International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) will start as the post IHY project.

Summary of IHY activities in Japan

International Symposium: Fifty Years after IGY -Modern Information Technology and Earth and Solar Science (2008/11/10-13, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, japan). Paticipants of the symposium agreed with "Tsukuba Declaration."
(2nd Circular)
URL: http://wdc2.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/igy50/


The 5th UN/ESA/NASA/JAXA Workshop on Basic Space Science and the International Heliophysical Year 2007 (2009/09/22-25, Jeju, Korea)

The 4th UN/ESA/NASA/JAXA Workshop on the IHY 2007 and Basic Space Sceince (Sozopol, Bulgaria)
(Program, Photo1, 2, 3, 4)

Exibiton on I*Y (IHY, IPY, eGY, and IPEY) activities in Japan was made at the AOGS2007 (Bangkok, Thai) by Prof. Yumoto and Prof. Iyemori.

Near 100 participants from approximately 30 countries made a fruitful discussion during the UN/ESA/NASA workshop on BBS and IHY (2007/06/18-22). The UN Office of Outer Space Affairs sent certificates to Dr. Yoshihide Kozai, Dr. Tomokazu Kogure, and Dr.　Masatoshi Kitamura for their contributions to the astronomical space science promotion of their developing countries. And Dr. Mutsuo Ishizuka, Dr. Hiroyoshi Tanabe, Dr. Keizou Nishi, Dr. Eijiro, Dr. Masami Wada received certificates of the IGY Gold Club Member.

*06/01 Notification to Authors
*06/18-22 Workshop (timeline, program, abstracts)


IGY+50 Special Session and exibition at Japan Geoscience Union Metting 2007
(2007/05/19-24, Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall, Chiba, Japan)

IGY+50 exibition

IGY+50 special session

IHY 2007 photo contest sponsered by the SERC, Kyushu Univ.
Prize for the IHY related photos taken between Jan. 2007 and Dec. 2007.
(detail information)

Activity of Prof. Yumoto was introduced in the IHY weekly. And he received a letter from IHY director (Dr. Joseph M. Davila) for the success of the MAGDAS (MAGnetic Data Acquisition System).

IHY weekly (http://ihy2007.org/newsroom/weekly.shtml)


STEL, Nagoya Univ. published comic booklets on the Sun-Earth System and seek volunteers who translate them into other languages.
http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/doce/outreach.html


2007.03.15 CAWSES/IHY Symposium I*Y session
(Nagoya Univ.)


2007.02.19-20 IHY Opening Ceremony and Kickoff Meeting at the United Nations STSCMeeting
(Vienna, Austraria)


IHY Topics in Japanese News papers
2007.01.21 Chunichi news paper: Catch motion of solar wind ! ＩＨＹ　ｓｔａrｔｓ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｙｅａｒ.
2007.01.05 Asahi News paper: IYEP starts this year with IHY, IPY, and eGY.
2007.01.01 Yomiuri News Paper: Four international science projects (IHY, IPY, eGY, and IPY) start this year.
Report on the IHY UN/NASA Workshop (Bangalore, India)


The 2nd UN/NASA Workshop on basic Space Science was held in Bangalore, India during 2006/11/27-12/01. Prof. Sakurai (NAO), Prof. Yumoto (SERC, Kyushu Univ.), Dr. Ueno (Kyoto Univ.), attended this meeting from Japan. In the meeting, there were sessions on IHY Overview, Photosphere, Chromosphere and Transition Region, Solar Coronal, Interplanetary Space, Magnetosphere, and so on. The next meeting is planned for Tokyo, Japan in Jun, 2007.

The 2nd UN/NASA IHY Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year and Basic Space Science (2006/11/27-12/1, Bangalore, India)
　- Report on the 1st UN/ESA/NASA IHY workshop on IHY 2007-
IHY Asia/Pacific Reginal Planning Meeting & International Space Weather Meridian Circle Program Workshop (2006/10/9-12, Bejing, China)