<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The websites for the <b>UN/US
Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: The Decade after the IHY
2007</b> are open. This workshop will
be held at Boston College on July 31 through August 4, 2017. Please view the websites for more
information. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that <b>US participants</b>
should register, apply for financial assistance and submit abstracts via the
Boston College website at: <a href="http://iswi2017.bc.edu/">http://iswi2017.bc.edu</a>. <span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b>Non-US participants</b> should register,
apply for financial assistance and submit abstracts via the United Nations
website at: <a href="http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2017/2017-un-usa-workshop-on-international-space-weather-initiative.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2017/2017-un-usa-workshop-on-international-space-weather-initiative.html</span></a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>All participants (US
and non-US) not applying for financial assistance</b> are welcome to make
reservations for lodging via the Boston College website.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b>Sessions and topics</b> planned for this
workshop include:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Economic
and Societal Impacts of Extreme Space Weather: A high level international forum
with keynotes speakers from major international organization and panel sessions
to discuss issues and policies for acknowledging space weather as a global
challenge.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Technical
Sessions on:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span>Space Weather Instrumentation (ground and
space based)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span>Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Atmosphere<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span>Coupling<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span>Sun-to-Earth Space Weather Modelling<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span>Capacity Building, Outreach and Education<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>UNISPACE+50:
International framework for space weather services<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b>Important
dates:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31<sup>st</sup><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Applications
for travel support deadline: March 31<sup>st</sup><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Registration
Deadline: May 15<sup>th</sup><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>US
participants will register on the BC website (see address above)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Non-US
Participants will register on the UNOOSA website (see address above)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Housing
deadlines (see lodging link in BC website for more information and registration
links:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>BC
Residence Halls: May 1, 2017 (or sooner if room block is filled)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:"courier new"">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Hotel
Boston and Courtyard by Marriott: June 29, 2017 (or sooner if room block is
filled)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We sincerely
encourage you to attend this important meeting organized by the UN Office for
Outer Space Affairs and the United States of America.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">With best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Patricia Doherty, Boston College</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Nat Gopalswamy, NASA</div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Patricia H. Doherty</div><div dir="ltr">Director<div>Institute for Scientific Research</div><div>Boston College</div></div></div></div></div>
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