Dear Colleagues,

The abstract submission for the 21st International EISCAT Symposium 2024

and the 48th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical

Methods is now open. Abstracts related to research, radars, and optical data regarding

space and atmospheric phenomena are welcome. A list of the planned session topics

are provided below.

The abstract submission page and more details on the conference can be found at:

https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/830164/eiscat_symposium_2024?p document_id=830164

Abstract Deadline: March 30, 2024

Conference Overview:

Venue: UiT The Arctic University of Norway campus, Tromsø, Norway

Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2024

EISCAT Symposium Session List:

- EISCAT 3D, and Complementary Instrumentation

- Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere 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

Optical Meeting Session List:

- Novel Optical Instrumentation and Techniques

- Optical Calibration Techniques

- Aurora

- Airglow

- Atmospheric Composition, Aerosols, and Clouds (Polar Stratospheric, Noctilucent, etc.)

- Meteors, Sprites, and other Transient Phenomena

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.

The registration fee is expected to be ~ 3500 nok and will include coffee breaks, 

lunches, a visit to the EISCAT 3D Skibotn site, conference style presentations, a poster 

session, and a banquet dinner.

For any inquiries or requests for more information, please contact: EISCAT_Norway@uit.no

Sincerely,

Devin Huyghebaert on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee

Science Organizing Committee:

Thomas Ulich (EISCAT)

Noora Partamies (UNIS - University Center in Svalbard)

Mykola Ivchenko (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Ingemar Häggström (EISCAT)

Anita Aikio (University of Oulu)

Hilde Nesse (University of Bergen)

Lisa Baddeley (UNIS - University Center in Svalbard)

Björn Gustavsson (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

Local Organizing Committee at UiT:

Björn Gustavsson, Devin Huyghebaert, Inger Solheim, Ingrid Mann