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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Conference: International Conference of Deep Space Sciences 2025, Early-bird Registration deadline: 14 February, 2025, abstract submission deadline: 3 March, 2025.
2. Job opening: 2 years Postdoctoral position in HPC for space plasma physics, start date is October 2025.
3. Conference: Abstract submission is now open for Hinode 18 – IRIS 16 meeting at UCL 23-27 June 2025, abstract deadline extended to 14 February 2025.
4. Dataset: Cluster Geospace Region and Magnetospheric Boundary Identification dataset.
5. Conference: IAGA/IASPEI Meeting 2025 - Call for Abstracts A07 Geomagnetic Observations, Indices and Products for Space Science, Space Weather and Space Climate Applications, abstract deadline: 12 March 2025.
6. Job opening: Postdoc Position in Space Plasma Physics at Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, deadline: 1. March 2025.
7. Invitation: Call for International Team Proposals (ISSI, Bern & ISSI-BJ, Beijing), deadline for proposals: March 13, 2025.
8. Conference: First Announcement: European Space Weather Week 2025 call for convening of sessions and discussion meetings, 27th - 31st October 2025, Umeå, Sweden, opening date: 18th February 2025, deadline(plenary and parallel): 21st March 2025, deadline(TDMs): 4th April 2025.
9. Invitation: SHIELD Voyager StoryCorps Series: A Lifetime Exploring the Solar System from the Outer Planets to the Interstellar Medium, date: Friday, Feb. 21st at 2pm ET.
10. Job opening: ESA Heliophysics Staff position, application deadline: March 5.<\p>

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1. Conference: International Conference of Deep Space Sciences 2025, Early-bird Registration deadline: 14 February, 2025, abstract submission deadline: 3 March, 2025.

From: robertus erdelyi, University of sheffield, <robertus at sheffield.ac.uk>

Subject: Early-bird Registration Open: International Conference of Deep Space Sciences 2025.

International Conference of Deep Space Sciences (ICDSS 2025], 07-11 April 2025, Hefei, https://planet.ustc.edu.cn/icdss2025

Registration for ICDSS 2025 is now open at https://planet.ustc.edu.cn/icdss2025/registration. Submit your abstract and pay the registration fee before 14 February 2025 to enjoy the early-bird discount.

Deep space exploration has become the common focus of the international scientific community and countries around the world have proposed ambitious deep space exploration missions and plans. China plans to carry out a series of deep space exploration missions in the next 10 to 15 years, aas an active and important participant in this field, which will not only promote the development of science but also strengthen international cooperation and exchanges.

In this context, the first International Conference of Deep Space Sciences (ICDSS 2023) was successfully held in Hefei from 22 to 27 April 2023. It attracted more than 800 attendees from the globe, exchanging thoughts, ideas, and findings in deep space sciences. Next, ICDSS 2025 will cover a wide range of scientific and technological topics of space and planetary sciences. We sincerely invite scientists worldwide to participate in the ICDSS 2025 and propel deep space exploration for mankind together.

The "Sun and Heliosphere" session of ICDSS 2025 encompasses a broad spectrum of research topics centered around understanding the magnetic field, energetics, and dynamics of solar activities, ranging from small-scale phenomena such as waves, jets/spicules, and swirls to large-scale events like flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), sunspots, active regions, and the dynamo. It also covers topics on the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium and Earth's upper atmosphere.

Abstracts related to theories, observations, numerical simulations, and machine-learning techniques of the Sun and heliosphere are highly welcome. Authors are invited to submit their abstracts via the conference website: https://planet.ustc.edu.cn/icdss2025 by 03 March 2025. The official language of the conference is English. Instructions and detailed information on the conference can be found on the conference website.

Important Dates:14 February, 2025 Early-bird Registration closes; 3 March, 2025 Abstract Submission Deadline; 7-11 April, 2025 Conference Dates

Conveners of Session 1 "Sun and Heliosphere" of ICDSS 2025: Jiajia Liu [China], Robert Erdélyi [UK], Tiago Pereira [Norway], Fang Shen [China]

2. Job opening: 2 years Postdoctoral position in HPC for space plasma physics, start date is October 2025.

From: Aunai Nicolas, <nicolas.aunai at lpp.polytechnique.fr>

Subject: 2 years Postdoctoral position in HPC for space plasma physics.

