IAU Symposium 223 "Multi-Wavelength Investigations of Solar Activity" will take place on June 14-19, 2004, St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted by Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory. This announcement outlines the highlights of the meeting and invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster sessions. This announcement also contains information on visa applications and financial support. The abstract, registration and financial support forms are found on the meeting Web site at http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223.
| Deadline for Financial Support Applications (including abstracts) | 10 January, 2004 |
Hotel Reservation Deadline |
15 April, 2004 |
| Abstract Deadline | 15 March, 2004 |
| Visa Application Deadline | 15 April, 2004 |
| Registration Deadline | 15 April, 2004 |
Hotel reservation information is available at http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223/Hotel_reservation.html.
The reservation deadline is 15 April, 2004.
The recent advances in observations of the Sun have opened a unique
opportunity for multi-wavelength investigations of solar phenomena of various
spatial and temporal scales, such as subphotospheric plasma flows and structures,
sunspots and active regions, coronal loops and holes, magnetic reconnections
and mass ejections in the corona and heliosphere. Understanding the links
among these phenomena in different layers of the Sun is a key to understanding
the mechanisms of solar activity. The goal of this symposium is to explore
these links in different temperature and density regimes using the tremendous
amount of observational data available in the whole range of wavelengths,
from acoustic and radio waves to X-rays. The symposium will review the
most recent results from the space missions (SOHO, TRACE, CORONAS, RHESSI,
YOHKOH), and ground observatories. It will also discuss the current theories
of solar dynamics and activity, new constraints provided by the multi-wavelength
observations, and future coordinated plans and efforts of multi-wavelength
investigations of the Sun.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC)
G. Ai - E.E. Benevolenskaya (Co-Chair) - R.-M. Bonnet - L. van Driel-Gesztelyi
- B. Fleck - A.G. Kosovichev - A.V. Stepanov (Co-Chair) - K. Shibata
- D. Webb - V.V. Zaitsev
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)
A.V. Stepanov (Chair) - E.E. Benevolenskaya - D.K. Donskoi -
Yu.N. Gnedin - V.I. Makarov - K.L. Maslennikov - E.V. Miletskii - Yu.A.
Nagovitsin- D.I. Ponyavin - V.I. Postnikov - E.A. Tropp - O.A. Tsiopa
SPONSORS
COSPAR - Russian Academy of Sciences - Russian Foundation for Basic
Research
ABSTRACT PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION - ABSTRACT DEADLINE 15 MARCH, 2004
The abstract deadline is 15 March, 2004. Abstracts (no more than 400
words) can be submitted by using the on-line
abstract form, or the LaTeX form
and sending it to EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu.
The abstracts will be processed by the Organizing Committee. An abstract book will be distributed at the meeting.
REGISTRATION - REGISTRATION FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE: 15 APRIL, 2004
The deadline for registration is 15 April, 2004. Please use the on-line registration form at http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223. The registration fee (included a copy of the Proceedings, conference materials, coffee breaks, welcome reception) is $190 and should be paid by the 15 April deadline. The late registration fee (after 15 April) is $220. The fee for accompanying persons is $60.
The registration fee can be paid by:
1) International money transfer to
Alexander V. Stepanov
Account No 42301978307000001998
Bank for Foreign Trade - Vneshtorgbank
St.Petersburg Affiliate
29, Bolshaya Morskaya St.
St.Petersburg, 190000, Russia
SWIFT: VTBRRUM 2 SPE
Or
2) Check payable to E. Benevolenskaya (with note: IAUS223) mailed to: Elena E. Benevolenskaya, 455 via Palou, HEPL, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Please, send an e-mail message confirming your payment (name, amount, number and date of transfer or the number and date of check) to stepanov@gao.spb.ru and cc: EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu
The registration fee can be also paid in cash at the Symposium registration
desk.
TRAVEL GRANTS - APPLICATION DEADLINE:
10 JANUARY, 2004
The Grant Application Form is available on <http://www.iau.org/IAU/Activities/meetings/travappl.html>. You can also download this form in *pdf or *doc formats on http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223/Travel_grant_form.
The application form should be filled in completely (amount of proposed support in Swiss Francs), should be signed and sent it by Fax: 1-650-725-2333 (Dr. E. Benevolenskaya) or by mail on the address: E. Benevolenskaya, 455 via Palou, HEPL, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
These grants will be handed over in cash to each recipient upon arrival and registration at the Symposium (not earlier).
