Advancing Plasma Physics from the Sun to the Earth
(A Workshop in Honor of Joachim Birn at 75)

Wyndham Main Street Station
Breckinridge, Colorado, USA
May 21-26, 2017

Workshop Topics

The workshop will focus on discussing recent progress and future problems in understanding plasma processes in the heliosphere.

Topics will include:

  • Magnetic Reconnection
  • Particle Acceleration
  • Plasma Dynamics
  • Magnetic Activity on the Sun
  • The Solar-Wind-Driven Magnetosphere
  • Plasma Theory
  • Comparison of Theory, Simulations, and Observations

Workshop Structure

The Workshop will have two sessions per day Monday-Friday. Audience-participation workshop discussions will be mixed in with oral presentations.

Venue and Accommodation

The workshop will be held at the Wyndham Main Street Station in Breckenridge, Colorado.
The hotel is located in downtown Breckenridge and has a fitness club and heated outdoor pool.

The nightly room rates are:

  • Studio $144
  • One-Bedroom Condo $170, $187
  • Two-Bedroom Condo $212, $229
  • Three-Bedroom Condo $246, $272
  • Four-Bedroom Condo $280, $331

Availability of the various condo styles are first come first serve. A two-bedroom condo can be shared by two attendees, a three-bedroom by three, etc., so you might coordinate with other attendees and share the room expenses. The conveners can help to coordinate this.

Please contact the Wyndham Main Street Station directly at 877-474-3748 to make your reservations or email Annie Campbell to make your reservations. Please say you are with the SSI Conference. (Also, do not confuse the Wyndham Main Street Station with the Hyatt Main Street Station which are both in Breckenridge.)

Travel to Breckenridge

Breckenridge is a 2-hr (107-mile) drive from the Denver International Airport (DEN). There is also shuttle service from the Denver airport to the Main Street Station in Breckenridge:

Registration

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Registration fees: The early registration rate of $550 will run through March 31, 2017. Beginning April 1, 2017, the full Conference registration rate of $650 will be in effect. Onsite registration fee is $700.

Cancellation policy: Please notify the Space Science Institute in writing, e-mail or regular mail:

SSI Accounts Payable
4750 Walnut Street, Suite 205
Boulder, CO 80301

prior to March 31, 2017 for cancellations. Registration fees will be refunded, less a $50 processing fee. Please allow 10-15 business days for the issuance of any approved refunds.

SSI may photograph some Conference events for later use, distribution, or archival activities, such as annual reports of the institute, social media posts, etc. If attendees do not wish to be photographed or recorded by others (e.g., due to proprietary results), please notify the session chair.

The organizers (the Space Science Institute) do not accept liability for any personal accident, loss, or damage to private property which may be incurred as a result of participation in the Conference.

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Preliminary Workshop Program

Sunday May 21
3:00pm-6:00pm Registration
6:30pm-8:30pm Icebreaker

Monday May 22
8:30am-12:30pm Session 1
6:00pm-9:30pm Session 2 with Discussion 1

Tuesday May 23
8:30am-12:30pm Session 3 with Discussion 2
6:00pm-9:30pm Session 4

Wednesday May 24
8:30am-12:30pm Session 5 with Discussion 3
6:00pm-9:30pm Session 6

Thursday May 25
8:30am-12:00pm Session 7 with Discussion 4
1:30pm-5:00pm Session 8
7:00pm-9:00pm Workshop Dinner

Friday May 26
8:30am-12:00pm Session 9 with Discussion 5
1:30pm-5:00pm Session 10

Abstract Submission

Please email your abstract to Joe Borovsky with "Workshop abstract" in the subject line. The abstract should include: Title, Authors, Affiliations, and Abstract. Please limit it to 250 words or so. Please be sure you receive an email confirming receipt of your abstract.

Questions/Contact:

Joe Borovsky

Workshop Sponsors:

The workshop is being hosted by the Center for Space Plasma Physics at the Space Science Institute (Boulder). The Center for Earth and Space Science at Los Alamos National Laboratory is helping to support the workshop.

Workshop Conveners:

Joe Borovsky (Space Science Institute)
Michael Hesse (University of Bergen)
Vania Jordanova (Los Alamos National Laboratory)