Welcome
It is a great honour for us to invite you to the 11th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP 11) in Sitges, Barcelona on September 1-6, 2013.
As the venue, we have chosen the convention centre of the Melià Hotel, which provides a large capacity auditorium in addition to nicely appointed and spacious meeting rooms for comfortable and stimulating discussions. The site, 25 min. south of Barcelona, takes advantage of the friendly, Mediterranean atmosphere of Sitges, a small coastal hamlet long known for its unique ambiance and well-provided tourist infrastructure, both of which sould make your visit comfortable.
The ICP events date back to 1983, so next year we will be celebrating three decades of these tri-annual gatherings of the paleoceanographic community. Over the past 30 years, the ICP events have established a strong tradition in pushing paleoceanographic research forward, witnessing and stimulating the great progress and achievements that this multi-disciplinary field has made. Keeping in mind the themes of previous ICP events (full list below), and after evaluating the major research fronts and questions being addressed currently by the paleoceanographic community, we have designed a scientific program for ICP 11 that we believe will be stimulating and inspiring for attendants from across the ocean and climate science communities. We are working hard to ensure that this upcoming event will live up to the high standards of past ICPs and get you in touch with the cutting edge advances in paleoceanographic research.
Following the tradition set by previous ICPs, the conference will be organised along five broad session themes, addressed through plenary sessions and oral presentations in the mornings accompanied by extensive poster sessions in the afternoons. In addition, we are also planning various social events, including the traditional Paleomusicology concert, to make the meeting a pleasant experience in all aspects.
We look forward to seeing you all next year in Sitges at what promises to be a most stimulating and enjoyable event!
The ICP 11 Organizing Committee
Come celebrate 30 years of our International Conference on Paleoceanography!!
History of ICP events
1983 ICP 1 Zurich (Switzerland)
1986 ICP 2 Woods Hole (USA)
1989 ICP 3 Cambridge (UK)
1992 ICP 4 Kiel (Germany): Short and long-term global change: Records and modelling
1995 ICP 5 Halifax (Canada): The role of paleoceanographic linkages in the global system
1998 ICP 6 Lisbon (Portugal): Reconstructing ocean history: A window into the future
2001 ICP 7 Sapporo (Japan)
2004 ICP 8 Biarritz (France): An ocean view of global change
2007 ICP 9 Shanghai (China): The future Ocean: perspectives from the past - A tribute to Professor Sir Nicholas J. Shackleton
2010 ICP 10 La Jolla (USA)
2013 ICP 11 Sitges-Barcelona (Spain):Long-term perspectives on ocean and climate dynamics - Three decades of ICP