Past ISR Events
2018 ISWI SW & GNSS School
The International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) School on Space Weather (SW) & Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS),听, was held October 8-12, 2018, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
2018 Atmospheric Transmission Models
The 2018 Atmospheric Transmission Models - Modeling in Remote Sensing () Meeting, June 4-6, 2018, Boston College, MA, USA.
ICTP/GNSS 2018
Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations at Low Latitudes () April 23 - May 4, 2018 in Trieste, Italy.
2017 UN/US Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative
The 2017 UN/US Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative听(), July 31 - August 4, 2017, Boston College, MA, USA. Conference photos now available on the website.
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2017 Extended Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations
The Extended Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations ()听May 22 - June 2, 2017, Trieste, Italy.
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IES2017: the 15th Ionospheric Effects Symposium
天美传媒app's ISR hosted the听15th Ionospheric Effects Symposium in Alexandria, VA, May 9 - 11, 2017, Bridging the Gap between Applications and Research involving Ionospheric and Space Weather Disciplines. Presentations are available at the .
ISEA14: 14th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy 2015
The Boston College Institute for Scientific Research (天美传媒app ISR) co-sponsored the 14th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy, held at Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, from 19-23 October 2015.
IES2015: 14th Ionospheric Effects Symposium
The Boston College Institute for Scientific Research hosted the 14th Ionospheric Effects Symposium (IES2015) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Old Town Alexandria, VA, from 12 - 14 May 2015.听 , where the Proceedings of the Symposium have been published electronically.
Technical Interchange Meeting on C/NOFS Results and Equatorial Dynamics
The C/NOFS Science TIM was held for 2 陆 days on 12-14 March 2013 at the Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was co-organized by the Boston College ISR.听 The overall objective of this meeting was to address questions related to the dynamics of the equatorial ionosphere from solar minimum to solar maximum.听 Results from the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite, as well as other ground and space instruments, were presented.听 The meeting also addressed research opportunities during solar maximum and before C/NOFS reentry when the orbit circularized, as well as future programs, including the Space Situational Awareness Environmental Monitoring (SSAEM) mission planned for听 COSMIC 2 and upcoming CubeSat flights.
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Workshops on Global Navigation Satellite Systems
The ISR co-hosted the at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy March 23 - April 9, 2009.听 The was held in Trieste, Italy April 6-24, 2010 and was also co-organized by the Boston College ISR.
The ISR听 also co-sponsored the听 "Workshop on Science Applications of GNSS in Developing Countries" on 11-27 April 2012, and the "Seminar on Development and Use of the Ionospheric NeQuick Model" on 30 April-1st May 2012, in Trieste, Italy. More details are available on the .
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Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar in Africa Workshop
The ISR hosted the "AMISR in Africa" Workshop at Boston College, March 1-3, 2012. The objective of this workshop was to identify the scientific and societal motivations for hosting an Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) in Ethiopia. The workshop also addressed logistical issues associated with this plan, and outlined the major hurdles to be overcome.听
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International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) summer school 2010
Boston College co-sponsored the first International Space Weather Initiative summer school, which was held 28 October - 4 November, 2010 at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. Topics ranged from an introduction to space physics to scientific programming to instrumentation. Additional details can be found on the (under Projects > Training > ISWI Space Science Training). The conference report is also available in the ISWI newsletter (2010, vol. 2, no. 105).
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International Beacon Satellite Symposia
The Boston College ISR regularly helps to organize the Beacon Satellite Symposia (BSS). These meetings are devoted to recent developments in the use of satellite signals for both engineering and scientific research.
Prior BSS events include:
- 2016: Hosted by the the ICTP, Trieste, Italy, organized by S. Radicella, B. Nava, A. Krankowski, & P. Doherty. Details on the are available online, including the meeting proceedings.
- 2013: Hosted by the University of Bath
- 2010: Hosted by the Universitat Polithcnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.听The meeting proceedings, available online, were published in (v. 46, nos. & , 2011, eds. P. Doherty & M. Hernandez-Parjares).
- 2007: Hosted by Boston College, Boston, USA, organized by P. Doherty
- 2004: Hosted by the ICTP, Trieste, Italy, organized by R. Leitinger, P.V.S.听 Rama Rao, & P. Doherty. Details on the .
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