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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, the same venue as the AGU 2025 meeting. &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini-GEM: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold one hybrid session, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Mission updates (EZIE and CINEMA) and recent developments in mesoscale phenomena around the NTR. This session will be in Room 388 at 12:00-13:30 pm CST.''' The link to join our session virtually can be found in the mini-GEM schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQj_Sb4n4YBh-Vacsx5wRIYZ3uBHj_t4Inp-PvNtV1hHBk92rFtul10_v1NPnNF4qQ6DEEEmYqOw546/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;amp;single=true &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]. The tentative agenda can be found below.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Auroral Streamer Conductivity from All-Sky-Imagers&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Edmund Spencer (University of South Alabama)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|On Recurrent Substorms And Their Dependence on Magnetospheric Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|David Tonoian (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Plasma boundaries in the nightside magnetotail and the inner magnetosphere: low-altitude and equatorial observations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Weiqin Sun (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Energetic electron spectra at low altitudes: Transition for the plasma sheet to the outer radiation belt&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Tyler Metivier (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Evolution of Dipolarization fronts from the magnetotail to the inner magnetsophere Observed with MMS&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Slava Merkin (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT Haystack): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (NCAR/HAO): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson University): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arc simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Jingyuan Feng (Wuhan University): VLF dataset and examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan (University of Calgary): The Transition Region Explorer (TREx) datasets and capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Haonan Wu (NCAR/HAO): TIEGCM-NG&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, the same venue as the AGU 2025 meeting. &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini-GEM: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold one hybrid session, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Mission updates (EZIE and CINEMA) and recent developments in mesoscale phenomena around the NTR. This session will be in Room 388 at 12:00-13:30 pm CST.''' The link to join our session virtually can be found in the mini-GEM schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQj_Sb4n4YBh-Vacsx5wRIYZ3uBHj_t4Inp-PvNtV1hHBk92rFtul10_v1NPnNF4qQ6DEEEmYqOw546/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;amp;single=true &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]. The tentative agenda can be found below.&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Slava Merkin (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|EZIE Mission Update&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Edmund Spencer (University of South Alabama)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|On Recurrent Substorms And Their Dependence on Magnetospheric Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|David Tonoian (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Plasma boundaries in the nightside magnetotail and the inner magnetosphere: low-altitude and equatorial observations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Weiqin Sun (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Energetic electron spectra at low altitudes: Transition for the plasma sheet to the outer radiation belt&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Tyler Metivier (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Evolution of Dipolarization fronts from the magnetotail to the inner magnetsophere Observed with MMS&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|CINEMA--Mission Overview and Update&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT Haystack): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (NCAR/HAO): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson University): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arc simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Jingyuan Feng (Wuhan University): VLF dataset and examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan (University of Calgary): The Transition Region Explorer (TREx) datasets and capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Haonan Wu (NCAR/HAO): TIEGCM-NG&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, the same venue as the AGU 2025 meeting. &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini-GEM: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold one hybrid session, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Mission updates (EZIE) and recent developments in mesoscale phenomena around the NTR. This session will be in Room 388 at 12:00-13:30 pm CST.''' The link to join our session virtually can be found in the mini-GEM schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQj_Sb4n4YBh-Vacsx5wRIYZ3uBHj_t4Inp-PvNtV1hHBk92rFtul10_v1NPnNF4qQ6DEEEmYqOw546/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;amp;single=true &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]. The tentative agenda can be found below.