PILPS 2e Stage 1 Workshop

Seattle, Washington, USA

March 19th & 20th, 2001

Objective and Purpose

The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of preliminary results from Stage 1 of the PILPS 2e, Arctic model intercomparison experiment. Results from the entire 10 year model simulations will be reviewed, and possible additional exploratory runs, and the publication of results will be discussed. A total of about 20 institutions from 10 countries are actively participating in the Stage 1 experiment. An overview on the status and experience of each modeling group will be given. The workshop will also be a first assessment of the standardized output/interface for data developed by the Assistance for Land Surface Modeling Activities (ALMA) part of the GEWEX Global Land-Atmosphere System Study (GLASS).

Location

The workshop will be held on the campus of the University of Washington, located northeast of downtown Seattle, Washington. Visitors should fly into the SeaTac International Airport, located south of downtown.

Accomodations

Blocks of rooms will be available for workshop participants at two hotels in the vicinity of the University of Washington, see adjacent map. Accomodations are limited for this period so we are only able to hold ten rooms at each hotel. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel, no later than February 17th, 2001. The hotels will not hold the rooms past this date.
University Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 1-206-692-5055
Fax: 1-206-547-4937
Please ask for the PILPS Workshop rate
Cost is $89/night + tax for a single deluxe room
Continental breakfast included

University Travel Lodge
4725 25th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA, 98195
Phone: 1-206-525-4612
Please ask for the PILPS Workshop rate
Cost is $69/night + tax for a single room (most rooms available allow smoking)

Ground Transportation

Shuttle Express provides shuttle service direct from the airport to your hotel for $23 USD. No reservations are necessary, simply call the shuttle express coordinator from the courtesy phones located in the baggage claim area of SeaTac.

Regular bus service is also available from the airport for $1.25 USD. It is necessary to change buses downtown, the bus driver will give you a transfer pass.

Take metro bus routes 174 or 194 northbound, departing from the SeaTac baggage claim area, outside door 6;
Get off at the University Street Station in the bus tunnel downtown (2nd Avenue and Union Street after 9 pm). Travel time is approximately 30 minutes;
For the University Inn -Take routes 71, 72, or 73 northbound. Get off at University Avenue and 41st Street (approximately 25 minutes). Walk 5 blocks west to Roosevelt Way.
For the Travel Lodge -Take routes 71, 72, or 73 northbound. Get off at Brooklyn Avenue and NE Campus Parkway to transfer to route 68 or 372 (weekdays only). Get off at 25th Avenue and 48th Street. The Travel Lodge will be across the street

Program

An itinerary and meeting locations will be posted as our plans are finalized. The workshop will take place from approximately 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, March 19th and Tuesday, March 20th. Lunch will be provided both days. We will try to have an ice breaker reception in the evening of Sunday, March 18th.

Registration and Finanacial Support

In order to register, simply contact Laura Bowling to confirm your attendance. Those who qualify for travel support will be contacted individually.

Laura Bowling

Last modified: Thu Jan 25 11:39:48 PST 2001