From: EOPROG [mailto:EOPROG@wpo.nerc.ac.uk] Sent: 22 August 2001 10:49 Subject: UK Space Conference - 16th October at the Royal Society UK Space Conference - 16th October at the Royal Society Science and applications of the space environment: new results and interdisciplinary connections Discussion meeting at Royal Society, 16-18 October 2001 First announcement: Abstract deadline 15 September 2001 The 'space environment' is a multidisciplinary topic in science, applications and engineering, covering exciting areas of high current interest including observing the Earth and planets, the sun-Earth connection, Earth's environment in space, hazard warning and forecasting and the underlying space and spacecraft technologies. There are natural connections between these areas in terms of the scientific techniques and the space technology required. Some of the connections are only now being discovered and exploited, and this discussion meeting will provide a timely focus for pursuing these further and identifying others. The main goals of the meeting are to · Identify links between different areas of science and technology · Identify gaps in science, interpretation and applications · Identify underlying technology The meeting format will consist of 40 minutes talks by invited speakers (including discussion) for key topics, with poster presentation sessions (including short plenary presentations) and panel discussions to encourage wide participation. The main topics of the meeting will be: a. Observation of the Earth and other planets: climate change, ocean and sea bed studies, land use monitoring, Earth's atmosphere, lessons from other planets b. Sun-Earth connection and the space environment: understanding the Sun, impacts on the near-Earth environment, the magnetosphere, Sun and climate, space weather. c. Hazard warning and forecasting for Earth and space: storm and severe weather forecasting, space dust and debris, hydrology, air pollution d. Space and spacecraft technologies: communications, navigation, cryogenics in space, spacecraft technologies, technology benefits for science and applications, software, formation flying, miniaturization, enabling role of satellites Poster presentations are now invited for this meeting. academia, industry and research institutions. Please send a title, authors and abstract to rsspacemeeting@mssl.ucl.ac.uk by 15th September 2001. It is intended to publish a book based on the proceedings. A press conference will be held in conjunction with the start of the meeting. Organizers: Prof J.L.Culhane, Prof Julian Hunt Programme 16 October 2001 Topic A: Observations of Earth and other planets 1400 Earth's radiation budget * Prof. John Harries, Imperial College 1440 New perspectives of the ocean of planet Earth * Prof Ian Robinson, Southampton Oceanography Centre 1520 Poster presentations A 1600 Tea, poster display 1720 Stratosphere: Ozone, Global Cooling and Other Worlds * Prof Fred Taylor, University of Oxford 1800 End 17 October 2001 Topic B: Sun-Earth connections and the space environment 0930 Short term solar effects * Prof. Richard Harrison, RAL 1010 Long term solar effects * Dr Joanna Haigh, Imperial College 1050 Coffee 1120 Near Earth plasma environment * Prof Stan Cowley, University of Leicester 1200 Panel discussion 1240 Lunch Topic C: Hazard warning and forecasting for Earth and space 1400 Space Weather * Dr Andrew Coates, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL 1440 Weather forecasting * Dr A. Hollingsworth, European Centre for Medium Range Forecasts, Reading 1520 Poster presentations B and C 1600 Tea, poster display 1720 Volcanoes * Professor Geoff Wadge, University of Reading 1800 End 18 October 2001 0930 Space debris, dust and near-Earth objects * Dr Richard Crowther, QinetiQ Topic D: Space and spacecraft technologies 1010 Autonomy, control, processing and dissemination: Present * Pat Norris, Logica PLC 1050 Coffee 1120 Autonomy, control, processing and dissemination: Future * (TBA) 1200 Panel discussion 1240 Lunch 1400 Spacecraft technology: What has been achieved * Prof. Martin Sweeting, Surrey Satellite Technology 1440 Rapporteur: Prof. Julian Hunt, Department of Space & Climate Physics, UCL 1520 End