Cluster Tail Workshop

26 - 28 March 2003
Graz - Cultural Capital of Europe 2003, Austria

The Cluster Tail Workshop will take place at the Space Research Institute (IWF) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Graz, Austria, from 26 - 28 March 2003. This page will contain information about the meeting, updated as the information becomes available.

Deadline for hotel booking:
Deadline for workshop registration:

10 March 2003
14 March 2003

Please register for the meeting and use the same registration form to make use of hotel block booking. Rooms are guaranteed until 24 February 2003 (hotel details see below). ESA have kindly agreed to cover some key meeting costs. Since there is no cafeteria at IWF and the neighboring restaurants have limited seating capacity, we plan to have catering service during the workshop. Therefore, a registration fee of € 50 will be charged to cover coffee breaks and lunch. The registration fee should be paid in cash during the meeting.

We will confirm the receipt of registration details by e-mail.

MEETING AGENDA

24 March, 14:00 - 25 March, 12:00: Science Operations Working Group (SOWG)

25 March, 14:00 - 18:00: Science Working Team (SWT)

The Cluster Tail Workshop will start on 26 March at 9:00 and end on 28 March at 16:00. The Schedule of Science Sessions is available in pdf format (, 127 KB).

There will be a Social Event on the evening of 26 March at a "Buschenschank" on the outskirts of Graz, where Styrian specialities and wine will be served.

WORKSHOP FORMAT

We have selected 5 topical sessions:

1.	Current sheet structure, dynamics, and turbulence Invited presentation: ISEE results by V. Sergeev
2.	Fields and particles near the diffusion region Invited presentation: Geotail results by M. Hoshino and T. Nagai
3.	Role of current disruption at breakup Invited presentation: Geos/Geotail results by O. Le Contel
4.	Plasma sheet flows: flux rope/BBF, source and ionospheric counter part Invited presentation: Geotail/Wind/ISEE results by J. Slavin
5.	Plasma sheet boundary layer/lobe: structure, ionospheric link, composition Invited presentation: Interball results by J. A. Sauvaud

Each session includes
(A) presentation of results from earlier missions,
(B) a brief review on the fate of the previous workshop events (if applicable), and
(C) introduction of the new events.

The present state of the detailed program can be found here.

If you would like to present Cluster results related to the above topics or some new events which you would like to introduce, please contact one of the following persons:

by the end of February 2003, latest.

MEETING LOCATION

Forschungszentrum Graz
der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Institut für Weltraumforschung
Schmiedlstraße 6
8042 Graz
Austria
Tel. +43 316 4120 502
Fax +43 316 4120 590
http://www.iwf.oeaw.ac.at
Meeting room: U.a.4, basement

Facilities
Overhead projector, video beamer, wireless LAN (802.11b, please bring your own WLAN adapter, e.g. NETGEAR MA401)

Contact persons
Barbara Flock, secretary, Tel. +43 316 4120 502
Rumi Nakamura, workshop organizer, Tel. +43 316 4120 573

TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS

Public transportation
Rather complicated and impractical, both from the airport and the city. We would therefore recommend to rent a car. For further information please contact Barbara Flock (Tel. +43 316 4120 502).

Taxi
Of course the easiest way. Should cost about € 15 from the airport and about € 10 from the city.

Car
From the airport: Follow the signs to Graz (first left, then right), cross the railroad and turn left at the traffic lights ("Triester Straße"). After about 3.7 km (big crossroads) turn right into "Puntigamer Hauptstraße", follow the street 2.7 km, then turn right into "Liebenauer Hauptstraße". After about 300 m turn left into "Sternäckerweg", continue over the roundabout and take the next right and then left again (it's still "Sternäckerweg). At the end of "Sternäckerweg" turn right ("Messendorfgrund") and take the first left ("Schmiedlstraße"). The Research Center Graz of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is the first building on the right side.

From Hotel Mercure: Go right into "Waltendorfergürtel/Koßgasse" and turn right at the traffic lights into "Plüddemanngasse". Go straight ahead (Plüddemanngasse leads to "St. Peter Hauptstraße") for about 2.4 km. Turn right into "Sternäckerweg", which will lead to "Messendorfgrund" and take the first left ("Schmiedlstraße"). The Research Center Graz of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is the first building on the right side.

You can find a map on the official Graz pages (in German) and a link to an interactive map on the IWF pages.

HOTEL INFORMATION

A block booking has been made in Hotel Mercure****.

Address: Waltendorfer Gürtel 8-10, 8010 Graz, Austria
Tel.+43 316 826 300, Fax+43 316 826 630
h2212@accor-hotels.com

Special rates:
€ 69 per person/night in single room (incl. buffet breakfast)
€ 84 per night in double room (incl. buffet breakfast)

Cancelation fees:
2 weeks before arrival: none
2 - 1 weeks before arrival: 50% of total charges
1 week or less before arrival: 80% of total charges

The hotel is both rather near to the institute (you still need some kind of transportation!) and to the city. It is about two kilometers from the city center.

Please use the registration form to make use of the block booking. The rooms are guaranteed until 24 February 2003. In order to secure your booking if you plan to arrive after 18:00, please contact Barbara Flock (Tel. +43 316 4120 502, Fax +43 316 4120 590), and indicate your credit card details.

To search for other hotels please go to the Graz Tourism pages.

GRAZ INFORMATION

Graz Guide (hotels, events & more)
http://www.graztourism.at

Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe
http://www.graz03.at

City of Graz
http://www.graz.at (in German)

Mail to:

Last update: 5 March 2003