Venue capacities and accommodation availability in Dawson are limited and we are anticipating this event to be sold out. Register and arrange accommodation now if you plan to attend!
Registration
The conference registration fees include an opening reception, lunches, a banquet BBQ, and two half-day field excursions. Virtual attendance includes a livestream of the presentations and panel discussions and ability to contribute to discussions.
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CPA Member can register for the conference on the CPA Members Only Website at the top of this page.
Once logged in to the CPA Members Only Website, Register for the conference under Events > Calendar or click REGISTER - North Yukon Permafrost Conference.
Registration fees can be cancelled and refunded within 72 hours of registering or transferred to an alternate participant before August 15, 2022.
Accommodation in Dawson is largely booked for the duration of the conference. A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved by the CPA for the nights of 21 - 26 August and for 22 - 25 August. People attending the conference may need to share a room to allow full participation by CPA members. If you wish to stay in the accommodation reserved for this conference, send an email as soon as possible to Request Conference Accommodation. Chris Burn or Astrid Schetselaar will contact you with further instructions.
Arrange accommodation as soon as possible if you plan to attend!
Field Excursions
The afternoons of August 22 and 25 will be reserved for field excursions. Three different excursions will be offered both days and participants will have the opportunity to select their preferred excursions on both days.
Klondike “muck” depositsOrganized by Duane Froese and Derek Cronmiller
This field excursion will visit placer mining exposures of 'muck' or 'yedoma' in the Klondike goldfields near Dawson. These deposits are exceptionally exposed in the area and will be used to illustrate the history of ground ice development in relation to environmental changes over the last 100,000 years. We will observe ice wedges and other relict ground ice along with the abundant and diverse fossils of Pleistocene mammals, ranging from woolly mammoths to scimitar cats uncovered by mining. We will also discuss the new understanding provided by paleogenomic reconstructions of permafrost-preserved ancient DNA.
Dempster HighwayOrganized by Fabrice Calmels and Chris Burn
This field excursion will travel from Dawson to Chapman Lake Airstrip at km 124 on the Dempster Highway and back. The excursion will visit sites with problematic winter drainage management, reappearing sinkholes, the Chapman Lake erosion issue, and degrading tundra polygons. We will examine ground water effects on permafrost thickness. The excursion will visit Tombstone Territorial Park.
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Top-of-the-World HighwayOrganized by Antoni Lewkowicz
This half-day excursion will cross the Yukon River by ferry and travel along the Top-of-the-World Highway providing panoramic views of the never-glaciated terrain, from the boreal forest in the Yukon River valley floor (320 m above sea level) to alpine tundra (1220 m asl). Climatic gradients will be discussed, emphasizing the influence of air temperature inversions on permafrost distribution below treeline.
All of these excursions will be jointly led by First Nations Citizens and the organizers.
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Transportation to Dawson City from Whitehorse
Bus travel will be available from Whitehorse to Dawson City leaving on the morning of 21 August and returning on the afternoon of 26 August. The price of this transport will be $75 each way and must be paid in advance as a separate event.
Poster sessions will be held during extended lunch times each day. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please submit the title of your poster and an abstract through the form below by August 15, 2022.
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