NOTE: THIS VERSION OF THE ISWI NEWSLETTER DOES NOT HAVE ATTACHMENTS. **************************************************************************** * ISWI Newsletter - Vol. 15 No. 003 15 March 2023 * * Editor: George Maeda, georgemaeda3[at]gmail.com * * Archive of back issues: ISWI Website https://iswi-secretariat.org/ * Archive of all ISWI webinars: * * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaOqa4cng0GF3cKuj6Yz5kqG1BQ-Akkhr **************************************************************************** With great pleasure I would like to say that the "ISWI Website" is back in action at this link: https://iswi-secretariat.org/ The original website (back in 2009) was hosted by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Bulgaria; the webmaster was Mitko. The new ISWI website is hosted by Boston College ISR in Boston, USA. The new webmaster is: Dr. Kathleen Kraemer Boston College, Institute for Scientific Research Kenny Cottle Hall 885 Centre St. Newton, MA 02459, United States E-mail: kathleen.kraemer[at]bc.edu The ISWI website is packed with info. For example, you can find all back issues of the ISWI Newsletter, going way back to 2009, when it started. If the website is missing something you think it should have, please contact Dr Kraemer directly. Also, if you have any time-sensitive announcements for our ISWI community, please send to me as quickly as you can. It should be two months ahead of the event. This newsletter aims to go out each month on the 15th. -- Editor. ---------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: [01] Annual ISWI Steering Committee Meeting Summary : BY: Nat Gopalswamy and Keith Groves : A fully successful annual ISWI Steering Committee : meeting was held in hybrid format on 10 February 2023 : in at the United Nations Vienna International Center : in Vienna, Austria. The meeting was chaired by : Dr Natchimuthuk (“Nat”) Gopalswamy and had excellent : in person representation with a total of 20 individuals : on site, while more than 50 people participated virtually online. [02] United Nations Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: : The Way Forward, 26 – 30 June 2023, Vienna, Austria [03] ISWI Webinar #9, 22 February 2023 - RECORDING AVAILABLE [04] AGS Newsletter - Vol.5 No.02 Feb/Mar 2023 [05] -The 2022 Report of the CEO, American Geophysical Union. : -Report of the 2022 edition of the International Colloquium on : Equatorial and Low Latitude Ionosphere ICELLI 2022 [06] International Colloquium on Equatorial and Low-Latitude Ionosphere : September 4 - 8, 2023; Venue: University of Ilorin, Nigeria. [07] The next ISWI Seminar of 2023 -- by Dr Manuela Temmer, : March 29th at 3 PM CET. **************************************************************************** [01]------------------------------------------------------------------------ The full text is attached. See: ISWI SC meeting Summary_10Feb23_VIC.pdf [02]------------------------------------------------------------------------ United Nations Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: The Way Forward, 26 – 30 June 2023, Vienna, Austria ---------------------------------------------------- FROM: Patrick Gindler TO: ISWI Newsletter DATE: Feb 20, 2023 ----------------------------- Dear George, For the ISWI newsletter: The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is pleased to announce that the application platform for the United Nations Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: "The Way Forward", 26 – 30 June 2023, Vienna, Austria, is now available on the website of the Office: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2023/2023-iswi-workshop.html Further information can be found in the Information Note: https://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/psa/activities/2023/ISWI2023/InfoNote_ISWI_2023_Vienna_FINAL.pdf Direct link to the application form (Deadline: 23 April 2023): https://forms.office.com/e/VKLE7F9XJ1 Thanks and best regards, Patrick _____________________________________________ Patrick Gindler Executive Secretariat of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Vienna, Austria patrick.gindler@un.org | www.unoosa.org [03]------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear ISWI participants, The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is pleased to inform you that the recording of the nineth webinar on the International Space Weather Initiative, Dr. Shiokawa Kazuo - Ground-based multi-point network from subauroral to equatorial latitudes by the Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTIs) and the PWING Project, which took place on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, is now available on the YouTube channel of the Office: https://youtu.be/1MyVQV44xgQ The current, as well as all previous ISWI webinar sessions can be accessed through the website of the Office at: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/bssi/iswi_webinars.html Best regards, Patrick Gindler Executive Secretariat of the International Committee [04]------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGS Newsletter - Vol.5 No.02 Feb/Mar 2023 View this newsletter in your browser https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=b14cdf00ad22fff1badfcb2b2&id=54a9b79a47 Welcome to 2023! Looking for a platform to share your news? AGS Newsletter is your best choice. We encourage you to announce your meeting reports, conferences, workshops, job openings, scholarships, and news related to Astronomy, Earth and Space Science. Editor: Aderonke Obafaye (secretariat@afgps.org) Contents of this issue: -NEW DATES FOR AGS CONFERENCE 2023 SCHEDULED TO HOLD IN ZAMBIA -INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON EQUATORIAL AND