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This is the second joint space science school organized between the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) and the International Space Science Institute in Beijing (ISSI-BJ). The 2018 school is also co-organized with the EISCAT Scientific Association (EISCAT).
It is intended to promote a biennial School on space sciences for Master’s and Ph.D. students, as well as post-doctoral and early career scientists or engineers. This school will provide the participants with the in-depth knowledge of the science of Space Weather, observational methods and its relevance to applications from the Sun to the ground. While there are many different ground-based measurements of space weather and its effects, in this school we will focus on the use of incoherent scatter radars as operated by EISCAT. The school will build links between participants and between teachers and participants in order to facilitate future collaboration in Space Weather.
The School is open to 60 selected science and engineering participants. The participants are requested in the registration form, to select in which working group they wish to work. The working language of the School is English.
The school starts with two days and a half of invited speakers giving introductory lectures about various elements of Space Weather. After each lecture, there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. The speakers will be chosen among experts and well-recognized scientists and engineers with an excellent reputation in teaching and supervising participants. The lecturers are expected to cover some of the general themes reported in the PROGRAM section. The full school program will be available very soon on the school webpage.
The participants will be divided in four groups to analyze in parallel one well-observed extreme Space Weather event. Each group will have its own theme and agenda using actual observations, as well as computer models. Each group will produce a report, and all group reports will be merged and published after the school (see below). The different groups will be supported and guided by expert tutors. At the end of each day, a joint dinner is planned where the students, teachers, tutors, and organizers reflect on the day and interact with each other on a more social level. The school will finish with the presentations of the groups’ results to which feedback will be given from the other groups, as well as the teachers and tutors.
The School will teach the students to work on observational Space Weather space and ground data, theory and modelling. Ionosphere / Incoherent Scatter Radars group will be organized on the model of an EISCAT school to give an introduction to and a practice of the ground-based facilities (principally the incoherent scatter radar systems) to observe and study space-weather effects.
It will also introduce the International Meridian Circle Project (IMCP), to which several APSCO member states participate, and the different generic categories of instruments used to monitor space weather from the ground.
The School will also facilitate and initiate different discussions in an international and multi-disciplinary way; it will encourage creativity and provide the contacts for the participants to develop a professional network. International collaboration will also be an important theme at the school.
The presentations given by the different lecturers will be stored electronically on the School webpage and will be accessible to the School participants.
The final report will be published jointly with APSCO and EISCAT in the TAIKONG ISSI-BJ magazine. After the School, this TAIKONG publication will be provided to all the School participants, sponsors, and will be widely distributed to the media.
First announcement: May 3, 2018
Registration deadline: July 31, 2018
Selected participants announcement: August 15, 2018
First circular: August 30, 2018
Second circular: September 19, 2018
School: October 10- 19, 2018
program
The school starts with two days and a half of invited speakers giving introductory lectures about various elements of Space Weather. After each lecture, there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. The speakers will be chosen among experts and well-recognized scientists and engineers with an excellent reputation in teaching and supervising participants. The lecturers are expected to cover some of the general themes reported in the Table below. The full school program will be available very soon.
STUDENTS WORKING GROUPS:
Sun/ Heliosphere
Coronal mass ejections, Sun-Spot, Solar-flare, ICME, Solar energetic particles, Shock, Solar-wind
(Theory Simulations Observations with data)
Impact and Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling
Magnetosphere/Ionosphere/Thermosphere, radiation belts, current systems
(Theory Simulations Observations with data)
Ionosphere / EISCAT Incoherent Scatter Radars
Magnetic storm and sub-storm, GIC generation, Aurora, atmospheric effects (Inputs from EISCAT)
(Theory Simulations Observations with data)
Effects on Satellites and Ground-based infrastructures
Spacecraft charging, electronic upsets, biological and soft matter systems, electrical power grids, current systems
(Mitigation strategies)
The participants will be divided in four groups to analyze in parallel one well-observed extreme Space Weather event. Each group will have its own theme and agenda using actual observations, as well as computer models. Each group will produce a report, and all group reports will be merged and published after the school. The different groups will be supported and guided by expert tutors. At the end of each day, a joint dinner is planned where the students, teachers, tutors, and organizers reflect on the day and interact with each other on a more social level. The school will finish with the presentations of the groups’ results to which feedback will be given from the other groups, as well as the teachers and tutors.
China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RADI/CAS), Sanya, China
The school will take place at China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station - RADI/CAS - in Sanya, China. The number of participants will be limited to 60, and the participants will be hosted at the Centre, in double rooms.
Time left to register:
REGISTER
If you would like to participate in the School, please fill out the form below before August 31, 2018. Fields marked with an asterisks* are required.
Applicant Information
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Affiliation
Registration Fee & Financial Support
Applicants under APSCO are fully supported. For all other participants, the registration fee is 350$ (US Dollars) or 2300 CNY (Chinese RMB).
The registration fee includes 10 days of housing at the school, meals, social dinner, coffee breaks, and the transport from the airport to the school. The payment of the fee will be done upon arrival to the school in cash only.
After the registration, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail and will be asked to provide a short CV. If you are approved to attend the School, the logistical information will be provided in due time.
CONTACT US
ASIA-PACIFIC SPACE COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (APSCO)
Address:
Building 13&14, Section 3,No. 188,South West Fourth Ring,
Fengtai District, Beijing, China,
100070
Tel: 86 10 6370 2677
Fax: 86 10 6370 2286
Email: secretariat@apsco.int
Website: http://www.apsco.int
Contact person:
Mr. Yu BAI
Assistant of Department of Education, Training and Database Management (DET&DM)
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
E-mail: baiyu@apsco.int
EISCAT HEADQUARTERS
Address:
Rymdcampus 1
92 Kiruna, Sweden
SE-981
Tel +46 980 791 50
Website: https://www.eiscat.se
International Space Science Institute - Beijing
Address:
No.1 Nanertiao, Zhongguancun,
Haidian District, Beijing, China
100190
Tel: +86-10-62582811
E-mail: info@issibj.ac.cn
Website: http://www.issibj.ac.cn
Contact person:
Ms. Lijuan EN
Assistant to Executive Director
International Space Science Institute-Beijing
E-mail: enlijuan@issibj.ac.cn
The 2nd Space Science School is on
OCTOBER 10-19, 2018
at China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RADI/CAS), Sanya, China
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