MAISR 2011-Istanbul, Turkey

The second Movable Antarctic Incoherent Scatter Radar (MAISR) Workshop, will be held during with the XXX URSI General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey, 13–14 August 2011.

BACKGROUND
In August 2008 the first International Antarctic Incoherent Scatter Radar Workshop was hosted during the XXIX URSI general assembly in Chicago. The report "The Antarctic Incoherent Scatter Radar Facility: Transformational Solar-Terrestrial Research in the High South" was published shortly thereafter.


AGENDA The main part of the meeting will be held Sunday 14 August with an informal get-together Saturday afternoon. 13 AUGUST 14:00 Discussion session in meeting room to be announced 14 AUGUST 08:30 Opening Remarks INITIAL PLANS FOR MAISR 1: McMURDO, ANTARCTICA 08:45 History and current status of the MAISR project: John Kelly 09:15 Conjugate auroras: NicolaI Østgaard INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES AND FUTURE PLANS 09:35 Meridional ring: Ennio Sanchez 09:55 EU-NSF Collaboration: Anja Strømme (for NSF) 10:15 Possible British Antarctic survey sites for the MAISR: Mervyn Freeman 10:35 EISCAT 3D: Ian McCrea 10:55 KAIRA - a wide-band radio receiver for EISCAT_3D in Finland: Thomas Ulich 11:15 Discussion

PURPOSE
The U.S. geospace sciences community has proposed MAISR, a modern incoherent scatter radar based on AMISR technology, to be considered by the National Science Foundation. The first MAISR is currently targeted for the U.S. Antarctic station McMurdo to address the polar cap ionospheric research, and the MAISR's feasibility study is underway. The overarching goal of this MAISR Workshop is to inspire international scientific communities to consider becoming partners in the MAISR construction and exploitation, especially in looking for future sites where MAISR could be moved after initial operation.

FORMAT
The workshop will be a combination of invited and contributed talks, and will last all day Saturday 13 August, ending after lunch Sunday 14 August.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts, including name of presenting author and affiliation, should be sent to Anja Strømme () before the deadline of 11 July 2011.

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