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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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We cordially invite you to participate in the GIC Focus Group Sessions at the 2024 GEM Workshop in Fort Collins, Colorado. Please take note of the scheduled GIC stand-alone and joint sessions:</div>
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1. GIC stand-alone sessions:</div>
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Monday, 24 June 2024,10:30-12:00 MDT</div>
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Monday, 24 June 2024,13:30-15:00 MDT</div>
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2. MESO-MPEC-GIC joint session:</div>
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Wednesday, 26 June 2024,13:30-15:00 MDT</div>
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3. MMV-GIC joint session:</div>
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Thursday, 27 June 2024, 10:30-12:00 MDT</div>
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The stand-alone sessions will be organized based on their relevance to specific topics. If you would like to present in the GIC stand-alone sessions on Monday, please contact Xueling Shi (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:xueling7@vt.edu" id="OWA3083e3c0-67e6-bbbe-343f-f99a06d4a35a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">xueling7@vt.edu</a></u></span>)
and Dogacan Ozturk (<u>dsozturk@</u><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://alaska.edu/" target="_blank" id="OWA5380aa3c-d621-9902-c7e9-e38d91bb6aee" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">alaska.edu</a></u></span>) with the title of your presentation
and any accommodations you might require by <b>June 14</b>.</div>
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The MESO-MPEC-GIC joint session on “How can the upcoming GDC mission serve the GEM community?” will focus on learning about the GDC mission, and we welcome data and modeling presentations on MIT coupling that can contribute to this topic and can generate discussion.
If you are interested in presenting, please contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov" id="OWA8306de7b-b7c1-53a6-9f9b-8f7d112e7232" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov</a></u></span>),
Katelynn Greer (<u>katelynn.greer@lasp.colorado.edu</u>), and Dogacan Ozturk (<u>dsozturk@</u><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://alaska.edu/" target="_blank" id="OWA6db7471c-e7f4-adf4-2dd5-66168e1feee4" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue;">alaska.edu</a></u></span>)
with the title of your presentation and any accommodations you might require by <b>
June 14</b>.</div>
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The MMV-GIC joint session will be co-hosted by GEM's GIC focus group and the modeling methods and validation (MMV) resource group. This session will focus on discussion to plan and execute a modern modeling challenge for ground magnetic disturbance (GMD) and
geomagnetically induced currents (GICs). We will have 3-4 invited, very brief "scene-setting" talks to review past efforts, available resources, and science motivations. This will be followed by an open and lively discussion to determine the best challenge
design to track the evolution of modeling capabilities and provide feedback for model improvements, with an emphasis on ground magnetic measurements. If you have a model that can produce ground magnetic perturbations (regional or globally), a specific dataset
for model validation, a challenge event candidate, or any relevant ideas (e.g., validation metrics/methods), you are encouraged to attend the session (with 1 slide or none) for an open discussion.</div>
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This is an in-person meeting, but virtual participation will also be supported, with remote connection details to be provided prior to GEM. For more and up-to-date information about the schedule, please visit the
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We look forward to your active participation in GEM 2024!<br>
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Thank you,</div>
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Xueling Shi, Dogacan Ozturk, Erin Josh Rigler, Zhonghua Xu, and Mark Engebretson</div>
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