Overview

 

Main Schedule
Date
Presentations
 Excursions Description
Saturday, June 5th
Arrivals and Registration
Sunday, June 6th
Karst and Ice caves in Austria
A-1
 Pre-Workshop Excursion
Monday, June 7th
Oral and Poster
B-1
 Official Workshop Opening, Hallstatt
Tuesday, June 8th
Oral
B-2
 Dachstein Mammuthöhle
Wednesday, June 9th
B-3
 Eisriesenwelt
Thursday, June 10th
Oral
B-4, B-5
 Official Workshop Closing, Koppenbrüllerhöhle
Friday, June 11th
C-1
 Departure / Post-Workshop Excursion

Program (5th to 11th of June 2010)
Saturday

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
08:00 - 08:20

Post-

workshop

excursion

(C-1)
08:20 - 08:40

Eisriesenwelt

(B-3)

(Lunch

included)
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:20

Pre-Workshop

excursion

(A-1)

(Lunch

included)

 Opening Pavuza Kadebskaya
09:20 - 09:40
 Morard Zak
09:40 - 10:00
 Luetscher Buzjack Richter
10:00 - 10:20
 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 - 11:00
 Spötl Behm Curtis
11:00 - 11:20
 Borreguero Kern Oedl
11:20 - 11:40
 Holmgren Maggi Trofimova
11:40 - 12:00
Trushkova Mavlyudov Novomesky
12:00 - 12:20

Lunch

(BSFZ)

Lunch

(BSFZ)

Lunch

(BSFZ)
12:20 - 12:40
12:40 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:20
13:20 - 13:40
 Lauritzen Wagenbach

Koppenbrüller-

höhle

(B-4)
13:40 - 14:00
 Obleitner Kern
14:00 - 14:20

Poster

Session

 May
14:20 - 14:40
 Persoiu
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:20

Arrival

and

Registration

  
15:20 - 15:40

Hallstatt

(B-1)

(Dinner

included)

Dachstein-

Mammuthöhle

(B-2)
15:40 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:20

Closing

ceremony

& Dinner

(B-5)
16:20 - 16:40
16:40 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:20
17:20 - 17:40
17:40 - 18:00
18:00 - 18:20

Dinner

(BSFZ)

Dinner

(BSFZ)
18:20 - 18:40
18:40 - 19:30
19:30 - 20:00

Plan & Haupt
20:00 - 21:00
 Free evening
21:00 - 22:00

 

Poster Session
Author(s) Title
 

Ribas Á. B. , Marcén C. S.

First data from a Pyrenean ice cave (A294 cave, Cotiella massif, Spain)
 

Herrmann E., Pucher E., Nicolussi K.

 Surprising dating results of bones and wood from the ice cave Schneeloch auf der Hinteralm, Styria
 

Hausmann H., Supper R., Ita A., Römer A.

 The application of D.C. resistivity soundings in two Alpine Ice Caves
  Luetscher M., Bourret F. Climatic control on cave ice mass balance, Monlesi ice cave, Switzerland
  Sanna L., Lauritzen S., Stanton R. W. Ichnusa Glacier: new evidence of perennial ice deposit in Steinugleflåget doline (Plura Valley - North Norway)
  Schöner W., Weyss G., Mursch Radlgruber E., Obleitner F. Linkage of cave-ice formation to weather patterns inside and outside the cave Eisriesenwelt (Tennengebirge, Austria)
  Standhartinger B., Sattler C., Wendlinger R., Psenner R. Bacterial life in ice and glacier caves
  Temmighoff M., Benn D., Pflitsch A. Characterization of the englacial drainage system in Scott Turnerbreen, Svalbardm by speleological mapping and ground-penetrating radar
  Zhakova U. Howlite - the first find of a rare mineral in the longest underwater cave of the World in sulfa

 

Oral Presentation
Author(s) Title
  C. Spötl, F. Obleitner The thermal pattern of the Hundalm ice cave, Tyrol
 
