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Telecon Agenda

Toll 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.

Top-Level Points for Discussion / Is there agreement that:

  • There is a need for both a Space Weather Journal (SWJ) and a Space Weather Quarterly (SWQ).
  • Will AGU accept in their business plan, that because the journal serves AGU, its members, and society in policy areas as well as contributing to science research, that at least temporarily, both the SWJ and the SWQ will continue while changes are evaluated (establishing a proper editorial transition process, possible new publishing formats, level of support from AGU staff, etc.). Is this something we want to recommend? How long to allow for this process?
  • Regarding immediate issues, what happens on January 1? Can we entice Lou to stay on to keep the journal/quarterly progressing smoothly during this period? What do the advisory committees recommend? What is the AGU planning? How do we work together?
  • Regarding the new possibilities with Wiley (e.g. special collections etc.), what do we need to do to understand these better and perhaps see demos from comparable products to see how they would serve SWJ subscribers. Do the new Wiley capabilities really solve the key issues related to the SWJ and SWQ?  It will be essential to have an iterative development process between the developers and the consumers.
  • What are the most important issues to focus on first? What should we be including in our next discussions?





To prepare for the telecon, you may want to review/add to the information already in circulation

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

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MEETING/TELECON INFO

TELECON #1:

Thurs, Nov 21 at 3pm Eastern
Thurs, Nov 21 at 9pm Frankfurt
Thurs, Nov 21 at 8pm London
Thurs, Nov 21 at 2pm Central
Thurs, Nov 21 at 1pm Mountain
Thurs, Nov 21 at 12noon Pacific
Thurs, Nov 21 at 10am Honolulu
Thurs, Nov 21 at 5am Tokyo (zzzz!)

TELECON #2:

Mon, Dec 2 at 2pm Eastern
Mon, Dec 2 at 8pm Frankfurt
Mon, Dec 2 at 7pm London
Mon, Dec 2 at 1pm Central
Mon, Dec 2 at 12noon Mountain
Mon, Dec 2 at 11am Pacific
Mon, Dec 2 at 9am Honolulu
Mon, Dec 2 at 4am Tokyo (zzzz!)

Space Weather Board Luncheon:

Tues, Dec 10 at 12:30-1:30 Pacific
at the Marriott

TELECON #Kickoff:

Wed, Oct 23 at 11am Eastern
Meeting Notes
Thoughtful input from Wilkinson

Journal Strategy Assessment:

Summer 2013?
Space Weather Assessment / Strategic Plan
Supplement to Assessment / Plan

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  • Values/directions voiced as wanting to preserve? (feel free to add/edit the list)
    • further establish SWJ/SWQ as the premier policy magazine for the space weather-related research disciplines
    • continually increase the number and citation rate of high quality research papers in the journal
    • continually increase visibility inside and outside the research community
    • printed version of quarterly to funding/policy stakeholders
    • broad circulation of quarterly in some form as broad communication tool
  • Initiatives suggested through the flurry of emails (feel free to add/edit the list):
    • Overall:
      • work w/ AGU and SPA leadership to institutionalize SWJ/SWQ as a flagship science policy publication for AGU
      • increase visibility of journal and quarterly beyond its current readership
      • pursue explore what a partnership with AMS and/or other societies would mean, what aspects would be enhanced or diluted
    • Access/Citation Rate:
      • increase the number of reviews among the journal papers
      • continue/expand the Editor's Choice column
      • series of articles on the operational models
      • work with other editors to encourage redirection of appropriate research papers to SWJ
      • work with other editors for greater cross-referencing of relevant papers via new WWW site capabilities
    • Address Editorial Management Burdens / Production Costs
      • pursue "sponsored" support for professional editing and hardcopy printing costs for Quarterly
      • examine whether the production methods for the quarterly can economically leverage the Wiley "special collections" features to enable iPad/ebook versions and print-on-demand
      • establish subscription rules for print versus electronic versions of the Quarterly and processes for continued maintenance of the distribution list
      • carefully assess the government-mandated open access journal model, the responses to that mandate across the relevant publishers, and the potential benefit/liability to the range of journal and quarterly business cases that could be suggested.

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