[Shine-participants] SHINE December Newsletter

Tue Dec 6 16:30:23 EST 2016

Dear SHINE community,

Here are a few items of interest.

Sincerely,

Noé Lugaz
SHINE Workshop Coordinator

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Contents:

	1- SHINE 2017: Saint Sauveur, QC, Canada, July 24-28, 2017

	2- Notes on visa for SHINE 2017

	3- Call for Session Proposals for the 2017 SHINE Workshop (Deadline: Jan. 15) 

	4- Start off AGU with the Planetary Sciences - SPA Career Night Mixer

	5- MEETING: First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research & Forecasting,  Washington, DC, August 1 - 4, 2017

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1- SHINE 2017: Saint Sauveur, QC, Canada, July 24-28, 2017

The 2017 SHINE workshop will take place at the Manoir Saint Sauveur in St Sauveur in the province of Québec in Canada. The student-only day will be on July 23rd and the workshop from July 24th to 28th. Further details will be sent via this newsletter and posted on the SHINE website ( http://shinecon.org/CurrentMeeting.php )

2- Notes on SHINE visa

Canada: The SHINE 2017 workshop will take place in Canada (in the predominantly French speaking part). Students and researchers from US, EU, UK, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand and a few other countries do not need a Canadian visa for short stays. However, since March 2016, non-US nationals exempt of Canadian visa requirements flying to Canada need to apply in advance for an Electronic Travel authorization (eTA). This does not apply to US citizens (but does apply to green card holders). People entering Canada by land or sea do not need to get an eTA. British citizens who are member of the royal family do not need an eTA.

Other people will need to obtain a Canadian visa. Please email noe.lugaz at unh.edu <http://unh.edu/> for an official invitation to attend the 2017 SHINE workshop.

USA: Most students/researchers in the US on a F1 or J1 visa with a valid I-20/DS-2019 can re-enter USA from Canada even if their visa is expired. This procedure is called automatic visa revalidation. This does not apply to citizens from Iran, Syria and Sudan. If a student/researcher has a single-entry visa, he/she should contact his/her university to determine his/her eligibility for automatic visa revalidation.

Up-to-date on December 1, 2016. Check with the international office at your university/lab [or, if confused, with me] before leaving US to attend SHINE, as immigration procedure may have changed since then.

Further information:

Canada:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-all.asp <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-all.asp>
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1039&top=16 <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1039&top=16>
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-how.asp <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-how.asp>

USA:
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/auto_reva_3.pdf <https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/auto_reva_3.pdf>

3- Call for Session Proposals for the 2017 SHINE Workshop (Deadline: Jan. 15) 

If there is a topic that you would like to see included in next year's Workshop, please consider proposing a session. Session proposals should be very brief (about one page), include a list of questions that the session will focus on, and can be emailed to georgia.a.denolfo at nasa.gov <mailto:georgia.a.denolfo at nasa.gov>. More detailed guidelines for session organizers are included on the SHINE website, www.shinecon.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.shinecon.org_&d=DgMGaQ&c=c6MrceVCY5m5A_KAUkrdoA&r=vgKXDGIZAb46VuIAoNKbFeYJwHN_ukNoeRmw-SRx4gg&m=76W5PFZVBeeWz62y07UMf2tsf51qvRc7EaCnMHYPS38&s=9y3iSOiakipLRb9r-BZdfa6ZyPlkw6a19QFAZBDJBOk&e=> (see the first link in the right sidebar of that web page). The Steering Committee encourages the submission of inter-disciplinary proposals that connect more than one of the principle sub-disciplines represented at SHINE.  
In addition to 2017 workshop session proposals, the Steering Committee would like to encourage the submission of proposals for a SHINE Working Group.  A Working Group would consist of 2-3 organizers who have an inter-disciplinary science topic that can be explored in 1-day sessions over 2-3 years. Members of the Working Group would help to organize and sustain the session through multiple years bringing continuity and growth to the identified science topic. Proposals should identify inter-disciplinary topics and present a plan for exploring this topic over multiple years. 

The deadline for submitting session proposals is January 15, 2017.

4-Start off AGU with the Planetary Sciences SPA Career Night Mixer

Join notable scientists in planetary science and space physics at this mixer and find out about their careers in a variety of professional backgrounds (e.g., academics, industry, federal labs). Get a better understanding of what kinds of careers are available in planetary science and space physics and how to pursue them. Note, this is not a career fair but rather an opportunity to meet other scientists and to get advice on the next step of your career. This is also a great place to meet other individuals in your field at the meeting and meet some new friendly faces.

Refreshments are provided.
11 December 2016, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
San Francisco Marriott Marquis - Salons 5-6
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/event/planetary-sciences-spa-career-night-mixer/ 

contact Sanlyn Buxner (buxner at psi.edu) with any questions

5- MEETING: First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research & Forecasting,  Washington, DC, August 1 - 4, 2017

The Small Satellites for Space Weather Research and Forecasting workshop is the first dedicated scientific meeting focusing on specific needs of space weather studies using smallsat platforms.  We invite a broad scope of contributions related to the applications of small satellites to space weather observations, research, analyses, forecasting, and operations, including those utilizing the CubeSat reference design.
The overarching goal of the workshop is to identify target scientific questions, geospace domains, and space weather conditions for which small satellites have a decisive advantage over traditional space weather monitoring platforms. We will also seek to determine major scientific, engineering, and programmatic challenges in developing dedicated small satellite space weather missions of the future, and to explore the unique training opportunities smallsat-based space weather research & forecasting can offer to academic institutions.
More details soon.
For additional information contact Vadim Uritsky, vadim.uritsky at nasa.gov <mailto:vadim.uritsky at nasa.gov> .
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