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Slava Merkin (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|EZIE Mission Update&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|TBD&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Edmund Spencer (University of South Alabama)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|On Recurrent Substorms And Their Dependence on Magnetospheric Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|David Tonoian (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Plasma boundaries in the nightside magnetotail and the inner magnetosphere: low-altitude and equatorial observations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Weiqin Sun (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Energetic electron spectra at low altitudes: Transition for the plasma sheet to the outer radiation belt&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Tyler Metivier (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Evolution of Dipolarization fronts from the magnetotail to the inner magnetsophere Observed with MMS&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT Haystack): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (NCAR/HAO): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson University): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arc simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Jingyuan Feng (Wuhan University): VLF dataset and examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan (University of Calgary): The Transition Region Explorer (TREx) datasets and capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Haonan Wu (NCAR/HAO): TIEGCM-NG&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, the same venue as the AGU 2025 meeting. &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini-GEM: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold one hybrid session, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Mission updates (EZIE) and recent developments in mesoscale phenomena around the NTR. This session will be in Room 388 at 12:00-13:30 pm CST.''' The link to join our session virtually can be found in the mini-GEM schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQj_Sb4n4YBh-Vacsx5wRIYZ3uBHj_t4Inp-PvNtV1hHBk92rFtul10_v1NPnNF4qQ6DEEEmYqOw546/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;amp;single=true &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]. The tentative agenda can be found below.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Slava Merkin (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|EZIE Mission Update&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|TBD&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Edmund Spencer (University of South Alabama)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|On Recurrent Substorms And Their Dependence on Magnetospheric Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|David Tonoian (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Plasma boundaries in the nightside magnetotail and the inner magnetosphere: low-altitude and equatorial observations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Weiqin Sun (UT Dallas)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Energetic electron spectra at low altitudes: Transition for the plasma sheet to the outer radiation belt&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Tyler Metivier (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Evolution of Dipolarization fronts from the magnetotail to the inner magnetsophere Observed with MMS&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT Haystack): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (NCAR/HAO): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson University): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arc simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Jingyuan Feng (Wuhan University): VLF dataset and examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan (University of Calgary): The Transition Region Explorer (TREx) datasets and capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Haonan Wu (NCAR/HAO): TIEGCM-NG&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT Haystack): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (NCAR/HAO): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson University): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arc simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Jingyuan Feng (Wuhan University): VLF dataset and examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan (University of Calgary): The Transition Region Explorer (TREx) datasets and capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Haonan Wu (NCAR/HAO): TIEGCM-NG&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A. Presenters include: Bob McCoy (New infrastructure in Alaska to support sounding rocket missions); Cathy Hesh (Report from the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office); Rob Pfaff (Report from the sounding rocket science community&lt;br /&gt;
10:45-10:50); Paul Bernhardt (HAARP-VLF: Rocket Profile of HAARP-HF Amplified VLF Waves); Magdalina Moses (Possibilities for multipoint sub-auroral investigations using the telemetered PIP-Bob ejectables); Pablo Reyes (PFISR observations during the AWESOME sounding rocket launches); Mark Conde (Initial results from the March 2025 AWESOME sounding rocket mission); Kristina Lynch (Sub-auroral sounding rocket missions?)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A. Presenters include: Weiqin Sun (Spectra of energetic electrons at low-altitudes); Xiaojia Zhang (Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses from the International Space Station); Yangyang Shen (Aurora conterpart of fast plasma flows); Natalia Ganushkina (Magnetic mapping during substorm growth phase); Andrei Runov (Relativistic electrons during dipolarizations in the near-Earth PS - link to aurora and ground-based magnetic observations); Sanjay Chepuri (The Partition of Energy Flux Transport at Bursty Bulk Flows); Sheng Tiang (Auroral beads at substorm onset and auroral arcs); Tetsuo Motoba (Link between auroral streamers and geosynchronous dispersionless injections); Shan Wang (Trials on decoding convection from substorm processes with MLT patterns of SMU-SML indices); Mike Shumko (What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm?).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
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Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. &lt;br /&gt;
Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A. &lt;br /&gt;
  Presenters Include: Andy Marshall (Pseudobreakup vs Substorm); Harriet George (multi-constellation analysis of bursty bulk flows and tailward jets); Tuija Pulkkinen (TBD); Katherine Davidson (substorm onset influence from polar cap flows); Weiqin Sun (Dynamics of energetic electron fluxes in the magnetotail on growth and expansion phases of substorm); Xiaojia Zhang - Relativistic electron bursts in the substorm magnetotail); Vincent Ledvina (Auroral beads); Mikhail Sitnov (overstretched thin current sheet/DM reconstruction); Christine Gabrielse (TBD); Yi-Hsin Liu (x-line spreading).&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina (UAF): FAEs and Continuum Emissions over Fairbanks, Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during the Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop. Information for these sessions can be found below and in the CEDAR workshop agenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during Joint GEM+CEDAR 2025: Funmilayo Erinfolami (Catholic University of America) and Anika Dujakovich (Boston University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): GHOST: Observations of a new continuum auroral feature over Svalbard&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): Dayside continuum emissions&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
