Table of Contents ============================================================================ 1. New GEM Dayside Science Focus Groups 2. GEM Steering Committee Report - Summer 2009 ============================================================================ *************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 19, Number 24 September 23, 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. New GEM Dayside Science Focus Groups ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jean Berchem , Karlheinz Trattner We like to call your attention to the fact that two of the GEM dayside science focus groups have come to an end. According to GEM rules and regulations (http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/GEM_Bylaws), there is an opportunity to propose new topics now. Focus groups last for 5 years. This involves writing a couple of pages for the consideration of the GEM steering committee and making a brief presentation at the mini-GEM meeting held in San Francisco on the Sunday before the Fall AGU meeting. If you like to propose a new dayside focus group or would like to participate in one but are looking for collaborators please send us your topic of interest and we will try to match you with potential partners. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. GEM Steering Committee Report - Summer 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bob Clauer There were 153 scientist participants and 61 student participants for a total of 214 attendees at the June, 2009 GEM workshop in Snowmass, CO. At the present time the GEM workshop is devoted to the following Major Research Areas and their associated focus group: * indicates that the focus group lies within multiple research areas. Dayside including boundary layers and plasma Entry: Coordinators: David Sibeck, John Dorelli Focus Groups: 1. Foreshock, bowshock, magnetosheath (2004 - 2009) N. Omidi 2. Component versus Anti-parallel Reconnection (2004 - 2009) J. Berchem 3. Cusp Physics (2006 - 2010) K-H. Trattner Inner magnetosphere and Storms Coordinators: Mike Liemohn, Reiner Friedel Focus Groups: 1. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields and coupling *(2007 - 2012) S. Zacharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud 2. Space Radiation Climatology (2006 - 2011) Paul O'Brien, Geoff Reeves 3. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation * (2006 - 2011) R. Thorne, J. Borovsky 4. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (2008 - 2013) Jerry Goldstein, Joe Borovsky Tail, including plasma sheet and substorms Coordinators: Frank Toffoletto, Mike Henderson Focus Groups: 1. Plasma entry and transport into and within the magnetotail (2006 - 2011) S. Wing, J. Johnson, and A. Otto 2. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields and coupling * (2007 - 2012) S. Zacharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud 3. Modes of Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer (2008 - 2013) R. McPherron, L. Kepko 4. Substorm Expansion Onset: (2008 - 2013) V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Coupling, Aurora Coordinators: Jeff Hughes, David Murr Focus Groups: 1. MIC Electrodynamics (2003 - 2008) J. Semeter, Bill Lotko 2. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation * (2006 - 2011) R. Thorne, J. Borovsky GGCM Coordinators: Mike Wiltberger, Stan Sazykin Focus Groups: 1. GGCM Metrics and Validation (2005-2010) M. Kuznetsova, A. Ridley 2. GGCM Modules and Methods (2005-2010) M. Shay, J. Dorelli While several focus groups have concluded their activity at the 2009 workshop, there were no new focus group proposals submitted at the summer workshop. The next opportunity to review proposed new focus groups will be at the GEM mini-workshop to be held on Sunday December 13, prior to the AGU meeting in San Francisco. Focus group proposals are sought and encouraged. Significant time will be devoted to the discussion of future focus groups at the December 2009 mini-workshop. Jimmy Raeder completed his term as GEM Steering committee chair at the 2009 summer workshop and Mike Liemohn takes over as the chair for 2009 - 2011. The chair elect is David Sibeck (2011 - 2013). Future scheduled GEM workshops are: December 13, 2009 mini-workshop, San Francisco (prior to AGU) June 20-25, 2010 in Snowmass, Colorado December 12, 2010 mini-workshop, San Francisco (prior to AGU) June 19-24, 2011, joint with CEDAR, in Santa Fe, New Mexico There was also a Steering Committee meeting on Friday afternoon, at which the joys and concerns of the workshop were discussed and new steering committee membership was voted. It was discussed and concluded that the Focus Group format is working well and should be continued. It was agreed that RAs should have more responsibility to direct the FG leaders to stay on course with their 5-year plan, working towards a scientific or software deliverable by the scheduled FG end date. There will be a concerted push for new FG proposals this fall. An optimal number of actives FGs were discussed, but no resolution was reached. It was agreed that there will be room for at least 3 new FGs. New GEM Steering Committee Members: -- SC Chair-elect: David Sibeck (2009 - 2011) -- GGCM Research Area Coordinator (RAC): Slava Merkin (2009 - 2015) -- MI-Coupling RAC: Bob Lysak (2009 - 2015) -- Dayside RAC: Jean Berchem (2009 - 2012) -- Dayside RAC (6-y term): Karlheinz Trattner (2009 - 2015) -- Tail RAC: Larry Kepko (2009 - 2015) -- Inner Magnetosphere RAC: Anthony Chan (2009 - 2015) -- SC Member-at-large: Mike Wiltberger (2009 - 2012) The Steering Committee would like to thank all of those who agreed to be considered for a steering committee position, and encourages those not selected to be on the steering committee to become active in GEM leadership through the Focus Group process. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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. | | | |URL of GEM Home Page: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/GemWiki | |Workshop Information: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+