The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Africa 2009 Workshop; Livingstone, Zambia; June 8-12, 2009

该项目是为了支持2009年6月8日至12日在赞比亚利文斯通举行的2009年国际太阳物理年（IHY）非洲研讨会。该研讨会是继2007年在埃塞俄比亚举行的闪烁网络决策援助(SCINDA)/IHY非洲研讨会之后的又一次研讨会。科学驱动力是调查空间天气的来源和对空间天气的反应，特别是在通信和导航方面。IHY的一个重点是在非洲部署地面仪器，包括在发展中国家发展研究基础设施。其中一些是通过从“捐助国”向非洲“东道国”机构部署工具来完成的。讲习班将使捐助机构和东道国机构的科学家之间能够持续和强有力的互动。会议将集中讨论四个主要科学领域：(1)总电子含量，(2)电离层不规则性和闪烁，(3)日光空间科学和(4)电动力学和等离子层。此外，会议将包括第五个重点领域：空间科学教育和公众宣传。会议将包括口头会议、海报会议和讨论会议，预计将有75至100人参加。将作出特别努力，吸纳研究生、博士后研究员和年轻研究人员，并特别注意使非洲国家能够参与。

This project is to support the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Africa 2009 workshop to be held in Livingstone, Zambia from June 8-12, 2009. The workshop is a follow-on to the SCIntillation Network Decision Aid (SCINDA)/IHY Africa 2007 workshop held in Ethiopia. The scientific driver is investigation of the sources of and responses to space weather, particularly in regards to communications and navigation. A focus of IHY is the deployment of ground-based instrumentation in Africa, including the development of research infrastructure in developing nations. Some of this is accomplished by deploying instruments from ''donor'' nations to ''host'' institutions in Africa. The workshop will enable continued and strong interaction between scientists from the donor institutes and host institutes. The meeting will focus on four main science areas: (1) Total Electron Content, (2) Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillation, (3) Heliospace Science and (4) Electrodynamics and Plasmasphere. In addition, the meeting will include a fifth area of emphasis: Space Science Education and Public Outreach. The meeting will include oral sessions, poster sessions, and discussion sessions, and anticipates hosting 75 to 100 participants. Special efforts will be made to include graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young researchers, with particular attention paid to enabling participation from African nations.