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Workshop on the Uses of Photography The purpose of this workshop is to bring cryospheric scientists together to share tips, tricks, successes, and failures on the uses of handheld cameras to detect change in the cryosphere. In particular, it will focus on repeat photography (re-occupation of photo sites on the scale of years to decades) and time-lapse photography (leaving a camera in a remote location to repeat photos on the scale of minutes to days), though other contributions are welcomed. The intent here is not so much to present scientific results, but rather to present the technical details of what it takes to achieve those scientific results. Photo targets can include glaciers, vegetation, society, and any other aspect of the cryosphere. These forms of photography are not only scientifically valuable, but make effective public outreach tools, so our intent is to help build up a community to promote and expand their use. Possible outcomes of the workshop include: a short manual on best practices for both repeat photography and time-lapse photography which might also include a list of technical resources such as books and web-sites; a web-site with similar information; a compilation of gaps in both our knowledge and photographic targets; a resource list for finding archived photos; possibly a plan to create a glossy coffee table book of photo-pairs documenting changes in the cryosphere over the past 100 years or so; and any other ideas, such as outreach for the upcoming International Polar Year. Workshop format will be flexible and informal. Participants are encouraged to plan a 10-20 minute presentation (depending on number of attendees) AND a poster presentation which can be left standing for the duration of the workshop, with the focus of oral presentations on techniques such that posters can include more results. We plan to have several invited talks from long-standing experts in the field. The meeting will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, on Thursday September 14th, immediately preceding the annual Northwest Glaciology meeting September 15-16 (www.northwestglaciology.org). The NWG meeting has some travel money available for students. You can arrange your own hotel rooms, or contact us if you are looking for floor or tent space. The workshop will be held in the Duckering Building in room 535, and will likely run from 10AM to 5PM, depending on interest. Registration is free, but registrants are on their
own for travel and meals. Click here
to register. Registering ensure that we will have adequately
sized meeting space and helps us arrange the agenda a bit in advance. This workshop is sponsored by: The University of Alaska
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