Space Weather Euro News Vol. 13 Issue 6 (11-06-09)

Table of Contents:

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1. The 6th European Space Weather Week, 16-20th November, Bruges,

Belgium. First Announcement and Call for Splinter Meeting Proposals

2. The 14th International EISCAT workshop, Tromsø, Norway, 3-7 August

2009. New deadline 15 June.

3. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA-EMITS

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1. The 6th European Space Weather Week, 16-20th November, Bruges,

Belgium. First Announcement and Call for Splinter Meeting Proposals

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From: Alexi Glover <alexi.glover at esa.int>

Anna Belehaki <belehaki at space.noa.gr>

Ronald Van der Linden <ronald.vanderlinden at oma.be>

The next European Space Weather Week will take place in Bruges, Belgium,

from Monday 16th November to Friday 20th November 2009.

This meeting is being jointly organised by the Royal Observatory of

Belgium (ROB), ESA, the SWWT and the COST ES0803 communities. The local

organisation is done by the SIDC of the ROB. This event will build on

the advances made during previous European Space Weather Weeks and

preceding ESA Space Weather Applications Workshops.

The ESWW will again adopt the central aim of bringing together diverse

communities working on all elements of space weather with a strong

focus on user involvement. This years meeting will discuss recent

advances in both scientific and applications based domains and how

these advances relate to user needs. It will also provide an opportunity

to discuss the Space Weather communitys contribution to possible

future ESA action in the area of Space Situational Awareness. New data,

tools and techniques will also be discussed and demonstrated during

the workshop with a view to aiding the transition between new scientific

results and user-oriented space weather services.

This years event will include a second space weather fair, where users

and service providers will have the opportunity to interact in an

informal working environment. The meeting will also include a number

of hands-on splinter sessions and will explore community development

through several dedicated business meetings.

Organisation:

The meeting will centre on 5 open sessions that address a number of

topical themes:

Session 1: Space Weather and Space Situational Awareness

Session 2: Space Weather Impacts on Communications Systems

Session 3: Space Weather Tools Models and Services

Session 4: Space Weather and Health Issues

Session 5: Space Weather Models: from Research to Applications

Each session will be divided into oral and poster session with plenty

of time devoted to discussion. Contributed papers are welcome to each

of the 5 sessions. The oral presentations will cover a range of

scientific and applications related themes and will consist of both

invited and contributed papers. User contributions are expected to

feature strongly in sessions 1, 2 and 3 in particular. It is also

envisaged that the meeting will conclude with a wrap-up of the key

issues arising during the week long event in the form of a round

table discussion on future European directions in space weather.

Business meetings:

A key part of the European Space Weather Weeks are the business

meetings. These meetings provide the opportunity for interested

participants to meet in smaller groups and address key issues in a

style that compliments the open format of the plenary sessions.

These meetings take the form of working meetings with reports produced

and actions taken by the participants. This year, time during the ESWW6

schedule will be set aside for all splinter meeting convenors to report

the main conclusions of the meetings to the full workshop.

Several rooms will be available for splinter meetings during the week.

If you would like to propose a topic for a splinter meeting, please

send the title of the meeting and anticipated number of participants

to Alexi Glover (alexi.glover at esa.int) and Anna Belehaki (belehaki

at space.noa.gr) as soon as possible.

Deadline for submission: 26th June 2009.

Abstract Submission:

Online abstract submission will be possible from 1st July via the

official conference website:

http://sidc.oma.be/esww6

Abstracts can be submitted via the online system accessible through

the above website. Poster contributions are welcome to all of the

above sessions.

Deadline for submission: 14th September 2009.

Authors will be informed of the acceptance of their abstract by 9th

October.

Registration:

Registration will be possible via the conference websites from 1st

July. The deadline for registration is 17th October 2009.

Registration Fee: 125Euro

Registration Fee (later than 19th Oct): 150Euro

Students and Young Scientists/Engineers:

A tutorial and introduction to space weather will be given on the

first day of the meeting. This will be geared towards students,

young scientists/engineers and people new to the field, but all

are welcome to attend.

Students and young scientists/engineers will be eligible for a reduced

fee of 75Euros. This must be arranged before 19th October and proof of

student status and/or age under 35 must be provided.

Social Programme and Special Events:

A social programme including a welcome reception and conference dinner

will be included in the registration fee. More information will be

available by 1st July.

Special events this year will include a space weather fair, a debate

covering solar influences on climate and a tutorial covering research

and applications aspects of space weather. More information will be

available via the conference website by 1st July.

Publication

Presentation material will be made available on the ESWW6 website

following the event. In addition, it is envisaged that scientific and

technical papers presented at this event will form a special issue of a

refereed journal. More information about this publication will be made

available during the meeting.

Programme Committee:

A Belehaki (Co-Chair, NOA, COST ES0803)

A. Glover (Co-Chair, ESA)

M. Hapgood (RAL/STFC, SWWT Chairman)

J.-P. Luntama (FMI)

R. Van der Linden (SIDC-STCE)

P. Vanlommel (STCE)

A. Thomson (BGS)

T. Dudok de Wit (CNRS, SOTERIA)

B. Zolesi (INGV)

J. Watermann (CNRS)

M. Messerotti (INAF, COST ES0803)

M. Meier (DLR)

Local Organising Committee

R. Van der Linden

A. Vandersyppe

S. Raynal

P. Vanlommel

the SIDC-team

This meeting is supported by the European Space Agency, The Royal

Observatory of Belgium, The EC COST Office, The Belgian Science Policy

Office, the International Space Environment Service

Conference web site:

http://sidc.oma.be/esww6