|

Back

Subject:

First Call for Abstracts

Updated:

Winnipeg Skyline

Photo Credit: Mike Peters and Winnipeg Tourism

CRIPE is pleased to announce that the 24th Workshop on River Ice will be hosted in Winnipeg, 22 to 24 June 2027! Our local organizing committee is looking forward to the upcoming workshop and preparations are already well underway.

This will be an in-person event at the Inn at the Forks. We hope that you will consider attending the workshop and submitting an abstract for papers covering any river ice subject areas. The complete library of past conference proceedings and papers can be accessed any time here.

Please take note of the important dates and further details of the call for papers and posters below. More detailed technical program information will be provided in the New Year.

More info

Important Dates

Abstracts due18 December 2026
Notice of abstract acceptance12 February 2027
Full papers due23 April 2027
Icebreaker reception in Winnipeg21 June 2027

Call for Papers and Posters

The Workshop will cover various areas of ice research, practice, and impacts on the environment. Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

  • Freeze-up and Breakup Processes
  • Numerical and Physical Modelling
  • Winter Hydrology
  • Ice Processes and the Environment
  • Field Monitoring and Case Studies
  • Ice and River Regulation
  • Ice Jams and Breakup Forecasting
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications in River Ice
  • Ice and Infrastructure
  • Fish and Ice
  • Ice and Climate Change

Abstract submissions will be accepted through Oxford Abstracts. A link to the submission form will be available soon on our website.

Student Paper Competition

To encourage the attendance and participation of students, there will be a reduced registration fee for those currently enrolled in full-time studies and there will be no registration cost for students in the student paper competition. The student must be the primary author of the paper to be eligible for consideration.

Local Accommodations

The Workshop will be held at the Inn at the Forks. Room rates and booking information will be available here soon.