LOW-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE ICELLI, 4-8 SEPTEMBER, 2023 -CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 40TH NATIONAL RADIO SCIENCE CONFERENCE CAIRO, EGYPT -UNITED NATIONS WORKSHOP ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE WEATHER INITIATIVE, 26 - 30 JUNE 2023, VIENNA, AUSTRIA -AFAS-2023 SEED RESEARCH GRANT - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS -CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC USE OF MACHINE LEARNING ON LOW-POWER DEVICES: APPLICATIONS AND ADVANCED TOPICS (SMR3832) -15TH WORKSHOP "SOLAR INFLUENCES ON EVERYTHING" -SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH: MS. ANGE CYNTHIA UMUHIRE -POEM OF THE MONTH: FRIENDSHIP IS THE BEST SHIP OF ALL By Valerie M. [05]------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12-March-2023; Dear Wiseman, Greetings from Nigeria. Find attached herewith 2 articles for inclusion in the next edition of ISWI Newsletter: 1. The 2022 Report of the CEO, American Geophysical Union. I have the permission to give the report wide circulation 2. Report of the 2022 edition of the International Colloquium on Equatorial and Low Latitude Ionosphere ICELLI 2022 Best regards, Babatunde Rabiu See: AGU CEO Report 2022.pdf ICELLI_REPORT 2022_ abridged 2 pages.pdf [06]------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Colloquium on Equatorial and Low-Latitude Ionosphere September 4 - 8, 2023 Venue: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria https:// arcsstee.org.ng/colloq2023/ The International Colloquium on Equatorial and Low Latitude Ionosphere (ICELLI 2023) is an annual capacity building workshop geared towards understanding of the Sun and its impact on space weather; the dynamics of the equatorial ionosphere, its complexities and high level of dynamics which results in phenomena such as spread F, ionospheric anomaly, equatorial electrojet, equatorial plasma fountain, etc; and how space weather impact on telecommunications, navigation, satellite operations, and other space-based technologies. The Colloquium metamorphosed from a summer school-like programme tagged International School on Equatorial and Low Latitude Ionosphere (ISELLI) which held in Abuja and Ota, Nigeria in 2015 and 2017 respectively. This year’s colloquium would be the 7th edition of this capacity building gathering in Nigeria. The Colloquium is planned to run for a period of 5 days with assorted programs which include discussions of the rather wide range of phenomena, such as: equatorial ionosphere, equatorial electrojet, equatorial ionospheric anomaly, geomagnetic disturbances, geomagnetically induced currents, solar-terrestrial relations, stratospheric warming, space weather, theory and modeling of ionospheric scintillation and irregularities, utilization of equatorial orbital plane for satellite technology, presentation of results from different and novel techniques for probing the equatorial ionosphere etc. See this file for the rest of the text: ICELLI newsletter announcement.pdf [07]------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Maria Graciela Molina Date: Mon, Mar 13, 2023. To: ISWI Newsletter Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the next ISWI Seminar of 2023 by Dr Manuela Temmer scheduled for March 29th at 3 PM Central European Time (9 AM EDT; 6:30 PM IST). To register for this virtual seminar, please send an email to: iswisupport@bc.edu. Please include “ISWI Seminar Registration” in the subject line. There is a limit of 300 participants, so please register your interest as soon as possible. The MS Teams link will be sent to registered participants 2 days before the event. Seminars will be recorded. The playlist with the previous seminars, which will also include future sessions, can be accessed through the following link: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/bssi/iswi_webinars.html One-page flyer is attached: See: flyer.pdf With kind regards, Graciela Molina -- on behalf of the ISWI Seminar Committee Dra. María Graciela Molina Professor FACET -UNT Researcher CONICET Associated researcher INGV *********************************************** Title: Understanding Space Weather – an interdisciplinary field of research Speaker: Manuela Temmer Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria (https://swe.uni-graz.at) Abstract: The Sun is an active star interacting with the planets in our solar system. For our modern society a topic of highest interest are near-Earth disturbances emanating from the Sun that shape our “Space Weather”. Most important are solar phenomena like flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and stream interaction regions (SIRs). CMEs present massive clouds of magnetized plasma having speeds up to a few thousand km/s, that may propagate over the Sun-Earth distance within less than a day. CMEs are embedded in the ambient solar wind flow which is structured itself due to the interaction between slow and fast wind streams (so-called SIRs). These may interact with the Earth’s magnetosphere and generate disturbances as well in the lower atmospheric layers, which may cause strong geomagnetic effects. Upstream and downstream of the Earth’s bow shock, different processes on different scales are observed which makes Space Weather a highly interdisciplinary field of research. A better understanding of the physical processes involved in the interaction between solar wind flow and CMEs down to the interaction of these large-scale solar wind structures with the magnetic field and atmospheric layers of Earth will enable us to improve models for more reliable forecasts. *********************************************** end. **********[ End of this issue of the ISWI Newsletter ]**********