1. Forbes CME Hones TPE 5101520 50 100 150 200 250 300 Distance in Rs Acceleration (m/s 2 ) CME Acceleration 50100150200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Solar Wind Speed (km/s) 1 AU Solar Wind Profile CME Velocity Slavin et al. 1985 406080100 50 100 150 200 250 300 Acceleration (m/s/min) Distance from Earth (Re) Plasmoid Acceleration 406080100 200 400 600 800 Plasmoid Velocity Distance from Earth (Re) Velocity (km/s) 50100150 200 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 Velocity (km/s) Distance from Sun (Rs) ICME (km/s)

3. X ray bright points Solar active regions G,K & M dwarfs T Tauri stars Convective envelope Pevtsov et al., 2003

4. “It cannot be emphasized too strongly that the development of a solid understanding of the magnetic activity, occurring in so many forms in so many circumstances in the astronomical universe, can be achieved only by coordinated study of the various forms of activity that are accessible to quantitative observation in the solar system.” E. Parker Cosmical Magnetic Fields A Need for a Science of Heliophysical Plasmas

6. Ingredients of a NESSC Comparative Study of Explosive Energy Conversions 1.CME/substorm initiation 2.ICME/plasmoid transport 3.Roles of magnetic reconnection (pre- explosion, explosion, post explosion) 4.Particle heating and acceleration 5.Flares and auroras 6.Your thoughts here 7.And here