The Symposium will be concerned with the following topics:
(1) Ice data for the present climate: continental and marine ice sheets, sea ice and snow cover.
(2) Modeling of the present climate: (a) atmospheric climate models, e.g. global climate models, energy balance models; (b) oceanic climatic models; (c) ice models; (d) coupled atmospheric, oceanic and ice models. (3) Ice and climate data for the Pleistocene and the Holocene: (a) reconstructions of the 18 ka BP climate and climate episodes in the Holocene; (b) ice volume, ocean temperature time series reconstructions (4) Climate modeling of the Pleistocene and the Holocene:
(a) snapshot or episodic modeling, e.g. 18 ka BP or the Climate Optimum; (b) time series modeling of ice volume, temperatue, etc. The Papers Committee will be happy to consider any paper on the above topics. The number of papers accepted will be limited to allow ample time for interdisciplinary discussion of broad! issues and future co-operative modeling. Details about the summaries and final papers will be given in the Second Circular, to be published in the summer of 1982. Dates for submission will be firm ones and must be adhered to.
The Committee may decide to invite review papers on some of the topics if submitted contributions do not give sufficient coverage.
The Proceedings of the Symposium will be published by the Society in the Annals of Glaciology. Papers will be refereed according to the Society's usual standard before being accepted for publication.
The main organization is undertaken at the Society's Headquarters office in Cambridge, U.K., while the local organization will be effected by our members at Northwestern University. The Society's Annual Dinner will be held during the week.
You are invited to write for the Second Circular, which will give information about accommo dation, general programme, preparation of summaries and final papers. Requests for copies of the Second Circular should be addressed to me.