## Job description: The [Laboratory of Plasma Physics]( https://www.lpp.polytechnique.fr), Paris, France, is opening a two-years postdoctoral position to work on the development of large scale fluid/Particle-in-Cell numerical modeling of the Earth's magnetosphere.
Large scale space plasma systems are challenging to model numerically due to the collisionless nature of the plasma dynamics. Typically, computational load reduction in multiscale systems is achieved either through adaptive mesh refinement or by simplifying the physical models, often replacing kinetic equations with fluid approximations.
Our approach, called Adaptive Mesh and Model Refinement (AM2R) integrates these strategies into a single code, allowing the finest physics and resolutions to be employed only where and when assessed necessary.

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will join a small happy development team composed of two permanent researchers, a HPC engineer a PhD student, and contribute to the development of the code [PHARE](https://github.com/PHAREHUB/PHARE). More specifically, you will add the planetary magnetic field and boundary conditions as well as those for the solar wind, in the finite-volume Godunov Hall-MHD part of the code and participate to the first global magnetosphere models combining this Hall-MHD solver with the already existing AMR Hybrid Particle-In-Cell one.

## Qualifications:

- A PhD in physics, computational physics, or applied mathematics.
- Proficiency in modern C++ and Python is essential.
- Experience in high-performance numerical modeling, and in particular in contributing to large HPC codebases is advantageous.

- Familiarity with open-source development workflows (e.g., GitHub) is appreciated.

## Work environment and salary:

You will work at the [Laboratory of Plasma Physics]( https://www.lpp.polytechnique.fr), located in the [campus of Ecole Polytechnique](https://www.polytechnique.edu/en/campus/), in the Paris area, alongside with the other team members. You will join the [space plasma team of the lab](https://www.lpp.polytechnique.fr/-Plasmas-Spatiaux-), where research is performed on all major space plasma topics, using spacecraft data analysis, theory and numerical modeling.

Besides your own workstation, you will have access to the labs HPC resources, local mesocenters and national supercomputers on which the team has computing hours. The gross income is about 3200€/month.

## Application:

- Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

- Send a CV, motivation letter to nicolas.aunai at lpp.polytechnique.fr.

- Start date is October 2025

3. Conference: Abstract submission is now open for Hinode 18 – IRIS 16 meeting at UCL 23-27 June 2025, abstract deadline extended to 14 February 2025.

From: Deb Baker, UCL/MSSL, <deborah.baker at ucl.ac.uk>

Subject: Abstract submission is now open for Hinode 18 – IRIS 16 meeting at UCL 23-27 June 2025, abstract deadline extended to 14 February 2025.

The abstract deadline for the Hinode 18/IRIS 16 conference hosted by UCL in London on 23-27 June 2025 has been extended to 14 February 2025. We are also pleased to announce that there are substantial funds available for childcare support for in-person attendees.

We invite contributions on topics relevant to the Hinode and IRIS missions: energy and mass transfer throughout the solar atmosphere (including magnetic reconnection, wave dynamics, particle acceleration); multi-scale energy release and explosive phenomena; advanced diagnostic tools and computational methods; connecting the Sun and Heliosphere.

The abstract submission form and further information can be found on the conference website here:

https://sites.google.com/view/hinode-18-iris-16-meeting/

Impotant dates:

17 Dec 2024 – Abstract submission, travel and childcare support applications open
31 Jan 2025 – Abstract submission, travel and childcare support applications close
28 Feb 2025 – Registration is open
15 Apr 2025 - Deadline for early-bird registration

1 May 2025 – Deadline for standard registration

(NB – As of 8 January 2025, most nationalities will be required to obtain the UK Electronic Travel Authoriization (ETA) prior to travel).

4. Dataset: Cluster Geospace Region and Magnetospheric Boundary Identification dataset.

From: Matthew Taylor, SCI-EP, ESTEC, European Space Agency, <Matthew.Taylor at esa.int>

Subject: Cluster Geospace Region and Magnetospheric Boundary Identification dataset.

We would like to bring to your attention a new data set available at the Cluster Science Archive, the Geospace Region and Magnetospheric Boundary Identification dataset. These data provide regional information, based on manual selection using 44 different Cluster data products, for all four Cluster spacecraft from 2001-2022. using 15 labels spanning from the plasmasphere to solar wind regions. The community are invited to investigate and utilize this great new data set, created in by IAP Czech Republic and BIRA, Belgium.

