1. Welcome to the Seventh European Space Weather Week A Glover & A Belehaki on behalf of the ESWW7 Programme Committee

2. This meeting is being jointly organised by the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE), ESA, the SWWT and the COST ES0803 communities. This meeting is being jointly organised by the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE), ESA, the SWWT and the COST ES0803 communities. The local organisation is done by the STCE. ESWW 7 Organisation

3. ESWW1 took place in 2004, building on the annual ESA applications workshop. The advent of COST 724 led to the creation of the European Space Weather Week bringing together scientific and applications communities Now a major annual event in the European Space Weather calendar bringing together scientific and applications communities International awareness growing as seen by participants and sponsorship A Brief History

4. The Programme Committee A Belehaki (Co-chair, NOA, COST ES0803) A. Glover (Co-Chair, ESA) N. Crosby (BISA, SWWT) M. Hapgood (RAL/STFC) J.-P. Luntama (ESA) R. Van der Linden (SIDC-STCE) P. Vanlommel (STCE) T. Dudok de Wit (CNRS/LPC2E & SOTERIA) B. Zolesi (INGV) J. Watermann (jfwConsult) M. Messerotti (INAF & COST ES0803) M. Meier (DLR) M. Wik (Neurospace) V. Zigman (COST ES0803) Local Organisation: The STCE Team, with particular thanks to P Vanlommel and A. Vandersyppe The PC gratefully acknowledges the support of ESA, The STCE, The EC COST Office, The Belgian Science Policy Office, EOARD, URSI, Rhea System & ISES

5. This Year’s Event >200 registered participants from 35 countries working in diverse areas of space weather Includes 25 students/young engineersIncludes 25 students/young engineers 56 oral presentations in 5 plenary sessions plus many more in 16 splinter meetings56 oral presentations in 5 plenary sessions plus many more in 16 splinter meetings 89 Posters expected89 Posters expected Posters will be available all weekPosters will be available all week Main poster session 17 th Nov 16:30 – 18:30Main poster session 17 th Nov 16:30 – 18:30 Space Weather Fair will take place at the same timeSpace Weather Fair will take place at the same time Diverse stands allowing interactive demos and hands-on trainingDiverse stands allowing interactive demos and hands-on training

6. Meeting Organisation 5 Plenary Sessions:5 Plenary Sessions: SSA Space Weather in Support of European Critical Infrastructure Spacecraft Environments and Effects Tracking Heliospheric Phenomena: New Observing and Analysis Strategies Space Weather Products and Services Space Weather Models from Research to Applications Several Topical Splinter/Business Meetings Short report from each splinter meeting to the whole ESWW Friday morning Opportunity to discuss topics arising during the week

7. Business Meetings COST ES0803 Management Committee Meeting SEPEM Ground Effects Topical Group Observations and measurements of the first solar and geomagnetic events of Solar Cycle 24 Spacecraft, Aircraft and Launcher Environments Atmospheric Effects Topical Group SWWT plenary Direct Effects of Solar Radio Weather Education, Outreach and Emerging Markets Topical Group Validation Procedures for Space Weather Models The Physics of CME Initiation Ionospheric Effects Topical Group SW Tools, Products and Services Work Meeting: towards the next chapter

8. Special Events Tutorial on Space Weather research and applications Manuela Temmer & Keith Ryden Keynote lecture and Welcome Reception this evening 18:00 Lecturer Dr David Southwood Reception Scientific Debate, 16 th Nov 18:30 Topic: Human Exploration of Space: What are the challenges, risks and benefits? Moderator: Dr Stuart Clark And…Beer tasting following poster & fair session on 17 th Nov & Conference Dinner 18 th Nov

9. Final Word We hope you have an informative, productive & enjoyable ESWW. Please give us your feedback!