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SWEETS Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hippler
Institut für Physik
Universität Greifswald
Felix-Hausdorff-Str.6
17489 Greifswald
Germany
E-mail: Hippler@physik.uni-greifswald.de
Telephone: +49-3834-864780
Telefax: +49-3834-864701
Space Weather Forum in Schwerin, 19 November 2007
Venue
The Space Weather Forum took place in Schwerin Palace, House of Parliament of the local German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, on 19 November 2007 during the European Science Week.
The science forum was jointly moderated by Ms. Melanie Last and Dr. Frank Jansen. The forum was broadcast by a live video streaming through the internet; the recorded video (avi, 1 GB) is available. Note: a special video codec (ffdshow) may be required to view the Video.
The forum was composed of opening addresses, interviews/talk show with international space weather experts, a video link to Hobart/Australia, presentation of the new space weather film "The Breath of a Star" and of the new "Space Weather" DVD, and a "Solar Storm" dance show performed by the Deutsche Tanzkompanie Neustrelitz.
Programme
| 16:00 | Welcome/Opening addresses (Jansen, Last, Wandsleb, Hippler) |
| 16:20 | Talkshow (Jansen, Last) |
| Background Sun and solar activities (Dr. B. Schmieder, Paris) Cosmic rays and magnetosphere (Prof. Karel Kudela, Kosice) Ionospheric effects (Dr. Norbert Jakowski, DLR Neustrelitz) | |
| Effects and society
Satellites and ESA space weather activities (Dr. Alessandro Donati ESA/ESOC) Radiation risks, electronics (Dr. Peter Beck, ARC Seibersdorf) Women in space weather science, ground based effects, aurora, and communication (Akin Burcu, METU, Turkey) | |
| Space weather and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mustang Spaceweather Telescope (Prof. Rainer Hippler, Greifswald) SWACI, Simone (Dr. Norbert Jakowski, DLR Neustrelitz) SWEETS Bus-Tour (Frank Klemann, Waren) | |
| 17:40 | Video link to the Australian space weather telescope in Hobart/Australia (Dr. Marc Duldig, Australian Antartic Division Hobart) |
| 16:00 | Welcome/Opening addresses (Jansen, Last, Wandsleb, Hippler) |
| 18:00 | Presentation of SWEETS "Space Weather" DVD |
| 18:10 | Pre-View of SWEETS Film "The Breath of a Star" (Striemer Film, Berlin) |
| 19:30 | "Sonnensturm" (Solar Storm) dance show (Deutsche Tanzkompanie Neustrelitz) |
Impressions from the Space Weather Forum
Welcome by Dr. Frank Jansen and Ms. Melanie Last
Opening addresses by Holger Wandleb (Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur, MV) and Prof. Rainer Hippler (University of Greifswald)
Talk show with international space weather experts from Austria, France, and Germany.
Video link with the Australian Antartic Division in Hobart (Dr. Marc Duldig)
Presentation of the new "Space Weather" DVD