The data, along with all the other highest quality Cluster data (and Double Star) can be found here: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/csa/access

The data are also linked via the crossings and techniques area of the web page, where you can download the entire dataset via a TAP (Table Access Protocol) here: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/csa/crossings-techniques

A pre-print of a paper describing the activity can be found here:10.21203/rs.3.rs-5675823/v1

5. Conference: IAGA/IASPEI Meeting 2025 - Call for Abstracts A07 Geomagnetic Observations, Indices and Products for Space Science, Space Weather and Space Climate Applications, abstract deadline: 12 March 2025.

From: Audrey Schillings, Umeå University, Sweden, <aschillings.science at gmail.com>

Subject: IAGA/IASPEI Meeting 2025 - Call for Abstracts A07 Geomagnetic Observations, Indices and Products for Space Science, Space Weather and Space Climate Applications.

We kindly invite you to participate to the IAGA/IASPEI Joint Scientific Meeting 2025, 31st August to 5 September 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal and submit an abstract to our session (IAGA).

A07 Geomagnetic Observations, Indices and Products for Space Science, Space Weather and Space Climate Applications (see the description of the session below or at https://iaga-iaspei-2025.org/iaga-symposia/).

Abstract guidelines and submission: https://iaga-iaspei-2025.org/abstract-submission/

Abstract deadline: 12 March 2025

You don’t know if you can travel due to budget restrictions? There are travel grants available, please have a look at https://iaga-iaspei-2025.org/travel-grant/.General information about the meeting can be found at https://iaga-iaspei-2025.org/.

What is commonly known as Space Weather is the weather monitored by the Sun, including the changing conditions in the Earth-Sun environment. During the current solar maximum and for about two years now, we have observed the impacts of space weather events on our technology and daily life. Recently, the number of space weather and climate centers established worldwide to prevent and forecast these events has significantly grown.

Consequently, the demand for space weather and space climate observations, indices, and products has increased, with magnetic field measurements being a key component. These measurements, whether taken in space or on Earth, provide essential data for forecast analysis, allowing us to develop predictions and monitor geomagnetic conditions in near real-time. This session welcomes all aspects of science, challenges, updates, novelties or breakthrough technologies for geomagnetic observations, indices and products that applied specifically to space weather and space climate.

Conveners: Audrey Schillings, Gemma Richardson, Ankush Bhaskar, Denny Oliveira, Fernando Pinheiro.

Looking forward to reading your abstract!

6. Job opening: Postdoc Position in Space Plasma Physics at Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, deadline: 1. March 2025.

From: Rumi Nakamura, IWF/OEAW, <rumi.nakamura at oeaw.ac.at>

Subject: Postdoc Position in Space Plasma Physics at Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences.

The space plasma physics group at the Space Research Institute (IWF) Graz is involved in a number of ongoing and future space missions in the Solar System. By closely working together with IWF engineering groups in-depth analysis of the data can be performed to maximize the science return from these missions. The institute invites applications for the following two-year postdoc positions for studies related of fundamental plasma processes based on data analysis or theory/modeling related to Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. Details are given in: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/IWF/IWF001PD125.pdf.

You will become a member of an active international research group working on a variety of topics of space plasmas. We will offer you an opportunity to establish your research career in a positive working environment. We offer an annual gross salary of € 66.501,40, according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Please send your application including (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a list of publications, (3) a statement of your background, research interests, and relevant experiences (up to 10 pages), (4) up to three names of references with the full contact information in a single PDF file via email to claudia.grill at oeaw.ac.at and rumi.nakamura at oeaw.ac.at, mentioning the Job ID, no later than 1. March 2025. Inquiries about the positions should be directed to Dr. Rumi Nakamura (rumi.nakamura at oeaw.ac.at). Find more information at: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/iwf/research/research-groups/space-plasma-physics.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

7. Invitation: Call for International Team Proposals (ISSI, Bern & ISSI-BJ, Beijing), deadline for proposals: March 13, 2025.

From: Thierry Dudok de Wit, ISSI & Univ. of Orléans, <ddwit at issibern.ch>

Subject: Call for International Team Proposals (ISSI, Bern & ISSI-BJ, Beijing).

The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern (Switzerland) and ISSI-BJ in Beijing (China) invite proposals for establishing International Teams to conduct, at their respective meeting facilities, research in the Space and Earth Sciences.

Deadline for proposals: March 13, 2025.

To be eligible, research projects must involve the interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of space mission data. They may also draw on complementary ground-based data and/or theoretical modelling where this adds scientific value. This call is open to all scientists, regardless of nationality or institutional affiliation, who are actively involved in any of the following research fields: Space Sciences: Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Fundamental Physics in Space, Magnetospheric and Space Plasma Physics, Planetary Sciences, Solar and Heliospheric Physics, and Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, and Earth Sciences using space data. This includes understanding and modelling Earth system processes, as well as climate change projections.

