CESRA announcement: SKA Science Working Group

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SKA Office (www.skatelescope.org) is interested to form a
solar/heliosheric physics focus group and the hope is that this focus
group becomes “Science Working Group” (SWG) as done in other areas
(e.g. Cosmology or pulsars).  The Science Working Group is a
scientific advisory group that provides input to the Office of the
Square Kilometre Array Organization (SKAO) on issues relating to the
design, construction, and future operations of the SKA that are likely
to affect the Observatory’s scientific capability, productivity and
user relations (https://www.skatelescope.org/swg-terms-of-reference/)

If you are interested in solar/heliospheric related science with SKA,
please consider to sign-up for the Group Membership

(link available for the mailing list subscribers)

You need to provide your Name, Email address and Research Interests
(using comments box) and choose either 'Core member' - active group
member in the SWG and would typically have a telecon every month OR
'Associate member' who are part of the working group, but who may not
have the time or resources to make significant contributions on a
regular basis.

Please sign up before April 5, 2015

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A message from Eduard Kontar:

This is an email for all CESRA colleagues  who might be interested in
solar science with SKA (www.skatelescope.org). I just received email from
Evan Keane, who have been assigned as the SKA Office contact for the Solar
Physics focus group. The hope is that this focus group becomes a bona
fide “Science Working Group” (SWG).

On a pressing matter, its to highlight to you a workshop in Stockholm in August.

https://indico.skatelescope.org/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=342

This workshop is the first step towards the formation of Key Science
Projects (KSPs) for the SKA. At present there is quite a low representation
from the solar community (only 2 people) in the registered participants.
If you would like to attend I’d encourage you to do so, and to register
as soon as possible as the deadline for this is March 27th.

best wishes
Eduard 

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