Category: Conferences

Conferences, workshops, meetings, summer schools

Solar Wind 15 – Second Announcement, Abstract Deadline: March 31, 2018

The 15th edition of the International Solar Wind Conference (Solar Wind 15; kuleuvencongres.be/solarwind15) is gearing up to welcome solar wind experts from June 18 to 22, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. The triennial Solar Wind Conference covers all aspects of solar wind physics, with presentations that examine current research and outline future directions in all the relevant fields. It is organized by the KU Leuven in collaboration with the Royal Observatory of Belgium.

We are proud to introduce the following speakers:

Plenary Speaker

    • Thomas Zurbuchen (Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at

 

    NASA Headquarters)

Keynote Speakers

    • Joseph Lemaire (UC Louvain, Belgium)

 

    • William Matthaeus (University of Delaware, USA)

 

    • Marco Velli (University of California, USA)

 

    Bob Wimmer (Universität zu Kiel, Germany)

Invited speakers

    • Natalia Borodkova (Space Research Centre, Russia)

 

    • Christina Cohen (Space Radiation Lab, California Institute of Technology, USA)

 

    • Steven Cranmer (University of Colorado, USA)

 

    • Andrzej Czechowski (Space Research Centre, Poland)

 

    • Pascal Demoulin (Paris Observatory, France)

 

    • Cooper Downs (Predictive Science Incorporated, USA)

 

    • Andy Driesman (John Hopkins University, USA)

 

    • Ian Hutchinson (MIT, USA)

 

    • Justin Kasper (University of Michigan, USA)

 

    • Olga Katushkina (Space Research Institute, Russia)

 

    • David McComas (Princeton University, USA)

 

    • Jack Scudder (University of Iowa, USA)

 

    • Durgesh Tripathi (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India)

 

    • Lucile Turc (University of Helsinki, Finland)

 

    Francesco Valentini (Universita della Calabria, Italy)

We would also like to remind you to submit your abstract for the Fifteenth International Solar Wind Conference via our online submission tool:kuleuvencongres.be/solarwind15/articles/abstract-submission

Please keep in mind that the abstract submission deadline is March 31, 2018!

Topics that will be covered during the conference include:

    • Origin and acceleration of the solar wind close to the sun

 

    • Solar wind evolution during its propagation in the heliosphere

 

    • Connection of CMEs and ICMEs

 

    • Suprathermal and energetic particles in the solar wind

 

    • Solar wind interaction with solar system objects and dust

 

    • Interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium

 

    Current and future solar and heliospheric missions

Please note that all authors should register for the conference and that submitting an abstract does not automatically mean that you are registered for the conference. Registration can be found at: www.kuleuven.be/register/solar-wind-15/step1

The Solar Wind 15 Conference will take place at the Hotel Métropole, the renowned venue of the famous 1911 Solvay Conference (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference#/media/File:1911_Solvay_conference.jpg), which kicked off modern physics. The hotel is located in the heart of Brussels, within walking distance of cultural and recreational activities. If you would like to book your room at the Métropole hotel, please fill out the booking form available on the meeting website and send it to resa@metropolehotel.be

On behalf of all the organizing team of Solar Wind 15, we are looking forward to welcoming you in Brussels in June 2018 for a successful scientific meeting! Keep an eye on our website for further updates. A preliminary program will follow soon: kuleuvencongres.be/solarwind15/articles

The organizing committee

    • Giovanni Lapenta, KU Leuven

 

    • Stefaan Poedts, KU Leuven

 

    • Andrei Zhukov, Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB)

 

    • Luciano Rodriguez, Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB)

 

    • Viviane Pierrard, UC Louvain and Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA)

 

    David Berghmans, Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB)

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Cool Stars 20 – Abstracts Due Soon

Hello Cool Star and Solar Enthusiasts!

Here are several important announcements  First, we are happy to announce science themes, invited speakers, and now splinter sessions for the Cool Stars 20 workshop, July 29 – Aug 3, 2018. These are listed on our website www.coolstars20.com

Second, we are now accepting abstract submissions for contributed talks and posters; the deadline for contributed talks is March 14, less than two weeks away.  Fill out your abstract at:  coolstars20.com/contributions.html

Poster abstracts will be accepted until June 15 or until we run out of space, which IS possible.
Registration will open in early March. The conference early registration fee is $475 until May 1st, and will increase after that (regular registration $550 until June 1st, and late registration $600 after June 18th). We will also offer one-day registration ($125 per day).

Lodging: Dorm rooms will be available for about $100 a night, we are working on the final contract and will update you and the website when they are ready to reserve.

