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1. Second European Space Weather Week. Summary.
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From: Alexi Glover
The Second European Space Weather Week took place between 14th–18th
November 2005. The event was the second in a series of annual workshops
built around the 3-day Space Weather Applications Workshop held by ESA
since 1998. This year's event again benefited from close collaboration
between ESA and the European research coordination activities (EU COST
actions 296 and 724 and the ESF).
The event was attended by 200 international participants representing
ESA and COST member states and beyond. With more than 100 submitted
poster contributions and approximately 50 invited presentations, this
event provided an excellent forum for discussion of a wide range of both
scientific and application based topics.
One of the main goals of the workshop was to review the status of work
being sponsored by ESA and work carried out within the framework of the
COST actions, E-Star and other ventures. As such, a strong focus of this
year's event was the demonstration of the ESA Space Weather Applications
Pilot Project Service Development activities. These SDAs have now
reached the stage where the development is complete and the services
have been operational for a period of approximately 1 year.
Consequently, the ESWW2 provided the first opportunity to see these
services presented and demonstrated together and to review the progress
made since these activities began.
Another goal of the week, was to consider how to co-ordinate efforts
within Europe, to provide the best services for potential users, and to
brainstorm on the next steps towards a coordinated sustainable long-term
space weather effort. With the conclusion of the Space Weather Pilot
Project in Spring 2006, ESA's involvement in Space Weather Applications
activities is under review and the outcome of the ESWW2 is an important
element.
The workshop was divided into 6 sessions covering diverse Science-to
Application based themes. In addition, one full day was dedicated to
presentations of the pilot project services. Session 6 was completed by
a 1 hour round-table discussion session geared towards reviewing the
results of the pilot project so far and what the next steps for ESA and
other European entities should be. It was felt that considerable support
exists within the community for maintaining the network of services
developed during the pilot project and the coordination role played so
far by the Space Weather Working Team (SWWT).
A large number of splinter meetings took place during the workshop.
These covered both scientific and operational themes. Topics included a
splinter session reviewing how newly developed services had performed
during recent space weather activity and technical meetings of the ESA
Space Weather Applications Pilot Project.
Other splinter meetings included a management committee meeting of both
COST Actions 724 and 296, a user meeting of the European Digital Upper
Atmosphere Server (DIAS) together with a coordination meeting of the
upcoming E-STAR EUROCORES programme and several meetings related to
diverse Space Weather Working Team (SWWT) activities.
Overall, it was felt that this second European Space Weather Week
reinforced the presence of an active space weather community in Europe,
comprising both science and applications oriented communities. This is
the second annual event and clear enthusiasm was demonstrated for a
third event to take place in 2006 with the goal of identifying and
embarking on sustainable European actions in the field of space weather.
Following this second European Space Weather Week, a number of actions
are presently being investigated with this goal in mind. The potential
contribution of the European Space Weather Community to the upcoming I*Y
initiatives is being investigated together with a potential proposal for
an ERA-NET coordination of relevant scientific programmes within the
scope of the EC's Framework Programmes for research. An action was taken
by the Space Weather Working Team to propose an approach to ESA for
maintaining the overall coordination of the Space Weather application
community and the link with the scientific community within a period of
approximately 2 years following conclusion of the space weather pilot
project in Spring 2006.
For more information see the ESWW2 Proceedings website:
http://www.esa-spaceweather.net/spweather/workshops/eswwII/esww2-proceedings.html
A. Glover, A. Hilgers, and J. Lilensten.
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2. EGU 2006: Session PS511, Space weather at other planets
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From: Mike Hapgood <M.A.Hapgood@rl.ac.uk>
EGU 2006: Session PS511, Space weather at other planets
Convenor: Mike Hapgood, <M.A.Hapgood@rl.ac.uk>,
Co-convenor: Susan McKenna-Lawlor, still@nuim.ie
Oral and posters papers are invited for the session on "Space weather
at other planets" at the European Geosciences Union 2006 general
assembly.
This session is open to papers about space weather at planets other than
the
Earth, especially those likely to be targets for planetary exploration
in
the coming decades. The scope of the session includes:
We particularly welcome papers on the radiation environments of Mars,
Jupiter and Europa.
The EGU 2006 general assembly takes place in Vienna, Austria, on 2 to
7 April 2006. The deadline for abstract submission is 13 January, but
that
for support applications is earlier on 9 December. The schedule of
presentations should be available on 17 February. For more details
including
abstract submission see the meeting web site on
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2006/ .
