Table of Contents ============================================================================ 1. GEM 2008 Summer Workshop Updates 2. Solicitation of Contributions to the "Modes of Solar-wind Magnetosphere Energy Transfer" Focus Group at the GEM 2008 Summer Workshop ============================================================================ *************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 18, Number 20 May 29, 2008 THE GEM 2008 SUMMER WORKSHOP * All Focus Group announcements can now be viewed at the GemWiki site (http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/2008_Summer_Workshop) * Please pre-register at the Workshop Website (http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html) by June 6, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. GEM 2008 Summer Workshop Updates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bob Clauer The Geospace Environment Modeling Program (GEM) will be holding its annual summer workshop June 22 - 27, 2008 at the Zermatt Resort and Spa in Midway, Utah. The workshop is being jointly held with the SHINE workshop. Lodging arrangements and early registration are extended until June 6 at the workshop web site http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/. An additional late registration fee will be charged for registration after June 6. The web site contains the latest agenda and descriptions of the focus group sessions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Solicitation of Contributions to the "Modes of Solar-wind Magnetosphere Energy Transfer" Focus Group at the GEM 2008 Summer Workshop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Larry Kepko This is the second announcement for the new focus group, "Modes of solar- wind magnetosphere energy transfer". This focus group seeks to improve our knowledge of the physical mechanisms that provide for different dynamical modes of response of the magnetotail to the solar wind. At the upcoming GEM workshop we will have 2 breakout sessions, both on Tuesday, June 24 (10:30- 12:15 and 1:30-3:00). A tentative schedule is Session 1 (Tuesday, 10:30-12:15): Long duration convection events (SMCs, Sawtooth, etc.) This session examines both large scale and long duration magnetospheric convection events. This includes steady magnetospheric convection (SMC), Sawtooth events, and High-Intensity, Long Duration, Continuous Auroral Activity (HILDCAA) events. Discussions of how the magnetosphere enters the different modes are particularly encouraged. The preliminary list of speakers includes: Henderson, Borovsky, Cai, Connors, Lyons, McWilliams and DeJonga. Session 2 (Tuesday, 1:30-3:00): Small scale/short duration convection events (pseudo breakups, PBIs, etc.) This session focuses on small scale and/or short duration convective events, such as poleward boundary intensifications and pseudo breakups. The preliminary list of speakers includes: Zesta, Hsu, McPherron and Stauning. Speakers are encouraged to address 1 or more of these aspects of the particular transport mode: - The particular state of solar wind conditions associated with the response mode - The internal state of the magnetosphere during the response mode - What causes the transition into or out of a mode Interested participants should email either Larry Kepko (larry.kepko at unh.edu) or Bob McPherron (rmcpherron at igpp.ucla.edu). +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |To subscribe GEM Messengers, send an e-mail to | | with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: | | subscribe gem | |To remove yourself from the mailing list, the command is: | | unsubscribe gem | | | |To broadcast a message to the GEM community, please contact Peter Chi at | | | |Please use plain text as the format of your submission. | | | |Workshop Information: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html | |GEM Wiki Page: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+