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Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): Dayside continuum emissions&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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For virtual participation, please use the login details below: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/81524127801&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): Dayside continuum emissions&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
For virtual participation, please use the login details below (only for Friday 6/27 at 13:30pm session):&lt;br /&gt;
https://ucar-edu.zoom.us/j/93943280647?pwd=XaBcd1MDGfxjT0V4K5iHwHjM2kxT…&lt;br /&gt;
Meeting ID: 939 4328 0647&lt;br /&gt;
Passcode: CEDAR2025&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): Dayside continuum emissions&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
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8. MESO-CEDAR: Electrodynamic Coupling of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere from High to Low Latitudes. Friday 6/27 at 16:00 Ballroom A. This session has the following presenters:&lt;br /&gt;
* D. Billet, University of Saskatchewan&lt;br /&gt;
* R. Itani, University of Alaska Fairbanks&lt;br /&gt;
* Y Zou, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Davidson, University of Alabama in Huntsville&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Bao, Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
* Q. Wu, High Altitude Observatory (HAO/NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* K. Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Navarro, Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, University of Colorado (SWx-TREC)&lt;br /&gt;
* S. Watson, University of California Berkeley&lt;br /&gt;
* L. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* X. Li, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
* A. Prakash, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2025 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in several sessions during the 2025 GEM+CEDAR Joint Workshop&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2025: TBD)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. KiTS-RX-MESO-CEDAR: Substorm Onset Sessions. These are a series of three sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Panel Discussion: Monday 06/23 at 13:30 Ballroom A. Panelists: Larry Lyons, Tuija Pulkkinen, Misha Sitnov, and Jesper Gjerloev&lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Monday 6/23 at 16:00 Ballroom A  &lt;br /&gt;
* Short invited and contributed presentations: Friday 6/27 at 10:00 Ballroom A &lt;br /&gt;
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2. MESO-MPEC-CEDAR: New opportunities for addressing outstanding problems in magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere physics using sounding rockets launched from Alaska. Tuesday (6/24) at 10:00--Ballroom A&lt;br /&gt;
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3. MESO-CEDAR: Continuum Emissions Across Geospace: From the subauroral region to the aurora and dayside. Tuesday 6/24 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~7–10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Josh Houghton (University of Calgary): Continuum emissions within the auroral oval--Observations Continuation&lt;br /&gt;
* Rowan Dayton-Oxland (University of Southampton): Dayside continuum emissions&lt;br /&gt;
* Cheng Sheng (UTA): GITM STEVE simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Brian Harding (UC Berkeley): Continuum emission--Generation mechanisms&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang (University of Calgary): Modeling of auroral continuum structures--Progress and Challenges&lt;br /&gt;
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4. MESO-CEDAR: Building a Long-Term Strategy for Ground-Based Instrumentation in Heliophysics. Wednesday 6/25 10:00 Ballroom A. This session is structured as a panel discussion. While the invited panelists will help guide the conversation, all community members are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. The invited panelists are:&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Ruohoniemi (Virginia Tech)&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick (University of Calgary)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob Robinson (CUA/NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow (Penn State)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mark Conde (university of Alaska)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. MESO-CEDAR: Multi-scale Dynamics in the M-I-T System. Wednesday 6/25 at 13:30 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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High-Time Resolution Convection: SuperDARN Campaign (10 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Daniel Billett: 2025 SuperDARN Canada high resolution campaign&lt;br /&gt;
* Vincent Ledvina: Citizen scientist auroral observations&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura: High time resolution convection maps&lt;br /&gt;
* Bill Bristow: Status of upgrading the U.S. and Iceland SuperDARN radars&lt;br /&gt;
* Open Discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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Short Contributed Talks (7 min per talk)&lt;br /&gt;
* Meers Oppenheim: Simulating radio wave propagation and scintillation through the turbulent ionosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen: Low-energy streamers using THEMIS-REGO conjunctions&lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng: Interhemispheric Asymmetry in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere During the Dec.04, 2021 Solar Eclipse: MHD-GCM Coupled Simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Q&amp;amp;A&lt;br /&gt;
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6. MESO-MMV-SCIMM-CEDAR: Making discoveries with the Multiscale Atmosphere Geospace Environment (MAGE) Model. Thursday 6/26 at 10:00 Ballroom A.&lt;br /&gt;
