3. Scientific and Organizational Aims

The JOSO Board,

1. having achieved or brought on the way its original concrete aims (a) - (c),
2. recognizing that since 1990 there are unique new possibilities for cooperation in solar physics among all European countries,
3. being convinced that cooperation of European solar astronomers in the best possible way to stimulate and render more effective solar research in Europe,

has decided at its meeting in Tatranska Lomnica in October 1992

1. to activate collaboration in solar physics, with special regard to the integration of East European observatories into the JOSO community,
2. to organize cooperation of different branches of observational solar physics (optical, radio and space research),
3. to assess existing and initiate new instrumentation, observing and evaluation techniques (with aspect regard to LEST).

In pursuit if these aims JOSO will use its best efforts to

1. develop personal contracts, support exchange of scientists and observers,
2. spread knowledge about available technical facilities, as telescopes, post-focus instrumentations, computer hard- and software
3. encourage and support joint observing programmes,
4. assist mutually in closing gaps in scientific instrumentation and libraries,
5. coordinate SOHO and ground-based supporting observations,
6. investigate collaboration opportunities with other solar space missions,
7. explore possibilities to cooperate with CESRA in studies of solar activity by radio and optical observations.

to be continued...

4. Means

In order to achieve the aims listed in "Scientific and Organizational Aims" above JOSO acts through various meetings, working groups or other means created as required, e.g.

1. Annual JOSO meetings, open for all interested solar physicists,
2. Annual reports, including status- and progress-reports from national representatives,
3. Working Group 2 "Solar Observing Techniques",
4. Working Group 3 "Coordination of Software Development and Data Handling",
5. Working Group 6 "Coordination of SOHO and Ground - based Observations",
6. Workshops dedicated to specific scientific or technical topics.

The success of JOSO will rest, as in the past, on the goodwill and voluntary cooperation of solar physicists in all countries who are willing to unite their efforts for the advancement of solar science.