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The 23rd meeting of the IICWG is planned to be held in Buenos Aires at the invitation of the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service during September 26-30, 2022.
The 22nd meeting of the IICWG was held by videoconference on September 19-24, 2021
The 21st meeting of the IICWG was held by videoconference on September 21-25, 2020.
The 20th Meeting of the IICWG was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 23-27, 2019.
The 19th meeting of the IICWG was held in Helsinki, Finland September 24-28, 2018.
The 18th IICWG Meeting was held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on September 25-29, 2017.
The 17th IICWG Meeting was held in Ottawa, Canada on October 24-28, 2016. Below are links to the reports from the meeting.
The 16th IICWG Meeting was held in Rostock, Germany on October 19-24, 2015. Below are links to the reports from the meeting.
The 15th Meeting of the IICWG was held October 20-25, 2014 in Punta Arenas, Chile at the invitation of the Chilean Navy Meteorological Service. Below are links to the report from the meeting.
The 14th meeting of the International Ice Charting Working Group was held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 21-25 October 2013. The University of Iceland and the Icelandic Meteorological Office hosted the meeting. Below are links to the report from the meeting.
The 13th 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.
The 12th 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.
The 11th 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.
The 10th 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).
The 9th 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).
The 8th 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).
The Finnish Environmental Institute (formerly 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.
IICWG-VII Participant Group Photo
The North American Ice Service hosted the 6th International Ice Chart Working Group Meeting in Ottawa, Canada. 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.
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.
IICWG-V Participant Group Photo. Image courtesy of Klaus Strübing.
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.
The third annual meeting of the IICWG was held in Tromso, 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.
The second meeting of the IICWG was held at Grand Hotel Reykjavik, 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.
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.
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