Plenary Session (10:30-11:45) [Building 3, Auditorium]

       NASA Headquarter's Report George Withbroe

       ISTP Report Mario Acuna

Plenary Session (13:00-17:30) [Building 3, Auditorium]

Symposium in Honor of Prof. A. Nishida

       Welcome & Opening Remarks - Al Diaz (10)

       "GEOTAIL Project & Prof. Nishida" - Toshi Mukai (15)

       "The Early Days of ISTP" - Joe Alexander (10)

       "Fostering International Cooperation with ESA" - Peter Wenzel

       Alex Galeev (10)

       Scientific Review - K. Maezawa (30)

       "Hiro Nishida--Theorist, Experimentalist, Administrator, and Diplomat Extraordinaire" - Jim Burch (10)

       "A. Nishida and the RECONNECTION LINE concept" - Walter Gonzalez (15)

       "The Greenwald Guide to Japanese Immigration" - Ray Greenwald (10)

       Break (15)

       "Working with ISAS on Geotail" - Dick McEntire (10)

       "Professor Nishida and the Ionospheric Screening Effect" - Jeff Hughes (15)

       "The Near Earth Neutral Point Model of Substorms" - Chris Russell & Bob McPherron (15)

       "Prof. Nishida, A New Type of Leader in Japan" - Hiroshi Matsumoto (15)

       "A message of heartfelt thanks" - Lou Frank (10)

       "The Hiro of the IACG" - Jim Green (15)

       "Atsuhiro Nishida:  Leader and contributor for more than 30 years" - Larry Lyons (15)

       "Hiro Nishida--Master Diplomat, Excellent Scientist, Good Friend" - Roger Anderson (15)

       "Hiro Nishida: Recounting a Most Outstanding Career" - Dan Baker (15)

Dinner in Honor of Prof. A. Nishida

Guest Speaker - Dr. Wesley T. Huntress - Carnegie Institute of Washington

Tuesday, March 28

Science Workshop Session I

  9:00-10:30   Plenary Session - H. Petschek, chair
               Introductory Talks by Karl Schindler & Amitava Bhattacharjee

  10:45-12:30  Reconnection Mechanisms: Tutorials
               [J. Scudder, H. Hudson, T. Terasawa]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

  12:30-1:30   Lunch

  1:30-5:15    Reconnection Mechanisms: Tutorials
               [J. Scudder, H. Hudson, T. Terasawa]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

  5:15-5:45    Closing remarks & summary

Wednesday, March 29

Science Workshop Session II

  9:00-10:30   Plenary Session - H. Petschek, chair
               Introductory Talks by Maha Ashour-Abdalla & Jeff Hughes 

  10:45-12:30  Reconnection Consequences
               [T. Mukai, N. Gopalswamy]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

  12:30-1:30   Lunch

  1:30-5:15    Reconnection Consequences
               [T. Mukai, N. Gopalswamy]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

  5:15-5:45    Closing remarks & summary

Science Workshop Session III

  1:30-5:15    Bridging the gap between the magnetosphere and ionosphere.
               [P. Reiff, D. Lummerzheim]
               [Building 26, Room G10]

POLAR Splinter Meeting

  5:45-7:15    Polar Team Meeting
               [Building 26, Room 205]

Thursday, March 30

Science Workshop Session IV

  9:00-12:30   The Day the Solar Wind Went Away
               [D. Larson and A. Szabo]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

  12:30-1:30   Lunch

   1:30-4:30   The Day the Solar Wind Went Away
               [C. Farrugia and H. Singer]
               [Building 26, Room 205]

   4:30-5:00   Closing remarks & summary

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For more information about this workshop, please contact one of the following:
• Nicky Fox, nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov, (301) 286-8872
• Suzan Hamill, shamill@pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov, (301) 286-3108
• Mario Acuna, mha@lepmom.gsfc.nasa.gov, (301) 286-7258