KB) posted 19 Oct. 2009
• Meeting Documents - Link to a directory containing PDF files of reports and papers from IICWG X, posted 4 Jan. 2010
• Meeting Presentations - Link to a directory containing PDF versions of all presentation from IICWG X (including the Science Workshop), posted 4 Jan. 2010
• Photo Gallery - Link to a directory containing a selection of photos from IICWG X, posted 4 Jan. 2010

Ninth IICWG Meeting, October 20-24, 2008

The 9^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) was held in Luleå, Sweden on 20-24 October, 2008, and it was hosted by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

• Meeting Summary (Word Doc, 354 KB)
• Agenda (PDF, 105 KB)
• List of Registrants (PDF, 14 KB)
• News Release (Word Doc, 3, 399 KB)
• Kuriren Newspaper Article in Swedish (URL)
• Kuriren Newspaper Article Translated in English (Word Doc, 27 KB)
• Meeting Documents and Presentations - this link takes you to a folder containing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, Microsoft Word documents, etc.
• Photos of the Event

Eighth IICWG Meeting, October 22-26, 2007

The 8^th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) was held in Frascati, Italy, 22-26 October, 2007. It was hosted by the European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN).

• IICWG VIII Yearbook (PDF, 272 KB)
• Letter of Invitation (PDF, 44 KB)
• Meeting site and online registration
• Meeting Summary, Documents, and Presentations - this link takes you to a folder containing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, Microsoft Word documents, etc.

NEWS RELEASE: 2007 Arctic Ice Retreat Concerns National Ice Services

Frascati, Italy, October 23, 2007— The International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG), meeting at ESRIN in Frascati, issued the following statement today:

“In September 2007, the Arctic sea ice reached the minimum extent in the history of ice charting based on satellite, aircraft, and surface observations, continuing a recent trend of diminishing sea ice that began in the 1980’s and has accelerated. While there will still be natural inter-annual variability, the decline is likely to continue.

“The Arctic is already experiencing an increase in shipping, primarily for oil and gas development and tourism, and we can expect to see further increases as diminishing ice extent makes Arctic marine transportation more viable. The IICWG members are working with national and international authorities to help ensure that Arctic navigation develops with the utmost regard for the safety of people, property, and the environment.

“The IICWG cautions that sea ice and icebergs will continue to present significant hazards to navigation for the foreseeable future. The Arctic will still have a winter ice cover that will linger into summer for varying lengths of time depending on a range of conditions.”

Read the full news release: HTML, PDF (456 KB)

Seventh IICWG Meeting, September 2006

The Finnish Institute of Marine Research hosted the 7th International Ice Chart Working Group Meeting in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting, and associated Science Workshop, took place 24-29 September. It was organized by the Finnish ice service through a local committee led by Ari Seina.

• Venue: FIMR
• Logistics: IICWG7_ practical_info_20Sep06.pdf
• Agenda: IICWG7_Agenda_20Sep06.pdf
• Participants: IICWG7_Participants_20Sep06.xls
• Plenary Action Items: IICWG_VII_Plenary_Action_Items_Final_121806.doc
• Presentations: Presentations are in folders for the day on which they were given. Also see Standing Committees.

Group Photo

Sixth IICWG Meeting, October 2005

The North American Ice Service hosted the 6th International Ice Chart Working Group Meeting in Ottawa, Canada. The theme of the meeting was:

International Ice Services - The Next Five Years

The meeting was organized by the Canadian Ice Service through a local committee led by Roger De Abreu. It was held from 25-28 October 2005, with an associated IICWG Science Workshop on 24 October. You may download the files below for more information. Also see Standing Committees.

• IICWG 6 First Information Circular (pdf file)
• Invitation from CoChairs R. David Grimes, Meteorological Service of Canada, and Richard M. Barazotto, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (pdf file)
• Participant List (xls file)
• General Meeting Agenda (doc file)
• Interoperable Data Formats - Special Session (see Standing Committee on Data, Information, and Customer Support)
• Science Workshop Agenda (PDF file)
• General Action Items from IICWG V, Hamburg (doc file)
• Questions for Discussion Regarding Future of IICWG (PDF file)
• Action Items (doc file)
• Photographs (Folder of photos provided by Roger DeAbreu)

Fifth IICWG Meeting, April 2004

The fifth meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) was held April 20-23, 2004, in Hamburg Germany. Additionally, the science workshop, entitled "Information Extraction and Ice Modeling - Steps towards Data Assimilation," was held on Monday, April 19. To access presentations given at the meetings, please see the agendas below.

• Main IICWG Meeting
• Science Workshop
• Photos of Participants (courtesy of Klaus StrŸbing)
• Action Items

Fourth IICWG Meeting, April 2003

The fourth meeting of the IICWG was held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation, April 7-11, 2003. It was hosted by and convened at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) and sponsored by the U.S. National Ice Center, Canadian Ice Service, the U.S. Office of Naval Research Polar Programs, and the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.

• IICWG IV Web Site at AARI
• Agenda
• Participants
• Photo of Participants (photo courtesy of Vasily Smolyanitsky, Head, Laboratory of Sea Ice Climate Manuals, AARI.)
• Action Items
• Presentations

Third IICWG Meeting, November 2001

The third annual meeting of the IICWG was held in Troms¿, Norway, November 14-16, 2001. It was hosted by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (DNMI) and sponsored by the the Office of Naval Research Polar Programs, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, the U.S. National Ice Center, and the Canadian Ice Service.

• Agenda (PDF file)
• Participants (PDF file)
• Action Items (PDF file)
• Presentations (links to a folder containing Microsoft Power Point presentations and Word documents)

Second IICWG Meeting, October 2000

The second meeting of the IICWG was held at Grand Hotel Reykjav’k, Iceland, October 3-5, 2000. The meeting was hosted by the Icelandic Meteorological Office, and sponsored by the U.S. National Ice Center, the Office of Naval Research - Europe, the Icelandic Meteorological Office, and the Canadian Ice Service.

• Agenda
• Participants
• Final Report (Also available as a Microsoft Word¨ document)
• Action Items (Also available as a Microsoft Word¨ document)
• Presentations

First IIWCG Meeting, October 1999

The IICWG was formed at a meeting held at the Danish Meteorological Institute in Copenhagen, 5-7 Oct 1999. The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. National Ice Center, the Office of Naval Research (Europe), the Danish Meteorological Institute, and the Canadian Ice Service.

• Minutes
• Participants
• For a copy of the final report, please contact NSIDC User Services.