| Space Weather Euro News Vol.5 Issue 15 (14-11-2001)
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1. Space Weather Workshop: Looking towards a European
Space Weather Programme
***Registration Deadline Friday 16th
November 2001***
2. Operations Support Scientist - Cassini Mission
3. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA EMITS
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1. Space Weather Workshop: Looking towards a European
Space Weather
Programme ***Registration Deadline Friday
16th November 2001***
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From: Alexi Glover
Space Weather Workshop: Looking towards a European Space Weather
Programme 17-19 December 2001, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
** Registration Deadline: 16th November 2001
The term "Space Weather" refers to conditions on the Sun and in the
solar wind,
magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere that affect the performance
and the
reliability of technological systems on Earth and in space. In addition,
these conditions
may affect human life or health.
In the light of ESA studies currently being conducted by Alcatel Space
and Rutherford
Appleton Laboratories, this workshop aims to provide a forum in which
both recent
scientific and technical advances relating to Space Weather can be
presented and
discussed. In addition, the workshop will focus on the implementation
of a European
Space Weather programme. Future ESA Space Weather activities and possiblities
for
international collaboration will also feature prominently in the discussion.
A European Space Weather programme would provide the capacity to supply
European based Space Weather services to a wide variety of users including:
Spacecraft industry;
Users and providers of positioning systems;
Scientific community.
Airline companies;
Oil and mineral industries;
Electric power industry;
Insurers;
Telecommunications companies;
Educational sector (establishment school,
media, etc.)
Security Forces
Contributions from users in all of the above areas are welcomed in oral
or poster format.
The results of this wokshop will represent a very important element
in deciding on the
way forward for any European Space Weather Programme.
For further information including registration and hotel details, readers are
referred to
the ESA conference announcement
pages
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2. Operations Support Scientist - Cassini Mission
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From: Libby Daghorn
Our Space Plasma Physics Group pursues research in magnetospheric physics,
planetary
physics and space weather. A Postdoctoral Research Assistant is required
to join a small
team working on the operation of the Electron Spectrometer, part of
the Cassini Plasma
Spectrometer, now on its way to Saturn having flown past Venus, Earth
and Jupiter.
The tasks will include data analysis software and database management.
The data
analysis software task includes the development of algorithms to correct
the electron
data for spacecraft-produced photoelectrons and spacecraft potential
at different points
in the solar system. Candidates should have a PhD in space plasma physics
or a related
subject, and will ideally have some experience in the analysis of plasma
data.
The post is located at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Holmbury
St Mary,
Surrey, UK. Starting salary will be £19,486 (The next funding
review is due to take
place in March 2003.)
Further information at http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Contact Dr Andrew Coates
Applications, including a CV, publications list, names and addresses
of two referees
and a brief description of research experience and aspirations, should
be sent to:
Mrs E A Daghorn
University College London
Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Holmbury St Mary
Dorking
RH5 6NT
UK.
The closing date for applications is Friday, 16th November 2001.
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3. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA EMITS
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AO3799 MULTIMEDIA MARKET ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT TO ESA STRATEGY
IN SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(From 14/11/2001 to 15/01/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.153.01)
AO4052 PRE-DEVELOPMENT OF A UHF ANTENNA FOR GALILEO SEARCH
AND RESCUE PAYLOAD
(From 25/09/2001 to 28/11/2001, Act.Ref.: 01.154.03)
AO4089 GALILEO GROUND SEGMENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND
NETWORK SECURITY MANAGEMENT
(From 13/11/2001 to 07/01/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.154.09)
For more information and the complete list of ESA Tender Actions see:
http://emits.esa.int/emits/owa/anonymous.main_menu
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Note: This newsletter is an initiative of the
ESA Space Systems Environment Analysis Section
and is a prototype mailing
list intended to
provide a forum for information posting news of interest to the Space
Weather community
in Europe.
- SWEN contact group (keeping SWEN informed of news from other channels)
is currently:
Eamonn Daly, ESA (excluding science programme)
Richard Marsden, ESA science programme
Maurizio Candidi, CNR
Paul Cannon, URSI-Commission G
Mike Hapgood, EGS
Hannu Koskinen, SCOSTEP working group on Space weather
Pierre Lantos, ISES
Henrik Lundstedt, Lund space weather center
Goetz Paschmann, ISSI
Jean-Yves Prado, CNES Programme Directorate
Michael Rycroft, ISU
Volker Bothmer, EGS-Solar Physics Secretary
Wolfgang Baumjohann, IWF Graz, Austria
Jinbin Cao, Chinese Space Weather Activity Representative
Barbara Poppe, NOAA Space Environment Centre
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