Welcome to the Fourth European Space Weather Week

Jointly organised by the Royal Jointly organised by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), Observatory of Belgium (ROB), ESA, the SWWT and the COST ESA, the SWWT and the COST 724 communities. The local 724 communities. The local

organisation is done by the SIDC organisation is done by the SIDC of the ROB.of the ROB.

The Organising CommitteeThe Organising CommitteeJ. Lilensten (Co-Chair) J. Lilensten (Co-Chair) A. Glover (Co-Chair) A. Glover (Co-Chair) A Belehaki (NOA, COST 724) A Belehaki (NOA, COST 724) A. Hilgers (ESA/D-TEC, D-EUI) A. Hilgers (ESA/D-TEC, D-EUI) M. Hapgood (CCLRC, SWWT Chairman) M. Hapgood (CCLRC, SWWT Chairman) J.-P. Luntama (FMI) J.-P. Luntama (FMI) P. Gille (LPCE-CNRS) P. Gille (LPCE-CNRS) R. Van der Linden (ROB/SIDC) R. Van der Linden (ROB/SIDC) J.-J. Valette (CLS) J.-J. Valette (CLS) C. Briand (Obs. Meudon) C. Briand (Obs. Meudon) A. Thomson (BGS, COST 724) A. Thomson (BGS, COST 724)

Local Organisation: The SIDC TeamLocal Organisation: The SIDC Team

The OC would like to acknowledge the support of ESA, The OC would like to acknowledge the support of ESA, ROB, COST, BELSPO, ISES, Royal Lirary of Belgium and ROB, COST, BELSPO, ISES, Royal Lirary of Belgium and EOARDEOARD

This meeting was created in This meeting was created in 2004. It now sits durably in the 2004. It now sits durably in the frame of space weather in the frame of space weather in the world.world.

It has grown into the most It has grown into the most important annual milestone of important annual milestone of the European (and beyond) the European (and beyond) community in the discipline community in the discipline

The fourth ESWW takes place as:The fourth ESWW takes place as:

•The COST 724 project comes to an end. COST The COST 724 project comes to an end. COST 724 was at the origin of the ESWW meetings 724 was at the origin of the ESWW meetings along with ESA. COST strongly contributed to along with ESA. COST strongly contributed to structure the European space weather scientific community.

A new COST action is currently submitted (A. Belehaki)

The fourth ESWW takes place as:The fourth ESWW takes place as:

Several successes in FP7 !!!Several successes in FP7 !!!

•The SOlar – TERestrial Investigation and The SOlar – TERestrial Investigation and Archives (SOTERIA) project (Giovanni Lapenta)Archives (SOTERIA) project (Giovanni Lapenta)

• The The real-time database of neutron monitor real-time database of neutron monitor observationsobservations project (R. Vainio)project (R. Vainio)

• Space Weather and Europe - an Education Space Weather and Europe - an Education Tool with the Sun (SWEETS) funded by FP6 Tool with the Sun (SWEETS) funded by FP6 since last year and currently active (F. Jansen)since last year and currently active (F. Jansen)

The fourth ESWW takes place as:The fourth ESWW takes place as:•ESA investigates what actions to take ESA investigates what actions to take following a successful conclusion of the Space following a successful conclusion of the Space Weather Applications Pilot ProjectWeather Applications Pilot Project

•National space weather initiatives are gaining National space weather initiatives are gaining momentum across Europemomentum across Europe

• Planetary Space Weather is recognize in the Planetary Space Weather is recognize in the new FP7 Europlanet project (M. Blanc)new FP7 Europlanet project (M. Blanc)

ParticipationParticipation

About 130 registered About 130 registered participants from more than 25 participants from more than 25 countries working in diverse countries working in diverse areas of space weather (more areas of space weather (more than 200 participants expected)than 200 participants expected)

Proceedings:Proceedings:

Each ESWW has successfully published Each ESWW has successfully published a proceedings:a proceedings:ESWW1: Annales Geophysicae special ESWW1: Annales Geophysicae special issue (30 papers)issue (30 papers)ESWW2: ESWW2: Space Weather, research toward Space Weather, research toward applications in Europe, Astrophysics and applications in Europe, Astrophysics and space science library, Springer, ISBN 978 1 space science library, Springer, ISBN 978 1 4020 5445 7, 20074020 5445 7, 2007

Status of the ESWW3 Annales Geoph. special issue:

Received: 33Accepted: 13In review: 4

Major revision: 2Rejected: 13Withdrawn: 1

No date foreseen for publication yet.

