List of Solicited Speakers for “To the Edge of the Solar System and Beyond”

General introductory and tutorial talks (COSPAR/IAF/IAU): 30+10
Solicited talks: 20+5
Contributed Talks: 12+3

Topic:

Speaker(s):

I.

General Introduction - Global structure of the heliosphere and interaction with the LISM

Hans-Jörg Fahr

What is the global structure of the heliosphere and the nature of its boundaries?

1

The Solar Wind and Interplanetary Medium in the Outer Heliosphere

John Richardson

2

Remote sensing of the Heliospheric Boundary

Andrzej Czechowski

3

The Heliospheric Hydrogen Wall and Astrospheres

Brian Wood

4

Anomalous Cosmic Rays and their Relation to the Heliospheric Boundary

Berndt Klecker

What is the nature of our environment in the galaxy?

5

The Distribution and Properties of Neutral Gas in the Local Interstellar Medium 

John Dickey

6

The Distribution and Properties of Ionized Gas in the Local Interstellar Medium

Ron Reynolds

7

The Radiation Environment of the Local Interstellar Medium

Jim Slavin

8

Diagnostics of the Local Interstellar Medium Using Particles and UV Radiation

Lallement

9

Composition of the Local Interstellar Medium as Diagnosed with Pickup Ions

Johannes Geiss

10

Small Bodies and Dust in the Outer Solar System

Tadashi Mukai;
Kimura, Mann, and Yamamoto

11

Galactic Cosmic Rays in Our Neighborhood and their Access to the Heliosphere

Stefan Ferreira

How do we explore our cosmic neighborhood in the future?

II.

General introduction - Interstellar Probe, a Means to Explore Our Local Neighborhood

Richard Mewaldt

12

Instrumentation for Interstellar Exploration
[cross fertilize with IAF]

Michael Gruntman

Solicited Talks    (IAF)

1 Nuclear Electric Propulsion for Interstellar Precursor Missions George Schmidt
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