The recent advances in observations of the Sun have opened a unique opportunity for multi-wavelength investigations of solar phenomena of various spatial and temporal scales, such as subphotospheric plasma flows and structures, sunspots and active regions, coronal loops and holes, magnetic reconnections and mass ejections in the corona and heliosphere. Understanding the links among these phenomena in different layers of the Sun is a key to understanding the mechanisms of solar activity. The goal of this symposium is to explore these links in different temperature and density regimes using the tremendous amount of observational data available in the whole range of wavelengths, from acoustic and radio waves to X-rays. The symposium will review the most recent results from the space missions (SOHO, TRACE, CORONAS, RHESSI, YOHKOH), and ground observatories. It will also discuss the current theories of solar dynamics and activity, new constraints provided by the multi-wavelength observations, and future coordinated plans and efforts of multi-wavelength investigations of the Sun.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC)
G. Ai - E.E. Benevolenskaya (Co-Chair) - R.-M. Bonnet - L. van Driel-Gesztelyi - B. Fleck - A.G. Kosovichev - A.V. Stepanov  (Co-Chair) - K. Shibata - D. Webb - V.V. Zaitsev

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)
A.V. Stepanov (Chair) - E.E. Benevolenskaya  - D.K. Donskoi - Yu.N. Gnedin - E.G. Koupriyanova - V.I. Makarov - K.L. Maslennikov - E.V. Miletskii - Yu.A. Nagovitsin- V.I. Postnikov - O.A. Tsiopa

ABSTRACT PREPARATION  AND SUBMISSION -  ABSTRACT DEADLINE 15 MARCH, 2004

The abstract deadline is 15 March, 2004. Abstracts (no more than 400 words) can be submitted by using the on-line abstract form, or the LaTeX form and sending it to EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu.
 

The abstracts will be processed by the Organizing Committee. An abstract book will be distributed at the meeting.

REGISTRATION - REGISTRATION FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE: 1 APRIL, 2004

The deadline for registration is 1 April, 2004. Please use the on-line registration form at http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223.  The registration fee (included a copy of the Proceedings, conference materials, coffee breaks, welcome reception) is $190 and should be paid by the 1 April deadline.  The late registration fee (after 1 April) is $220.  The fee for accompanying persons is $60.

The registration fee can be paid by:

1) International money transfer to

Alexander V. Stepanov
Account No 42301978307000001998
Bank for Foreign Trade - Vneshtorgbank
St.Petersburg Affiliate

29, Bolshaya Morskaya St.
St.Petersburg, 190000, Russia

SWIFT: VTBRRUM 2 SPE

Or

2) Check payable to E. Benevolenskaya (with note:  IAUS223) mailed to: Elena E. Benevolenskaya, 455 via Palou, HEPL, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Please, send an e-mail message confirming your payment (name, amount, number and date of transfer or the number and date  of check) to stepanov@gao.spb.ru and cc: EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu

The registration fee can be also paid in cash at the Symposium registration desk.
 

TRAVEL GRANTS - APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 JANUARY, 2004
 

The Grant Application Form is available on <http://www.iau.org/IAU/Activities/meetings/travappl.html>. You can also download this form in *pdf or *doc formats on http://sun.stanford.edu/IAUS223/Travel_grant_form.

The IAU funds allocated to IAU Meetings are intended to cover only board and lodging at the conference (including the registration fee), and not be used for airfares.

The application form should be filled in completely (amount of proposed support in Swiss Francs), should be signed and sent it by Fax: 1-650-725-2333 (Dr. E. Benevolenskaya) or by mail on the address: E. Benevolenskaya, 455 via Palou, HEPL, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

These grants will be handed over in cash to each recipient upon arrival and registration at the Symposium (not earlier).

