Expedition to Norway delayed

The 2010 ICEX program team was scheduled to depart for Norway on April 16th. However, like millions of would-be travelers throughout the world, our travel plans have been thrown into chaos as a result of the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland, which has sent a giant ash plume over Northern Europe, closed public air travel and grounded flights to and from four U.S. military bases. Even Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stotlenberg, is stranded in New York city (NY Daily News story).

As of this morning, our transatlantic airline, Continental, has extended their travel advisory to Monday April 19th Thursday April 22. You can follow breaking developments related to the impact of the ash plume at The Guardian's volcanic ash blog. We will provide updates here as we learn more about our options for rescheduling our trip and participation in the third NORUS workshop.