First announcement

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISTP SB RAS) and the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSSC CAS), ISTP SB RAS and NSSC CAS will hold the 15th Russian-Chinese Workshop devoted to the development of cooperation within the framework of the International Meridional Circle Program (IMCP). The event will take place in Irkutsk on September 9–13, 2024.

The Workshop will include the following sections:

• Geoeffective processes on the Sun and in interplanetary space
• Effects of solar phenomena on magnetospheric processes
• Physical processes in the middle and upper atmosphere
• Up-to-date methods and instruments for solar-terrestrial research within the framework of IMCP

Tentative program:

• September 8 - arrival;
• September 9–11 - scientific program;
• September 12 – visiting session (Siberian Radioheliograph);
• September 13 - field session (Lake Baikal);
• September 14 - departure.

The program will include oral and poster presentations.

English is the working language of the Workshop.

The registration fee for the Workshop is 30 000 rubles, which includes lunches and a visit to the Siberian Radioheliograph. Financial support is available upon request and approval.

Registration fee is payable on the first working day of the Workshop. To attend the Workshop, please submit the title and abstract of your report during online registration.

Key dates:

• April 10, 2024 — start of registration of participants and submission of abstracts at http://rcsw.iszf.irk.ru;
• July 14, 2024 — deadline for registration and abstract submission.

For all questions, please contact the Local Organizing Committee: rcsw@iszf.irk.ru