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                                                   Volume 20, Number 1
                                                      January 12, 2010
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1. Technical University of Denmark takes over geomagnetic activities 
   from the Danish Meteorological Institute
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From: Robert Claur <rclauer at vt.edu>

The National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark 
has taken over the responsibility for the geomagnetic activities 
which the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has decided to 
discontinue.

The National Space Institute is already the largest national user of 
geomagnetic ground based and satellite data, and it has the 
scientific competence as well as the necessary infrastructure in 
terms of technical laboratories and computer facilities to carry on 
the unique long time series of geomagnetic observations, in 
particular in Greenland. These activities are based on the strong 
involvement in the Danish satellite project Orsted and more recently,
the ESA satellite mission, Swarm, to be launched in 2011. This 
scientific discipline has recently been strengthened by establishing 
a new professorship in Geophysics at the institute.

The National Space Institute welcomes the inclusion of the ground 
based component to the traditionally space driven geomagnetic 
activities, both regarding observations and instrument production. We 
anticipate major synergetic benefits in science, data analysis, and 
instrument development, by which the institute in the future may 
contribute even more to the international scientific community and to
the advancement of science and technology within the geomagnetic 
disciplines at large.

We look forward to our continued and extended cooperation with the 
international community.

Eigil Friis Christensen
Director, National Space Institute

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2. AGU Election
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From: Jan Sojka

Please take the time to VOTE for your future AGU leaders.  Not just 
SPA leaders, but also the new AGU board members. Please vote, and 
since you cannot vote often, please encourage others to vote.  
Election closed February 3, 2010.

The candidates' bios are in the EOS issue of 22 December 2009 along 
with the photographs.

The voting is open, hence please do it now!  I did.

Thank you!


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