ISWI Newsletter - Vol.11 No.16
09 December 2019

Dear ISWI Participant:

In the previous issue, Prof Rabiu wrote a Tribute and an Ode to Prof. Yumoto. In this issue, please find Japanese translations of both.

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

[1] Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019): Exit of a Legend (read it)

[2] Prof. Rabiu Babatunde Ode to Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019) (read it)

[3] European Space Weather Week (three medals) (read it)

[4] IGRGEA LETTER No62, October 2019 (read it)

[5] XII Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics (COLAGE) (read it)

[6] Space Weather Nigeria Communication Network (SwNICONET) Newsletter (read it)

[7] AGS Newsletter Vol.2 No.11, 22 Nov. 2019 (read it)

[8] Announcing the establishment of the IHDEA: International Heliophysics Data Environment Alliance (read it)

[9] CALLISTO status report/newsletter #85 (read it)

[10] REPORT 4^th EDITION of the ISWI-MAGHREB-West Africa (IMAO 2019) School Of Space Weather Thiés / Senegal, 15÷25 October 2019 (read it)

[11] Workshop on the ISWI, 20÷24 May 2019, Trieste, Italy - - Report (A/AC.105/1215) (read it)

[12] Dr. Magdi Elfadil Yousif Suliman of Sudan is writing a book about space science and developing nations (read it)

[1] Obituary of Kiyohumi Yumoto, 24 October 2019

Read it  (Japanese)    and      (English)

Send by George Maeda,

[2] Prof. Rabiu Babatunde Ode to Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019)

Read it  (Japanese)    and      (English)

Send by George Maeda,

[3] European Space Weather Week (three medals)

Every year during the European Space Weather Week, three international medals are given in the field of space weather:

• ** The Kristian Birkeland Medal
• ** the Baron Marcel Nicolet Medal
• ** and the Alexander Chizhevsky Medal

This year, the medals were given respectively to Bruce Tsurutani, Delores Knipp and Jiajia Liu.

All the details on the medals and on the winners may be found at
http://www.stce.be/esww2019/medals.php.

Send by Jean Lilensten,

[4] IGRGEA LETTER No62, October 2019

IGRGEA LETTER International Geophysical Research Group / Europe-Africa International Geophysical Research Group /Europe-Asia

Read it it is missing,

Send by George Maeda,

[5] XII Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics (COLAGE)

Information to distribute among ISWI members regarding the COLAGE (Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics).

Read it  

Send by Maria Graciela Molina,

[6] Space Weather Nigeria Communication Network (SwNICONET) Newsletter

i. Editorial

ii. Exit of a Legend: PROFESSOR KIYOHUMI YUMOTO (1951-2019)

iii. 2020 SCOSTEP Awards - Call for Nominations

iv. Job Opening: Research Chair in Space Weather at South African National Space Agency (SANSA), South Africa

v. Chukwuka Cosmas Ezenma – CBSS Research Grant for African Students in Space Science and Astronomy

vi. Job opportunity at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University

vii West African Summer School for Young Astronomers (WAISSYA) 2019- A brief Report

viii. Post Doctoral Position- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

ix. Special Feature of this issue- The End of an Era; A closing word

Read it  ,

Send by George Maeda,

[7] AGS Newsletter Vol.2 No.11, 22 Nov. 2019

(1) JOIN THE AFRICAN GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY (AGS)

(2) APPLY FOR A ROLAND SCHLICH TRAVEL SUPPORT

(3) NASRDA, TORONTO VARSITY OTHERS TRAIN 60 WEST AFRICAN STUDENTS IN ASTRONOMY, SPACE TECH

(4) UNITED NATIONS/MONGOLIA WORKSHOP ON THE APPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS, 13 - 17 APRIL 2020, ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA

(5) SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH: DR. OGUNJO SAMUEL TOLUWALOPE

(6) POEM OF THE MONTH: “A Brave and Startling Truth” by Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928÷May 28, 2014)

Read it  from original site,

Send by Aderonke Obafaye,

[8] Establishment of the IHDEA: International Heliophysics Data Environment Alliance

We are delighted to announce the establishment of the International Heliophysics Data Environment Alliance (the IHDEA; https://ihdea.net). The heliophysics community has long been in the era of big data, particularly in terms of data complexity. Research analysis and modeling efforts to understand heliophysical phenomena and space weather events and to develop and validate tools for space weather forecasts have to rely on the availability, accessibility and usability of diverse (space-based and ground-based) heliophysics and space weather data products. In recognition of the importance of international coordination and collaboration in making the diverse observation and simulation data resources available for supporting heliophysics and space weather research, a series of meetings were held with representatives from NASA, ESA, CNES, JAXA (ISAS), and Nagoya University-ISEE. One major outcome of those meetings is the formation of the IHDEA to guide the development of an open heliophysics data environment.

The IHDEA vision entails enabling the international heliophysics research community to seamlessly find, access, and use all relevant electronically accessible data sets in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).

The IHDEA will focus on:

1. Enabling efficient exchange of and access to the diverse data products obtained from space missions, ground-based experiments, and models;
2. Fostering coordinated development of existing and future heliophysics standards for data, metadata, and services to enable interoperability; and
3. Promoting and assisting the adoption of the above standards.

The IHDEA recognizes standardization and interoperability efforts by international bodies in other domains and will coordinate and collaborate with them when appropriate.

Further information about the IHDEA (reviewing the Charter
<https://ihdea.net/IHDEA-Charter-20191126.pdf> and Bylaws
<https://ihdea.net/IHDEA-Bylaws-20191204a.pdf> documents,

becoming an active member with voting rights mailto:ihdea-member-join[at]ihdea.net>,

subscribing to news: ihdea-news-join[at]ihdea.net ) can be found on its website: https://ihdea.net.

Send by Shing F. Fung,

[9] CALLISTO status report/newsletter #85 (Read it )

Send by Christian Monstein,

[10] REPORT 4^th EDITION of the ISWI-MAGHREB-West Africa (IMAO 2019) School Of Space Weather Thiés / Senegal, 15÷25 October 2019

Read it  

Send by Christine Amory MAZAUDIER,

[11] Workshop on the ISWI, 20÷24 May 2019, Trieste, Italy

Please note that the report on the Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative, 20÷24 May 2019, Trieste, Italy (A/AC.105/1215) is now available on the UNOOSA website at: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/oosadoc/data/documents/2019/aac.105/aac.1051215_0.html

Send by Sharafat Gadimova,

[12] Dr. Magdi Elfadil Yousif Suliman Space Science and Developing Nations

Read the  

Send by George Maeda,

(1) Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019): Exit of a Legend   (Japanese)

(2) Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019): Exit of a Legend   (English)

(3) Prof. Rabiu Babatunde Ode to Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019)  (Japanese)

(4) Prof. Rabiu Babatunde Ode to Professor Kiyohumi Yumoto (1951-2019)   (English)

(5) Announcement of XII Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics (COLAGE)   (56KB, two pages)

(6) SwNICONET Newsletter Vol.1, iss.8   (60KB, 7 pages)

(7) CALLISTO status report/newsletter #85   (1469KB, 15 pages)

(8) Report 4th Edition of the ISWI-MAGHREB-West Africa (IMAO 2019) School of Space Weather, Senegal 15÷25 October 2019   (2 170KB, 31 pages)

(9) Magdi Elfadil Yousif Suliman Enterprising in space science as a national from a developing country   (1 215KB, 17 pages)

(10) IGRGEA LETTER N° 62 October 2019   (1 413KB, 5 pages)