Science and applications of the space environment: new results and interdisciplinary connections

Discussion meeting at Royal Society, 16-18 October 2001
First announcement: Abstract deadline 15 September 2001

Programme
16 October 2001
Topic A: Observations of Earth and other planets
1400 Earth's radiation budget Prof. John Harries, Imperial College
1440 New perspectives of the ocean of planet Earth Prof Ian Robinson, Southampton Oceanography Centre
1520 Poster presentations A
1600 Tea, poster display
1720 Stratosphere: Ozone, Global Cooling and Other Worlds Prof Fred Taylor, University of Oxford
1800 End
17 October 2001
Topic B: Sun-Earth connections and the space environment
0930 Short term solar effects Prof. Richard Harrison, RAL
1010 Long term solar effects Dr Joanna Haigh, Imperial College
1050 Coffee
1120 Near Earth plasma environment Prof Stan Cowley, University of Leicester
1200 Panel discussion
1240 Lunch
Topic C: Hazard warning and forecasting for Earth and space
1400 Space Weather Dr Andrew Coates, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
1440 Weather forecasting Dr A. Hollingsworth, European Centre for Medium Range Forecasts, Reading
1520 Poster presentations B and C
1600 Tea, poster display
1650 Volcanoes Professor Geoff Wadge, University of Reading
1730 End
18 October 2001
0930 Space debris, dust and near-Earth objects Dr Richard Crowther, QinetiQ
Topic D: Space and spacecraft technologies
1010 Autonomy, control, processing and dissemination: Present Pat Norris, Logica PLC
1050 Coffee
1120 Autonomy, control, processing and dissemination: Future John Hobbs, Dr David Parker and Dr Mark Smith, Astrium
1200 Panel discussion
1240 Lunch
1400 Spacecraft Technology for Affordable Access to Space - Past Achievements and Future Potential Prof. Martin Sweeting, Surrey Satellite Technology
1440 Rapporteur: Prof. Julian Hunt, Department of Space & Climate Physics, UCL
1520 End





15 October 2001
Sarah Matthews
Modified 1 October, Andrew Coates
sam@mssl.ucl.ac.uk