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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Second
Announcement <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Workshop on C/NOFS
Results and Equatorial Dynamics <br>
May 18-20, 2010<br>
<br>
</b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The C/NOFS Science Workshop will be held May 18 - 20, 2010
at the Beaver Run Conference Center in Breckenridge, Colorado. Primary
objective of this meeting is to address questions related to the dynamics of
the equatorial ionosphere, how it is driven from above by the solar wind and
from below by the troposphere and mesosphere. This unusually quiet solar
minimum has provided a unique opportunity to study the equatorial ionosphere.
Results from the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS)
satellite, as well as other ground and space instruments such as RAIDS, will be
presented. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Agenda: </b>Scientific sessions will bring together
the C/NOFS PIs and Guest Investigators, data analysts, theoreticians, and
equatorial ionospheric physicists in a workshop setting that includes both
invited and contributed talks and discussions. Presentations will
highlight critical new insights into our current understanding of the dynamics
of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere system. Workshop goal is to identify the
most important research challenges and develop strategies to address
them. Session topics are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday AM <b>Topic
1:</b> Space weather applications: models, validation, forecasts and <br>
specification
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>Tuesday PM <b>Topic
2:</b> Solar wind effects, penetration electric fields,
overshielding <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>Wednesday AM <b>Topic
3:</b> Neutral atmosphere, satellite drag, planetary waves, tides, <br>
stratospheric warmings and their influence on the ionosphere, RAIDS <br>
observations <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>Wednesday PM <b>Topic
4:</b> Plasma physics, waves, scintillation, irregularity formation<br>
and evolution <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thursday AM <b>Topic
5:</b> Instruments and campaigns <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Workshop
summary: review of the challenges and strategies <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Call for Abstracts:</b> If you wish to present your
research at the meeting, please send an <b>abstract </b>and selected <b>session
topic</b> from this conference list to Louise Gentile at AFRL by April 16,
2010, the second anniversary of the C/NOFS launch. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Expenses:</b> Information about the<b> Conference
Fee, Hotel Reservations, </b>and <b>Airport Transportation </b>will be provided
in the Third Announcement. We are still finalizing arrangements.
Accommodations at Beaver Run will be Deluxe Studio rooms which feature a queen
bed, sleeper sofa, and mini-kitchen for $ 100.00 per night plus
tax. Conference fee is expected to be < $ 250.00 and will include
continental breakfasts, refreshments at breaks, and the conference dinner on
Wednesday night. If financial constraints may interfere with your
participation, contact Odile de La Beaujardière at 781-377-2760.
If you have any dietary restrictions or special requests contact Louise Gentile
at 781-377-7002. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For additional meeting information please contact the
Organizing Committee: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Odile de La Beaujardière, Rebecca Bishop, Scott
Budzien, Bela Fejer, Louise Gentile, Cheryl Huang, Dave Hysell, Jeffrey
Klenzing, Linda Krause, Patrick Roddy, Eric Sutton <o:p></o:p></p>
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