**** Submission of abstracts to sessions **** Dear ESWW enthusiast,

A while ago, the ESWW2018 Programme Committee launched the Call for Sessions. Thanks to all who contributed! The PC is now working hard to get the list of sessions streamlined. By the end of March the list will be published.

The *submission of abstracts *to sessions *opens * on *April 1*, without joking. The *deadline* for submission is *May 18*. We appreciate that these dates are earlier than for previous editions of ESWW, but this is necessary to avoid logistical issues that have arisen in the past.

You are probably thinking: ‘This is too early!’. But we are convinced that this shouldn’t be a problem. In fact, you know what you are working on, and you do not have to present results in the abstract, just keep them for the conference.

Submission of contributions to sessions will be blank by default. The session conveners will assign the label 'poster' or 'oral'. If you prefer to have a poster and no oral presentation, you can indicate this choice in the submission form. You will be notified if, in case of acceptance, whether you have been assigned a poster or an oral presentation by the end of June.

For now, you can find information about the format and sessions at the URL: http://www.stce.be/esww2018/session.php

We will notify you when the list of sessions is published and when the submission of abstracts opens.

we are pleased to announce the next EST Science Meeting, that will take place at Giardini Naxos, Sicily (Italy) from 11 to 15 June 2018.

The registration and abstract submission are already open. More info at:
EST Science meeting website: http://www.oact.inaf.it/est/
EST Science meeting mail address: est_sm[at]oact.inaf.it

The European Solar Telescope (EST), is a 4-metre class aperture telescope designed to investigate our active Sun at very high spatial and temporal resolution and unprecedented polarimetric sensitivity. Equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, it will help scientists understand magnetic coupling throughout the solar atmosphere. EST will be installed in the Canary Islands (Spain) to benefit from unique observing conditions.

First light is planned for 2027. The project is promoted by the European Association for Solar Telescopes (EAST) whose aim is to ensure access of European solar astronomers to world-class high-resolution ground-based observing facilities and keep Europe at the forefront of solar physics

This upcoming EST Science Meeting aims at gathering scientists who wish to present their most recent theoretical and observational research in the field.

The meeting will highlight the key science cases that will be addressed by the 4-metre class solar telescopes, and the synergies with both current and future ground-based and space-borne facilities. During the EST Science Meeting the main characteristics and science goals of the EST project will be presented to the scientific community to maximize the sharing of knowledge about the project and provide awareness of the potential telescope capabilities. It will also provide an opportunity to contribute to the definition of the telescope Science Requirements.

A Science Requirements Document, describing how and why the unique capabilities of EST will provide answers to several key science questions, will be presented at the meeting. EST will be the heritage of the entire solar physics community and, for this reason, it is expected that the scientific community and in particular the EST Science Meeting participants, will contribute with science cases that will then be reflected in the Science Requirement Document.