Registration and abstracts are now being accepted for the 11th biannual EISCAT International Radar Workshop, to be held at SRI International in Menlo Park, California. Due to the succession of international meetings happening in June and July, the deadlines for registration and abstract submission have been extended to accommodate those who may be on travel and unable to submit.

The new deadline for both registration and abstract submission is July 21. Those who register after the deadline will be charged an additional $50.00.

It is requested that all conference correspondence and abstract submissions be conducted via this website's online forms. If you are unable to do this, contact Mary McCready.

If you require a formal invitation to the conference, or have other questions, contact Mary McCready.

There are limited funds available to help a few individuals with travel costs. If you would like to be considered for this, please send an email to Tony van Eyken with a brief explanation of your needs.



We anticipate that oral presentations will be 15 minutes. There will be one day for poster presentations. Papers are welcome on any subject related to radar studies of the ionosphere and atmosphere (see Workshop/Radar School Topics for a list of planned sessions).

Go to the Abstract Submission Form



Registration for the EISCAT2003 Workshop is $125 for students and $225 for non-students. This fee includes breakfast and lunch for all days of the Workshop, as well as one evening buffet and an excursion around the San Francisco Bay. There is no fee for the Radar School, but registration is still required.

Limited student housing is available within walking distance of SRI, and will cost $84/single and $93/double (shared with another student) per night, including tax. These rooms will be available on a first come / first serve basis. Please indicate your rooming and smoking preferences on the Registration Form. (For other accommodations, see Travel & Lodging.)

Subscription to the EISCAT2003 Announcements List does not constitute registration – you must register using the online form in addition to subscribing.

Go to the Registration Form




See the EISCAT2003 Travel & Lodging page for airport and hotel information. Local maps will soon be available. To receive email notification of this and other updates regarding the conference, please subscribe to the EISCAT2003 Announcements List.




EISCAT (European Incoherent SCATter) Scientific Association is an international research organization operating three incoherent scatter radar systems (at 931 MHz, 224 MHz and 500 MHz) in Northern Scandinavia. It is funded and operated by the research councils of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, France, the United Kingdom and Germany (collectively, the EISCAT Associates). EISCAT studies the interaction between the Sun and the Earth as revealed by disturbances in the magnetosphere and the ionized parts of the atmosphere (interactions which also give rise to the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights).

SRI International is a nonprofit research institute, committed to discovery and to the application of science and technology for knowledge, commerce, prosperity, and peace. SRI's Menlo Park campus is located in California's Silicon Valley, approximately 30 miles south of San Francisco and 20 miles north of San Jose.