Events & Conferences

Past ISR Events

2018 ISWI SW & GNSS School

The International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) School on Space Weather (SW) & Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), ISWI Baku School 2018, was held October 8-12, 2018, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

2018 Atmospheric Transmission Models

The 2018 Atmospheric Transmission Models - Modeling in Remote Sensing (ATM-MIRS 2018) Meeting, June 4-6, 2018, Boston College, MA, USA.

ICTP/GNSS 2018

Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations at Low Latitudes (ICTP/GNSS 2018) 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 (ISWI2017), July 31 - August 4, 2017, Boston College, MA, USA. Conference photos now available on the website.

2017 Extended Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations

The Extended Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations (ICPT/BSS2017) May 22 - June 2, 2017, Trieste, Italy.

IES2017: the 15^th Ionospheric Effects Symposium

BC's ISR hosted the 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 conference website.

ISEA14: 14^th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy 2015

The Boston College Institute for Scientific Research (BC ISR) co-sponsored the 14th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy, held at Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, from 19-23 October 2015.

IES2015: 14^th 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. Visit the IES2015 website, 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 ½ days on 12-14 March 2013 at the Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was co-organized by the Boston College ISR. The overall objective of this meeting was to address questions related to the dynamics of the equatorial ionosphere from solar minimum to solar maximum. Results from the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite, as well as other ground and space instruments, were presented. 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 COSMIC 2 and upcoming CubeSat flights.

Workshops on Global Navigation Satellite Systems

The ISR co-hosted the first Satellite Navigation Science and Technology Workshop for Africa at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy March 23 - April 9, 2009. The second Conference was held in Trieste, Italy April 6-24, 2010 and was also co-organized by the Boston College ISR.

The ISR also co-sponsored the "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 2012 workshop website.

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.

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 ISWI website (under Projects > Training > ISWI Space Science Training). The conference report is also available in the ISWI newsletter (2010, vol. 2, no. 105).

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 2016 symposium are available online, including the meeting proceedings.
2013: Hosted by the University of Bath
2010: Hosted by the Universitat Polithcnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The meeting proceedings, available online, were published in Radio Science (v. 46, nos. 3 & 6, 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. Rama Rao, & P. Doherty. Details on the 2004 symposium are available online.