UN/ICTP Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative
May 20÷24, 2019, Trieste, Italy

The main objectives of the Workshop are to continue efforts in the deployment of instruments in developing nations and interpretation of space weather data; to focus on new research results and findings; and to encourage greater cooperation in developing partnerships and ISWI networks.

The expected outcomes of the workshop will be: recommendations for improved collection, exchange and delivery of space weather data, as well as improved operational analysis, modelling and forecasting methods through the promotion of best practices, suggestions of means to improve accuracy, reliability and interoperability.

GRANTS:
A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

TOPICS:

• Instrumentation;
• Solar Physics;
• Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, and Thermosphere;
• Solar-Terrestrial Coupling and Space Weather;
• Space Weather effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS);
• New Space Weather scientific results; 
• Capacity-Building, Education and Outreach.

This workshop is being organized by International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and supported by the Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), Boston College and the Scientific Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) are co-organizers and co-sponsors of the Workshop.

Scientific Organizing Committee
Pat Doherty (ISR, Boston College), Sharafat Gadimova (ICG, UNOOSA), Nat Gopalswamy (NASA),
Sandro Radicella (ICTP)

Local Organiser: Bruno Nava,       Secretary Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic