GLIMS Workshop fieldtrip to Calderone Glacier: 6-8 July 2007, Perugia, Italy

[Jeff Kargel]

Dear GLIMS colleagues,

Claudio Smiraglia is preparing some logistical options for a GLIMS field
trip to Calderone Glacier in the Apennines (a very small, debris-covered
glacier).  The formal workshop will be 6 July in Perugia, but the field trip
(optional) will be 7-8 July.  It would be most convenient to rent a bus if
there will be enough participants.  The bus cost is estimated at $2500 U.S.
(ca 1900 euros).  If we have 20 participants, it would probably be cost
effective (about 100 euros per person) and carbon-emissions-efficient, and
definitely most convenient.  There would be a possibility of renting a
couple standard Texas-size cars if we have for instance 10 people.  As
Claudio suggests, we may stay in a  small hotel near the glacier on the
night of 7 July.   The field trip costs will be paid by participants.
There will be the transport costs (roughly 100 euros, let's say), hotel
lodging and workshop dinner, and possibly some additional small costs.

To know what to suggest to Claudio, we need an advance count of people
likely to go on the field trip.   Please reply with your estimate of the
likelihood that you will take part in the field trip, and whether anybody (a
spouse for instance) will accompany you.

FYI, it appears that the IUGG abstract deadline has been delayed into
February.  You should "stay on top" of the IUGG website for changes such as
that, and please do not forget to submit your GLIMS-related abstract to a
regular session of IUGG, and make arrangements as soon as you can for
lodging in Perugia.  We will be forthcoming with an updated workshop mailing
when more logistical details are known.  Also, on about Friday this week you
will see the submitted GLIMS book proposal, so please submit any ideas,
author confirmations, and chapter outlines, if those are still outstanding,
if you are able to attend to it.

Sincerely,

Jeff Kargel 

On 1/15/07 4:54 AM, "claudio smiraglia" <claudio.smiraglia at unimi.it> wrote:

> dear Jeff,
> some information about the field trip possibility to calderone glacier
> 
> My first hypothesis for keeping low the costs was to use public
> transports from Perugia to Prati di Tivo at the base of glacier. It's
> not so far , it's just a stone's throw according to the USA
> dimensions, but it takes more than 6 hours by train and you have to
> change 4 trains and a bus.
> Second hypothesis is  to rent a bus for two days.
> 
> To prepare a plan I need more information, please.
> In your view how many persons could attend the field trip? Twenty
> persons is a realistic number?
> How much do you thing are they disposed to spend?
> 
> I'd like to organize the field trip in the following way:
> 7 July- Perugia-Prati di Tivo. Meeting about Calderone Glacier. Night
> in hotel at Prati di Tivo.
> 8 July- Visit to Calderone Glacier and, if it is possible, climb to
> Corno Grande del Gran Sasso, the highest peak in Apennines (2912 m a.s.l.)
> Return to Perugia.
> 
> The main economic problem is the cost of the bus (about 2500
> dollars), moreover there is the cost of dinner and night at Prati di
> Tivo (it's not much too dear).
> Our Glaciological Committee could give a small amount and I am
> looking for some sponsors, but inevitably we will have to ask the
> participants for some money.
> 
> Please let me know what do you think about
> 
> Cheers for now
> 
> claudio
>