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Workshop Presentations | Scientific Organizing Committee | Lodging Information | Travel Information |
Registration and Abstracts

On the fiftieth anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) an international program of scientific collaboration will be conducted, focusing on fundamental global questions of Earth and space science, called the International Heliophysical Year (IHY). A workshop to discuss plans for the IHY was held February 16-18, 2005 in Boulder, Colorado.

Participation of the full science community was encouraged. Science discussions in each of the following broad areas included:

• Cosmic Rays/Outer Heliosphere: Gary Zank, Eberhard Moebius
• Atmospheres/Ionospheres/Magnetospheres (AIM): Tim Fuller-Rowell, Roger Smith, Howard Singer
• Climate and Earth Atmosphere: Mark Baldwin, Drew Shindell, Fangqun Yu, Victor Fomichev
• Solar/Inner heliosphere: Joan Burkepile, Leonard Strachan, Nancy Crooker

Scientific Organizing Committee

Mark Baldwin, Northwest Research Associates
David Boteler, Geomagnetic Laboratory Natural Resources Canada
Joan Burkepile, High Altitude Observatory, UCAR
Nancy Crooker, Boston University
Joseph M. Davila, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Victor Fomitchev, York University Tim Fuller-Rowell, NOAA Space Environment Center
Ian Mann, University of Alberta
Eberhard Moebius, University of New Hampshire
Jean-Pierre St. Maurice, University of Western Ontario
Gordon Shepherd, Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science
Drew Shindell, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Howard Singer, NOAA Space Environment Center
Roger Smith, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Leonard Strachan, Harvard Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Fangqun Yu, State University of New York at Albany
Gary Zank, University of California, Riverside

Millennium Harvest House 1345 28th St., Boulder CO 80302 Tel: +1-303-998-3818 Reservations: +1-800-545-6285 Meeting Contact: Angela Blackstock Room Rates: $87 Single/Double (be sure to mention "IHY"!!!) Reservation Deadline: Call for availability	Best Western Boulder Inn 770 28th St., Boulder CO 80303 Tel: +1-800-233-8469 Meeting Contact: Ari Rubin Room Rates: $59 Single/$64 Double (mention "IHY") Reservation Deadline: No deadline, room reservations subject to availability
Completely remodeled guestrooms include: - Color, cable TV - Pay-per-viewmovies - Coffee makers - Iron/ ironing boards - Hair dryer - Room service Hotel facilities include: - Restaurants and bar on site - Indoor and outdoor swimming pools - Bike Path - Two whirlpools - Exercise room - Gift shop/newsstand - Mountain bike rentals	Completely remodeled guestrooms include: - Free high speed wireless internet - Free local calls - 27 inch TVs with HBO - Private patio or balcony - Iron and ironing board - Coffee maker & Hair dryer - Complimentary Continental Breakfast Hotel facilities include: - On- site restaurant - 20- person hot tub in pool house - Sauna - Seasonal Heated pool - All interior corridors - Access to fitness center (1 block away)

The February weather in Boulder and Denver can vary greatly. We strongly recommended that you check the weather forecast when preparing to travel: Boulder Weather Forecast

AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO BOULDER:

http://www.boulderexpress.com/
Boulder Express Shuttle: $15 one-way, $28 round trip to 28th Street Hotels (includes Millennium Hotel and Best Western)
Pick-up and departure about every 30 minutes.

Digital City's Denver Airport Guide contains good general information on taxis, shuttles, buses and parking at Denver International Airport (DEN).

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS:

Directions to the Millennium Hotel: contains simple directions and a little info on airport shuttle

Alternatively, hotel information is available via travelape.com:
Millennium Hotel information and a very good map

Information and directions to the Best Western Boulder Inn:
http://www.boulderinn.com/

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

The easiest way to get to Boulder from Denver International Airport is to take Route E470 travelling North for approximately 27 miles (Route E470 becomes Northwest Parkway West, then becomes South 96th Street).
Turn Right onto US-36 West, continue on US-36 West for 9 miles. US-36 West becomes 28th Street.

To get to the Best Western Boulder Inn, exit US-36 West at Baseline Road. Continue through the light past Baseline Road, and the Best Western Boulder Inn is right in front of you.

To get to the Millennium Hotel, travel on US-36 West past Baseline Road. Soon after US-36 West turns into 28th St., you will pass a stoplight at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and 28th St.
Continue on 28th St. past Colorado Avenue, the Millennium Hotel is on the left.