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Welcome to the ISSW 2024 workshops – Where theory and practice merge

For theory and practice to merge, and to stimulate the exchange of great ideas, experience, essential knowledge, and innovation, we need people to meet. Thanks to our fantastic workshop organizers there is a great menu of workshops to choose from at ISSW 2024. 

 ( Photo: Tim Dassler)

Practical info

The dedicated workshop day is Saturday 28 September 2024. Make sure to plan your travels accordingly.

Workshops will run between 8:30 – 16:00 at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Breivika.

There will be a one-hour lunch break between 11:30 – 12:30.

Workshops will be at the Faculty of Health Sciences building MH1/MH2 (click for google maps link).

Registration

We will publish the workshop program continuously and you will find more information and how to register in the description of each workshop.

Note that if you have any questions regarding the workshops you need to contact the workshop organizers directly.

Preliminary program. Changes may occur. Click on link for registration (where available). Organizers will send you updated info when workshops approach.

Time Topic More info & registration
08:30 – 11:30 Avalanche Impacts on Cables & Tall Structures TBA
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in avalanche risk assessment, search and rescue – Part 1
Experience exchange in avalanche operations for roads – Part 1
What´s the (human) problem? A community-based workshop - toward a conceptual model of the human problem in avalanche terrain.
TBA ALBINA Open-Source Multi-Lingual Avalanche Forecasting Platform TBA
TBA Tactical and Medical Decision Making in Avalanche Rescue based on AvaSAR and AvaLife TBA
09:30 – 11:30 Ice print TBA
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch  
12:30 – 15:30 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in avalanche risk assessment, search and rescue – Part 2
Experience exchange in avalanche operations for roads – Part 2
AvaCollabra - Operational snowpack modelling TBA
How should we teach human aspects in avalanche courses? TBA
TBA ALBINA Open-Source Multi-Lingual Avalanche Forecasting Platform TBA
TBA Tactical and Medical Decision Making in Avalanche Rescue based on AvaSAR and AvaLife TBA
TBA Calculation of Powder Snow Avalanches with RAMMS::EXTENDED TBA

We are looking forward to meeting all of you at ISSW 2024 and to welcoming you to North Norway. 

Cheers,  
Your ISSW workshop team!