AeroCom 2010 workshop

Welcome to the webpage and registration site for AeroCom 2010

The 9th international AeroCom Workshop will be held at Oriel College, Oxford, UK, from 27th September to 30th September 2010.

AeroCom is an open international initiative of scientists interested in the advancement of the understanding of the global aerosol and its impact on climate.

The 2010 workshop will have a wide ranging programme of scientific talks, breakout groups, poster sessions, and summary talks.

AeroCom 2010 programme

The 9th workshop aims to review the Aerocom phase II achievements and new model experiments undertaken since 2009. New results shall be discussed with respect to aerosol forcing, black carbon and organic aerosols, aerosol microphysics, understanding of long-term trends in aerosols and evaluation of aerosol models with new observations from the A-train, networks and intensive field campaigns.

Programme

Oral programme: download pdf

Abstracts & Poster programme: download pdf

Standard presentation equipment (Powerpoint, Keynote, Acrobat) will be provided, poster boards are portrait format: 2m tall and 1m wide. There have been requests to print posters on site and we can provide this service through the Physics Department Media Service Unit. See prices and details on their webpage and please make your arrangements well in time directly with them, mentioning the AeroCom workshop as reference.

ICAP workshop

There will be a special workshop by the International Cooperative for Aerosol Prediction (ICAP/AEROCAST) on aerosol near-realtime aerosol forecasting with focus on metrics from Thursday 30th to Friday 1st October. Please contact the organizers for more details and registration.

Deadlines

Registration, Abstract submission & Oriel College room booking: August 15th

Hotel block bookings: Eastgate Hotel: August 15th, Old Bank Hotel: June 30th,

Please note that the extended deadlines for college accommodation and hotel block bookings have passed. You can still register for the event but are not guaranteed accommodation. We will try to accommodate further requests but you will need to contact the organisers (button above) as the automatic confirmation email after registration does not guarantee accommodation. Alternatively, please refer to the accommodation section below for hotels nearby or you may also want to consult http://www.stayoxford.co.uk. 

Registration

Please complete the registration form above for free registration (thanks to support of the UK National Environmental Research Council).

Travel details

Oxford city centre and Oriel College are readily accessible by public transport from Heathrow (LHR) and London's other international airports: 

The city is served by very regular buses from Heathrow and Gatwick airports, operated by the Oxford Bus Company. Oriel is a few moments from the High Street stop served by these buses, please tell the driver to stop at the Queens Lane/High Street exit (when they take your luggage and you will have to press the stop button when they announce the stop driving into Oxford): annotated workshop map with directions.

Oxford railway station is reached in under an hour from London's Paddington Station, on services operated by First Great Western. There are plenty of taxis available at the railway station; the College is 15 minutes walk from the station.

We do not advise travelling by car to AeroCom 2010. There is no parking available for AeroCom delegates at the College, and little reasonably priced long-stay parking in the city centre. You should consider using the city's Park and Ride network.

More general information on travelling to Oxford University can be found here.

Accommodation

We have arranged a block booking of 85 en-suite rooms at Oriel College  including high-speed internet and breakfast in hall at a rate of £55 (single) or £90 (double). Please note that Oriel College cannot process credit card transactions but there are cash dispensers nearby. Please note that the extended deadline for college accommodation has passed (see above). To check in, please just go to the main entrance of Oriel College (which, as most colleges in Oxford, has no sign but just its coat of arms with three lions, don't ask why it has always been like this) and register at the Porters Lodge on the left. The college is staffed 24/7 and at night there is a bell to alert the porters but if you plan to arrive after 23:00, please contact the organisers ahead.

Additionally, there are a number of excellent hotels adjacent to the College. These include the Eastgate Hotel (block booking at £111 B&B - quote code MPLS260910) and the Old Bank Hotel (block booking at standard £160 B&B, deluxe £200 B&B), both on Oxford's High Street.

Technical

Attendants will receive wifi-login at the registration and should have access throughougt most of Oriel College. If you stay in college you will also received credentials for wired high-speed ethernet in your room but please remember to bring an ethernet cable as the college cannnot provide those free of charge.

You may want to check if your university/institute provides credential to Eduroam, "a secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community", which would allow you to use your Eduroam wireless login throughout college (in fact throughout most of the city as there is always a college or department around).  

Social Programme

Get ready for punting...

Please make sure to get a free "Meals and Socials Programme" ticket above before 19 September!

Lunch: in college on Monday to Wednesday .

Dinner: in the college main hall on Monday and gala dinner on Wednesday

Tuesday: afternoon choice of punting on the river Cherwell or a tour through Bodelein Library, individual dinners in town.