Announced Conferences 2008

International Workshop  June 1st - 6th, 2008

The workshop will cover the following research areas:

1. The Sun as a Star: An Overview
   1. The Sun and Solar-Type Stars,
   2. Solar Interior and Internal Processes,
   3. Solar Photosphere and Magnetism,
   4. Solar Atmosphere,
   5. Solar Energy Output: Radiation and Particles
2. The Earth's Atmosphere and Space Environment: An Overview
   1. The Earth's Space Environment,
   2. The Earth's Atmosphere,
   3. The Earth's Climate,
3. Solar Influence on the Earth's Atmosphere and Space Environment
   1. Response of the Earth's Environment to Solar Variability,
   2. Solar Variability and its Effect on Atmosphere,
   3. Solar Variability and Climate,
4. Achievements and Future Science Plans
   1. Scientific Achievements,
   2. Open Science Questions,
   3. Future Research,
   4. Summary

The workshop is sponsored by the SCOSTEP/CAWSES Working Group (Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System) and co-sponsored by the International Heliospheric Year (IHY). Updated information (registration, abstract submission, travel and lodging, financial assistance) and further details will be posted at the meeting's website as and when they become available:

http://solar.physics.montana.edu/SVECSE2008/index.html

If you need further information, please contact the following:

Judit M. Pap (Chair of the Scientific Organizing Committee)

Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center
University of Maryland Baltimore County
c/o NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mail Stop 671.0, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Phone: 301 286 7511
Fax: 301 286 1617

Email:jpap@pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov

Dibyendu Nandi (Chair of the Local Organizing Committee)

Department of Physics
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA

Phone: 406 994 4470
Fax: 406 994 4452

Email: nandi@mithra.physics.montana.edu

We are looking forward to seeing you in Montana.

On behalf of the organizing committee,
Sincerely,

Judit M. Pap and Dibyendu Nandi