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7. MESO-CEDAR: Bridging Models and Observations: Strategies for Quantitative Data-Model Comparisons &amp;amp; Innovative applications of atmosphere-ionosphere models and datasets. Friday 6/27 at 13:30 Ballroom A. This session will consist of brief ~10 minute talks, followed by a community discussion. * The tentative agenda is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
* Katherine Cariglia and Bill Rideout (MIT): Use of Madrigal database&lt;br /&gt;
* Prakash Poudel (Clemson): Lattice Kriging and TIEGCM simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Dong Lin (UCAR): SAID simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL): SAR arcs simulations&lt;br /&gt;
* Joel Tibbetts (UNH): ENA OSSE&lt;br /&gt;
* Anusree Devanandan (UNH): BBF characteristics&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://vincentledvina.com Vincent Ledvina, University of Alaska Fairbanks] (vledvina@alaska.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)? (3) What are key questions that could raise public awareness, and how can the GEM/AGATA community make a meaningful difference at IPY in the public domain?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
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* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mini-GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at The Westin Washington, DC Downtown (999 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20001). &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Use this link to register to mini gem: https://gemworkshop.org/registration/ [https://gemworkshop.org/registration/ &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group will hold three hybrid sessions, with a strong emphasis on discussion. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (maximum of 2 slides and 5 minutes), please reach out to the session chairs. The three sessions will focus on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: The upcomming International Polar Year (IPY) and the New AGATA SCAR program--Rock Creek Salon A  12:00-13:30 pm EST.''' In this session, Lucilla Alfonsi (Istituo Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) will present about the AGATA program. This session will feature a presentation by Lucilla Alfonsi from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia on the AGATA program. The discussion will focus on the following key questions: (1) How can the GEM community benefit from and contribute to the AGATA program? (2) How is the GEM community preparing for the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY)?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: MESO+CGS--Rock Creek Salon A  13:45-15:15 pm EST.''' This session continues the focus on data and model comparisons of mesoscale structures and is organized jointly with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). Discussions will include SAR arcs, explored through both data and modeling, along with contributed presentations.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: Community discussion on the Decadal Survey Report--Rock Creek Salon A 15:30-17:00 pm EST''' The Next Decadal Survey report will be released on December 5th, just days before the AGU Fall Meeting. This session provides a platform for the community to discuss the report and collaboratively plan the focus for the coming years. We hope to also also outline future MESO FG sessions based on the Decadal Survey recommendations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
! Title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
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(RA: Research Area).&lt;br /&gt;
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Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6842</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6842"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T21:03:02Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6841</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6841"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:12:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6840</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6840"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:12:33Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area).&lt;br /&gt;
Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6839</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6839"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:12:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
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(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6838</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6838"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:11:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
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(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
Note: FGs and resource groups &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;highlighted in green&amp;lt;span&amp;gt; have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6837</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6837"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:01:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Standing Resource Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6836</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6836"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:01:47Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6835</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6835"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:01:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6834</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6834"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:01:09Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:##00ffae&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6833</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6833"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T20:00:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:#00ff00&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6832</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6832"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:59:28Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:lime&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6831</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6831"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:59:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:green&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6830</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6830"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:58:43Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6829</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6829"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:58:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: /* Active Focus Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6828"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:51:54Z</updated>

