Space Weather Introductory Course
from
Monday, 9 February 2026 (08:45)
to
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 (16:45)
Monday, 9 February 2026
08:45
morning coffee
morning coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Introduction to Space Weather
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Introduction to Space Weather
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:45
10:45
Game
Game
10:45 - 10:55
10:55
Sneak preview space weather briefing
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Sneak preview space weather briefing
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
10:55 - 11:30
11:30
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
12:45
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
12:45 - 13:55
13:55
Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
13:55 - 14:20
14:20
Game (Elke)
Game (Elke)
14:20 - 14:30
14:30
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
Elisabeth Dom
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
Elisabeth Dom
14:30 - 15:20
15:20
Exercise on sensors
-
Elisabeth Dom
Exercise on sensors
Elisabeth Dom
15:20 - 15:50
15:50
Quick exercise to end
Quick exercise to end
15:50 - 16:30
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
08:45
Morning coffee
Morning coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
Space Weather of the day
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Space Weather of the day
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
Solar Wind
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Solar Wind
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:15 - 10:15
10:15
Visit to the radiation expert centre
-
Lenka Zychova
Visit to the radiation expert centre
Lenka Zychova
10:15 - 10:50
10:50
Game
Game
10:50 - 11:05
11:05
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
11:05 - 12:00
12:00
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
-
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:15
13:15
Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere
-
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
13:15 - 14:10
14:10
Game
Game
14:10 - 14:30
14:30
SWx impact on aviation
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
SWx impact on aviation
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
GNSS
GNSS
15:30 - 15:55
15:55
Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
15:55 - 16:05
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
08:45
Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
Space Weather of the day
-
Jan Janssens
Space Weather of the day
Jan Janssens
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
SWx impacts on Earth
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
SWx impacts on Earth
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
09:15 - 10:20
10:20
Game
Game
10:20 - 10:40
10:40
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
-
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Christophe Marque
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Christophe Marque
10:40 - 11:15
11:15
Advisory Exercise
-
Elisabeth Dom
Advisory Exercise
Elisabeth Dom
11:15 - 11:40
11:40
From a users perspective
-
Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
Michaela Brchnelova
11:40 - 12:10
12:10
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:00
13:00
URSIgrams
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
URSIgrams
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
13:00 - 14:10
14:10
Break
Break
14:10 - 14:25
14:25
Ursigram exercise
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Ursigram exercise
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
14:25 - 15:10
15:10
SWx products
-
Elke D'Huys
SWx products
Elke D'Huys
15:10 - 15:45
15:45
Game
Game
15:45 - 16:10
16:10
End
End
16:10 - 16:25