Programme

Deadline for submission of extended abstract is extended to 1 September 2017.


Here is the scientific conference programme for ICAM 2017. A document with an overview of presenters can be found here.
The length of presentations is 12 minutes and posters can be up to A0-portrait in size. The posters should hang up during the whole conference. An overview over the sessions is below.

There will be no registration on the Sunday but starting from 8 a.m. on Monday morning.
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Extended abstracts from ICAM 2017 will be organized in a formal publication.  Deadline for submissions is 1 September 2017, and has been extended from 1 July 2017.  A template for the abstracts is available in Downloads.

Social programme

The social programme will include:

  • Monday evening at 17:30: We will have a reception and an icebreaker at Reykjavík City Hall. It is a short walk from the conference venue. We will meet outside the venue at approximately 17:10 and walk together to the City Hall.
    Ráðhús Reykjavíkur
  • Tuesday evening at 18:00: The president of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, will receive the ICAM attendees and spouses at the Residence of the president, Bessastaðir.
    Bessastaðir
  • Wednesday afternoon and evening: An excursion to Borgarfjörður, just north of Reykjavík. Conference dinner will be on the way back at the War and peace museum at Hlaðir in Hvalfjörður. The dinner menu can be found here.File:Pano Hraunfossar.jpg
  • Monday or Thursday evening: If weather permits it, those who are interested will gather in cars and check out Kleifarvatn lake and Seltún, a geothermal area, about 30 minutes drive from Reykjavík.
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Saturday excursion

Saturday after the conference there will be an optional excursion to the south of Iceland where we will introduce you to some of our volcanoes and glaciers, natural hazards and their impact on Icelandic society. The plan is to go up on Mýrdalsjökull glacier on snowmobiles. Further information on the excursion can be found here. Below is a video from Arcanum glacier tours.