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1. GEM Mini-workshop Session "Bow Shock Phenomena and Their Magnetospheric 
   Impacts"
2. GEM Mini-workshop Session "Plasma Injection into the Cusp:
   Role of Magnetic Reconnection and Ionospheric Consequences"
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                                                       Volume 17, Number 26
                                                          November 11, 2007
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1. GEM Mini-workshop Session "Bow Shock Phenomena and Their Magnetospheric 
   Impacts"
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From: Nick Omidi <omidi at solanasci.com>

Bow Shock Phenomena and their Magnetospheric Impacts   
Conveners: N. Omidi, H. Kucharek and J. Eastwood

In preparation for the 2008 Summer GEM workshop, a mini-GEM session on the 
bow shock and its magnetospheric impacts will be held in San Francisco on 
Sunday Dec. 9 in the Marriott Hotel (for more information and future updates 
on time and room schedules see 
http://gem.rice.edu/~gem/gem2007mw/index.html ). The main objective of this 
session is to bring together people involved/interested in observations, 
modeling, and theory of the bow shock and related processes in the foreshock 
and the magnetosheath. Through this gathering, we wish to make plans for a 
number of related sessions during the 2008 workshop and also initiate 
collaborative efforts that would enhance the scientific returns of these 
sessions. We particularly wish to focus on processes that could impact the 
magnetosphere through significant modifications of the pristine solar wind, 
such as ULF wave activity in the foreshock and magnetosheath, hot flow 
anomalies (HFAs) and the interaction of solar wind discontinuities with the 
bow shock. We would also like to formulate and discuss plans to fully 
exploit THEMIS data at the dayside during 2007 and 2008 and invite 
discussions on possible analysis targets. Those who are interested in these 
topics and wishing to show a couple of relevant slides should contact the 
conveners omidi@solanasci.com, harald.kucharek@unh.edu, 
eastwood@ssl.berkeley.edu .

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2. GEM Mini-workshop Session "Plasma Injection into the Cusp:
   Role of Magnetic Reconnection and Ionospheric Consequences"
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From: Nick Omidi <omidi at solanasci.com>

Plasma injection into the cusp: Role of magnetic reconnection and 
ionospheric consequences 
Conveners: K. Trattner and N. Omidi

In preparation for the 2008 Summer GEM workshop, a mini-GEM session on 
plasma entry into the cusp will be held in San Francisco on Sunday Dec. 9 in 
the Marriott Hotel (for more information see 
http://gem.rice.edu/~gem/gem2007mw/index.html ). The main objective of this 
session is to bring together people involved/interested in modeling as well 
as in-situ and ground based observations related to plasma entry and 
energization processes in the cusp and their ionospheric signatures and 
consequences. Through this gathering, we wish to make plans for a number of 
related sessions during the 2008 workshop and also initiate collaborative 
efforts that would enhance the scientific returns of these sessions. 
Although all physical processes leading to plasma entry and energization 
into the cusp are of interest, we particularly wish to examine the role of 
dayside reconnection and flux transfer events (FTEs) in plasma transport 
into the cusp during southward IMF conditions. This includes the poleward 
movement of FTEs and their interaction with the cusp and the associated 
ionospheric signatures such as poleward moving auroral forms (PMAFs). In 
addition, the impact of these processes in the structure and the dynamics of 
the cusp and the role of wave-particle interactions in the heating and 
acceleration of ions is of interest. Those who are interested in these 
topics are invited to attend this session and contribute through 
participation in the discussions and if necessary by showing a couple of 
relevant slides. For additional information contact the conveners  
trattner@mail.spasci.com or omidi@solanasci.com  .


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