SOLAS Open Science Conference

The Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), a core project of IGBP, invites you to register for the SOLAS Open Science Conference (OSC) 2012 to be held in Cle Elum, Washington State 7 – 10 May 2012.

The conference will cover a broad range of physical, chemical, and biological linkages between the surface ocean and lower atmosphere. The SOLAS Scientific Steering committee invite you to join them in presenting your recent findings and developing future research directions and collaborations.

The SOLAS OSC will be held on the sunny slopes of the Cascade mountains at the Suncadia Resort near Cle Elum, Washington State, USA, less than 150 km (90 mi) east of Seattle.

Conference programme

The conference programme can be accessed here. Plenary talks will be divided into the eight thematic sessions shown below, comprising a keynote talk by invited speakers and several shorter talks. A list of confirmed speakers can be accessed here.

    Sea-ice biogeochemistry and interactions with the atmosphere*
    Ocean-derived aerosols: production, evolution and impacts*
    Atmospheric control of nutrient cycling and production in the surface*
    Air-sea gas fluxes at eastern boundary upwelling and oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) systems*
    SOLAS and the future ocean
    Long-lived greenhouse gases: sea-air exchange and impact *
    Physics of air-sea exchange
    Emerging issues

Parallel discussion sessions provide an informal setting where 'hot' topics chosen by the community can be debated and poster sessions will be arranged around the 3 SOLAS foci.

Your contribution

You can be a speaker at the SOLAS OSC 2012. If you would like to present your research just choose the 'Short Talk Opportunity' when you submit your poster abstract and indicate which of the 5 plenary session themes (indicated above with *) you would like to speak in.

As a participant you can also submit a discussion session proposal for one of the afternoon sessions held over three days of the conference and submit a poster abstract for one of the three evening  poster sessions.

Deadline for submission of your contribution is 11 January 2012.

Register now

To register or to submit your contribution please visit the conference website https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2445&nid=15064 Luxury lodging options at special rates are available for conference participants on a first come first served basis so register and book your accommodation early. Early bird registration closes on 01 February 2012.

Participants’ registration fee includes:

    Admittance to plenary, discussion and poster sessions
    Welcome reception (06 May)
    Conference banquet (09 May)
    Coffee breaks during the conference
    Conference handbook

NOTE: due to the remote location full board meals are also provided within your registration fee.

    Four breakfast buffets
    Four lunches
    Two dinner buffets

We look forward to welcoming you in May.