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THE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT BOSTON COLLEGE (BC/ISR) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE OUR ROLE TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE WEATHER INITIATIVE (ISWI) PROGRAM. BOSTON COLLEGE S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO PROMOTE EDUCATION TRAINING AND OUTREACH TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT SPACE SCIENCE COURSES UNDER THE ISWI PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE DONE BY ORGANIZING ANNUAL WORKSHOPS OR SCHOOLS ON SPACE SCIENCE. OUR PROPOSAL INCLUDES ORGANIZING A WORKSHOP OR SCHOOL IN EACH OF THE THREE YEARS OF THIS EFFORT. AT THIS TIME OUR PROPOSAL INCLUDES HOSTING THESE EVENTS IN EUROPE INDIA AND NEPAL. THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF THE WORKSHOP AND SCHOOLS MAY CHANGE BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND INTEREST OF THE LOCAL HOSTS AT THESE LOCATIONS. BC/ISR SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE ISWI PROGRAM BY SUPPORTING AND DEPLOYING INSTRUMENTS PERFORMING STATE OF THE ART SPACE WEATHER RESEARCH PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL HELIOPHYSICAL YEAR (IHY) AND ISWI WORKSHOPS AND OUR ESTABLISHED SUCCESS IN DESIGNING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKSHOPS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION BOSTON COLLEGE HAS HELD THE ROLE OF MEETINGS COORDINATOR FOR ISR SINCE 2015. IF AWARDED THIS OPPORTUNITY BOSTON COLLEGE WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ISWI SECRETARIAT SPONSORS AND STEERING COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE THE GREAT TRADITION OF THE ISWI MODEL FOR SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS.

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