United Nations/United States of America Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: The Decade after the International Heliophysical Year 2007
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America, 31 July - 4 August, 2017
Organized jointly by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Boston College
Co-organized and co-sponsored by the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Boston College, and Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Online Presentations
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31 July 2017 - International Framework for Space Weather Service
| Opening Remarks
Chair: Patricia DOHERTY, United States of America |
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| Dr. Thomas CHILES, Vice Provost for Research, Boston College, United States of America |
| Dr. Nat Gopalswamy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States of America |
| Mr. Kenneth HODGKINS, Director of Space and Advanced Technology, Department of State, United States of America |
| Ms. Simonetta DI PIPPO, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) |
| Introduction to the United Nations/United States of America Workshop
Chair: Terry ONSAGER, NOAA, United States of America |
| Keynote 1: Space Weather: Developments within the United Nations - Simonetta DI PIPPO, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) |
| Keynote 2: UNISPACE+50 - David KENDALL, Chair of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) |
| Keynote 3: US National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan - William MURTAGH, National Weather Service (NWS) |
| Session 1: International Recognition of Space Weather Risks Panel: Space Weather Risks and Mitigation Needs
Moderator: William MURTAGH, United States of America |
| UK Risk Assessment and Economic Impact Study - Mario BISI, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), United Kingdom |
| ESA Cost Benefit Analysis - Luca DEL MONTE, European Space Agency (ESA) |
| US Economic Impact Study - Stacey WORMAN, Abt Associates |
| Civil Contingency Perspective - Kenyetta BLUNT, US Department of Homeland Security |
| ICAO Proposed Aviation Service Requirements - Raul ROMERO, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
| Session 2: Building on Today's Space Weather FoundationPanel: Improving Research for Operational Services
Moderator: Siqing LIU, China |
| US Research Programs to Improve Services - Steven CLARKE, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| National Science Foundation Space Weather Research - Irfan AZEEM, National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| EU/ESA Research Programs to Improve Services (H2020, ESA SSA) - Juha-Pekka LUNTAMA, European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Asia/Oceania Space Weather Alliance - Mamoru ISHII, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan |
| African Research Programs and the African Geophysical Society - Paul Baki OLANDE, Technical University of Kenya, Kenya |
| Panel: Observing Infrastructure
Moderator: Richard MARSHALL, Australia |
| US Observing Infrastructure - Larry ZANETTI, NOAA, United States of America |
| EU/ESA Observing Infrastructure - Mario BISI, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), United Kingdom |
| Meridian Project - Chi WANG, National Space Science Center (NSSC), China |
| Africa Observing Infrastructure - Babatunde RABIU, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria |
| South American Observing Infrastructure - Joaquim REZENDE COSTA, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil |
Tuesday, 1 August 2017 - The International Space Weather Initiative Workshop
| Summary of Previous Day and Workshop Goals - Terry ONSAGER, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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Building on Today's Space Weather Foundation (Continued)
Panel: International Elements of a Coordination Framework Moderator: Chris CANNIZZARO, United States of America |
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| WMO Four-Year Plan/International Space Environment Service - Toshiyuki KURINO, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
| International Space Environment Service - Terry ONSAGER, National Weather Service (NWS), United States of America |
| Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - Elsayed TALAAT, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| COPUOS Space Weather Guidelines and Expert Team - Ian MANN, University of Alberta, Canada |
| International Space Weather Initiative - Nat GOPALSWAMY, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| COSPAR Space Weather Roadmap - Lennard FISK, Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) |
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Session 3: Developing an International Framework for Space Weather Services
Moderator: Ian MANN, Canada |
| Summary of Draft Document for Framework, Summary of Draft Document for Framework, Recommendations for UNISPACE+50 Thematic Priority 4 |
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IHY+10: The Origins of ISWI
Chair: Barbara THOMPSON, United States of America |
| Beginnings of the International Heliophysical Year and the International Space Weather Initiative (Invited) - Joseph DAVILA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| Balkan, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea Network for Space Weather Studies (Invited) - Katya GEORGIEVA, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria |
| Establishing the IHY Asia-Pacific Program - Akimasa YOSHIKAWA, Kyushu University, Japan |
| The IHY/ISWI Education and Public Outreach Programs and the SID Space Weather Monitors - A Retrospective - Deborah SCHERRER, Stanford University Solar Center, United States of America |
| From the IGY to the ISWI: A Perspective View of the Importance of International Cooperation in Geo-Heliophysics - Sandro RADICELLA, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy |
| Africa and Space Weather Research: Review of Deployed Instruments and Scientific Results from IHY to ISWI (2007 - 2017) - Akeem RABIU, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria |
| Kristian Birkeland - The Almost Forgotten Scientist and Father of the Sun-Earth Connection - Pal BREKKE, Norwegian Space Center, Norway |
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Instruments Panel: Christine AMORY-MAZAUDIER, Keith GROVES, Jean-Pierre RAULIN, Deborah SCHERRER, Chi WANG, Endawoke YIZENGAW, Akimasa YOSHIKAWA |
| Scientific Results on the Interplanetary Medium and Geospace
Chairs: David WEBB, United States of America and Katya Gerogieva, Bulgaria |
| A Report on Cube- and Small-Sats and the System Science of NASA's Living With a Star Program - Madhulika GUHATHAKURTA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| Impulsive Energy Transfer via Joule Heating from the Magnetosphere to the Ionosphere During Geomagnetic Storm - Larry ZANETTI, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America |
| Studies of Solar Eruptions Using Type II Bursts from Ground and CMEs from Space - Nat GOPALSWAMY, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America |
| Current State of Reduced Solar Activity: Space Weather Events in the Inner Heliosphere - Periasamy MANOHARAN, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, India |
| Study of Space Weather Events of Solar Cycle 23 and 24 and their Geoeffectiveness - Bhasakarapantula VEENADHARI, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India |
| Transportation, Acceleration and Loss of Electrons in the Slot Region Responsible for the Formation of New Radiation Belt During Big Magnetic Storm - Takahiro OBARA, Tohoku University, Japan |
Wednesday, 2 August 2017 - The International Space Weather Initiative Workshop
Thursday, 3 August 2017 - The International Space Weather Initiative Workshop
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Friday, 4 August 2017 - The International Space Weather Initiative Workshop
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