Cluster-Themis-2008
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First Joint Cluster - THEMIS Science Workshop
The first joint Cluster - THEMIS science workshop will be held
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 to Friday, September 26, 2008,
at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.
Schedule (preliminary, as of 6/28/2008)
Topics
The workshop will be organized into plenary sessions, topical breakout sessions, and poster sessions. Splinter meetings can be held on the Monday before the meeting, September 22, at the same locations.
The meeting will cover all science addressed by the two missions, in particular:
- solar wind, foreshock, bow-shock, and magnetosheath
- polar cusp and the magnetopause
- magnetotail and nightside auroral region
- inner magnetosphere (radiation belts, ring current, and plasmasphere)
- plasma sheet and substorms
- magnetic storms
Suggestions for topics should be forwarded to the members of the program committee:
- V. Angelopoulos (UCLA, USA)
- C. P. Escoubet (ESTEC, Netherlands)
- M. Goldstein (NASA/GSFC, USA)
- H. Kucharek (UNH, USA)
- B. Lavraud (CESR/CNRS, France)
- X. Li (U. Colorado, USA)
- E. Luceck (Imperial College, UK)
- I. Mann (U. Alberta, Canada)
- S. Mende (UCB, USA)
- R. Nakamura (OAW, Austria)
- T. Phan (UCB, USA)
- J. Raeder (UNH, USA)
- A. Runov (UCLA, USA)
- O. Santolik (IAP/Charles U., Czech Republic)
- V. Sergeev (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- D. Sibeck (NASA/GSFC, USA)
Local Organizing Committee:
J. Raeder, H. Kucharek, L. Kistler, L. Kepko, A. Perkins, K. Giberson
Registration
The registration fee is $325 USD. Meals included are continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break, and banquet on Wednesday, September 24, held at the Wentworth by the Sea Country Club in Rye, NH.
Go to the following website to register for the meeting: Registration
The fee for registrations completed after August 22, 2008 will be $400 USD.
Abstracts
Abstracts are due by August 1. Please send your abstracts by e-mail to ct08abstracts. Abstracts should be formatted in plain text (see template below), at most 200 words long, and with no special characters (LaTeX or otherwise). The final program will be published on the meeting web site by July 31.
ABSTRACT TEMPLATE:
This is the Title
First Author, Second Author (1)
Third Author (2)
.
.
(1) Affiliation
(2) Affiliation
.
.
We discovered a lot of new stuff. We would really like to write a very
long abstract here, but unfortunately we are limited to 200 words. So,
you better come and listen to our talk.
List of abstracts as of 8/6/2008: Media:THEMISAbstracts-4a.pdf (this should be the final list, just needs formatting)
Housing
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the following locations:
These two hotels are in Portsmouth, ~10 miles driving distance:
Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel
250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH
603-431-2300
$209.00/night + tax
• Book by 08/22/08
EXTENDED TO 08/25/08
REGISTER NOW
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0802220406&key=92C40
Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown
100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH
603-431-1499
$180.00/night + tax
• Book by 08/22/08
EXTENDED TO 08/26/08
REGISTER NOW
These two hotels are in Durham, within easy walking distance to the meeting:
Three Chimneys Inn
17 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH
603-868-7800
$129.00/night + tax
• Book by 06/01/08
Holiday Inn Express
Durham, NH
603-868-1234
$139.95/night + tax
• Book by 08/10/08
Please refer to UNH THEMIS Meeting when booking hotel reservations.
Government rates maybe available outside of the THEMIS room block.
Additional Lodging Options
On Campus, walking distance:
The New England Center
5 Strafford Ave., Durham
1-800-590-4334
Campus location, on-site parking, fitness center, restaurant and lounge. The Hampton Shuttle stops here.
Parking permits are required and can be obtained from the bell person in the kiosk, which is located at the semi-circle across from the New England Center sign.
The New England Center amenities
Full-Service Hotel and Conference Center
115 guestrooms in a uniquely designed setting
Acorns Restaurant, Café and Lounge - Our on-site award winning restaurant
Complimentary wired/wireless internet throughout hotel and conference center
In room voicemail messaging
Personal workspaces
Complimentary access to the University's Hamel Recreation Center
Coffee maker, hair dryer, cable television featuring HBO.
Hotels in and around Durham, NH
Durham Point Bed & Breakfast
(603) 868-1162
Hickory Pond Inn
(603) 659-2227
(4 miles from campus, car recommended)
The Pines Guest House
(603) 868-3361
Other hotels in Portsmouth, NH
(These are ~10-15 miles from campus, car recommended)
Best Western Wynwood Hotel & Suites
(603) 742-0400
Comfort Inn
(603) 433-3338
Courtyard by Marriott
(603) 436-2121
Fairfield Inn by Marriott
(603) 436-6363
Hampton Inn by Hilton
(603) 431-6111
Holiday Inn
(603) 431-8000
Homewood Suites by Hilton
(603) 427-5400
Meadowbrook Inn
(603) 436-2700
Motel 6
(603) 334-6606
Residence Inn by Marriott
(603) 436-8880
Other hotels in Dover, NH
(~5 miles from campus, car recommended)
Days Inn
(603) 742-0400
Comfort Inn & Suites
(603) 750-7507
Air Travel Options
Nearest full-service airport: Manchester, NH
Closer and more convenient than Boston, but fewer connections. Has a convenient Southwest Airlines shuttle service to BWI. Driving time: ~50 minutes.
Logan International Airport, Boston, Mass.
Expect heavy traffic and road construction. Driving time: 70-90 min.
Shuttles Serving Area Airports
Hampton Shuttle runs from both airports, stops at the New England Conference Center at UNH and locations in Portsmouth. $49 one way from Logan, $46 one way from Manchester. Check web site for more information.
Reservation required: (800) 225-6426.
Mermaid Transportation Offers 5 daily trips from Manchester to the New England Conference Center on campus. $32 one-way and $64 round-trip. Call to reserve a seat: (800) 696-2463.
If flying into Logan, Regal Limousine and Flight Line Inc. provide transportation to UNH.
C&J Trailways bus line runs from Logan to their Portsmouth bus terminal, round trip $39. If you take this, you will need to take a taxi to Durham. Thell the bus driver that you will need a taxi, he will call it in for you. The terminal closes at 10PM.
Taxi Services Doug's - 24 hour around the clock service, (603) 436-2220, @ $26 to Durham. Blue Star - runs until 1:00AM Sunday-Wed, 2AM Thurs-Saturday, (603) 436-2774
Driving Options
Driving from Manchester Airport to Portsmouth
Driving From Logan International Airport to Portsmouth, NH
Driving from Portsmouth, NH to UNH
Parking on Campus
- There will be a limited number of permits available for C lot on Mill Rd. across from the shopping center for meeting registrants. Contact Amber Perkins to request a permit. She will add your name to a list which will be provided to the attendant the the C Lot booth. You will pick up your permit from the attendant on the first day of the meeting.
- Attendees staying at a Durham hotel are requested to walk to the meeting as parking is limited.
- If you are a guest at the New England Center, parking is free.
- Parking police are vigilant and tickets are expensive ($50 to $100 is typical).
Maps
A Campus Map is available that is suitable for printing.
Additional Resources
Official New Hampshire tourism website.
Durham: It’s Where U Live A community oriented website.