Proceedings:Proceedings:

ESWW4: ESWW4: Advances in Geosciences ESWW4 Advances in Geosciences ESWW4 special issue (EGU publication)special issue (EGU publication)

Submission deadline: 12 January 2008Submission deadline: 12 January 2008

More detail by email…More detail by email…

Meeting OrganisationMeeting Organisation5 Plenary Sessions: 5 Plenary Sessions:

The Role of Institutions and Industry in The Role of Institutions and Industry in European Space Weather ActionsEuropean Space Weather Actions (Chair: (Chair: Alexi Glover and Mike Hapgood)Alexi Glover and Mike Hapgood)

Scientific challenges and recent advancesScientific challenges and recent advances (Chair: Laurent Desorgher and Rami (Chair: Laurent Desorgher and Rami Vainio) Vainio)

Space weather modelingSpace weather modeling(Chair: Daniel (Chair: Daniel Heynderickx) Heynderickx)

Meteorology and climateMeteorology and climate(Chair: Mike Keil) (Chair: Mike Keil)

Planetary space weatherPlanetary space weather(Chair: Oliver (Chair: Oliver Angerer and Hermann Opgenoorth) Angerer and Hermann Opgenoorth)

Business MeetingsBusiness Meetings10 Splinter and business meetings:10 Splinter and business meetings:

PICARD and Space WeatherPICARD and Space Weather

SWENET Developers ForumSWENET Developers Forum

ESWEP Portal DevelopmentsESWEP Portal Developments

SWWT Ionospheric Effects Topical GroupSWWT Ionospheric Effects Topical Group

SWWT Spacecraft, Aircraft and Launcher Environments SWWT Spacecraft, Aircraft and Launcher Environments Topical GroupTopical Group

Space Weather Strategy for Europe – ESA Next StepsSpace Weather Strategy for Europe – ESA Next Steps

SWWT Business MeetingSWWT Business Meeting

SWWT Ground Effects Topical GroupSWWT Ground Effects Topical Group

Space Weather Science to Modelling Splinter SessionSpace Weather Science to Modelling Splinter Session

Space Weather Services and GalileoSpace Weather Services and Galileo

Poster SessionsPoster Sessions

93 Posters93 Posters

Posters will be available all weekPosters will be available all week

Session 1&2: Tuesday 14:00-15:00Session 1&2: Tuesday 14:00-15:00

Session 3: Wednesday 11:30 – 12:30Session 3: Wednesday 11:30 – 12:30

Session 4&5: Thursday 11:00 – 12:00Session 4&5: Thursday 11:00 – 12:00

Round Table DiscussionsRound Table Discussions

Two sessions: Two sessions:

Thursday 14:00 – 15:30Thursday 14:00 – 15:30

Friday 11:30 – 13:00Friday 11:30 – 13:00

Report of splinter session outcomes to the Report of splinter session outcomes to the whole meetingwhole meeting

Opportunity to discuss topics arising during Opportunity to discuss topics arising during the weethe wee

To make suggestions, please contact Mike To make suggestions, please contact Mike Hapgood, Jean Lilensten, Alexi Glover during Hapgood, Jean Lilensten, Alexi Glover during the weekthe week

Welcome SessionWelcome Session

09:00 – 10:0009:00 – 10:00

P. Mettens, BELSPO ChairmanP. Mettens, BELSPO Chairman

S. Joffre, COSTS. Joffre, COST

E. Daly, European Space AgencyE. Daly, European Space Agency

E. Koenemann, EUMETSAT Director E. Koenemann, EUMETSAT Director of Programme Developmentof Programme Development

WIFI connexion

There is a WIFI connexionIn the conference room, it is aimed at being used during the coffee breaks. I urge you NOT to read / write your mails during the talks.I will do the police regularly, asking to shut up the lattops if necessary.

Outside the room, many places have been organized so that you can use it at your convenience anytime.

Attendants funded by COST 724 will have to sign the attendance list every day. The list will be handled

by SYHEM PERRIOT and must be signed every day.