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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I hope this message finds you well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Below is the first announcement of the “8-12 May 2024 Solar & Geospace Superstorm.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0E101A;background:aqua">8-12 May 2024 Solar & Geospace Superstorm Workshop</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0E101A;background:aqua">The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 28 October – 1 November, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0E101A;background:aqua">From 8-12 May 2024, the Sun displayed an unusual degree of activity, with active region NOAA AR3664 emitting multiple X-class flares and Earth-directed
coronal mass ejections. As a result, the third-strongest solar storm of the space age ensued and the first one of this magnitude featuring a wealth of observations from spaceborne and ground-based assets, as well as state-of-the-art models. This remarkable
storm has generated a lot of interest from the scientific community and drew significant attention from the public and the media towards some of the most intriguing heliophysics phenomena and their impact on our society. Analyzing diverse observations and
simulations of this event from across the heliosphere (including the Sun, the inner heliosphere, the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, atmosphere, and ground) present an exceptional chance for the scientific community to gather around a common
focal point and gain valuable insights into the physics of strong solar disturbances and how they interact with the near-Earth space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0E101A;background:aqua">The workshop is specifically designed to concentrate on the “<i>8-12 May 2024 Solar & Geospace Superstorm</i>”<i> </i>and its consequent effects
on Earth's environment. Analyzing these events opens up extensive avenues for expanding our knowledge, as multiple aspects necessitate thorough investigation. Our aim is to unite experts in solar, magnetospheric, and ionospheric & atmospheric physics to collectively
comprehend the full implications of these events. We encourage the submission of abstracts that involve data analysis and coordinated observations, as well as theories and numerical simulations relevant to this topic. Additionally, we plan to organize one
or more special issues in peer-reviewed journals to publish the scientific findings from this workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0E101A;background:aqua">The Workshop is scheduled to take place from October 28 to November 1, 2024, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). Further
information regarding registration and abstract submission will be forthcoming.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">For further information, contact Nour E. Raouafi (<a href="mailto:Nour.Rawafi@jhuapl.edu">Nour.Rawafi@jhuapl.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Current Members of the Science Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Sarah Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Slava Merkin<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jesper Gjerloev<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Wenbin Wang<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nour</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Parker Solar Probe – Project Scientist</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> Work: +1-240-228-8168</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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e-mail: <a href="mailto:Nour.Eddine.Raouafi@jhuapl.edu" title="mailto:Nour.Eddine.Raouafi@jhuapl.edu"><span style="color:purple">Nour.Rawafi@jhuapl.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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