---------------------------------------- 3rd circular (2005-Oct-14) "The 6-th Solar-B Science Meeting" to be held in Kyoto, Japan, from November 8 to 11, 2005. This meeting is organized by Kwasan and Hida Observatories of Kyoto University, and sponsored by a Grant-in-Aid for the 21st Century COE "Center for Diversity and Universality in Physics", Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics of Kyoto University, and Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory of Nagoya University. The program of the meeting is attached in the following. Please check whether your papers are included. If you do not find your paper or if you find errors, please let us know. We will revise the program. REGISTRATION FEE: Please pay 20,000 yen at the registration desk on Nov 7 (at Kyoto University Clock Tower) or Nov 8 (at Kyoto International Community House). It is noted that only cash is accepted. POSTER PAPER SIZE: 90cm (width) x 180cm (height) PROCEEDINGS: Proceedings will be published by ASP conference series. Detailed information will be given during the conference. ELECTRONIC PROCEEDINGS: Power point files or pdf files of all invited, oral, poster papers will be collected during the conference and will be put on the conference web site. RECEPTION: Reception will be held in the evening of Nov. 7 (Mon) at the Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennel Hall 2nd floor at 17:00-19:00. Snacks and drinks will be served. BANQUET: Banquet will be held in the evening of Nov. 9 (Wed) at the Kyoto International Community House at 19:00-21:00. EXCURSION: Excursion will be planned in the afternoon of Nov. 10 (Thu) (a) Nanzenji-Temple (b) Heian Jingu Shrine (c) Kwasan Observatory (only fifteen persons) If you are interested in it, please select one of them, and register and pay for the excursion at the registration desk. Please enjoy beautiful autumn of Kyoto ! CONTACT: K. Shibata solarb6@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp, T. Miyagoshi miyagosi@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp, C. Sampa sampa@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp, M. Oka moka@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp For further information, please visit: http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/solarb6/ SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: K. Shibata (co-chair), T. Sakurai (co-chair), M. Carlsson, J.L. Culhane, J. Davis, L. Golub, H.S. Hudson, T. Kosugi, B. Lites, T. Sekii, K. Shibasaki, A.M. Title, S. Tsuneta, T. Watanabe, T. Yokoyama LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: K. Shibata (chair), H. Kurokawa, R. Kitai, S. Nagata, S. Ueno, T. Miyagoshi, T. Ishii, S. Tanuma, H. Isobe, A. Asai, M. Shimojo, S. Masuda, H. Tonooka, C. Sampa, M. Oka, M. Uemura INVITED SPEAKERS: G. Scharmer, M. Yamada, R. Stein, D. Chou, A. Title, F. Moreno-Insertis, H. Isobe, J. Buechner, V. Hansteen, B. De Pontieu, J. Chae, J. Doschek, B. Gudiksen, Y. Katsukawa, T. Suzuki, S. R. Cranmer, H. Wang, L. Harra, J. Karpen ----------------------------------------------- Program of the 6th Solar B science meeting (Oct 24 version) 2005/11/8(Tue) 9:30-18:20 09:30 25min opening talk (K. Shibata) 1. Instrumentation : chair S. Tsuneta 10:00 15 T. Kosugi overview 10:15 30 T. Tarbell Observing the Photosphere and Chromosphere with the Solar Optical Telescope and its Focal Plane Package 15 K. Ichimoto Optical Performance of the SOT: Test Report for the Flight Telescope 11:00 15 T. Sakao The X-Ray Telescope aboard Solar-B: An Overview 15 E. Deluca XRT Calibration and Performance 11:30 15 L. Culhane The Solar-B EUV Imaging Spectrometer: Instrument Overview and Performance 15 H. Hara Solar-B EUV Imaging Spectrometer 12:00 20 M. Shimojo Archiving, Distribution and Analysis of Solar-B Data 12:20 90 (lunch) 2. Convection, Sunspots & Dynamo : chair T. Sekii 13:50 40 G. Scharmer Observations and interpretations of sunpots fine structure 14:30 40 R. Stein Solar Magneto-Convection Simulations 15:10 20 A. Pevtsov Helicity as the ultimate test to the surface dynamo problem 15:30 20 T. Berger What are "Faculae"? 