Posted through the URSI-Commission-G Mailing List: Request for posting Call-for-papers deadline extension

[jm_good at cox.net]

Please post the following announcement regarding the IES2008 Call-for-Papers. IES2008 is co-sponsored by URSI Commission G and ONR and AFOSR.
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To all URSI Commission G members and associates:

The Call-for-Papers for IES2008, including general sessions and special sessions has been extended to 18 February 2008. The Deadline for Poster Paper abstracts will remain 1 April 2008. It is very unlikely that either of these deadlines can be relaxed in the future. 

Abstract submissions: http://ies2008.com/abstract_form.htm
Registration: http://ies2008.com/registration_form.htm
Website: http://www.ies2008.com

sincerely,
John M. Goodman
IES2008 Chairman

12th INTERNATIONAL IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS SYMPOSIUM IES2008
"Bridging the gap between applications and research involving ionospheric & space weather disciplines"
- A triennial symposium inaugurated in 1975 -
  
Date of Symposium: May 13-15, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Old Town, Alexandria VA

CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS NOW ACTIVE

SPONSORS: URSI, ONR, AFOSR
 
Abstract Deadline for Oral Presentations	 Feb. 18, 2008
Abstract Deadline for Poster Presentations	 April 01, 2008
Full Paper Deadline (for oral presentations)	 April 01, 2008
Early Registration Deadline	                       April 01, 2008
Radisson Hotel Group Rate Res. Deadline	  April 19, 2008

DESCRIPTION OF IES2008
IES2008 follows in the tradition of the eleven previous Ionospheric Effects Symposia that have been held in the Washington DC area since 1975. Partial support for IES2008 is provided by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Other government sponsors are being solicited. We are also happy to welcome International URSI as a sponsor of the symposium. Other affiliated agencies include: the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of NOAA; the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The symposium is a three-day event covering an array of topics of importance to both military and commercial systems and their operation. Traditional topics have included: Space-Weather Effects on Telecommunication Systems; Current Solar Cycle Phenomena and Impact on Operational Systems;  Modeling, Forecasting, and Prediction Systems;  Sounder Methods and Measurements; Applications of Ionospheric Tomography; Transionospheric Effects, including Scintillation; Ionospheric Effects on WAAS and other systems supporting Aviation; High Frequency Communication Systems; Longwave Propagation Systems and Effects; and Global Positioning System and Total Electron Content Studies. A more complete listing of topics is given under "Topics Acceptable". (see http://www.ies2008.com)

DATES & VENUE 
Dates:  May 13-15, 2008
Venue: Crowne Plaza Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia

Special Sessions:
      
Special Session on Ionospheric Sounder Methods & Measurements: Chaired by Prof. Bodo Reinisch, UML

Special Session on Impact of the Lower Atmosphere on the Ionosphere: Chaired by Dr. Tim Fuller-Rowell, NOAA-SWPC

Special Session on The Impact of Solar Radio Bursts & Solar Flare Effects on Technological Systems: Chaired by Dr. Anthea Coster, MIT-Haystack and Dr. Alessandro Cerruti, Cornell Univ.
 
Special Session on Mitigation of Ionospheric and Space Weather Effects on Telecommunication and Navigation Systems: Chaired by Dr. Alain Bourdillon, University of Rennes, France

Special Session on Ionospheric Effects on Aviation Systems: Chaired by Patricia Doherty, Boston College

Special Session on the Arctic Ionosphere - Research & Applications: Chaired by Dr. John M. Goodman, RPSI and Dr. Dave Boteler, NRCanada

Note_2: Most up-to-date information is to be found on the web site: www.ies2008.com