GI Breakout: "Solar Wind Pre-conditioning in the Foreshock, Bow Shock and Magnetosheath"

From: Nick Omidi <omidi@solanasci.com>

As part of the new GI campaign, two afternoon sessions will be devoted to observational and modeling presentations on how solar wind field and plasma conditions are modified in the foreshock, bow shock and magnetosheath. A number of planned presentations will focus on Hot Flow Anomalies, wave-particle interactions in the foreshock, magnetosheath turbulence and plasma consequences. Additional presentations/contributions to these sessions are hereby solicited. Interested people may send a title to Nick Omidi to be included in the speakers list or show up at the sessions. Our plan is to include as many presentations as time allows.

Speakers:

1. Michelle Thomsen;
2. David Sibeck;
3. N. Omidi

GEM 2005 - GI Breakout: Magnetopause

As part of the new GI campaign, on THURSDAY, JUNE 30, afternoon sessions will be devoted to observational and modeling presentations related to the magnetopause. Planned topics include: - Kinetic modeling of magnetopause reconnection - Component/Antiparallel merging at the magnetopause - Electron measurements at the magnetopause - Flux transfer events - Solar wind entry and plasma sheet formation Additional contributions are hereby solicited. Interested contributors may send a title to Jean Berchem (jberchem@igpp.ucla.edu) to be included in the speakers list.

Speakers:

1. Kinetic modeling of magnetopause reconnection (Michael Hess)
2. Component merging at the magnetopause (John Dorelli)
3. Electron measurements at the magnetopause (Benoit Lavraud)
4. Flux transfer events (Yongli Wang)
5. Solar wind entry and plasma sheet formation (Wenhui Li)

GEM 2005 - GI Breakout: The Cusp

Friday, 1 July 2005, Morning Sessions -
From: Karlheinz Trattner <trattner@mail.spasci.com>

As part of the new GEM/GI campaign, on Friday, July 1, the morning breakout session will be devoted to observational and modeling
presentations related to the cusp. A number of scheduled presentations will address energetic ions and electrons in the cusp and their possible source regions. Additional contributions, also covering other aspects ofthe cusp, are hereby solicited. Interested contributors may send a title to Karlheinz Trattner (trattner@mail.spasci.com) to be included in the speakers list or show up directly at the session. Contributions will be included as time allows.

Speakers:

1. Ted Fritz: The possible role of the cusp in magnetospheric processes
2. K. Trattner: Energetic ions in the Cusp
3. J. Chen: Source of energetic ions in the Cusp
4. S-W Chang: Shock Acceleration and Cusp Acceleration
5. R. Sheldon: On the Trapping and Leakage of relativistic electrons in the cusp
6. D. Sibeck: Magnetospheric Source