Dear Colleagues,
We are happy to announce that the EISCAT Symposium 2024 will occur the week of July 29 to August 2 in Tromsø, Norway. The 48th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods will be held simultaneously.
Venue:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway campus, Tromsø, Norway
Dates:
July 29 - August 2, 2024
Preliminary Session List:
- EISCAT 3D, and complementing instrumentation
- MIT Coupling
- Novel Radar and Signal Processing Techniques
- Imager/Aurora Studies
- Satellite, Rocket, and Multi-Instrument Studies
- D-region and Mesospheric Phenomena
- Meteors and Space Debris
- Machine Learning in Space and Atmospheric Physics
- Modelling of Auroral/Magnetospheric Processes
- Active Ionospheric Experiments (Heating, etc.)
- Space Weather
- Effects of Satellites on Incoherent Scatter Radar Measurements
Accommodations:
Due to the demand for hotels in Tromsø during the summer months, it is recommended to book your hotel/accommodations as soon as possible.
More details about registration and abstract submission will be released in the future.
2024 is an important year for the incoherent scatter community as it will be the first year of EISCAT 3D operations. We hope to see initial results from the system presented at the Symposium!
The registration fee is planned to include coffee breaks, lunches, a visit to the EISCAT 3D Skibotn site, conference style presentations, and a banquet dinner.
We look forward to seeing you in Tromsø for the Symposium!
For any inquiries or requests for more information, please contact: EISCAT_Norway(a)uit.no
Best regards,
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
LOC at UiT:
Björn Gustavsson
Devin Huyghebaert
Inger Solheim
Ingrid Mann
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