Northwest Glaciologists
October 16-17, 2015

Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon

Department of Geology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97201

Welcome to the 2015 Northwest Glaciologists web page. We are pleased to host the event and hope you all can make it to Portland, Oregon. It's a great city (check the NYT Sunday Travel Section Sept 13, 2015) and the rains shouldn't start for another week or two.

Maps:

1. For a campus map with the best transportation and parking options.
2. For lodging locations we have recommendations. If I were you I would go for (1) or (2). If you choose 3-5 tell me your experience.
3. For local lunch locations
4. Locations of Brew Pubs and Beer Bars
5. Updates in the future.

Parking: Information about PSU parking

We recommend the parking structure #3, which is on the west side of campus. It costs $9/day on Friday and $5/day on Saturday. All parking locations accept bills, coin, Master Card and Visa for payment. If you take I-405 (off I-5) south of the Willamette River, take the SW 12th Street exit (just after the SW 6th exit) and the parking structure is on the left. Just be aware the 12th Street exit is shared by the on-ramp to Rt. 26 west and if you are not careful, you will be taking a drive to the coast for a couple of miles before you can turn around.

Street parking is available and tickets can be purchased from the nearby City of Portland kiosk machines ($1.60/hour). All parking locations accept bills, coin, Master Card and Visa for payment. Some spots have maximum parking times 15 minutes, others 3 hours, and if you are lucky, even 4 or 5 hours. As I recently discovered, you can't keep buying tickets for the same spot and your car has to be moved to another spot.

The University has short-term parking on campus. Also meters are located on the street levels Parking Structures One and Two. Commercial parking lots are around, to the north and east of campus, but not as convenient as parking structure 3.

Meeting Room:      Smith Memorial Union Room 236, Portland State University adjacent to Broadway (cross street: SW Harrison St.).

Meeting Time:        On the first day of the meeting, Friday, October 16, let's start at 0900 Talk Length - 15 minutes, depending on attendance.

Ice Breaker:            Friday Evening at the home of either Joe Walder or Andrew Fountain

Favor: To help us organize the refreshments, ice breaker, and develop a preliminary schedule of papers, PLEASE email us if you are planning to attend (it helps us estimate costs). If presenting, PLEASE send us the provisional title of your talk. Send the email to Gunnar Johnson gfj@pdx.edu

Cost: TBD $20-$50

FIELD TRIP: For those interested we offer a field trip to the Eliot Glacier on Sunday 18 October. Parking for the glacier is 1.5 hours away from downtown Portland and a mere 15 minute walk to the glacier overlook. If interested, contact Gunnar Johnson gfj@pdx.edu