

Sun in Science and Society
The objective of this congress is to create and tighten links between heliophysicists, scientists, engineers, stakeholders and economists. During the congress, solar scientists will illustrate the state-of-the-art in solar physics, Sun-Earth connection and technological capabilities. Scientists, engineers, stakeholders and economists will examine the connections of solar physics with astrophysics, science and our society.
Summary
- Dates: 11 – 15 September 2023
- Location: Venezia Mestre, Italy
- Mode: in-person
- Limited financial support is available to help students and early career scientists who need it.
- Program
- Workshop fee
- In-person attendance: € 400
- Pre-registration deadline: 28 June 2023
- Contribute submission deadline: 28 June 2023
- Deadline for sending poster contribution file: 27 August 2023
Topics (Sessions)
- Solar activity and its drivers
- Sun, Space and Society
- High-Resolution ground-based telescopes and technology for solar physics
- Sun, Space and Society (solar physics impact on economy and society, data for ‘civil ’society, education and outreach)
- The Sun as a Rosetta Stone for astrophysics
- The Sun as a Rosetta Stone for physics
General Information
Confirmed invited speakers
Guillaume Aulanier, Laboratory for Plasma Physics, France
Simona Bordoni, Climatology, Italy
Marco Casolino INFN University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Consuelo Cid, University of Alcalà, Spain
Manolo Collados, IAC, Spain
Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Carolyn Fischer, Development Research Group, World Bank, USA
Daniele Gallieni, ADS, Italy
Aglae Kellerer, ESO, AO
Natalie Krivova, MPI, Germany
Giovanni Lapenta, University of Leuven, Belgium
Shane Maloney, Dublin Institute for Advanced Study, Ireland
Piero Martin, University of Padova, Italy
Helen A. Mason, UK
Isabella Pagano, INAF – Catania Astrophysical Observatory, Italy
Tiago Pereira, University of Oslo, Norway
Thomas Rimmele, NSO, USA
Markus Roth, Germany
Michiel van Noort, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Germany
Astrid Veronig, University of Graz, Austria
Scientific organizing committee
Francesco Berrilli (chair), Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Francesca Zuccarello (co-chair), Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Italy
Manuel Collados Vera, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
Paola De Michelis, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy
Bernhard Fleck, ESA Directorate of Science
Margit Haberreiter, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center, Switzerland
Emilia Kilpua, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland
Maria Madjarska, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Goettingen, Germany, Space Research and Technology Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
Etienne Pariat, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, France
Francesco Pegoraro, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
Roberto Ragazzoni, INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy
Steven Tobias, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Daniela Vuri, Department of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Gianpietro Marchiori, EIE Group
Local organizing committee
Dario Del Moro (chair), Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Fabiana Ferrente, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Italy
Luca Giovannelli, Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Archana Giri Nair, Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Antonio Grandieri, Licei Sperimentali “L. Stefanini”, Mestre, Italy
Salvo Guglielmino, INAF – Astrophysical Observatory of Catania, Italy
Fallon Konow, Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Mariarita Murabito, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Italy
Naganna Vasantharaju, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Italy
Alessandro Berlingeri, Associazione ScienzImpresa, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Un Sole, Nessun Sole, Centomila Soli
12 Settembre 2023 | Ore 18:00
Evento aperto al pubblico in italiano organizzato dal GRUPPO EIE
Modera il giornalista Adriano Favaro
18:00 Apertura dei Lavori | Francesco Berrilli Professore Ordinario di Fisica Solare e Climatologia Spaziale dell’Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
18:15 Saluti Istituzionali Regione Veneto e CCIAA VE/RO
18:30 Ispirati dal Sole | Francesca Zuccarello Professore Associato di Fisica per il Sistema Terra e per il Mezzo Circumterrestre dell’Università degli Studi di Catania
Architetture (Ottiche) per i Soli | Roberto Ragazzoni Direttore dell’Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
18:50 Costruire per il Sole | Gianpietro Marchiori Presidente & CEO di EIE GROUP Srl e Consigliere di RIR-AIR, la Rete Veneta per lo Spazio
19:00 Proiezione Docufilm: “Reaching for the Sun”
19:50 Dibattito e conclusione dei lavori