It is anticipated that the proceedings of the Symposium will be published in a scientific journal or in the AIP proceedings series. Both opportunities are being explored, and we are in contact with the editors of Annales Geophysicae and AIP Proceedings. Specific information will be announced later on this web site.
The Greenland Space Science Symposium, to be held 4-9 May 2007 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, will strive to advance our understanding of solar-terrestrial interaction by focusing on old and new observations from very high latitudes, as well as related theory, modeling, and numerical simulations. The meeting will provide opportunity for presentations from, and coordination between, existing and planned networks of ground-based instruments and space probes. Modeling results indicating specific needs for additional data acquisition to address scientific issues and/or to validate models are also particularly relevant.
Greenland was selected as the symposium location to celebrate the rich history of Greenland as a base for scientific instruments providing a window into the geospace system. The symposium is planned as part of the International Polar Year 2007-2008.
Planning is underway for the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008.
Previous IPYs (1882-1883 and 1932-1933) and the International Geophysical
Year (1957-1958, which began as an IPY) produced exploration and discoveries
in many fields of research and fundamentally changed how science was
conducted in the polar regions. The IPY 2007-2008 is being promoted with the
goal to benefit society by exploring new frontiers and increasing our
understanding of the key roles of the polar regions in globally linked systems.
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