A 3-day workshop will be convened at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO in March 2003 with the aim of evaluating current methods of determining the worldwide recession of mountain glaciers over the last half-century or longer. Recent evidence suggests an acceleration of glacier mass loss in several key regions and it is imperative for assessment of ice contributions to global sea level rise and of future water resources from glacierized basins that a more comprehensive evaluation be made of glacier changes. The broader impacts of this workshop include: bringing together experts from leading groups, with under-represented young and female scientists from North America and elsewhere. About 25-30 selected individuals will be funded and the workshop will be open to other interested individuals. The publication of a workshop report in EOS will bring the ideas to a wide scientific audience