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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6827</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6827"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:51:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FG: [[Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (MESO)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6826</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6826"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:50:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6825</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6825"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:47:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bgallardo</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6824</id>
		<title>GEM Focus Groups</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=GEM_Focus_Groups&amp;diff=6824"/>
		<updated>2024-09-10T19:47:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bgallardo: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups.  Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it?  Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups?  Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Active Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Standing Resource Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Past Focus Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Rick Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling &amp;amp; Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere  (M&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]]  (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]]  (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping &amp;amp; Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9  FG9 google email group])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)&lt;br /&gt;
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(RA: Research Area)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations</title>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Presenter&lt;br /&gt;
! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Open discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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! Tentative title&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Scene Setting Talks&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Contributed Talks&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Dong Lin (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|The role of inner magnetospheric heat flux in SAR arc formation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Vivian Cribb (UMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: # D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: # F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Open discussion&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Andrei Runov (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Electron Energization in the Nightside Transition Region During HILDCAA Events&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UofMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== General Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nightside Transition Region (NTR) is located between the outer and inner magnetosphere, and  is characterized by the transition from a stretched magnetotail to a more dipolar inner magnetospheric field topology. During quiet times, the NTR acts like a “magnetic wall,” deflecting plasma and associated plasma structures around the inner magnetosphere. During active times, the NTR is a location of intense plasma energization and transport, often associated with the formation and evolution of mesoscale structures as the plasma dynamics in the transition region evolve. In recent years, our understanding of the NTR has advanced considerably due to coordinated space- and ground-based observations, as well as magnetosphere and ionosphere modeling efforts. The ground-based observations, particularly imaging systems, are arguably the only way to track the formation and evolution of mesoscale processes over a large enough region of space to tie these observations to a system-level understanding. In coordination with multiple in-situ satellites, this is an incredibly powerful combination that can “drill in” at multiple scale sizes, informing global and local models of plasma interactions.  The current understanding of the plasma dynamics in the region is that most of the plasma transport and energization occurs as the plasma moves inwards from the magnetotail to the inner magnetosphere via mesoscale flows (~10s-100s km wide, when observed in the ionosphere). These flows sometimes manifest themselves as optical streamers, while others can remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Despite much research, we still do not fully understand how these mesoscale structures are incorporated in the global dynamics of the NTR, or how they are coupled to (and why they can have multiple manifestations in) the ionospheric system. It is this type of mesoscale structuring of plasma, and its connection to ionospheric processes within the NTR that we are proposing to study within this focus group. Those auroral processes such as beads, streamers, patches, omega bands, SAR arcs, STEVE, etc., all of which are driven by magnetospheric counterparts rooted in the NTR region and whose evolution is intimately tied to the large- scale dynamics of the magnetospheric system. We recognize that this is a very broad topic for a focus group, but we also know these auroral forms (and associated plasma processes) do not occur in isolation. They are often observed together and connected to magnetospheric activity levels, yet historically they have been studied largely independent of each other. Our focus group proposes to unite the study of NTR processes whose scale size sits between 10-100km in the ionosphere (1000km- to a few Re in the magnetotail) and for which the ionosphere-magnetosphere connection is best studied through coordinated ground and in situ observations. We will strive to uncover inter-connections between NTR processes, and connections between NTR processes and the larger magnetospheric dynamics.    &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''The overarching goal of this proposed Focus Group is to utilize ground- and satellite-based data to understand the evolution and drivers of plasma processes in the NTR, and how they connect to ionospheric observations. This will help facilitate more realistic modeling representations of the region.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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For full FG proposal [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cp_-wb3MZab9nIXeqwEFCieQfxwvJMDs/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus Group Chairs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/beatriz.i.gallardolacourt Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA-GSFC/CUA] (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://people.njit.edu/faculty/gperry Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology](gperry@njit.edu)&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/phas/profiles/486-146049 Emma Spanswick, University of Calgary] (elspansw@ucalgary.ca)&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2024 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in six session during the summer workshop. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The MESO FG leads want to thank the student moderators helping us during GEM 2024: Jodie McLennan (University of Iowa), Tomi Adewuyi (UNH), Sam McKay (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rushikesh Patil (West Virginia University)&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the tutorial are available via this link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMbILZV1D6cXQwsFfPLvBolBUr1IaLk/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between MESO-MPEC-GIC around the question: How can the GDC mission be in service of the GEM community.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' This session is also organized with the GDC Science Team represented by Katelynn Greer (University of Colorado)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Intro to GDC&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Dan Gershman (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|CAPE Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Laila Andersson (LASP)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|AETHER Instrument&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Katherine Garcia-Sage (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|OSSEs approaches&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|Emma Spanswick (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #DAF2CE;&amp;quot;|GDC-G&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Josh Petit (NASA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Multipoint approach&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Gareth Perry (NJIT)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|SAIDs and Swarm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Sneha Yadav (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Larry Lyons (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEF2E0;&amp;quot;|Onset arc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: &amp;quot;TREX data training session.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; We encourage all participants to register prior to the workshop &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [http://tinyurl.com/GEMNTR &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Slides for the second part of the tutorial are available at this link.: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiSBukG_QWsL8dFPGZ6Mzj1LyNfS5S_R/view?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].'''&lt;br /&gt;
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4.'''Fourth: &amp;quot;Joint session between KiTS-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.''' &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt; In this session, Xiantong Wang from the University of Michigan will deliver a 15-minute scene-setting talk exploring the question: &amp;quot;How do various energization mechanisms affect different plasma species in the magnetotail and their impact on the nightside transition region?&amp;quot; The remainder of the session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the community on this topic.&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;|Xiantong Wang (UMich)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #53fbfb;&amp;quot;| Electron energization with bursty bulk flows: MHD with embedded particle‐in‐cell simulation&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Mike Shumko (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Low-altitude Observations of Electrons Accelerated to MeV Energies in the Plasma Sheet&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Xiaofei Shi (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
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Picturing Global Substorm Dynamics in the Magnetotail using Low-Altitude ELFIN Measurements and Data Mining-Based Magnetic Field Reconstructions&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;|Christine Gabrielse (Aerospace)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #ADD8E6;&amp;quot;| Examining the different energization mechanisms for various plasma species in the magnetotail and their effects on the nightside transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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5. '''Fifth Session: &amp;quot;MESO and CGS drive center.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures.This session is co-organized with the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) represented by Adam Michael (JHU/APL).