Several groups in North America and Europe independently developed plans for field experiments in the summer of 2004, aimed at developing a better understanding of the factors that shape air quality in their respective countries and the remote regions of the North Atlantic.

While each of these programs has regionally focused goals and deployments they share many of the same goals and objectives and the proposed study areas overlap significantly. ICARTT was formed to take advantage of this synergy by planning and executing a series of coordinated experiments to study the emissions of aerosol and ozone precursors, their chemical transformations and removal during transport to and over the North Atlantic.

Although a number of platforms and groups that participated in ICARTT have already met to discuss their data, this will be the first time that the entire ICARTT community has been together since the completion of intensive data collection activities. On August 9-12, 2005, the University of New Hampshire and the AIRMAP Consortium will host the ICARTT 2005 Data Analysis Workshop centered on all the group participants in ICARTT. We suspect that there will be a large turnout for this meeting and with a lot to cover, we need to plan the workshop carefully.

Drafts Agenda - Updated

Please click here to download a copy of the Draft Agenda. The workshop agenda is set up in a manner to reflect requested AGU/AAAR sessions and Themes related to those sessions. The "Presentation Team" for each day will be responsible for selecting the 15 minute oral presentations (~5 per session). If you would like to be considered for an oral presentation in one of the sessions, please contact the relevant "underlined" members of the Presentation Team and supply them with a title and brief abstract by June 29. This will assist the team in selecting appropriate oral presentations. Please remember the talks need to be "ICARTT" relevant, not individual platform based.

Poster Session - Updated

If you are submitting an oral or poster presentation please copy your request to the session leaders to Fred Fehsenfeld (Fred.C.Fehsenfeld@noaa.gov).

Workshop Logistics

Point of Contact at UNH:

Workshop Location:

The workshop will be held in the Granite State Room, Memorial Union Building at the University of New Hampshire.

Lodging:

We have reserved rooms at 4 locations: (Updated June 29)

• New England Center, Durham (80 rooms) - Sorry, The New England Center is Sold Out.
• Hickory Pond Inn, Durham (10 rooms)
• Anchorage Inn, Portsmouth (15 rooms)
• Port Inn, Portsmouth (10 rooms)
• The Hotel New Hampshire, Durham (50 rooms)
  Location map of these hotels

New England Center (NEC): SORRY, THE NEC IS SOLD OUT The NEC is located on the campus of UNH and is most convenient to the meeting location. Many of you have stayed there before. It is about a 5 minute walk to the Workshop location. Preference for these rooms will be given to those checking in on Monday, August 8 and checking out on Friday, August 12 and on a first come basis. Room rate is $100 per day (plus 8% tax) Your credit card information on the registration page will hold your room. The NEC will send a confirmation number to you via email. Please be sure to select room preference on the registration page. There now are T-1 internet connections in the rooms.

Hickory Pond Inn: : The Hickory Pond Inn is an 18 room Bed & Breakfast Country Inn located in Durham, about 3 miles from UNH. They are known for their warm hospitality and offer free wireless internet. During the 2003 planning meeting for ICARTT we used this location as overflow space and it was well received by those who stayed there. Cost is $100 plus 8% tax. You need to contact the Inn yourself to book a room.

Anchorage Inn: : Located at the Portsmouth traffic circle this is a good location for those wanting to be close to Portsmouth for unlimited dining options and a 15 minute commute to the workshop. There is not internet access available in the rooms. Cost is $112 plus 8% tax. You need to contact the Inn yourself to book a room.

Port Inn: Located just off the Portsmouth traffic circle this is a good location for those wanting to be close to Portsmouth for unlimited dining options and a 15 minute commute to the workshop. There is free internet access in the rooms. Cost is $112 plus 8% tax. You need to contact the Inn yourself to book a room.

The Hotel New Hampshire: We have just reserved 50 rooms at The Hotel New Hampshire (Durham) at a rate of $89.00 plus 8% tax per night. This hotel is brand new (in fact in the final construction phase), Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 603-868-1234. Since they are under construction, the phones are not staffed all of the time. If you should get the answering machine, please leave a message and the hotel staff will get back to you. Guest should refer to the ICARTT block when calling to make their reservations.
The Hotel web site should be up and running in the next week or so. In the mean time, the hotel has 68 guest rooms including two luxury suites. Rooms have either 1 queen bed or 2 double beds. The rooms feature flat screen televisions with over 70 channels including HBO, high speed internet, both wired and wireless and many other amenities. The hotel offers a guest computer station, guest laundry and two meeting rooms. It is less than a 10 minute walk to the meeting location.

Other Lodging: We know many of you have spent time here in the Durham-Portsmouth location and may have your favorite place to stay. If you do plan on staying in a place different from the 4 above, please let us know where it is so we can contact you with any last minute changes.

Note: When we set the dates for the Workshop in December the NEC had 80 rooms available. We booked them all for the ICARTT Data Analysis Workshop but realize there may not be enough space for all the attendees so we have reserved rooms at the other 4 hotels at the government per diem rate (or less).

Clambake at Seacoast Science Center:

We plan to have a clambake at the Seacoast Science Center,Rye, N.H, on Wednesday, August 10 after the meeting. Fosters Downeast Clambake would be providing the food. To see the buffet menu, click here. This would be the same venue we had in 2002 and 2004. Cost would be $35 along with a cash bar. Please check the box on the registration page if you have interest in attending. Payment will be charged with your registration fee.

Registration Fee:

A registration fee of $50 per day ($30 on Friday) will be charged to workshop participants to cover costs for room rental, breaks, audio visual and other cost associated with the workshop.

Go to the ICARTT 2005 Data Analysis Workshop web registration location

Airline Travel:

There are 3 choices of airports to fly into: Boston, MA; Manchester, NH; or Portland, ME. Boston (Logan) will have the greatest availability of flights. Manchester is probably the easiest.

For questions or additional information please contact: