Table of Contents ====================================================================== 1. The 6th IAGA/ICMA/CAWSES Workshop on "Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere" - June 15-18, 2010, Boulder, CO, and The Ray Roble Symposium and Reception - June 18, 2010, Boulder, CO (the week before 2010 GEM Workshop) 2. Call for Nominations for the 2010 Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award ====================================================================== *************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 20, Number 3 April 3, 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The 6th IAGA/ICMA/CAWSES Workshop on "Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere" - June 15-18, 2010, Boulder, CO, and The Ray Roble Symposium and Reception - June 18, 2010, Boulder, CO (the week before 2010 GEM Workshop) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Liying Qian The 6th IAGA/ICMA/CAWSES workshop on "Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere": Abstract submission deadline is extended to April 9th, 2010. http://www.hao.ucar.edu/TREND2010/index.php The 6th IAGA/ICMA/CAWSES workshop on "Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere" (http://www.hao.ucar.edu/TREND2010/index.php) will be held at National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Center Green Conference Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 15-18, 2010. Long-term changes to Earth's atmosphere are becoming more and more relevant to the future of our world and it is paramount that we quantify and understand changes occurring at all levels within the coupled atmospheric system. The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, stratospheric ozone depletion, varying solar and geomagnetic activity, secular change of Earth's magnetic field, and changing dynamics propagating up from the troposphere are some of the possible causes of long-term changes in the stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere. The goals of this workshop are to review the current state of knowledge about trends in these atmospheric regions, and to discuss what research is necessary for resolving inconsistencies, reducing uncertainties, and achieving a deeper understanding of middle and upper atmospheric climate change—especially the relative influences of anthropogenic and solar effects. We welcome papers using all types of observational techniques to determine the long-term changes and trends that have occurred in the past and also to determine the processes behind those changes. We also welcome contributions which consider the availability, quality and acquisition of various data sets which may be exploited for trend studies, and statistical methods for deriving and validating those trends. Interpretation and attribution of observational results depends heavily on theoretical models and numerical simulations of the trends, and presentations dealing with these topics are particularly welcome. While the troposphere is not the main focus of the workshop, it is clear that it has a major role to play in middle and upper atmosphere trends; papers that demonstrate this relevance are also welcome. We are glad that this workshop coincides with the 40th year of uninterrupted work of Ray Roble, who has made substantial contributions in the topic which became a major theme of the workshop. It has been 20 years since Roble and Dickinson [1989] first concluded that global change will occur in the upper atmosphere as well as in the lower atmosphere as a result of increased greenhouse gas concentrations. Since this workshop will be held at NCAR where Ray has worked for nearly 40 years, a symposium in honor of Ray Roble will be held on 18 June, 2010 in conjunction with the workshop, to celebrate Dr. Roble's pioneering contributions to solar-terrestrial research. The Ray Roble Symposium and Reception, 18 June, 2010, Boulder, Colorado Center Green Conference Center, National Center for Atmospheric Research Website: http://www.hao.ucar.edu/TREND2010/RobleSymposium.php Contacts: Liying Qian (lqian@ucar.edu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Call for Nominations for the 2010 Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonathan Makela The Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) is seeking nominations for the 2010 Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award. This award is presented annually to honor an individual young scientist from a developing nation for making outstanding contributions to research in Sun-Earth Systems Science that further the understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for the benefit of society. The award is open to scientists who received their Ph.D. degree after June 1, 2003 and currently live and work in developing nations. Consideration is to be given to candidates who have overcome obstacles in attaining their research objectives. The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section will invite the recipient to present a paper at AGU's Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. Travel funds and living expenses will be provided to attend the meeting, where the recipient will also receive a certificate of appreciation and three years’ membership to AGU. The award will be presented at the SPA dinner, for which the awardee will receive a complimentary ticket. The awardee will also be announced in Eos. Nominations should be prepared by an AGU member or other geoscientist who is knowledgeable of the candidate's qualifications and include the following information: - nominator's name and title, address and contact numbers; - nominee's name and title, institutional affiliation, and address; - a statement (not to exceed 2 pages) of the action(s) or achievement(s) for which the candidate is nominated; - two letters of support from AGU members or from other recognized geoscientists belonging to institutions other than that of the nominee; - a curriculum vitae (not to exceed 3 pages). A list of previous recipients of the award can be found at: http://www.agu.org/about/honors/section_fg/spa/ The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 1 June 2010. Send nominations to: American Geophysical Union Attn: Leadership 2000 Florida Avenue, NW Washington DC 20009 USA Tel: +1-202-777-7502 E-mail: leadership@agu.org You can also contact the Chair of the Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award Committee with questions: Professor Jonathan Makela (jmakela@illinois.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. | | | |URL of GEM Home Page: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/GemWiki | |Workshop Information: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+