IAU Symposium 264

Preliminary Program




Monday, 3 August, 11:00 - 17:30
Session 1. Observations of Solar and Stellar Variability
11:00 - 11:25 Solar diameter and irradiance measurements (invited)
11:25 - 11:50 Helio- and asteroseismic inferences (invited)
11:50 - 12:15 Variability of spectral irradiance and energetic particles (invited)
12:15 - 12:30 Contributed talk
Session 2. Solar and Stellar Cycles and Variability on Century Timescale
14:30 - 14:55 Sunspot cycles and grand minima (invited)
14:55 - 15:20 Stellar magnetic cycles (invited)
15:20 - 15:35 Contributed talk
15:35 - 15:50 Contributed talk
Coffee break
16:30 - 16:55 Long-term stellar variability (invited)
16:55 - 17:10 Contributed talk
17:10 - 17:25 Contributed talk


Tuesday, 4 August, 11:00 - 12:30
Session 3. Magnetic Activity and Dynamo Mechanisms
11:00 - 11:25 Evolution of the solar magnetic fields and polarity reversals (invited)
11:25 - 11:50 Solar dynamo and cycles (invited)
11:50 - 12:30 Poster presentations I


Wednesday 5 August, 09:00 - 10:00
S264 key note review for all GA participants


Wednesday 5 August, 11:00 - 17:30
Session 3. Magnetic Activity and Dynamo Mechanisms (cont).
11:00 - 11:25 Stellar magnetic dynamo during the evolution across the main sequence (invited)
11:25 - 11:50 Realistic MHD numerical simulations (invited)
11:50 - 12:05 Contributed talk
12:05 - 12:20 Contributed talk
Session 4 Physical Mechanisms of Solar and Stellar Variability
14:30 - 14:55 Mechanisms of the total and spectral irradiance changes (invited)
14:55 - 15:30 Poster presentations II
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:25 Large-scale patterns and 'active longitudes' (invited)
16:25 - 16:50 Magnetic energy release, flares and CME (invited)
16:50 - 17:05 Contributed Talk
17:05 - 17:20 Contributed Talk


Thursday 6 August, 09:00 - 17:30
Session 5. Effects on Space Weather and Climate
9:00 - 9:25 Evidence and mechanisms of solar influence on Earth climate - (invited)
9:25 - 9:50 Thermosphere temperature and density variations (invited)
9:50 - 10:05 Contributed talk
10:05 - 10:20 Contributed talk
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:25 CME link to geomagnetic storms (invited)
11:25 - 11:50 Lower and middle atmosphere and ozone layer responses to solar variation (invited)
11:50 - 12:05 Contributed talk
12:05 - 12:20 Contributed talk
Session 6. Effects of Magnetic Activity on Planet Formation and Evolution
14:30 - 14:55 The paleo-Sun, changes from records and inference from solar analogs of different ages (invited)
14:55 - 15:20 Magnetic activity and stellar radiation emission as influences on the thermal structure, photochemistry and photoionization of planetary atmospheres (invited)
15:20 - 15:35 Contributed talk
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:25 From young chromosphere active stars to cold dwarfs: regimens of magnetic activity and irradiance (invited)
16:25 - 16:50 Stellar activity and magnetic shielding (invited)
16:50 - 17:30 Poster session


Friday 7 August, 09:00 - 15:30
Session 7. Impact of Solar and Stellar Variability on Planetary Atmospheres and Climate
9:00 - 9:25 Sun and stars as the primary energy input in planetary atmospheres (invited)
9:25 - 9:50 Formation and evolution of planetary atmospheres (invited)
9:50 - 10:15 UV radiation and planetary biological evolution (invited)
10:15 - 10:30 Contributed talk
Coffee break
Session 8 Current and future space missions and ground-based observing programs
11:00 - 11:25 Recent results from COROT (invited)
11:25 - 11:50 Solar missions (invited)
11:50 - 12:05 Contributed talk
12:05 - 12:20 Contributed talk
12:20 - 12:35 Contributed talk
Session 9 Open discussion, and closing remarks
14:30 - 15:30 Open discussion, and closing remarks







National Organizing Committee - NOC
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