Description of the Working Groups [E-SWAN WGs]

A detail of the Working Groups can be found in this booklet

If you wish to join a working group, just email the chair of the working group you are interested in through the mailing list. These mailing lists are on the pages dedicated to each working group in the links below.

A guide for the WG chairs detailing how to incorporate a new member to the WG is available in this link

Technical (TECH)

This working group has the duty of providing the technical support to E-SWAN, by maintaining the website, working tools (e.g., cloud services) and mailing lists, including setting up the voting. E-SWAN General Secretary is an ex-officio member of this WG.

Space Weather Policies and Plans (SW2P)

This WG addresses actions to contribute to the assessment of the national and international landscapes concerning Space Weather policies and plans and related issues and how they affect the European SWSC community.  E-SWAN President and Vice-President are ex-officio members of this WG

Liaison Office (LIAS)

This WG is formed by people that already have roles in key institutions, such as: SCOSTEP, COSPAR, IAGA, IAMAS, IAU, IU, SCAR, URSI, IUGG, WMO, UNCOPUOS, EGU, EPS, etc. Their role is to represent E-SWAN in those tables and report to the Executive Board about initiatives within those institutions that are of interest to E-SWAN. E-SWAN President and Vice-President are ex-officio members of this WG.

Funding (FUND)

This WG is dedicated to finding possible means and opportunities to fund the E-SWAN activities. E-SWAN Treasurer and Executive Director are ex-officio members of this WG.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)

This WG is dedicated to promote DE&I within the association and interact with similar working groups in scientific associations. This WG will promote DE&I within all E-SWAN related events, in collaboration with the ESWW PC and EOCom.

Operational Activities, Infrastructure, Data and Models (OAIDM)

This working group (WG) is dedicated to reviewing, proposing, and harmonizing operational activities, infrastructure, data, and models in Space Weather and Space Climate (SW&SC).

Users Engagement (USENG)

This WG is dedicated to the involvement of the various actors in SWSC. It works in synergy with EOCom for the organisation of events (e.g. small workshops) dedicated to the user communities, providing inputs on the possible topics to which they can be interested.

Sustainability (SUST)

In a context where natural resources are limited, the objective of this working group is to examine the environmental impacts of our activities, and to search for alternative, less damaging, ways of working. We aim at sharing information that empowers our community to make adequate choices to progressively reduce its carbon footprint and environmental impact.