  D. Holmgren, A. Pflitsch Microclimatological survey of the Ice Gulch in the White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA
  N. Trushkova Kungur Ice Cave venting schedule
  S. Lauritzen, L. Baastad, J. Bjørlien, P. Holmlund Svarthammarhola, a dynamic ice cave in northern Norway
  F. Obleitner , C. Spötl The mass- and energy balance of ice within the Eisriesenwelt cave (Austria)
  R. Pavuza Updated data on ice development in some Austrian caves
  S. Morard, R. Delaloye, M. Bochud Rapid changes of the ice mass configuration in the Diablotins ice cave - Fribourg Prealps, Switzerland
  N. Buzjak, D. Paar, D. Bakšic Some characteristics of ice and snow caves in Croatia
  M. Behm, H. Hausmann, C. Weghofer Thickness and internal structure of underground ice in a low-elevation cave in the Eastern Alps (Beilstein-Eishöhle, Hochschwab, Austria)
  Z. Kern, I. Fórizs, M. Behm, H. Hausmann, M. Molnár, B. Nagy,
R. Pavuza
 Isotope hydrological and geophysical studies on the perennial ice deposit of Saarhalle, Mammuthöhle, Dachstein, Austria
  V. Maggi, S. Turri, A. Bini, B. Stenni, R. Udisti Glaciological and climatic studies of Moncodeno ice cave (Italy)
  B. R. Mavlyudov Cave glaciation in the past
  D. Wagenbach, C. Spötl Cave ice in the context of Alpine glacier archives
  Z. Kern, I. Fórizs, N. Horvatincic, É. Széles, N. Bocic, B. Nagy, P. László Glaciochemical investigations on the subterranean ice deposit of Vukuši? Ice Cave, Velebit Mountain, Croatia
  B. May, C. Spötl, D. Wagenbach, Y. Dublyansky First results from an ice core drilled to bedrock in the Eisenriesenwelt cave, Austria
  A. Persoiu, B. Onac, A. Feurdean Multi-proxy climatic and environmental record for the last 1000 years in the western Carpathians, Romania
  O. Kadebskaya, I. Tchaikovskiy Transformation processes of organ pipes gravitational sediments in different microclimatic zones of Kungur Ice cave
  K. Žák, M. Orvošová, L. Vlcek, M. Filippi, J. Rohovec, B. P. Onac, A. Persoiu Comparison of carbonate cave pearls from periglacial zones of Demänovská Ice Cave (Nízke Tatry Mts., Slovakia) and Sc?ri?oara Ice Cave (Bihor Mts., Romania)
  D. K. Richter, A. Immenhauser, P. Meissner, U. Schulte, I. Dorsten Weichselian non-cryogenic and cryogenic calcites in former pools on ice within the Breitscheid-Erdbach Cave (Northern Hesse, Germany)
  A. Curtis, N. Peters Fumarolic ice caves of Erebus Volcano, Antarctica
  F. Oedl Ice cave management - touristic and commercial aspects
  E. Trofimova Ice cave: experiment of the exploration in Russia
  J. Novomesky LEDs in ice-cave lightning equipment

 

 

Excursions and Social Program
 
No special requirements are necessary to attend the following excursions. All locations can be reached easily by foot. Hard boots and weatherproof clothes are recommended, in particular for excursions A-1 and B-3. The temperature in the caves is around 0°C. The specified times indicate the duration of the excursion, but do not include the transfer and accommodations.
Date Destination & Location Description
A-1

6.6. (Sunday)

Pre-Workshop Excursion: Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle, Dachstein-Karstplateau (Obertraun)
 Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle (Dachstein-Riesen ice cave) is one of the two largest ice caves in Austria. It includes fantastic ice formations and up to 100 m long and more than 15 m thick underground glaciers.
(2-3 hours).
The Dachstein is a ~30 x 15 km wide karst massif and hosts some of the largest cave systems in the Alps. We will use the cable car to get to an elevation of ~2,100 m where we will start a short hike on the northern rim of the plateau. (2-3 hours)
B-1

7.6. (Monday)

Vistit to Hallstatt The small village of Hallstatt is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located at Lake Hallstatt and famous for early settlement (5000 B.C) as well as for a long tradition of salt mining. A guided trip through the village will be followed by a dinner and a boat trip on Lake Hallstatt. (2 hours)
B-2

8.6. (Tuesday)

 Dachstein-Mammuthöhle (Obertraun)
 With an overall passage length of 65 km, the Dachstein-Mammuthöhle (Dachstein-Mammut cave) ist the third longest cave in Austria. It is famous for its voluminous galleries and hosts also remarkable ice-formations. (2-3 hours)
B-3 9.6. (Wednesday) Eisriesenwelt (Werfen/Salzburg)
 Eisriesenwelt cave is among the largest ice caves in the world. Its underground glaciers are several hundred meters long and cover huge areas, and the ice formations are spectacular. (3 hours)
B-4 10.6. (Thursday morning) Koppenbrüllerhöhle (Obertraun)
 Koppenbrüllerhöhle (Koppenbrüller cave) is situated in the valley. Being an active cave with an underground driver, it presents an interesting contrast to the high elevated ice caves.
B-5 10.6. (Thursday afternoon) Piano concert in Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle Once more we will visit Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle to witnness a special event: A piano concert in the ice cave! A dinner at the Restauarnt Schönbergalm will officially close the Workshop. (1 h)
C-1 11.6. (Friday) Post-Workshop Excursion: Small group trips to caves in the region. Longer walks and special arrangements are necessary. An additional extra fee of ~30 Euros will be charged on site. More information will be posted when available.