Such teams are ideally suited for performing multidisciplinary studies in heliospheric science. We welcome applications made by early career scientists. Two virtual help desk sessions with Q&A for proposal preparation will be offered on Tuesday, February 18: 09:00-10:00 UTC, and 16:00-17:00 UTC.

To apply and obtain more information, see: https://www.issibern.ch/scientific-opportunities/international-teams/apply-for-teams/.

8. Conference: First Announcement: European Space Weather Week 2025 call for convening of sessions and discussion meetings, 27th - 31st October 2025, Umeå, Sweden, opening date: 18th February 2025, deadline(plenary and parallel): 21st March 2025, deadline(TDMs): 4th April 2025.

From: Piers Jiggens, ESA, <piers.jiggens at esa.int>

Subject: First Announcement: European Space Weather Week 2025 call for convening of sessions and discussion meetings, 27th - 31st October 2025, Umeå, Sweden.European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2025 will be held in Umeå, Sweden from 27th - 31st October in a hybrid format. The overarching theme for ESWW2025 is ‘Technological expansion of the Arctic: the new frontiers of space weather’.

The ESWW conference is an excellent opportunity for people from all over the world to gather and discuss the most recent insights in space weather and space climate, and to address the emerging challenges and impacts. Science, observations, data exploitation, data standards and metadata, service development, operational models, engineering and industrial needs are all important aspects of the field that are addressed.

One of the strengths of ESWW is that participants can contribute significantly to its content through Parallel Sessions, Plenary Sessions and Topical Discussion Meetings (TDMs). The ESWW Programme Committee (PC) and Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to announce that the call for the convening of these sessions will be open during the following time window:
Opening date - 18th February 2025
Closing date (plenary and parallel) - 21st March 2025

Closing date (TDMs) - 4th April 2025

A short synopsis of each element is given below. More information will be made available on the ESWW2025 website in due course: https://esww.eu/

9. Invitation: SHIELD Voyager StoryCorps Series: A Lifetime Exploring the Solar System from the Outer Planets to the Interstellar Medium, date: Friday, Feb. 21st at 2pm ET.

From: Nick Gross, Bosten University, <gross at bu.edu>

Subject: SHIELD Voyager StoryCorps Series: A Lifetime Exploring the Solar System from the Outer Planets to the Interstellar Medium.

Join us for our next installment of the SHIELD Voyager StoryCorps Series:
A Lifetime Exploring the Solar System from the Outer Planets to the Interstellar Medium
Date: Friday, Feb. 21st at 2pm ET.

This conversation between Kostas Dialynas(Univ. Of Athens) and Tom Krimigis (JHU/APL) will span the decades of exploration of the Voyager Spacecraft with a specific focus on the LECP particle instrument for which Tom is the Principle Investigator.

As the Voyager Mission approaches its 50 year mark, and continues its extraordinary legacy, a new generation of researchers works with Voyager data to understand the outer regions of our solar system and the interstellar environment outside of the heliosphere, we invite stories that capture the history of this mission and the people that made it happen. The SHIELD Webinar series for 2025 will be devoted to bringing together these unique voices to share stories in a “Voyager StoryCorps”.

For more details and registration: https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-webinars/ .

10. Job opening: ESA Heliophysics Staff position, application deadline: March 5.

From: Matt Taylor, ESA, <matthew.taylor at esa.int>

Subject: ESA Heliophysics Staff position.

The ESA Directorate of Science will soon advertise a Heliophysics related post, specifically looking for a Solar Physicist to work either at ESTEC in The Netherlands, or at ESAC in Spain. The successful candidate will initially work on the Solar Orbiter and SOHO missions. The post will be involved in supporting the science coordination of multi-mission/observatory campaigns involving Solar Orbiter, and work with the SOHO Principal Investigator teams to ensure the scientific legacy of this mission. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to actively pursue scientific research, preferably in solar physics, and to participate in the research activities of ESA’s Science Directorate. ESA is committed to maintaining a balanced workforce across the member states.

The job opening will be posted on jobs.esa.int February 12 with an application deadline of March 5. We are looking forward to receive your application.

The ad is on linked in: www.linkedin.com/posts/jornhelbert_we-will-be-soon-recruiting-a-solar-physicist-activity-7290275812853850112-OQs w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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