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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Invitation: Call for Contributions – Machine Learning and Data Science Session at ESWW 2026, deadline: May 15, 2026.
2. Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations – 15 May 2026.
3. Deadline Extension: Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations - 21 May.
4. Editorial Update: News and Updates from the JGR Space Physics Editorial Board.
5. Survey : Invitation to a community survey to shape a New Earth Observation Mission Idea (NEOMI) on Study of Energetic particlE Precipitation (SEEP), time required: about 10 minutes.
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1. Invitation: Call for Contributions – Machine Learning and Data Science Session at ESWW 2026, deadline: May 15, 2026.
From: Chrysaphi Nicolina, <nicolina.chrysaphi at inaf.it>
Subject: Invitation: Call for Contributions – Machine Learning and Data Science Session at ESWW 2026, deadline: May 15, 2026.
We invite you to contribute to a Machine learning and data science session at European Space Weather Week 2026 (ESWW 2026) scheduled for November 2-6, 2026 in Florence, Italy. The session title and abstract are given below. The abstract submission deadline is May 15, 2026.
Abstract submission Link: https://esww.aeronomie.be/calls/call-for-abstracts
OTH3 – Machine Learning and Data Science for Geospace and Space Weather
The world is in the midst of an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) revolution. Given its widespread impact, it is not surprising to see an explosion in the applications of ML in academic research, including geospace and space weather research. Over the last few decades, both satellite missions and ground-based networks, along with their associated instruments, are yielding exponentially increasing volumes of data. Concurrently, the growth in computational power is enabling simulations to produce similarly vast datasets. These extensive observational and simulation outputs present significant challenges to conventional data analysis methodologies. Machine learning is emerging as a valuable tool for facilitating the analysis, classification, characterization, forecasting, and discovery processes within large datasets. Likewise, advanced data and complex system sciences provide robust frameworks for analyzing, mining, and elucidating both linear and nonlinear relationships as well as causal inferences within large complex data sets. Machine learning has also constantly improving the performance of operational space weather models, and thus, the predictions of hazardous space weather effects for the space and ground infrastructures. This session welcomes submissions in the following areas related to Machine Learning integrated into Space Weather research: solar flare prediction, geomagnetic storm forecasts, radiation belt modeling, CME propagation, MIT coupling and its effects etc. The session also aspires to highlight the importance to develop data standards and in particular metadata standards and prepare AI ready data compliant with FAIR principles.
Conveners: Georgios BALASIS; Simon WING; Yuri SHPRITS; Jorge AMAYA
2. Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations – 15 May 2026.
From: ESWW 2026 LOC, <esww2026.loc at gmail.com>
Subject: Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations - 15 May.
We would like to kindly remind you that the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations at the European Space Weather Week 2026 is 15 May 2026.
Participants wishing to propose an oral contribution are encouraged to submit their abstracts before the deadline through the official ESWW 2026 submission platform:
https://services.aimgroup.eu/ASPClient/loginindividual.asp?eventoid=5566
3. Deadline Extension: Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations - 21 May.
From: Michele Piana, Università di Genova, <esww2026.loc at gmail.com>
Subject: Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations - 21 May.
We would like to inform you that the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations at the European Space Weather Week 2026 has been extended to 21 May 2026.
Participants wishing to propose an oral contribution are encouraged to submit their abstracts before the deadline through the official ESWW 2026 submission platform:
https://services.aimgroup.eu/ASPClient/loginindividual.asp?eventoid=5566
4. Editorial Update: News and Updates from the JGR Space Physics Editorial Board.
From: Natalia Ganushkina, <ganuna at umich.edu>
Subject: News and updates from JGR Space Physics Editorial board.
As you may know, the new Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) Space Physics Editorial board has been working since January 1, 2026. The JGR Space Physics is actively publishing new and original research in the broad field of space science including aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, planetary atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres, solar and interplanetary physics, cosmic rays, and heliospheric physics. JGR Space Physics strives to remain the leading journal in space sciences by publishing high-quality and novel research, through a rigorous peer-review process and close interactions and communications with space physics community members (authors, reviewers and readers).
We intend to provide regular communications with the space science community through newsletters. As a starting point, we clarify definitions of the four types of papers most submitted to JGR Space Physics.
Research Articles are expected to present new theories and novel concepts along with their applications on scientific topics within the scope of the journal, and the results should be significant and provide scientific advances.
Technical reports: Data and Methods describe important data sets and observations or novel analytical or experimental methods that enable new science, as well as other technical advances, including computer programs and should provide an example of a relevant scientific application. The data set may refer to experimental studies, lab measurements, modeling output, or observations. These papers are limited to 13 publication units but it is not a strict requirement.
Instrumentation Articles present new and original developments in instrumentation including novel experimental methodologies and address future research at any stage of implementation and their scientific instrumentation pertinent to the topic.
Review Articles are invited or submitted papers that review and synthesize recent literature on a given topic. The recommended length is 30 publication units with approximately six figures or tables excluding references and supporting material. All review articles must be discussed with a journal editor before submission.
Recently, we have seen an increasing number of manuscripts submitted as Research Articles that focus primarily on model development and presentation. We usually contact the authors with a suggestion to change the paper type. If, for example, the abstract, conclusions, and the key points state that a model was developed and applied to specific events, or that it is better than existing models but scientific advances are not clear, those manuscripts do not meet the standard of a Research Article. We encourage authors to determine their manuscript type following the above guidelines before submitting their manuscripts. Authors are always welcome to ask when in doubt by sending an email to jgr-spacephysics at agu.org.
5. Survey : Invitation to a community survey to shape a New Earth Observation Mission Idea (NEOMI) on Study of Energetic particlE Precipitation (SEEP), time required: about 10 minutes.
From: Dedong Wang, GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geosciences, <dedong at gfz.de>
Subject: Invitation to a community survey to shape a New Earth Observation Mission Idea (NEOMI) on Study of Energetic particlE Precipitation (SEEP).
We invite the scientific, operational, and applied user communities to participate in a short survey to help define the scientific and measurement requirements of the ESA project NEOMI SEEP mission idea.
The mission idea aims to improve our understanding of how energetic particle precipitation (EPP) influences atmospheric and near-Earth space processes, combining satellite observations with physics-based modelling.
Your input will help identify key science questions, measurement priorities, and data use cases for both research and operational applications.
⏱ Time required: ~10 minutes
📍 Survey link: https://tinyurl.com/seep-survey
We would greatly appreciate your participation and encourage you to share the survey with colleagues.