GLIMS session attendees: URGENT! REPLY NEEDED BY MAY 1.

[Jeffrey S Kargel]

Dear GLIMS colleagues,

This GLIMS Working Session Update includes some new information and urgent
request for information from you.   There will be one final update before
the meeting with final/full logistical information and a final agenda.  The
meeting will be held at Goddard Spaceflight Center on Wednesday, June 6,
2001, 3:30-8:30 p.m.  This meeting will follow a tour of Goddard
Spaceflight Center and will be held in conjunction with the International
Symposium on Remote Sensing in Glaciology (June 4-8) in College Park,
Maryland, U.S.A.    Apologies to those of you who may receive this message
in duplicate.  Please help me to ensure that your interested colleagues
receive this message by passing it on to them.

CONTENTS:
1. URGENT message for any international attendees of the GLIMS session
    who do not have a "green card."  You MUST respond before May 1!
2. LAST CHANCE to register.  This is the final opportunity to register for
the GLIMS
    working group meeting, so please inform any colleagues you think may be
    interested in participating.
3. PARTICIPANTS' LIST as of April 20, 2001 (please check to see whether you
are on the list).
4. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION DUE by May 18-- $18 U.S. includes
dinner.
5. Buffet dinner items.
6. Revised meeting agenda. (PLEASE CHECK IT)

1`. URGENT!!! FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS (NON-U.S. CITIZENS) WHO DO NOT
HAVE A "GREEN CARD":

If you plan to attend the GLIMS meeting at Goddard you will need to fill
out paperwork in advance in order to be admitted to GSFC.  If you are one
of these people and you don't have prior approval, you will not be able to
get on Center and you cannot get your money back after May 20 for the
dinner either. Please fill out the forms that are attached at the end of
this message from the following website and fax them to Mary Floyd (fax #
301-345-4659) [Mfloyd at westover-gb.com] BEFORE May 1, 2001.

2. LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER.

If you have not already registered and you plan on attending the GLIMS
session, please submit the following information before May 1:

  Full Name __________________________
  Name to appear on badge ________________
  Institution _________________________
  Email address _______________________
  Title of any regional center presentation you wish to make
_______________________________
  Title or description  of any suggested discussion topics
_______________________________

3. PARTICIPANTS' LIST as of April 20, 2001 (please check to see if you're
on the list):
    Jonathan Bamber
    Bob Bindschadler
    Michael Bishop
    Mathias Braun
    Luke Copland
    John Dwyer
    Katie Filbert
    Dorothy Hall
    Gordon Hamilton
    Andy Kaab
    Jeff Kargel
    Siri-Joda Khalsa
    Hugh Kieffer
    Frank Rau
    Bruce Raup
    Helmut Saurer
    Greg Scharfen
    Rick Wessels
    Jan-Gunnar Winther

4. REGISTRATION FEE
There will be a $18 U.S. registration fee (advance payment will be
required), which will include a catered buffet dinner.  I will give you a
receipt at the meeting.  Please make checks payable to Jeff Kargel and mail
before May 18 to:
    Jeff Kargel
    U.S. Geological Survey
    2255 N. Gemini Dr.
    Flagstaff, AZ 86001
    U.S.A.

5. DINNER:
A caterer called "Putting on the Ritz" will provide a buffet dinner. The
cost including tip and tax is $18.00/person for the following:
    Salad
    Vegeterian lasagne
    Sirloin tips with wild mushrooms
    Rice and glazed carrotts
    Coffee, soda and water
    Apple pie

6. LATEST TENTATIVE AGENDA
The agenda is subject to change, but please consider how tight the schedule
is.  Given the time constraints, the final agenda will be VERY STRICTLY
ENFORCED, though we have tried to allot ample time for discussion. If you
want to change the title of your presentation, to give a presentation but
are not listed, or if you must have a different amount of time than
indicated, please contact Kargel, jkargel at usgs.gov.
     3:30- Completion of Tour of Goddard
     3:30-4:00 Informal viewing of any posters, make acquaintances and
greet old friends.
     4:00-4:05 Introductory remarks (Jeff Kargel)
     4:05-5:45 Reports by Flagstaff and Boulder groups and Landsat
representative
         ASTER status update: instrument, acquisition planning, and data
processing (Hugh Kieffer) 10 min.
         Image acquisition data, sample teaser of ASTER glacier images
(Rick Wessels) 10 min.
         Glacier data guides (how to get data from EDC, how to use tools,
how to get data from Flagstaff) Rick Wessels 15 min.
         Discussion of above topics (Rick Wessels, discussion leader) 10
min.
         Data distribution plan (Hugh Kieffer) 5 min.
         NSIDC GLIMS Database Architecture and Parameters (Bruce Raup) 10
min.
         RC --> NSIDC database data transfer formats (Bruce Raup)   5 min.
         Image analysis system-- tools, who is using what, what tools can
be shared,... (Bruce Raup) 10 min.
         Discussion of above topics (Bruce Raup, discussion leader)10 min.
         Quality assessment processing-- selection of sample scenes to be
analyzed by all RCs, analysis to be completed (Bruce Raup) 5 min.
         Discussion (Discussion leader, Bruce Raup) 10 min.

     5:45-5:55  and then continued during/after dinner, Working Group and
Regional Center reports:
          Andy Kaeaeb, Tropical Glaciers RC report (10 min.)

     5:55-6:00 Very brief break (run there and back or you'll miss dinner!)

     6:00-7:00 Dinner with dinner presentations:
         6:00-6:10 More ASTER glacier images and analysis (Rick Wessels)
         6:10-6:20 ASTER imagery of West Antarctica (Gordon Hamilton)
         6:20-6:35 Landsat glacier image acquisitions and analysis (Bob
Bindschadler)
         6:35-6:40 Landsat data buy (Hugh Kieffer)
         6:40-6:45 International development of GLIMS and programmatic
links (TOPC, GCOS, ICSI, UNESCO,HKH-FRIEND ...) (Jeff Kargel)
         6:45-6:50 ASTER imaging of debris-covered glaciers and
supraglacial lakes in the Central Himalaya (Jeff Kargel)
         6:50-7:00 Southern Patagonian ice cap (RC report on behalf of
Andres Rivera) (given by Jonathan Bamber)

     7:00-8:10 Working Group and Regional Center Reports (continued)
         Luke Copland, The GLIMS regional center at the University of
Alberta: the Canadian High Arctic (10 min.)
     Mathias Braun and Frank Rau, Antarctic Peninsula RC Report (10 min.)
         Michael Bishop, SW Asia RC Report (10 min.)
         Michael Bishop, Anisotropic Reflectance Correction and
Geomorphometry (10 min.)
     Working Group Report, TBA? (10 min.)
     Andy Kaeaeb: DEM working group report (10 min.)
     Discussion of DEM algorithm development (Discussion leader, Andy
Kaeaeb)(10 min.)

   8:10-8:25 Open forum discussion (Hugh Kieffer, discussion leader)

      8:25-8:30 Future meeting announcement, closing remarks and expression
of gratitude (Jeff Kargel)

8:30-10:00? Go-Out-for-Beer-and-Loose-Talk session (for those who need it)!
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Foreign participants who lack a green card: Remember to complete and send
in the Foreign Visitors' Information Sheet (attachment, below)

We here in Flagstaff look forward to seeing you in Maryland!  Next (last)
meeting update around May 20 with final logistical info.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Kargel
U.S. Geological Survey
2255 N. Gemini Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Telephone (+1) (520) 556-7034
Fax (+1) (520) 556-7014
Email: jkargel at usgs.gov



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