15:50 20 T. Shimizu Supersonic downflows in the photosphere discovered in sunspot moat regions 16:10 30 (coffee break) 3. Magnetism of Quiet Sun and Active Regions: chair K. Shibasaki 16:40 40 A. Title Magnetism of the Quiet Sun 17:20 20 B. Schmieder What we can learn from vector magnetic field measurements about filaments? 17:40 20 M. Kubo Magnetic Correspondence between Moving Magnetic Features and Penumbral Magnetic Fields 18:00 20 H. Zhang Observational Study of Solar Magnetic Active Phenomena 18:20 (adjourn) 2005/11/9(Wed) 9:10-18:40 4. Waves and Shocks : chair M. Carlsson 9:10 40 V. Hansteen Waves and shocks in the solar atmosphere 9:50 20 N. Narukage Flare-associated shock waves observed in soft X-ray 10:10 20 K. Hori Flare-associated oscillations in coronal multiple loops observed with the Norikura Green-Line Imaging System 10:30 10 (break) 5. Chromospheric Heating : chair M. Carlsson (continued) 10:40 40 B. De Pontieu Chromospheric dynamics 11:20 40 J. Chae Chromospheric reconnection - Special 12:00 10 H. Opgenoorth ESA's view on Solar-B 12:10 70 (lunch) 6. Coronal Heating : chair H. Mason 13:20 40 G. Doschek Coronal heating and the connectivity photosphere-corona 14:00 40 B. Gudikson Topological Dissipation and the Solar Corona 14:40 20 P. Heinzel Limb prominences seen in UV, EUV and SXR 15:00 40 Y. Katsukawa Observational analysis of the relation between coronal loop heating and photospheric magnetic field 15:40 30 (coffee break) 16:10 60 poster 7. Local Helioseismology : chair J. Davis 17:10 40 D. Chou Local Helioseismology 17:50 20 T. Sekii SOT time-distance helioseismology in and around active regions 18:10 20 A. Kosovichev Observations of the MHD and helioseismic responses to flare energy-release events 18:30 (adjourn) 18:40 (banquet) 2005/11/10(Thu) 9:10-17:40 (including excursion) 8. Emerging Flux : chair L. Golub 9:10 40 F. Moreno-Insertis Flux emergence into the solar atmosphere 9:50 20 H. Kurokawa Observations of magnetic field reconnection at the base of EFR surges 10:10 40 H. Isobe 3D MHD simulations of emerging flux and associated reconnection 10:50 10 (break) 9. Reconnection : chair T. Yokoyama 11:00 40 M. Yamada Expectation to Solar B from laboratory plasma physicist 11:40 30 J. Buechner Solar Coronal Modelling Based on Observed Photospheric Magnetic Fields Including the Microphysics of Reconnection 12:10 20 D. Longcope An Observational Technique for Quantifying the Rate of Magnetic Reconnection 12:30 20 M. Linton 3D Reconnection Simulations of Descending Coronal Voids 12:50 60 (lunch) 13:50 120 excursion 15:50 120 poster 17:50 (adjourn) 2005/11/11(Fri) 9:10-17:30 10. Flares : chair H. Hudson 9:10 40 H. Wang Observations of preflare condition 9:50 20 A. Asai Evolution H-alpha Flare Kernels and Energy Release 10:10 20 K. Kusano A Holistic Modeling of the Transition Process from Pre-Flare Sigmoid to Flare Eruption 10:30 10 (break) 11. Coronal Mass Ejections : chair H. Hudson (continued) 10:40 40 L. Harra Solar Origins of Interplanetary Shocks 11:20 40 J. Karpen 3D Simulations of Large-Scale Coronal Dynamics 12:00 80 (lunch) 12. Solar Wind : chair T. Watanabe 13:20 40 S. Cranmer UVCS Observation of Solar Wind and Its Modeling 14:00 20 M. Kojima What coronal parameters determine solar wind speed ? 14:20 40 T. Suzuki Self-consistent MHD modeling of solar wind 15:00 30 (coffee break) 13. Discussion and Summary : 15:30 60 Discussion on Initial Observing Plans (Discussion Leader Tsuneta) 16:30 20 B. Lites summary1 16:50 20 T. Sakurai summary2 17:20 (adjourn) --------------------------------------------------- POSTER PAPERS: Please visit the following URL: http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/solarb6/ The poster size is 90cm (width) x 180cm (height). ---------------------------------------------------