We are pleased to remind you of the glaciological Conference “Ice and
Climate Change: A View from the South” (VICC 2010) to be held in
Valdivia, Chile, 1-3 February 2010 and announce that the deadline for
submission of abstracts has been extended 1 month, until October 23.
We have already received a large number of abstracts and count with a
distinguished list of invited speakers, as detailed in the 2nd
Circular (http://www.cecs.cl/vicc2010/). The objective of the
Conference is to present new results and discuss ongoing cryospheric
and climate changes in the Southern Hemisphere and their impacts and
consequences on society and the environment, within a friendly and
relaxed environment. Although the main focus will be glaciology and
climatology, we hope to foster interdisciplinary discourse about
climate change through the contribution of other disciplines in earth
sciences and social sciences. The Conference is sponsored by the
Fundación Imagen de Chile, which is supported by the Government of
Chile, and organized by Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECS).
Co-sponsors include the International Association of Cryospheric
Sciences (IACS), the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project of
WCRP-SCAR, the International Glaciological Society (IGS), the Working
Group of Snow and Ice of Latin America (GTNH) of the International
Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO and CEAZA (Centro de Estudios
Avanzados en Zonas Aridas). As a complement to the science, we will
be organising a social programme to allow attendees to enjoy the
beautiful summer landscape around Valdivia.

The scientific topics to be addressed are:
1. Ongoing cryospheric changes and related impacts in the Southern Hemisphere, including glaciers, ice sheets, ice shelves, permafrost, sea ice, snow cover and freshwater ice
2. Climate of the Southern Hemisphere: variability vs. trends
3. Remote sensing and geophysical techniques for cryospheric studies
4. Modeling of cryospheric processes and data assimilation
5. Similarities and contrasts with cryospheric and climate changes in the Northern Hemisphere
6. Detection and attribution of cryospheric processes
7. Societal impacts, risk management, economic impacts,adaptation, mitigation, management policies

In the Conference website you can find more detailed information,
including instructions for abstract submission.
Looking forward to seeing you in Valdivia,

Gino Casassa, Andrés Rivera, Robert Thomas, Konrad Steffen, Eric
Rignot and Rolf Sinclair

On behalf of the Scientific Committee and the Local Organising
Committee VICC 2010