SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

      International Astronomical Union (IAU), 

      International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA),

      Office of  Deputy Prime Minster for Information Affairs-United Arab Emirates,  

      Cairo University (CU),    Scientific Computation Center (SCC/CU),  

  SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC)

   Chairpersons: Ahmed Abdel Hady (Egypt)  & Volker Bothmer  (Germany)

   Members:  Dirk K.  Callebaut   (Belgium),  Kenneth P.  Dere  (USA),  Bernhard  Fleck (ESA),

      Lyndsay Fletcher( UK),   Serge Koutchmy  (France),  Donald B. Melrose (  Australia),  Jay M.Pasachoff  (USA) ,

      Pillet V. Martines (Spain), Eric R. Priest  (UK),  M. A. M. Shaltout ( Egypt),  Kazunari Shibata (Japan) , 

      Sami Solanki (Germany)  , Alexander V. Stepanov (Russia),  Jingxin Wang (China),   David F. Webb  (USA).

     IAU  EX officio:  Cheng  Fang

   LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)

     Chairpersons: Ahmed Abdel Hady ( Cairo University, Giza).   

      Members:  A. B. Ahmed (Azhar University, Cairo ),  M. M.  Abdel Wahab ( Cairo University, Giza),  S. M. Hassan

      (NRIAG, Cairo),  Rabab Helal  (NRIAG, Cairo),  A.  I. M.Osman  (NRIAG, Cairo) , M.  I.  Wanas  ( Cairo

      University ,Giza), Shahinaz M.  Yousef   (Cairo University, Giza),

  The scientific program of IAUS233 consists of eight sessions

  Including a special post-symposium event (S8):

         1- Generation and transport of solar magnetic fields

        2- Magnetic fields and coupling processes in the solar atmosphere 

        3- Coronal heating and small-scale dynamics

        4- Large scale coronal structure – Space and ground-based observations 

        5- Solar wind – Origin and evolution

        6- Eruptive processes and space weather consequences – Flares, CMEs and SEPs

        7-New instrumentations and missions for the sun and heliosphere

        8-Training course for young national/international astronomers

 Administration