Deadline for Travel Grant Applications -- 10 January, 2004
Deadline for Applicant's Abstract Submission - 10 January,
2004
VISA INFORMATION - INVITATION LETTER REQUEST DEADLINE: 15 MARCH, 2004
Participants and accompanying persons, who need the visa for attending the Symposium 223, have to send the following information to Dr Kirill Maslennikov (km@gao.spb.ru) by e-mail:
-- full name
-- passport number, dates of issue and expiration
-- date of birth
-- place of birth
-- citizenship
-- address of permanent residence
-- name and address of the employer
-- telephone and fax numbers
-- job position
-- city where you prefer to apply for the visa at the Russian Consulate
-- desired terms and the purpose of the visit (To participate in IAU
223 Symposium)
In addition, a copy of the first page of your passport (the page with the number and personal information), must be also sent to Kirill Maslennikov, preferably, by e-mail (km@gao.spb.ru) in .jpg format, or by FAX: 7-812-1231922.
An official letter of invitation from the Russian Academy of Sciences
will send to you. After receiving this letter you can apply for the visa
at the Russian Consulate.
PROCEEDINGS
All authors will be asked to bring their completed manuscripts to the
Symposium, in an appropriate format (of which you will be informed in January
-- February, 2004). The authors have about four weeks after the Symposium
to make a final revision of their manuscripts.
SOCIAL EVENTS
We will inform about social events for participants and accompanying
persons
in the second announcement.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel reservation information is available at http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223/Hotel_reservation.html.
The reservation deadline is 15 April, 2004.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The symposium will focus on the most fundamental problems of solar activity the solution of which requires cross-discipline investigations and discussions, and will include the following sessions:
I. Solar cycle in the interior, Atmosphere and Heliosphere
II. Structure and Evolution of Active Regions from the Sub-photospheric
Layers to the Corona
III. Formation and Instabilities of Filaments and Prominences
IV Multi-scale Coronal Structures and Links to Photospheric magnetic Field
V Energy Transport, Storage and Release in the Solar Atmosphere and Corona
VI Heliospheric Effects and Space Weather Research
VII Multi-Wavelength Observations of the Sun from Ground
and Space
INVITED SPEAKERS
E. Benevolenskaya - T. Berger - R. Bonnet - A. Brandenburg - P. Demoulin - W. Dziembowski - O. Engvold - B. Fleck- L. Fletcher - L. Golub - P. Goode - D. Gough - S. Keil - A. Kosovichev - S. Koutchmy - V. Makarov - S. Pohjolainen - E. Priest - R. Rosner - N. Sheeley - T. Shimizu - B. Somov - A. Stepanov - J. Sylwester - J. Thomas - B. Thompson - A. Title - L. Zelenyi - I. Zhitnik - J. Wang - D. Webb
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
In addition to the oral and poster sessions the symposium will include special splinter sessions - round-table discussions.If you would like to discuss your results at these sessions, please, indicate this in the abstract form. Also, please, send your suggestion the organizers.
1. Relationship between solar and stellar activities.
Organizers of Round Table discussion 1:
Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi <Lidia.vanDriel@obspm.fr>
Alexander Stepanov <stepanov@gao.spb.ru>,
Roald Gershberg <gershberg@crao.crimea.ua>
2. Coordination of observations and data analyses for CORONAS-F, SOHO, and related projects.
Organizers of Round Table discussion 2:
Bernhard Fleck <bfleck@esa.nascom.nasa.gov>
Barbara Thompson <BThompson@solar.stanford.edu>
Lev Zelenyi <lzelenyi@iki.rssi.ru>
3. Analysis and interpretation of historical solar activity data.
Organizers of Round Table discussion 3:
Elena Benevolenskaya <EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu>
Valentine Makarov <makarov@gao.spb.ru>
Valentine Dergachev <v.dergachev@pop.ioffe.rssi.ru>
ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
| A.V. Stepanov
Central Astronomical Observatory at Pulkovo Pulkovskoe Ch, 65/1 196140 Saint Petersburg Russia Tel. +7-812-1234400
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E.E. Benevolenskaya
HEPL Stanford University 455 via Palou Stanford, CA 94305 USA Tel. +1-650-724-4938
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