The Royal Astronomical Society
                         1999 MARCH 12
                            in the
         GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, BURLINGTON HOUSE, LONDON W1
                  The "G/MIST" Discussion Meeting
                              on
        SVALBARD - A FOCUS FOR SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL STUDIES

Organisers : Dr M.A. HAPGOOD (RAL),
             Dr A.D. AYLWARD (UCL) and
             Dr M. LESTER (Leicester)

10.15 a.m.    Registration/Coffee 

                MORNING SESSION

Chairman: Dr A.J. Smith

10:45 a.m.    Prof. S.H.W. Cowley (University of Leicester)
              "STP research at Svalbard latitudes"

11:15 a.m.    Prof. A. Brekke (University of Tromso/)
              "Current ISTP science on Svalbard"

11:45 a.m.    Dr T. Yeoman (University of Leicester)
              "CUTLASS observations of nightside and dayside magnetospheric
               processes over Svalbard"

12:15 p.m.    Dr J. Roettger (Max-Planck Institut fuer Aeronomie)
              "Middle atmosphere research with radar on Svalbard"

12:45 p.m.    Lunch
              

                AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman: Dr I. McCrea

01:45 p.m.    Dr M. Hapgood & Dr M. Grande (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
              "Remote sensing of Svalbard's plasma environment with 
               NASA's IMAGE mission"

02:15 p.m.    Dr A. Fazakerley (Mullard Space Science Laboratory)
              "Cluster-II & Svalbard observations"

02:45 p.m.    Dr A. Aylward (University College, London)
              "Plans for a UK geophysics facility on Svalbard: building
              on the success of the ESR"

03:15 p.m.    Discussion/wrap-up

03:30 p.m.    Tea available at Saville Row