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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">The
Fifteenth Conference on Space Weather, sponsored by the American Meteorological
Society (AMS), and organized by the AMS Committee on Space Weather,will be held
7-11 January 2018, as part of the 98th AMS Annual Meeting in Austin TX.
Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be
posted on the AMS Web site (</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://annual.ametsoc.org/
2018/">https://annual.ametsoc.org/
2018/</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">) in late-September 2017.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">The
theme for the 2018 AMS Annual Meeting is "Transforming Communication in
the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise." Communication is a
dynamic, powerful, and essential part of the weather, climate, and water
enterprise. Successful communication requires active engagement – not only
thinking about what, when, where, how, why, and to whom we speak but also
carefully listening to better understand and respond appropriately. Following
this theme, the Conference on Space Weather will solicit papers on the
following topics:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 1: “Next steps in Space Weather Research and
Forecasting”</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">This
session is focused on progress being made by the federal agencies as well as
the commercial and academic sector in moving forward with research that enables
better space weather forecasts and improves communication of these results.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 2: “Shifting Paradigms: Communicating Space Weather
through Social and Broadcast Media”</span></b><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">New
modes of communicating space weather to a very eager public are becoming
available. Some of these critical paths may be through broadcast and social
media, and having actionable forecasts immediately accessible to the public
could make all the difference. This is the paradigm shift that we must strive
for—that space weather is real, relevant, and knowable. The proposed session
will combine the expertise of space scientists, meteorologists, and
broadcasters to stimulate an interdisciplinary discussion during this pivotal
time in both the history of the AMS and in the communication of Space Weather.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 3: “Results from the Great American Solar Eclipse”</span></b><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">The
total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21, 2017 will have its path of
totality over the continental United States. Talks from this session will
highlight early results from observations of the eclipse with an emphasis on
space weather impacts. Presentations from citizen science activities
related to the solar eclipse are also welcome.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 4: “Impact of Space Weather on Communication and Navigation”</span></b><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">This
session focuses on the on many ways that space weather can impact
communication and navigation systems. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 5: “Major Scientific Challenges in Space Weather”</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">We
solicit papers on key science challenges, including prediction of solar flares,
determining the geoeffectiveness of space weather storms, and understanding and
predicting ionospheric variability. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Session 6: “Observational Platforms for Space Weather”</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">This
session will look at some of the many new facilities that are coming into
existence as well as being proposed. Existing facilities are being upgraded or developing
new techniques. The focus of these two sessions will be on the way these new
observational capabilities support the space weather enterprise.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Please
submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 1 August 2017 (refer </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)">AMS 2018 Space Weather
Conference</span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"> web page) </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt">Students
who want to be considered for travel support will be asked to note this when
submitting their abstract. The committee will provide two travel awards ($450)
to help defray the cost of attending the AMS meeting for a student who
submitted an abstract to present at the Space Weather Conference. There is a 1
August 2017 deadline to apply for travel support. Students who wish to apply
are required to submit the following documents in a single PDF document: a
presentation abstract, statement of why they want to attend the meeting,
statement of commitment to attend if awarded the travel award, and letter of
recommendation from their advisor. Further details will be posted on the AMS
student awards webpage.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Authors
of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late- September 2018.
All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available
on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be
posted on the AMS Web site. Authors have the option to submit manuscripts
(up to 10 MB) electronically by 12 February 2018. All abstracts, extended
abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Richard
Behnke, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:behnke.richard@yahoo.com">behnke.richard@yahoo.com</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">, or Michael
Wiltberger, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:wiltbemj@ucar.edu">wiltbemj@ucar.edu</a></span></u></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><br></span></p>
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