&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Kevin Pham (UCAR)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|MAGE simulations of the 2024 Gannon day storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Ying Zou (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| An Extreme Auroral Electrojet Spike During 2023 April 24th Storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Joel Tibbetts (UNH)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| ENA OSSE with MAGE applied to a geomagnetic storm&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Savvas Raptis (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Plasma sheet convection&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Tony Rogers (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Energetic electron injections inside GEO&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Anthony Sciola (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Magnetospheric drivers of giant undulations&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Henderson (LANL)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Re-analysis on THEMIS ASI data&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Jun Liang (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| TREx inversion&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Sara Gasparini (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| Lompe Capabilities&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Robyn Millan (Dartmouth)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| CINEMA Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;|Mike Liemohn (Uof Michigan)&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #D4CEF2;&amp;quot;| MAAX Science&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;|MESO+CGS discussion&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #CEE6F2;&amp;quot;| Data and model acknowledgement code of conduct/best practices&lt;br /&gt;
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6. '''Sixth Session: &amp;quot;Joint session between CP-MPEC-MESO.&amp;quot; Green &amp;amp; Gold Room. Friday 10:30 am - 12:00pm.''' Session on Cold plasma and the aurora&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Eric Donovan (UofCalgary)&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #F2ECCE;&amp;quot;|Shasha Zou (UofMichigan)&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have three hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: Student led session and discussion with the community--Oregon+Nevada Room 12:00-13:30 pm PST.''' We encourage students to reach out to us (bea.gallardolacourt@nasa.gov) and present their science in 2-3 slides.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second session: A discussion with the community about NRT processes--Oregon+Nevada Room 13:45-15:15 pm PST''' In this session we will target two questions initially posed at the NTR workshop: How do we average arc-scale processes to be representative in the global dynamics? (By Tuija Pulkkinen) and Can we leverage high-resolution flow and auroral observations for specifying the ionosphere state? (By Toshi Nishimura) There would be no presentations, but single slides would be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Third Session: MESO+CGS--Redwood Room 15:30-17:00 pm PST''' Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures. This is the continuation of a workshop-style discussion that started at the GEM summer workshop 2023. &lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2023 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group is involved in five session during the summer workshop. All of the GEM sessions are hybrid. The sessions are divided in the following way:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:#009999&amp;quot;&amp;gt; The student moderator helping us in the sessions is Akhtar Ardakani from UNH&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: &amp;quot;Why is the GDC mission important to the magnetospheric community?&amp;quot;'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room B between 10:30 am -12:00 pm PST.-- Organized together with the GDC science Team represented by Anna DeJong&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko - GDC Deputy Project Scientist&lt;br /&gt;
* Eftyhia Zesta - CAPE and NEMISIS &lt;br /&gt;
* Yue Deng - GDC SOPHIE IDS Team&lt;br /&gt;
* Jared Bell - Modeling approaches &lt;br /&gt;
* Emma Spanswick - Ground-based optical capabilities &lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second &amp;amp; Third Session: The Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday June 12 in Room A. This session is organized together with the Dipolarization FG and the EZIE Science Team&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 1. 1:30-3:00 pm PST: Scene setting talks on the Substorm Current Wedge Paradigm.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bob McPherron (UCLA)&lt;br /&gt;
* Larry Kepko (NASA/GSFC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Jesper Gjerloev (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
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Session 2. 3:30-5:30 pm PST: Discussion with a panel of experts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Joachim Birn (Space Science Institute)&lt;br /&gt;
* Slava Merkin (JHU/APL) &lt;br /&gt;
* Shin Ohtani (JHU/APL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toshi Nishimura (Boston University)&lt;br /&gt;
* Karl Laundal (University of Bergen)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. '''Fourth Session: “What can ground-based observations tell us about the mesoscale phenomena occurring in space?”''' &lt;br /&gt;
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Thursday June 15 in Room A at 1:30-3:00 pm PST. This session is organized together with the DIP and MPEC FGs&lt;br /&gt;
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4. '''Fifth Session: “Hands on workshop: Data and Model comparison of Mesoscale structures”'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday June 16 in Room A at 10:30am-12:00 pm PST. This session is organized by the Center for Geospace Storms&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information please contact any of the Focus group Chairs.&lt;br /&gt;
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== mini-GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The mini-GEM workshop will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL).&lt;br /&gt;
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Our Focus Group would have two hybrid sessions:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. '''First Session: DIP+MESO+RB Joint in the Williford C room between 12-13:30 pm CST.''' In this session, participants are encouraged to address the following questions: How important are mesoscale injections that initiate in the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere? What’s the role of the transition region in mass and energy transport? How effectively can plasma sheet injections get through the transition region, and/or does the transition region act as a filter? Are the important injections those that are more global in scale? Or, what are we missing in data and/or models to answer these questions?. We appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time to let us know which question(s) they will address.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. '''Second Session: Mesoscale drivers of the NTR in the Williford C room between 13:45-15:15 pm CST''' This session will focus on magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and its consequences on the NTR. For this session, we also appreciate for speakers to email us ahead of time if interested in presenting.&lt;br /&gt;
