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Logo Design Initiative for RGIK
[05.03.2024] RGIK is embarking on a new journey as we transition to an IPA standing committee. As such, we are in need of a distinct visual identity to represent our community! We are thrilled to announce our Logo Design Initiative and we invite you to participate!
Contest Guidelines:
1. Your design should capture the essence of our objectives and fields of action as defined in the Puigcerdà commitment.
2. It must state our name “Rock Glacier Inventories and Kinematics” or the acronym “RGIK” within the logo.
3. Consider incorporating elements that convey the dynamic nature of rock glaciers.
4. The design should be versatile enough to be used across various platforms.
5. Please submit in the SVG format, with a transparent background.
6. Deadline: Submission must be received by no later than 15 April 2024 at 11:59 PM PST
To submit your entry or inquire further details, please contact Mishelle at maewehbe@gmail.com
RGIK Seminars 2024
[18.01.2024] The program for the RGIK seminar series for the first semester 2024 is ready: Julie Wee "Understanding the seasonal surface dynamics of a rock glacier through the assessment of ground ice content and origin" (28.02.2024), Eliseo Flores “Inventory and kinematics of rock glaciers in James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula” (27.03.2024), RGIK interim ExCom "Information from the Interim RGIK Executive Committee on the transition to an IPA Standing Committee" (24.04.2024) and Sebastian Buchelt "Detecting small-scale patterns of rock glacier surface dynamics in the Central Alps using DInSAR time series" (29.05.2024).
New document: Guidelines for inventorying rock glaciers (version 1.0)
[15.01.2024] The latest document of the RGIK "Guidelines for inventorying rock glaciers: baseline and practical concepts (version 1.0)" has been released. The document is the culmination of five years of effort by the RGIK Action Group to consolidate the baseline and practical concepts for inventorying rock glaciers in a globally consistent manner. This document includes the approval list and a DOI.
How to cite: RGIK (2023). Guidelines for rock glacier inventories: baseline and practical concepts (version 1.0). IPA Rock Glacier Inventories and Kinematics Action Group, 25 pp, DOI: 10.51363/unifr.srr.2023.002
Rock glacier sessions – Call for Abstracts
[14.11.2023] We are pleased to announce two sessions related to rock glaciers in 2024. The call for abstracts for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024 in Vienna (14–19 April 2024) invites the submission of abstracts for the session on New insights into the dynamics of rock glaciers (GM10.5/CR4.7). The deadline for abstract submission is 10th January 2024, 13:00 hrs CET. The call for extended abstracts for the International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP) 2024 in Whitehorse (16–20 June 2024) is now open for the Open session on rock glaciers (4A). The deadline for abstract submission is 30th November 2023.
Machine learning for rock glacier inventories: establishment of a working group
[23.08.2023] The RGIK community is considering establishing a machine learning working group to automate inventories of rock glaciers. The team will compare algorithms, evaluate machine learning analyses, recommend procedures, and develop training materials. At this early stage, we are interesting in gauging the interest within the community for this, as well as what experience members of the community have.
If you are interested, please fill out this brief questionnaire, which should take a few minutes:
Next steps after Action Group
[12.07.2023] The recent RGIK Workshop III formalized the end of the RGIK as an Action Group, after two periods from June 2018 to June 2023. The RGIK initiative is currently transitioning to become a Standing Committee of the IPA, in order to continue its activities and objectives. Read more on this in the Puigcerdà commitment.