Agenda

You will read one of the following papers/chapters based on the ice core climate proxy you have been assigned via email.

Please read your assigned paper/chapter (preferably) before Day 1 of the short course as we will use these materials in the course.

Proxy 1 - CO2

Proxy 2 - delta 18O

Proxy 3 - Argon Dating

Proxy 4 - Aerosols

Proxy 5 - Mean Ocean Temperature

Proxy 6 - Major chemistry

You will fly into either the Portland International Airport (PDX) in Portland, OR or the Eugene Airport (EUG) in Eugene, OR. If you need ground transportation to Corvallis, please book a roundtrip ticket from either Portland or Eugene using Groome Transportation. You will select "Corvallis - OSU | Hilton Garden Inn" as your destination. This hotel is directly across the street from campus and a short 10 minute walk to the dorm where you will be staying (West Hall). Groome will email you a copy of your receipt.  You can find more information on travel logistics for Corvallis, OR on the COLDEX Meeting page: https://sites.google.com/oregonstate.edu/coldex-info/coldex-2024-meeting

Groome vans will pick you up at either the Portland Airport (PDX) or the Eugene Airport (EUG) and drop you off at the Hilton Garden Inn - Corvallis.

Here is a map of where to find the Groome vans at PDX and EUG.

Here!

Note: there is a different map for the annual meeting that you can find on the annual meeting Google site!

Google Maps directions

Google Map directions

Before and during the short course, contact Kristen Rahilly (kristen.rahilly@oregonstate.edu)

After the short course, contact Tricia Torris about any clarification needed for reimbursement (torrist@oregonstate.edu)

The activity we have planned in the COLDEX Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA) lab may involve periods of time where you will be in an approximately 0 degrees Fahrenheit freezer. It would be helpful if you could bring your own cold weather hats, gloves, and socks.

There are enough cold weather jackets for you to use in the freezer, but we suggest you bring layers (an extra sweater or lighter jacket) for the afternoon of September 7 as the lab itself is also on the chillier side.

Be sure to also bring closed-toe shoes and pants for your day in the lab (afternoon of September 7).

Travel funding notifications went out via email on Monday July 29.

If you requested ground transportation funding support, you will receive up to $125 in reimbursement (receipts required).

If you requested airfare and ground transportation support, you will receive up to $500 for domestic flights, plus up to $125 in ground transportation support. Receipts are required for all airfare and ground transportation.

If you are driving your personal car, we will need a mapped driving distance to/from the workshop from your home. This can be done after the workshop via Google maps.

If you requested and received travel funding (either air or ground), you will receive two travel day per diems totaling $59.00.

You do not need to keep receipts for these meals, but you do have to provide receipts for both the airfare and ground transportation. After the short course, you will submit your airfare and ground travel receipts for reimbursement (more specific information on this to come).

You will be staying in West Hall. Here is the website for West: https://uhds.oregonstate.edu/housing/halls/west

You will have your own room with a shared bathroom. The bathroom is in between your room and another room. You will share a bathroom with someone of the same gender identity as you and/or with someone of a gender identity that you are comfortable sharing with.

You can check out more information about the rooms here: https://uhds.oregonstate.edu/housing/halls/west#rooms

Please see the attached 3 minute video explaining how to get to the service center from 30th street - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xVl-vb8p0g

(please ignore that I say hi to everyone from Project Ice and also that it is very shaky!)

You will also receive an email from the OSU Housing Office with specific instructions, especially for those of you who will arrive after the service center is closed.

The majority of our time will be spent in Burt Hall room 193.

You can check out a very quick YouTube tour of Burt 193 here:
https://youtu.be/vWDLqAVVTXw

The accessibility pluses for this room are:

• great natural light

• large projector screen with additional large screen monitor showing duplicate material

• close proximity to a parking lot

• very close proximity to bathrooms (20 feet) and filtered water station (50 feet)

• In the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at OSU, which is across the street from where the COLDEX annual meeting reception will be on September 8 at 6 pm (see more about the COLDEX annual meeting below).

One challenge:

• The chairs have small side desks common in larger lecture halls ("left" and "right" are available)

We will also be in the Marine and Geology Repository (MGR), where you may be stepping into an ice core freezer (temperature around 0 degrees F). We will travel to the MGR together in two, 12 person university vans during the afternoon on Day 1 (September 7).

There will be multiple networking opportunities and so we suggest you wear business casual clothing. The dorm is 0.5 miles from Burt Hall, so bring comfortable walking shoes. Layers will also be helpful as early September in Corvallis, OR can still be quite warm (75 to more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit) but the buildings will be air-conditioned.

Check out Google Maps directions from West Hall to Burt Hall here.

We will be mostly eating right inside/outside Burt Hall! There is a nice open entryway where the food will be placed (right next to the classroom) as well as outdoor, grass spaces.

Breakfast will be from 8:30 - 9:00 am everyday at Burt 193, though food should be available at 8:15 am if you want to start early.

Lunch will be from noon - 1 pm every day.

Dinner on the first day will be at the Student Legacy Park Pavilion (right next to the soccer fields and in view of the newly refurbished football stadium). This is located very close to the dorms where you will be staying.

Check out the draft food menu here

Here is the Google site for the COLDEX annual meeting. Those of you that indicated you wanted us to register you have been registered!

https://sites.google.com/oregonstate.edu/coldex-info/coldex-2024-meeting