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== GEM Workshop 2022 ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:black&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Access the PDF files of presented talks&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tPRIERZ5QxfoUegQeM3xXKwoyR9xOES1?usp=sharing &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CLICK HERE&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;].&lt;br /&gt;
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Our focus group has three sessions planned at GEM this year. We’ve divided these sessions into three different themes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. First session: MESO/CEDAR joint, Monday June 20, 2022, 13:30 - 15:00 HST. During this session we will discuss the ionospheric implication and phenomena that take place in the NTR. For example, STEVE and SAR arcs. This session will be a joint session with CEDAR (connected via video conferencing link).&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Second session: Magnetospheric aspects of the NTR processes, Tuesday June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 pm HST. Inner plasma sheet dynamic, pulsating aurora, energetic interactions around the NTR, etc&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Third session: Meso/Dipolarization joint, Friday June 24, 2022, 10:30 - 12:00 HST. For this joint session we will follow the Dipolarization FG discussion of the last years on the roles that mesoscale phenomena (e.g. DFBs, BBFs, injections, streamers) play with respect to the global system response (e.g. global dipolarization, MLT wide injections). As the Dipolarization FG winds down, the Transition FG will take the lead on this topic. For this session, we therefore solicit contributions that address this question.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please submit by June 1st (soft deadline)&lt;br /&gt;
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For remote presenters, virtual contribution options will be available.  &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;background:pink&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Students’ talks are highly encouraged.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Feel free to contact Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (gallardolacourt@cua.edu) with questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Tentative Agenda ====&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO+CEDAR Joint: Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm HST (6:00-8:00pm CDT) -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Phil Erickson - STEVE workshop updates and future plans&lt;br /&gt;
* Lindsay Goodwin - Multipoint Observations of STEVE Precursors&lt;br /&gt;
* Bharat Kunduri - An examination of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling during STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Valerie Svaldi - High Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics during STEVE Events&lt;br /&gt;
* Naomi Maruyama - Impact of substorm injections on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - TBD&lt;br /&gt;
* Carlos Martinis - SAR arcs &amp;amp; STEVE&lt;br /&gt;
* Eric Donovan -  Updates on TREx&lt;br /&gt;
* Shasha Zou - Impact of the NTR on polar cap patch evolution&lt;br /&gt;
* Nithin Sivadas -  Current sheet scattering from the night-side transition regions and their auroral signatures&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Mesoscale structures in the NTR-Magnetosphere: Tuesday, June 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm HST -- Bluefin Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Megan Gillies - quick review to SAR arc and STEVE spectrographic measurements&lt;br /&gt;
* Alexa Halford - LAMP mission overview&lt;br /&gt;
* Allison Jaynes - Persistent, energetic pulsating aurora during the LAMP mission launch window&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko - A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora&lt;br /&gt;
* Jun Liang - Low-energy plasma structure and patchy pulsating aurora: observational evidence and numerical simulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Kyle Murphy -  The asi_tools library - Accessing all sky imager data&lt;br /&gt;
* Mike Shumko -  Quick overview of Python aurora-ASI-lib&lt;br /&gt;
* Sneha Babu - Probing the magnetospheric substorm onset mechanism using pitch angle resolved GOES satellite energetic particle data&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tian - Auroral beads in conjunction with kinetic Alfven waves in the equatorial inner-magnetosphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Jiang Liu - Embedded Region 1 and 2 currents: preferred conditions and indications on how they arise and impact the transition region&lt;br /&gt;
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'''MESO/DIP Joint Session: Friday, June 24, 10:30am-12:00pm HST -- Stingray Room'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Yangyang Shen - Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron scattering and precipitation from plasma sheet injections&lt;br /&gt;
* James Weygand - ASI and GOES Observations of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Canada&lt;br /&gt;
* Chih-Ping Wang - RCM simulation of azimuthal expansion of plasma sheet bubble in transition region&lt;br /&gt;
* Sheng Tiang - Coordinated observations on how global-scale dipolarizations couple to the ionosphere and meso-scale dipolarizations&lt;br /&gt;
* Matt Cooper - Field-aligned thermodynamic features represented in the Middle Energy Inner Magnetosphere (MEIM) Model&lt;br /&gt;
* Kareem Sorathia - Global modeling of multiscale stormtime magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling&lt;br /&gt;
* Homayon Aryan - The response of ionospheric currents to different types of magnetospheric fast flow bursts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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