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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">The First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (Washington DC, Aug 1-4 2017): Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts.</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">We invite you to take part in the First International Workshop on Smallsats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (SSWRF). The event will be held at The Catholic University of America in Washington,
DC on 1-4 August 2017. </span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">The electronic abstract submission is now open at </span><a href="http://sswrf.cua.edu/abstracts.cfm" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">sswrf.cua.edu/abstracts.cfm</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""> .
The submission is free. </span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">MEETING SCOPE</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">SSWRF is the first dedicated scientific meeting focusing on specific needs of space weather studies using small space-based platforms. The workshop encourages a broad scope of contributions related
to the application of small satellites to space weather observations, research, analyses, forecasting, and operations, including those utilizing the CubeSat reference design. </span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">The workshop will be organized into the following major themes:</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Day 1: Research and Forecasting (Tuesday, August 01 2017)</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Day 2: Mission Concepts (Wednesday, August 02 2017)</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Day 3: Innovations and Technology (Thursday, August 03 2017)</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Day 4: Future Opportunities (Friday, August 04 2017)</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Topics of interest:</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">- Small satellite observations relevant to space weather of interplanetary, solar, and geospace phenomena.</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">- Investigations of space weather effects on small satellites: degraded capabilities, situational awareness, and satellite-debris collisions;</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">- Using small satellite data in global space weather simulation and forecasting frameworks;</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">- General contributions relevant to small satellite investigations of space weather effects.</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Please visit </span><a href="http://sswrf.cua.edu/" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">sswrf.cua.edu</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""> for more
details. </span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">IMPORTANT DEADLINES</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Student support applications: 15 April 2017</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Abstract submission deadline: 1 May 2017</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Online registration: 1 March - 1 June 2017 </span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">STUDENT SUPPORT APPLICATIONS</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Limited travel funding for graduate students is available through an NSF workshop grant. In order to apply, please (1) submit your abstract electronically, (2) email your CV to Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla
(teresa.nieves-chinchil-1 at </span><a href="http://nasa.gov/" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">nasa.gov</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">), and (3) ask your PhD adviser to send a letter of recommendation
in support of your application to the same email address.</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">CONTACTS</span><br style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">Please contact Vadim Uritsky (vadim.uritsky at </span><a href="http://nasa.gov/" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">nasa.gov</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">)
or Robert Robinson (robert.m.robinson at </span><a href="http://nasa.gov/" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">nasa.gov</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="">) if you have any questions. </span>
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