[Loops] Loops Workshop SOC

[Vinay L. Kashyap]

Hi Ed,

Could you ask if any of the loops group folks are going to be at SHINE, and if so, would they like to present a brief description of the current status in the DEM session?

Thanks,
Vinay

PS: I tried to send the email from my CfA account, but internet connectivity is too unstable and I have no idea if it succeeded..

On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Ed Deluca wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Allow me to present a contrarian point of view.
> 
> As initially conceived the loops workshops were committed to
> solving a while defined, but complex science problem:
> "What are the physical processes that define the structure
> and evolution of coronal loops"
> 
> Three years of observations with STEREO and Hinode (in
> addition to continued supporting observations from SOHO,
> TRACE and RHESSI) have provided critical observations,
> models have evolved and great progress is being made.
> 
> Given this, why are we not planning on closing down the
> Loops Workshops, declaring victory and going home?
> 
> There is a real danger in continuing to isolate the "loops
> community" from the solar/heliospheric community.
> We have seen this in the past with the heliosiesmology,
> they spent decades talking to themselves rather then
> engaging with the rest of the community. So I would
> suggest the the Mallorca meeting be the final
> loops workshop and that scientists reintegrate themselves
> into the solar community.
> 
> With respect,
> Ed
> 
> 
> Klimchuk, James A. (GSFC-6710) wrote:
>> 
>> Dear friends,
>> 
>> 
>>     Coronal Loops 5 will take place next year in Mallorca, Spain, and it is now time to form the Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC).  We have decided to make the selection of the SOC a more formal process than it has been in the past.  To that end, we have established bylaws for the Coronal Loops Workshop Series (attached).   The first step was to elect a Steering Committee from among the 20 founding members---those who attended at least 3 of the first 4 workshops.  This has just been completed.  The next step is for the Steering Committee to elect 5 of 7 members of the SOC.  The new SOC chair, Inaki Ugarte Urra, and past chair, Joan Schmelz, are automatically members.  The purpose of this e-mail is to ask the broader loops community for nominees to serve on the SOC.  A slate of candidates will then be presented to the Steering Committee for a vote.  If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, with their permission, please send me an e-mail at James.A.Klimchuk at nasa.gov <mailto:James.A.Klimchuk at nasa.gov> by the end of the day next Monday, July 12.   Sorry for the short fuse, but there are reasons for acting quickly.
>> 
>>    
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>> P.S.  In Mallorca, we will discuss the bylaws and whether they should be modified.
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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