CEDAR email: Summer Institutes in East Pacific/Asia for grad students; meetings in CA and MD

Mon Aug 30 08:35:55 MDT 2010

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(1) 2011 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) for U.S. Graduate 
Students applications due 10 November 2010.
 From Kathleen Bissonnette (kbissonn at nsf.gov).
Reply to eapsi at nsfsi.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.
See also http://www.nsfsi.org.

(2) Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2010.
Abstracts due 2 Sep at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/.

(a) AE03 on thunderstorm effects in the near-Earth environment.
 From Victor Pasko <vpasko at psu.edu>.

(b) SM20: Space Weather Forecasting: Present Status and Future Directions.
From: Josef Koller <jkoller at lanl.gov>.

(3) Space Environment Applications, Systems, and Operations for National 
Security (SEASONS) 3-5 November 2010, JHU/APL, MD.
For U.S. Citizens with a Secret Clearance.  Abstracts due 15 September.
 From <Margaret.Simon at jhuapl.edu> and (Erin.Taylor at jhuapl.edu).
See also https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/SEASONS/.

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(1) 2011 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) for U.S. Graduate 
Students applications due 10 November 2010.
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 From Kathleen Bissonnette (kbissonn at nsf.gov).

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes 
for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship 
program for developing the next generation of globally  engaged U.S. scientists 
and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer 
Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing 
opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with 
host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research 
experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, 
New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a 
$5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses 
abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research 
environment of the host location.

The 2011 application is now open and will close at 5:00 pm local time on 
November 10, 2010.  Application instructions are available online at 
www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and 
tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or 
www.nsfsi.org.

NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to 
advance their work through international collaborations and the value of 
ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain 
professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The 
program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields 
supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons 
with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants 
must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. 
citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students 
in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the 
undergraduate degree program by the application deadline date.

The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date over 2,000 U.S. 
graduate students have participated in the program.

Should you have any questions, please contact the EAPSI Help Desk by email at 
eapsi at nsfsi.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.

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(2) Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2010.
Abstracts due 2 Sep at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/.

(a) AE03 on thunderstorm effects in the near-Earth environment.
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 From Victor Pasko <vpasko at psu.edu>.

Contributions are invited to session AE03 on thunderstorm effects in the 
near-Earth environment at Fall AGU Meeting to be held 13-17 December 2010 in San 
Francisco.

The deadline to submit an abstract is 02 September 2010 – 2359 Eastern Daylight 
Time.

http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/

AE03: Thunderstorm Effects in the Near-Earth Space Environment

Sponsor: Atmospheric and Space Electricity; CoSponsor: SPA-Aeronomy

Contributions are invited for all topics related to Transient Luminous Events 
(TLE). Included are TLE observations, the dependence on the underlying lightning 
drivers and their ELF/VLF electromagnetic signatures, their meteorological 
correlates, including atmospheric circulation and transport processes, 
field-induced perturbations in the upper atmosphere such as ionization and 
conductivity, lightning-induced precipitation of electrons from the 
magnetosphere, infrasonic and gravity waves and chemical perturbations, and 
possible linkages to the global climate system. Contributions are especially 
invited describing modeling and laboratory studies, ongoing or new satellite 
programs, upcoming ground-based and balloon field campaigns.

Conveners:

Davis Sentman,
Univ Alaska Fairbanks,
(907) 474-6442,
dsentman at gi.alaska.edu

Christian Hanuise,
LPC2E/CNRS,
33-2-38255206,
christian.hanuise at cnrs-orleans.fr

Victor Pasko,
Penn State University,
(814) 865-3467,
vpasko at psu.edu

Torsten Neubert,
Technical University of Denmark,
45-3532-5731,
neubert at space.dtu.dk

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(2) Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2010.
Abstracts due 2 Sep at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/.

(b) SM20: Space Weather Forecasting: Present Status and Future Directions
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From: Josef Koller <jkoller at lanl.gov>.

Dear colleague,

We would like to inform you of a pertinent session at the 2010 Fall
Meeting of the AGU. This session, SM20, concerns recent developments and
current challenges in space weather forecasting.  We encourage abstract
submissions regarding any aspect of space weather forecasting in any
focus area (solar, the heliosphere, the magnetosphere, or the
ionosphere).  This session should provide an opportunity to address the
forecasting problem from both a fundamental research and an operational
perspective, and a chance to share recent results with a diverse
audience.  The session will include a panel discussion featuring Dr.
Daniel Baker (University of Colorado/LASP), Maj. Jose Harris (Air Force
Weather Agency), Dr. Terrence Onsager (NOAA/SWPC), and Dr. Michael
Wiltberger (NCAR).

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SM20: Space Weather Forecasting: Present Status and Future Directions.
Sponsor:  SPA-Magnetospheric Physics

CoSponsor:  SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Description:  Forecasting space weather is fraught with obstacles due to
sparse observations, computational limitations, and an incomplete
understanding of the dynamics of the Sun-Earth system. We invite
presentations on the current status and limitations of space weather
forecasting and the way forward. Presentations may focus on current and
new ideas for forecasting methods, model development, computational
optimization, incorporation of new observations or the transition to
operational use. There may be a panel discussion on current constraints
on forecasting including physical constraints, such as the prediction of
B<sub>z</sub> values, computational constraints on models and other
limitations when forecasting real-time.

Sincerely,

Josef Koller (jkoller at lanl.gov), James McCollough, and Shawn Young

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(3) Space Environment Applications, Systems, and Operations for National 
Security (SEASONS), 3-5 November 2010, JHU/APL, MD.
For U.S. Citizens with a Secret Clearance.  Abstracts due 15 September.
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 From <Margaret.Simon at jhuapl.edu> and (Erin.Taylor at jhuapl.edu).

Register today for the SEASONS 2010 conference 3-5 November at the Kossiakoff 
Center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory!  Discounted registration 
is still available through October 12.  Payments can be made via our online 
payment system or by sending a check. 
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/SEASONS/register/default.asp

Don’t forget -- Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) spacecraft integration and 
APL facility tours have been added to the first day of the agenda, Wednesday 
November 3.  Register for the conference soon, as a limited number of spots are 
available for the tour, and preference will be given to SEASONS registrants in 
order of the registration date.  More information can be found here: 
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/SEASONS/rbsptours.asp .

Abstract submissions for speakers and poster presentations are also being 
solicited.  Deadline for submission is September 15.  The list of potential 
topics is posted on the SEASONS website at 
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/SEASONS/speakers_submit.asp .

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