<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear CEDAR Community,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are cordially inviting you to participate in our newly selected Focus Group titled "Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents (GIC)" sessions that will take place during the 2022 GEM Workshop. This new focus group aims to improve the physical understanding of the causes of geomagnetic disturbances through observations, numerical simulations, and machine learning techniques in the solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere-ground coupled system for hazard analysis on Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The scheduled GIC sessions are as follows:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. Stand-alone GIC session: 21 June 2022, 13.30-15.00 HDT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2. Stand-alone GIC session: 21 June 2022, 15.30-17.00 HDT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3. Joint GIC-GBMA session: 20 June 2022, 10.30-12.00 HDT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4. Joint IHMIC-GIC session: 24 June 2022, 10.30-12.00 HDT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5. Joint GIC-IEMIT session: 24 June 2022, 13.30-15.00 HDT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The stand-alone sessions will be organized by the topics and are open for short contributed talks and invited talks. For remote GEM participants, virtual contribution options will be available. Please contact <span class="gmail-il">Xueling</span> Shi (<a href="mailto:xueling7@vt.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">xueling7@vt.edu</span></a>) and Doga Ozturk (<a href="mailto:dsozturk@alaska.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">dsozturk@alaska.edu</span></a>) with the title of your presentation if you are interested in presenting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A field trip to the USGS HON magnetic observatory will be provided at 5pm on Friday (24 June 2022). </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We can only take a limited number of participants (~ 12) to the facility due to the capacity and transportation.<b> </b>Please contact Josh Rigler (<a href="mailto:erigler@usgs.gov" target="_blank" style="color:blue">erigler@usgs.gov</a>) and <span class="gmail-il">Xueling</span> Shi (<a href="mailto:xueling7@vt.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">xueling7@vt.edu</a>) if you are interested.<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more and up to date information, please see the GEM Wiki Page for our FG: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/gic-gem" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://tinyurl.com/gic-gem</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are looking forward to your participation!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Xueling</span> Shi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dogacan Ozturk</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mark Engebretson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zhonghua Xu</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Erin Joshua Rigler</span></p></div>