May 12-14, 2025
University of Minnesota Coffman Memorial Union
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overview
The fourth annual US Ice Core Community Meeting (IceCOMM) will be held May 12-14, 2025, at the Coffman Memorial Union in the Mississippi Room in Minneapolis, MN. We appreciate support from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Please register here. Abstract and early registration deadline is March 28.
This meeting is intended for anyone interested in ice core science or related fields, including ice-core analysis, ice and/or subglacial drilling, glacier geophysics that supports or depends on ice core records, paleoclimate, and contemporary climate and ice sheet change.
Goals of the meeting include 1) sharing the latest science, 2) discussing future ice core and related science projects in polar regions and alpine environments, 3) providing career development opportunities, and 4) improving communication about ice-core and related science both within and beyond the scientific community. To facilitate deeper discussions and exchanges of ideas, the presentation format will be weighted toward posters this year. Part of the meeting will be devoted to future multi-institution projects, including the funded Hercules Dome ice core, and developing plans with a decade-plus time horizon. We encourage participation not only from those who work on ice cores, but also those with whom logistics and science goals can be shared with ice core science (e.g., sub-ice drilling).
While this meeting is primarily oriented toward researchers in the US, international colleagues are welcome to attend.
The meeting will begin the morning of Monday, May 12, and end in the late afternoon of Wednesday, May 14. The meeting will be followed by an ICECReW post-meeting workshop for early career researchers focused on scientific writing.
There is a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis University Area. The room rate is $162 plus tax. Book at the conference rate via this link. Deadline for booking the conference rate is April 11, 2025. There are a range of additional hotels nearby.
Requests for early career travel support are being handled through the ICECReW workshop, whose deadline has passed. If you have significant financial need and could not participate in ICECReW, please contact T.J. Fudge: tjfudge@uw.edu
To ensure you do not miss announcements, we recommend joining the Hercules Dome mailing list.
Agenda
The meeting agenda will be posted when available.
Posters
Poster instructions to come.
Deadlines
- March 28, 2025: Abstract submission and early registration.
- April 11, 2025: Book lodging by this date to ensure you get the contracted rate.
Registration
Early Registration Fee for Faculty and Staff: $125.00
Early Registration Fee for Students and Postdocs: $75.00
Registration Fee for Faculty and Staff paid after March 28, 2025: $225.00
Registration Fee for Students and Postdocs paid after March 28, 2025: $150.00
Guest Registration for the Banquet: $100.00
Meeting Venue
The meeting is being held at the Coffman Memorial Union on the main campus of the University of Minnesota, just across the Mississippi River from downtown Minneapolis.
Coffman Memorial Union (Mississippi Room, 3rd floor)
300 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Lodging
There is a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis University Area. The room rate is $162 plus tax . Book at the conference rate via this link. Deadline for booking the conference rate is April 11, 2025.
Banquet
The conference banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 13, at The Market at Malcolm Yards from 6-9 PM.
Public Transportation
In addition to ride-share or taxi, Metro Transit is an easy option to get from MSP Airport to downtown Minneapolis and the university area.
Just hop on the Blue line to US Bank Stadium Station (NFL Vikings football stadium) downtown Minneapolis, then transfer to the Green line heading east across the Mississippi River. Stadium Village Station (UMN Gopher football stadium) is the nearest stop to the conference hotel about a 5-8 minute walk away.
Here’s the route on Google Maps.
Things You Should Bring
- Name badge
- Coffee mug
- Water bottle
- Clothing for variable Midwest spring weather (average May maximum temperature is ~70ºs F with lows in the high 40ºs F, and periodic downpours are possible)
Organizing Committee
