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Dear Colleagues,</div>
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We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the upcoming RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting:</div>
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<b>"How Does Solar Wind Control Earth's Radiation Belt Dynamics?"</b></div>
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<b>Date: Friday, 16 October 2026</b></div>
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<b>Venue: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London</b></div>
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This meeting will bring together the community working across observations, modelling, and theory to synthesise our understanding of how solar wind variability controls radiation belt dynamics. Sessions will cover:</div>
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We welcome contributions from researchers at all career stages working across all aspects of solar wind-radiation belt coupling, including observations, theory, and modelling. Both oral and poster presentations are welcome.</div>
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<span class="spanWithBackgroundColor" style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>Abstract submission deadline:</u></b></span><b> 9 September 2026</b></div>
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<span class="spanWithBackgroundColor" style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>Submit your abstract here:</u></b></span> <a href="https://forms.gle/Ya4yEVAUtigWgDgs9" id="OWA7bf566f0-4562-a1f8-9c4f-07290c9a2f1e" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/Ya4yEVAUtigWgDgs9" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="" style="margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/Ya4yEVAUtigWgDgs9</a></div>
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Please share this announcement with anyone in your network who may be interested.</div>
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We look forward to receiving your submissions and to seeing you in London in October.</div>
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With best wishes,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Dr Suman Chakraborty</i></b>, </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><i>Northumbria University</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Dr Ahmad Lalti</i></b>, </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><i>Northumbria University</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Dr Oliver Allanson</i></b>, </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><i>University of Birmingham</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Dr Jasmine K. Sandhu</i></b>, </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><i>University of Leicester</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Dr Ravindra T. Desai</i></b>, </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><i>University of Warwick</i></span></div>
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