CRIPE organizes a Workshop on the Hydraulics of Ice Covered Rivers every two years to promote research related to river ice. Participants include students, researchers, and practitioners from across North America and overseas.
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23rd Workshop on the Hydraulics of Ice Covered Rivers

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador | June 9 to 12, 2025
The 23rd Workshop on River Ice will be hosted in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, from 9 to 12 June 2025! 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 Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre on Signal Hill. We hope that you will consider attending the workshop and submitting an abstract for papers covering any river ice subject areas.

Call for papers

The deadline for abstracts is 16 December 2024; full papers for accepted abstracts will be due on 15 April 2025. Workshop themes include:
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 Application in River Ice
Ice and Infrastructure
Fish and Ice
Ice and Climate Change

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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

There are no hotel accommodations at the conference centre, and there is no designated hotel for those attending the workshop. Nearby hotels within walking distance that we recommend for those travelling to St. John’s include: