<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-68363a2e-7fff-8c2b-e51b-06cbff44982d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Beacon Satellite Symposium 2025 (BSS 2025), which will be held in Rome, Italy, from November 10-14, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This symposium, organized by INGV, ICTP, Boston College and Univ. of Warmia and Mazury in the framework of  the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Commission G activities, will gather leading researchers and experts in ionospheric science from around the world. The symposia provide a key platform for ionospheric scientists to meet, collaborate, and advance our understanding of ionospheric physics and its effects on radio propagation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We invite you to submit your abstracts for presentation at the symposium. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The deadline for abstract submission is June 15, 2025</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. For further details about the symposium, including abstract submission guidelines and session descriptions, please visit the BSS website: </span><a href="https://bss2025.ingv.it/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://bss2025.ingv.it/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Pre-Symposium Workshop:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In addition, we are organizing a workshop in the week preceding the BSS, focused on "The Use of GNSS Data for Ionospheric Monitoring and Modelling." This workshop will provide PhD students and Early Career Scientists with lectures from top-level experts in the field. There is no registration fee for the workshop. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The application deadline for the workshop is also June 15, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A limited number of grants are available to support selected participants in attending both this workshop and the Beacon Satellite Symposium 2025, with priority given to participants from developing countries.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Details about the workshop can be found on the dedicated ICTP webpage: </span><a href="https://indico.ictp.it/event/10919" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://indico.ictp.it/event/10919</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Rome.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Claudio Cesaroni</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">on behalf of the BSS and Workshop organizers</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">---------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Claudio Cesaroni, PhD</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Senior Research Scientist</font></div><div>AGU Space Weather Associate Editor</div><div>AGU JGR Machine Learning and Computation Associate Editor</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><i>Head of Upper Atmosphere Physics and Radiopropagation unit</i></div></div><div dir="ltr">Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia<br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143, Roma, Italy</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Tel. +39-0651860447</font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img width="200" height="59" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xMiw8sbcHrlR7YCHTtpdscjsVhZYUklPLBA_evxfWp_pWj49eZMjpr2qUfByEW661LjlNQzrlXR_YS"><br></div><div>Beacon Satellite Symposium 10-14 November 2025</div><div><a href="https://bss2025.ingv.it/" target="_blank">https://bss2025.ingv.it/</a></div><div>Chair of the Local Organizer Committee </div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">---------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>