Heliosphere News – June 13, 2017

A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.

Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)

Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at swri.edu)

Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ejz at princeton.edu)

Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at bu.edu)

Co-Editor: Adele Corona (icnsmeetings at gmail.com)

Co-Editor: Nick Pogorelov (np0002 at uah.edu)

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Announcements

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1. JOB OPENING: Applications are invited for two PhD positions (Early Stage Researchers, ESR) at the Politecnico di Torino

2. WORKSHOP: Space Weather: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Leiden, TheNetherlands, September 25-29, 2017

3. MEETING: 2017 GEM Summer Workshop, Portsmouth, Virginia, June 18-23, 2017

4. MEETING: Space Weather of the Heliosphere: Processes and Forecasts, IAU Symposium 335 - July 17-21, 2017 - University of Exeter, UK

5. MEETING: GOOD HOPE FOR EARTH SCIENCES: IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA, 27 August to 1 September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa

6. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2017, Ostend,
Belgium

7. MEETING: NSF-SHINE Session #4 “Magnetic Reconnection in Turbulence and Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection: Outstanding Challenges” and #13: "Dissipation in the Solar Wind: Kinetic Processes",
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada, July 24-28, 2017.

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1. JOB OPENING: Applications are invited for two PhD positions (Early Stage Researchers, ESR) at the Politecnico di Torino.

Applications are invited for two PhD positions ("Early Stage Researchers", ESR) at the Politecnico di Torino, funded by the Marie-Sklodowska- Curie Innovative Training Network COMPLETE

Cloud-MicroPhysics-Turbulence-Telemetry: an inter-multidisciplinary training network for enhancing the understanding and modeling of atmospheric clouds within the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission. The objectives are the numerical analysis of the transport of energy, water vapor and droplets across the warm cloud/clear air interface, the Lagrangian analysis of water droplets (1 – 100 micrometre) in suspension, the analysis of the data produced by innovative expendable radio-probes released in warm clouds and their comparison with numerical simulations.

Contact persons:

Prof. Daniela Tordella, Department of Applied Science and Technology Politecnico di Torino 10129 Torino Italy, Tel (+39) 011 090 6812|, daniela.tordella at polito.it; complete-network at polito.it

Dr. Michele Iovieno, Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering | Politecnico di Torino 10129 Torino Italy Tel (+39) 011 090 6853, michele.iovieno at polito.it; complete-network at polito.it

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2. WORKSHOP: Space Weather: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 25-29, 2017

From: Enrico Camporeale (e.camporeale at cwi.nl)

SCOPE and AIM

The study of space weather has traditionally been carried out using standard techniques and tools found in space physics such as time series correlational analyses. These techniques, although having the advantage of being fast and simple, are sometimes not adequate or complete because the Sun-Earth system is a complex nonlinear system. On the other hand, researchers in the fields of mathematics, information science, computer science, machine learning, data mining, have developed, over the last several decades, tools that can handle complex nonlinear systems and are eager to apply these new tools to new difficult problems.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from space weather, space physics, mathematics, computer science, information science, machine learning, data mining, etc. to foster symbiosis and cross-fertilization across the fields.

The topics that will be discussed include:

-- machine learning for Space Weather

-- information theory for Sun-Earth system

-- pattern recognition and deep learning of solar images

-- data mining in space physics

LOCATION: Lorentz Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. REGISTRATION is available on http://lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2017/921/info.php3?wsid=921&venue=Oort

Please notice that the workshop is limited to 45 participants. Lorentz Center workshops have no registration fees. Hotel accommodation can be arranged through the Lorentz Center. Please contact the organizers for further information. Enrico Camporeale, e.camporeale@cwi.nl, Simon Wing, simon.wing@jhuapl.edu, Jay Johnson, jrj@andrews.edu

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3. MEETING: The GEM 2017 Summer Workshop will be held during June 18-23, 2017 at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Please see more at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html

Student support is open for application now (http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/students.html). A high priority will be given to the following groups: graduate students engaged in their thesis or dissertation research, first time attendees and students from small institutions, and students having specific GEM-related duties. Applications or adviser recommendations received after this date will be on the waiting list.

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4. MEETING: Space Weather of the Heliosphere: Processes and Forecast IAU Symposium 335 - July 17-21, 2017 - University of Exeter, UK

Space weather is increasingly recognised as an international challenge faced by several communities. The ability to understand, monitor and forecast the space weather of the Earth and the heliosphere is of paramount importance for our high-technology society and for the current rapid developments in knowledge and exploration within our Solar System.

The symposium is planned over 5 days from Monday through Friday (including half-day excursion on the Wednesday afternoon). Key Topics of the scientific program are the following: Solar drivers and activity levels; Solar wind and heliosphere; Impact of solar wind, structures and radiation on and within terrestrial and planetary environments (including magnetospheres, ionospheres and atmospheres); Long-term trends and predictions for space weather; Challenges and strategy plans for Earth and the heliosphere; Forecasting models; Space weather monitoring, instrumentation, data and services. The Symposium aims to further knowledge on space weather by linking various aspects of research in solar, heliospheric and planetary physics, and by putting great emphasis on cross-disciplinary developments, merging different communities, learning from interplanetary comparisons and linking to atmospheric and meteorological research for the first time at the international level.

http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/iaus335/

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5. MEETING: GOOD HOPE FOR EARTH SCIENCES: IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA, 27-Aug to1-Sep, 2017, Cape Town, South Africa

The Local Organizing Committee is thrilled to welcome you to the 2017 Joint IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. The Joint Assembly, endorsed by the University of Cape Town and the South African Department of Science and Technology, will take place from 27 August to 1 September 2017 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).

IAGA Lead Sessions

1. SPACE WEATHER FROM SUN TO EARTH: BRINGING DATA AND MODELS TOGETHER (IAGA, IAMAS), Convenor - Sarah Gibson

2. THE REFERENCING OF GEOPHYSICAL DATA PRODUCTS: THE ROLE OF DOIs (IAGA, IAMAS, IAPSO), Convenor - Masahito Nose

3. FRONTIER CHALLENGES IN DATA ASSIMILATION AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTING FOR THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND SOLID EARTH. (IAGA, IAMAS, IAPSO), Convenor - Weijia Kuang, Craig Bishop

4. SOLAR RELATED VARIABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE (IAGA, IAMAS),

Convenor, Christoph Jacobi

Online Registration Closes: 22 August 2017

http://www.iapso-iamas-iaga2017.com/

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6. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2017, Ostend, Belgium

The ESWW is the main annual event in the European Space Weather calendar. It is the European forum for Space Weather as proven by the high attendance to the past editions. The agenda will be composed of plenary/parallel sessions, working meetings and dedicated events for service end-users. The ESWW will again adopt the central aim of bringing together the diverse groups in Europe working on different aspects of Space Weather.

Following an excellent response to the call for sessions, the Program Committee is pleased to invite contributions to sessions, addressing a wide range of scientific and application related themes.

ESWW14 will be held from November 27 - December 1 in Ostend, Belgium. The meeting website is http://www.stce.be/esww14/.

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7. MEETING: NSF-SHINE Session #4: “Magnetic Reconnection in Turbulence and Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection: Outstanding Challenges.”

NSF-SHINE Session #13: “Dissipation in the Solar Wind: Kinetic Processes.”

The annual NSF-SHINE (Solar Heliospheric & Interplanetary Environment) Workshop will be held July 24-28 2017 in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada.

Researchers and students interested in this topic are invited to submit abstracts for posters to be presented at this session. Deadline for abstract submission is June 23. See the Web site (shinecon.org/CurrentMeeting.php) for further information.

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