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3. Space Weather Week, 2006
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From: Terry Onsager <Terry.Onsager@noaa.gov>
The 2006 Space Weather Week conference will be held this spring,
April 25-28, 2006, in Boulder, Colorado. This meeting will focus on
the impacts of space weather and on recent scientific advances in
specifying and predicting the conditions in the space environment. The
conference program will highlight space weather impacts in several areas
of the environment, including ionospheric disturbances, satellite drag,
auroral currents, geomagnetic storms and their solar drivers, radiation
belts, and solar energetic particles. We anticipate that representatives
from industries impacted by space weather will attend, including those
from electric power, commercial airlines, satellite operations, and
navigation/communication. Space Weather Week 2006 is co-organized by the
NOAA Space Environment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the
NSF Division of Atmospheric Science, and NASA. Further details regarding
the meeting agenda and travel will be posted on our web site:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/sww
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4. The Second International Symposium on Space Climate: Long-term Change
in the Sun, and its effects in the Heliosphere and Planet Earth,
Sinaia, Romania, 13.-16, September, 2006
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From: Kalevi Mursula <Kalevi.Mursula@oulu.fi>
Georgeta Maris <gmaris@aira.astro.ro>
The Second International Symposium on Space Climate: Long-term Change in
the Sun, and its effects in the Heliosphere and Planet Earth will be
held
in Sinaia, Romania, 13.-16, September, 2006, hosted by the Astronomical
Institute of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania.
SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE
The Symposium aims to cover a wide range of topics nowadays covered
under the overall concet of Space Climate, i.e., the long-term change in the
Sun, and its effects in the heliosphere and upon the Earth. The topics of the
Symposium include, e.g.,
- What can we learn about the long-term evolution of the Sun from other stars?
- How does sunspot activity evolve in time?
- What do we know of the long-term variation of solar irradiance?
- What do we know of the long-term evolution of the Sun from helioseismology?
- How can we understand long-term changes in the solar dynamo?
- Are there systematic patterns in the hemispheric and spatial
distributions of solar activity?
- What can we learn of the long-term evolution of the Sun and
heliosphere from cosmic rays and cosmogenic isotopes?
- How does the solar wind vary over solar cycle and longer time scales?
- Causes and properties of magnetic storms over the solar cycle and
longer time scales
- What is the effect of the changing terrestrial magnetic field on cosmic rays?
- What do we know of the long-term change in geomagnetic and auroral
activity?
- What are the solar and anthropogenic effects on global climate?
- How does changing solar activity affect terrestrial climate?
- How does solar variability affect global climate patterns?
- Is there evidence for cosmic ray affecting clouds and global climate?
- Has solar variability affected human culture?
The Symposium aims to discuss the above and related topics in an inspiring and
informal atmosphere in the Romanian Mountains. The program will consist
of a number of invited talks, shorter contributed oral presentations and posters.
We will also organize moderated discussions on a couple of open and debated
issues related to the above topics, as well as a separate session of principles
and methods of forecasting future solar activity.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
J. Beer, E. Cliver, M. Echim, A. Ferriz-Mas, G. Maris (Co-Chair), K. Mursula
(Co-Chair), J.-P. Rozelot, B. Schmieder, M. Shea, S. Solanki, I. Usoskin
EX OFFICIO
Crisan Demetrescu (Institute of Geodynamics of the Romanian Academy of Sciences)
Dumitru Hasegan (Space Science Institute of the Romanian Space Agency)
Michael Milligan (European Office of Aerospace Research and Development)
Vasile Mioc (Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy of Sciences)
Marius Ioan Piso (Romanian Space Agency)
Cornel Popescu (Romanian Academy of Sciences)
Isadora Precup (Romanian Academy of Sciences)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
A. Dumitrescu, Di. Ionescu, Do. Ionescu, G. Maris (chair), O. Maris, M. Mierla,
A. Oncica, M. Popescu, V. Vilcu, M.Voiculescu
INVITED SPEAKERS (to be confirmed)
J. Beer, P. Charbonneau, E. Cliver, C. Demetrescu, A. Ferriz-Mas, J. Feynman,
W. Gonzalez, J. Haigh, D. Hathaway, J.C. Hall, R. Howe, J. Lastovicka,
M. Lockwood, G. Maris, K. McCracken, K. Mursula, J. Pap, J.-P. Rozelot, A. Ruzmaikin,
B. Schmieder, M. Shea, M. Stuiver, L. Svalgaard, H. Svensmark, B.
Tinsley, I. Usoskin, R.C. Willson
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The deadline for abstract submission is 30 April, 2006. Abstracts (up to 400 words)
can be submitted either in plain text, Word, LaTeX format using web-based form
(available after Jan. 15 2006) at http://www.issc2.ro or by e-mail to
loc@issc2.ro.
In the latter case please clearly indicate the presenting author.
Abstracts will be printed in an abstract booklet and distributed during the Symposium.
REGISTRATION
The deadline for early registration is 30 April, 2006.
The web-based
form should be
used for registration (available after Jan. 15, 2006).
The registration
fee by
30 April, 2006, is 200 Euro, which includes conference materials,
coffee
break service,
lunches during the Symposium, welcome reception, Symposium
dinner and
other social
program. Late registration fee thereafter is 250 Euro.
The fee for
accompanying
persons is 150 Euro, which includes lunches, welcome reception,
Symposium dinner
and other social program. The payment methods will be announced later.
ACCOMMODATION
The Symposium will most likely be organized in the Mara Hotel (3 stars)
in Sinaia,
Romania ( http://www.cazari.ro/hotel_mara_sinaia.htm ).
