We look forward to seeing many of you at NAM/UKSP in Nottingham next week.
There is a full programme of Solar Physics sessions throughout the week, and we have created a simplified pdf of these solar sessions here:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B95Trmyqf-BGT05JSDJUWm5kQkU
In summary:
Monday 9:00 and 13:30 Particle Acceleration and transport
Monday 16:30, Tuesday 9:00 and 13:30 MHD wave coupling
Tuesday 16:30 Solar flares
Wednesday 9:00 UKSP General Session AND Structure and dynamics of magnetic fields
Thursday 9:00 Solar and experimental plasma physics synergy
Thursday 13:30 UKSP General Session
Thursday 16:30 Structure and dynamics of magnetic fields
Friday 9:00 and 13:30 Heating in the solar atmosphere
The UK Solar Physics Business meeting (including reports and discussions on future missions/facilities and outreach) will be on Wednesday at 15:30 in Room EX-LT2.
Please also note the plenary talk by Ineke de Moortel "Our 21st Sun: solar coronal heating revisted" - Thursday 15:30, as well as a MIST talk by Michel Dougherty "The JUICE mission to Jupiter and its moons" - Friday 11:00.
And of course many other interesting Plenary talks, and the RAS/STFC Community forum - and posters which will be displayed all week. https://nam2016.org/
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We also take this opportunity to make a preliminary announcement of the call for nomination and election of the UKSP Council (which formally opens at the Business Meeting next week).
There are vacancies for: Chair, Deputy Chair and ordinary members - Permanent academics (4), Postdocs (2) and PhD student (1)
Nominations will open on June 27th and close on July 29th. Email nominations to [log in to unmask] AND [log in to unmask] Candidates should get two colleagues to nominate them and also need to send a brief motivation statement and photo.
The e-voting period will be August 1st to 14th with details to follow.
Please start considering nominations now: we need people from a wide range of institutions.
Best regards
Philippa and Iain
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