UN/US Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative:
The Decade after the International Heliophysical Year 2007

This is the second announcement for the UN/US Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: The Decade after IHY 2007. The workshop will be held at Boston College on July 31 through August 4, 2017. Abstract, registration and logistical information is available on: iswi2017.bc.edu.

This workshop marks the 10^th anniversary of the International Heliophysical Year, which led to the genesis of the International Space Weather Initiative. It is organized jointly by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Boston College to highlight the achievements made over the past ten years and to show-case the worldwide development of science, capacity building, and outreach. The UN Workshops on ISWI have been aimed at providing a global forum for space weather experts from developed and developing countries, including representatives of the major instrument operators and data providers.

The workshop will begin with a high level international forum on the economic and societal effects of extreme space weather. This forum will include keynote speakers from major international organizations followed by a panel session to discuss issues and policies for acknowledging space weather as a global challenge. The workshop will then turn to recent advances made in scientific research by utilizing ISWI instrument data in conjunction with space mission data in adding significant new knowledge on space weather phenomena near Earth and interplanetary space. Finally, this workshop is held in preparation for UNISPACE+50 in 2018, the 50^th anniversary of the first UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE), held in Vienna in 1968. The three components of the Workshop will help develop a coherent international policy towards an appropriate response to space weather.

The Local Organizing Committee website (iswi2017.bc.edu) includes the workshop logistical information together with registration and abstract submittal opportunities for US participants. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs website, listed below, includes the workshop information and registration, abstract submittal and financial sponsorship opportunities for non- US participants. Note that the abstract deadline is March 31^st.

The “United Nations/United States of America Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI): The Decade after the International Heliophysical Year 2007 ” is part of the year 2017 activities of the Office for Outer Space Affairs. The Workshop is being organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Boston College. The Workshop will be held at the Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America, from 31 July to 4 August 2017. Information Note describing the background to the Workshop and its objectives is available at: www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2017/2017-un-usa-workshop-on-international-space-weather-initiative.html

This workshop marks the 10th anniversary of the International Heliophysical Year (IHY), which led to the genesis of the International Space Weather Initiative. It is to highlight the achievements made over the past ten years and to show-case the worldwide development of science, capacity building. In particular, the Workshop will focus on recent advances made in scientific research by utilizing ISWI instrument data in conjunction with space mission data in adding significant new knowledge on space weather phenomena near Earth and interplanetary space.

The workshop will begin with a high level international forum on the economic and societal effects of extreme space weather. This forum will include keynote speakers from major international organizations followed by a panel session to discuss issues and policies for acknowledging space weather as a global challenge.

The workshop is also held in preparation for UNISPACE+50 in 2018, the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE), held in Vienna in 1968. The three components of the Workshop will help develop a coherent international policy towards an appropriate response to space weather.

2017 IAU Symposium
"Space Weather of the Heliosphere: Processes and Forecasts"
17–21 July 2017, Exeter, Devon, UK

WEB adress: http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/iaus335/

Second Announcement

Space weather is increasingly recognised as an international challenge faced by several communities. The ability to understand, monitor and forecast the space weather of the Earth and the heliosphere is of paramount importance for our high-technology society and for the current rapid developments in knowledge and exploration within our Solar System.

We invite you to register today to discuss this important area of research and to:

• Contribute to scientific sessions and one of two round tables.
• Take part in a poster competition for young scientists as an applicant or as a judge.
• Attend a half-day excursion to the Norman Lockyer Observatory.
• Take part in optional scientific tours, including the UK Met Office.
• Join in with our parallel Education Program, featuring public talks and workshops for schools and teachers.
• Contribute to and receive dedicated Conference Proceedings afterwards

This is a two-stage registration process. The deadline for the submission of abstracts and for financial support is 5 March 2017. The deadline for early registration is 20 April 2017.

Specific details including the confirmed lists of invited speakers, registration and accommodation, abstract submission, financial support, updated information about location, scientific excursions, social events, and travel can be found on the symposium website.

We look forward to welcoming you in Exeter this year!

On behalf of the IAU Symposium 335 Organising Committees,