Student/Postdoc Funding

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RHESSI XVII – Abstract/Registration Date March 17

The 17th RHESSI Workshop ( rhessi17.lofar.ie/ ) will be hosted by Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, from June 18 – 23, 2018 (opening reception on Monday, June 18).  The format will follow the highly successful model of previous workshops, with a mix of topical plenary sessions with invited talks and small working group meetings for more involved discussion. The summaries of the various working groups have been posted at rhessi17.lofar.ie/group-summaries/

Registration is now open at rhessi17.lofar.ie/registration/

We encourage all interested individuals to register before March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day !) and to submit a presentation abstract (on the registration page).

Note that hotel rooms are at a premium in Dublin during the summer, so please book early. There are rooms available on campus, which can be booked via the workshop website.

We look forward to seeing you in Dublin!

Gordon Emslie
RHESSI Workshop Convenor
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HAO Summer Workshop on “Model Coupling and Data Driven Simulations of Solar Eruptions” (Mesa Lab of NCAR, Boulder), August 13–16, 2018 – Second Announcement

Registration and application for travel support are now open: www2.hao.ucar.edu/Workshop/ModelCoupling-2018

To improve the realism of modeling active region flux emergence and work towards simulating realistic solar eruptive events, HAO is hosting a workshop focusing on model coupling and data driven numerical simulations. Significant progress has been made in recent years in both of these areas. Near surface layer radiation MHD simulations of active region formation driven by lower boundary condition of emerging flux from a solar convective dynamo simulation are able to model sunspot and active region formation with realistic properties of the observed solar active regions. Methods of using observed time sequences of vector magnetograms to drive simulations of realistic solar eruptive events in the corona are being explored and developed.  This workshop will bring together modelers and observers working in these areas to review recent results, discuss methodologies and future directions.  The following are some of the questions to be addressed:

  1. What are the challenges of modeling realistic active region formation? How can model coupling be used to bridge the wide range of temporal and spatial scales (from global scale dynamo generation of active region flux to near surface layer fine scale evolution of sunspot formation) and the different physical regimes the problem encompasses?
  2. How coupled models and simulations can help us interpret surface observations of active region evolution in terms of the subsurface structure of emerging flux, and deriving the boundary driving condition for coronal models of solar eruption?
  3. Are photospheric observations of vector magnetic field evolution adequate to drive MHD models to be able to realistically model the magnetic field evolution of eruptive events? What additional observational data can be used?
  4. Many current CME simulations use ad-hoc boundary-driving to numerically construct a pre-eruptive coronal configuration and trigger its eruption. What are the adequate boundary conditions for such simulations, especially for the imposed electric fields? How can information derived from vector magnetic data or flux-emergence simulations be used to further increase their realism?

We hope to have useful and effective discussions on these topics during the workshop. The format of the workshop will be informal oral presentations and open discussion sessions.  All interested in this area of research are welcome to participate in this workshop and present their work.  Some travel support is available for graduate student participants. Here is the workshop web page where registration, hotel reservation, and application for travel support are open at the following website: www2.hao.ucar.edu/Workshop/ModelCoupling-2018

Important deadlines:

  • Financial Support Application Deadline: Sunday, April 15, 2018
  • Meeting Registration (with title of talk) Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018

Workshop SOC:

    • Matthias Rempel (HAO/NCAR)

 

    • Yuhong Fan (HAO/NCAR)

 

    • Chaowei Jiang (Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China)

 

    • Maria Kazachenko (SSL/UC Berkeley, CU/NSO)

 

    • Mark Cheung (LMSAL)

 

    • Mark Linton (NRL)

 

    Tibor Török (PSI)

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BUKS2018 Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Atmosphere: Confronting the Current State-of-the-Art – Second Announcement

BUKS2018 Workshop on “Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Atmosphere: Confronting the Current State-of-the-Art” will take place in La Laguna, Tenerife (Spain) from 4 to 7 September 2018, organised by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).

The aim is to create a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on recent results regarding observations, data analysis and theoretical/numerical modelling of waves, oscillations, associated instabilities and seismology of the solar atmosphere. Emphasis is given to the exploitation of present and future facilities, instruments and observational bands; the development and application of modern data analysis methods; and confrontation with state of the art modelling.

A few review talks will introduce the relevant topics, highlighting recent progress and unresolved questions. Recent results will be covered by contributed talks and posters.  Ample time will be available for discussions.

All researchers active in the field are welcome to attend. Graduate students and early-career postdocs are particularly encouraged to participate and present their research work.

Important dates

    • March 15, 2018: Registration and abstract submission open

June 1, 2018: Abstract submission closes

June 30, 2018: Notification of acceptance of contributions

July 15, 2018: Deadline for payment of the registration fee

August 1, 2018: Deadline for hotel reservation with special rates

Contact and further information: buks2018@iac.es. More information at www.iac.es/congreso/BUKS2018/

Manuel Luna and Iñigo Arregui

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