Detailed
information on
accommodation in this and other hotels nearby will be available shortly.
PUBLICATIONS
The bulk of the contributions to the Symposium will be published in
refereed forum
to be decided later.
OTHER MEETINGS
We note that this Symposium is planned to be just before the ISROSES
Symposium
"Multi-Wavelength Investigations of Solar Activity" in Varna, Bulgaria,
18-22 September 2006. This will significantly reduce the total travel
costs of
those who would like to go to both meetings. A ground transportation
will be
organized to and from Varna for attendees if needed.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT ADDRESSES
Further information will be placed on the Symposium web-site:
http://www.issc2.ro
latest in January 15, 2006.
(This can also be found at the web site of the ISSC-1
http://cosmicrays.oulu.fi/SpaceClimate1/ )
A formal contact address is e-mail loc@issc2.ro
Fax : +40-21-337 33 89
Address: Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy
Str. Cutitul de Argint, 5
RO-040557 Bucharest 28
ROMANIA
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5. Course on “The Physics of the Sun: the Active Sun on your Active Desktop”
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From: Umberto Villante <umberto.villante@aquila.infn.it>
The International School of Space Science and the Area di Ricerca in
Astrogeofisica have organized a course on “The Physics of the Sun: the Active
Sun on your Active Desktop” to be held in L'Aquila, Italy, March 27-April, 1, 2006.
The course, which is part of the program SERSES, a Series of Events on Solar
Earth Relations and Space Weather, will be directed by F. Zuccarello and L. Vlahos.
Aim of the course is to provide a series of up to date reviews in selected research
fields and to give the students the opportunity to interact with the speakers by
using the numerical codes elaborated for the modelling and analysis of the physical
processes described in the reviews.
For further information visit http://www.cifs-isss.org/ or send an e-mail to
ssc@aquila.infn.it.
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6. Job Opening: Science Application Developer, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The
Netherlands
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From: Harri Laakso <Harri.Laakso@esa.int>
The Cluster Active Archive (CAA), located at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The
Netherlands, seeks candidates for a Science Application Developer
position.
The initial contract covers a period of three years starting as soon as
possible.
The CAA ( http://caa.estec.esa.int/ ) contains processed and validated
high-resolution scientific data, as well as raw data, processing
software,
calibration data and documentation from all eleven Cluster instruments
( http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=8 ). All the
data
will be accessed via a WWW-based mechanism. A small team, led by a CAA
Project Scientist and a Technical Manager will conduct the programme.
The contractor will be involved in the ongoing development of the CAA
software with particular emphasis on the development of value-added
capabilities of the system to provide specialised data search,
manipulation and visualisation capabilities. The contractor will be
responsible for the design, development and/or update of these tools, in
particular
- Data visualisation: The Cluster data consist of time series and other
products ranging in complexity from simple scalar parameters, through
vectors to complex multi dimensional arrays and tensors. Both pre-
generated and on-demanding plotting capabilities will need to be
developed
in order to allow users to visualise and select periods of interest
prior
to download of the data.
- Data manipulation and search: Various science data manipulation tools
(coordinate transformation, time series join, and arbitrary arithmetic)
will need to be developed and incorporated into the WWW front end. A
related activity is the development of advanced search capabilities that
allow users to make requests based on the contents of the data.
- CAAtools: Maintenance and ongoing development of the existing set of
tools (written in C) developed for data verification, sub-setting and
concatenation.
Ideally, the encumbent should have a good working knowledge of English
and have experience working in a small development team - a science
background, particularly in a space physics related field and some
knowledge of the Cluster mission, would be valuable. S/He should have
experience of science application and data manipulation tool development
in C and Perl within a Linux environment and be conversant with other
scientific programming languages such as Fortran. Experience with
development of data visualisation applications using the Interactive
Data
Language (IDL) would be an advantage.
The contractor will be hired through a local company, and competitive
salary will be commensurate with experience. Interested individuals
should contact the CAA Project Scientist, Dr. Harri Laakso, e-mail:
Harri.Laakso@esa.int.
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7. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA-EMITS
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AO4976 SYSTEM DESIGN OF THE CROSS-SCALE TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE STUDY
(From 30/11/2005 to 03/02/2006, Act.Ref.: 05.166.06)
AO4959 TIME DEPENDENT SIMULATOR OF CHARGE AND DISCHARGE ON SPACECRAFT
(From 17/11/2005 to 12/01/2006, Act.Ref.: 04.153.35)
AO4944 MARTIAN RADIATION ENVIRONMENT MODELS
(From 20/10/2005 to 01/12/2005, Act.Ref.: 04.197.04)
AO4942 RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY WIDE ISSUES: GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION FOR
EUROPEAN
EO SERVICES
(From 05/10/2005 to 16/12/2005, Act.Ref.: 05.1AE.13)
AO4780 ARTES 4 - ESA-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(From 24/11/2004 to 31/12/2006, Act.Ref.: 04.153.85)
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For a complete list of ESA Tender Actions, see:
http://emits.esa.int
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