International Space Weather Coordination Forum (ISWCF): Toward Coordination of Ground-Based Facilities, End-User Engagement, and Data Exchange

When: 1300-1600 Friday 1st May - after close of US Space Weather Workshop

Where: Boulder, CO - Foothills Room (30 seats, Classroom, streaming)

What: In-person & virtual (please find webex link below). Open Meeting to advance international coordination on space weather Themes identified at the first ISWCF, Nov '23 (Top-Level Summary, Statement of Intent), namely: (1) Coordination of ground-based observing networks, (2) Unified engagement with space weather end-users, (3) Space weather data exchange.

 

Tentative Agenda

  • 1300-1315, Introduction to ISWCF & Future Plans - Masha Kuznetsova

 

  • 1315-1410, Coordination of Ground-Based Observing Networks - Mamoru Ishii, Mpho Tshisaphungo
    • Introduction to Global Ionosonde Observation/Operation Network (GION) - Mamoru Ishii
    • 5mins: status of GNSS networks (TBC: IGS representative)
    • 5mins: status of Riometer networks (TBC: riometer representative)
    • 5mins : status of Magnetometer networks (TBC: IAGA representative)
    • Discussion on GNSS, riometers, & magnetometers: identifying which organisations should be brought together as an umbrella group for each - Mpho Tshisaphungo
  • 1410-1420 Next steps/Action plans for umbrella groups of GNSS, riometers & magnetometers - Mpho Tshisaphungo

 

  • 1420-1505, Discussion on Coordination of Data Exchange - Joaquim Costa, Mamoru Ishii & Simon Elliot (WMO ET-SWx Task Team member on WIS 2.0)
  • 1505-1510 Next steps for coordination of Data Exchange (e.g. Action Plans of ground-based umbrella groups to include exchanging data through WIS 2.0, as GION have done) - Joaquim Costa

 

  • 1510-1550, Discussion on Unified End-User Engagement - Mamoru Ishii
    • Recap of discussion on this topic at the first ISWCF
    • TBC: end-user panel discussion 
  • 1550-1555 Next steps for Unified End-User Engagement - Mamoru Ishii

 

  • 1555-1600, ISWCF Concluding Remarks - Masha Kuznetsova

 

Webex Link for remote participation

https://nict.webex.com/nict-en/j.php?MTID=m3282b580479c4a2d22b5af3f2b395396

Friday, May 1, 2026 1:00 PM | 3 hours | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)

Meeting number: 2516 540 7898. Password: 3SPmvYBNw55 (37768926 when dialing from a phone)

Join by video system: Dial 25165407898@nict.webex.com. You can also dial 210.4.202.4 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone: +81-3-5050-1391 Japan Toll. +81-64-580-9115 Japan Toll 2

Access code: 251 654 07898

 

Contacts: suzy.bingham AT metoffice.gov.uk or maria.m.kuznetsova AT nasa.gov