December 2, 2pm EasternToll Free Number: 866-757-4161 Toll Number for International: 1-517-968-4405 Participant passcode: 5807653 If you are outside the US, you may want to refer to this pdf for specific country information re accessing these telecon lines. Purpose of the Telecon: Discussion where all can voice opinions that help identify key issues and form a consensus view on how to move forward. The Space Weather Journal app is released. See announcement submitted to SPA News, Solar News, and PEN. Please edit and submit to additional newsletters as is appropriate (copy to Louis, Howard, and Brooks please!). Current Editorial Focus for the Journal and Quarterly: - Q4 2013 SW Quarterly: Lou ready to work on this, status at AGU/Wiley?
- special section, nearly completed, devoted to the CRATeR mission and the radiation environment around the Moon
- 10th year anniversary
- other assistance from editorial board?
Publication issues to address: - Near term:
- Establish distribution priorities for Quarterly (print vs electronic), update distribution list.
- Prototype layout of Quarterly via standard/custom Wiley Special Section templates
- Proposal to NSF and NASA re distribution of Quarterly and Writer Support
- Form Editorial Search Committee, write Terms of Reference for Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board
- Longer term:
- Explore/expand partnerships: AMS, AIAA
Topics for the AGU meeting of the editorial board: - Suggestions for further App improvements to make it even more useful for readers and subscribers and users.
- Suggestions for SW Journal and SW Quarterly articles, features, etc.
To prepare for the telecon, you may want to review/add to the information already in circulation - see previous meeting/telecon and other notes in the blue box to the right -->
- see the attempt to summarize the notes, emails, etc. below
- Distribution list for the Quarterly (not quite 1500 folks)
- Relevant opinion article by Dan Baker on the role of Professional Societies
Space Weather appears in the news: http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/11009/20131119/deep-space-radiation-hazards-quantified-future-mars-exploration.htm http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/4982/20131119/scientists-collect-new-quantifiable-measurement-cosmic-radiation.htm |