Deadline for Travel Grant Applications -- 10 January, 2004
Deadline for Applicant's Abstract Submission -   10 January, 2004
 
 
 

VISA INFORMATION - INVITATION LETTER REQUEST DEADLINE: 15 MARCH, 2004

Participants and accompanying persons, who need the visa for attending the Symposium 223, have to send the following information to Dr Kirill Maslennikov (km@gao.spb.ru) by e-mail:

-- full name
-- passport number, dates of issue and expiration
-- date of birth
-- place of birth
-- citizenship
-- address of permanent residence
-- name and address of the employer
-- telephone and fax numbers
-- job position
-- city where you prefer to apply for the visa at the Russian Consulate
-- desired terms and the purpose of the visit (To participate in IAU 223 Symposium)

In addition, a copy of the first page of your passport (the page with the number and personal information), must be also sent to Kirill Maslennikov, preferably, by e-mail (mailto:km@gao.spb.ru) in .jpg format, or by FAX: 7-812-1231922.

An official letter of invitation from the Russian Academy of Sciences will send to you. After receiving this letter you can apply for the visa at the Russian Consulate.
 

PROCEEDINGS
 

All authors will be asked to bring their completed manuscripts to the Symposium, in an appropriate format (of which you will be informed in January -- February, 2004). The authors have about four weeks after the Symposium to make a final revision of their manuscripts.
 

SOCIAL EVENTS

We will inform about social events for participants and accompanying persons
in the second announcement.

ACCOMMODATION

We will inform about hotel reservation in St.Petersburg in the second announcement. The typical current room prices are $40-150.
 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The symposium will focus on the most fundamental problems of solar activity the solution of which requires cross-discipline investigations and discussions, and will include the following sessions:

  I.  Solar cycle in the interior, Atmosphere and Heliosphere

 II.  Structure and Evolution of Active Regions from the Sub-photospheric
      Layers to the Corona

III.  Formation and Instabilities of Filaments and Prominences

 IV   Multi-scale Coronal Structures and Links to Photospheric magnetic Field

  V   Energy Transport, Storage and Release in the Solar Atmosphere and Corona

 VI   Heliospheric Effects and Space Weather Research

 VII  Multi-Wavelength Observations of the Sun from Ground and Space
 

INVITED SPEAKERS

E. Benevolenskaya - T. Berger - R. Bonnet - A. Brandenburg - P. Demoulin - O. Engvold - B. Fleck- L. Fletcher - L. Golub - D. Gough - S. Keil - A. Kosovichev - S. Koutchmy - V. Makarov - S. Pohjolainen - R. Rosner - N. Sheeley - T. Shimizu - B. Somov - A. Stepanov - J. Sylwester - J. Thomas - B. Thompson - A. Title - L. Zelenyi - I. Zhitnik - J. Wang - D. Webb

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS

In addition to the oral and poster sessions the symposium will include special splinter sessions - round-table discussions.If you would like to discuss your results at these sessions, please, indicate this in the abstract form. Also, please, send your suggestion the organizers.

1. Relationship between solar and stellar activities.
Organizers of Round Table discussion 1:
Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi <Lidia.vanDriel@obspm.fr>
Alexander Stepanov <stepanov@gao.spb.ru>,
Roald Gershberg <gershberg@crao.crimea.ua>

2. Coordination of observations and data analyses for  CORONAS-F, SOHO, and related projects.

Organizers of Round Table discussion 2:
Bernhard Fleck <bfleck@esa.nascom.nasa.gov>
Barbara Thompson  <BThompson@solar.stanford.edu>
Lev Zelenyi  <lzelenyi@iki.rssi.ru>

3. Analysis and interpretation of historical solar activity data.

Organizers of Round Table discussion 3:
Elena Benevolenskaya  <EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu>
Valentine Makarov <makarov@gao.spb.ru>
Valentine Dergachev <v.dergachev@pop.ioffe.rssi.ru>

ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
 

A.V. Stepanov Central Astronomical Observatory at Pulkovo Pulkovskoe Ch, 65/1 196140 Saint Petersburg  Russia Tel. +7-812-1234400 FAX: +7-812-1231922, +7-812-3882242 e-mail: mailto:stepanov@gao.spb.ru

E.E. Benevolenskaya HEPL Stanford University 455 via Palou Stanford, CA 94305 USA Tel. +1-650-724-4938 FAX: +1-650-725-2333 e-mail: EBenevolenskaya@solar.stanford.edu

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