Name: Space Weather Introductory Course
Start: 2026-02-09T08:45:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-11T16:45:00+01:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Space Weather Introductory Course

from Monday, February 9, 2026 (8:45 AM) to Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (4:45 PM)

Monday, February 9, 2026

8:45 AM morning coffee
morning coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Introduction to Space Weather - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Introduction to Space Weather
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM Game
Game
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM Sneak preview space weather briefing - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Sneak preview space weather briefing
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
12:45 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

2:20 PM Game (Elke)
Game (Elke)
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys Elisabeth Dom
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys
- Elisabeth Dom
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Exercise on sensors - Elisabeth Dom
Exercise on sensors
- Elisabeth Dom
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM Quick exercise to end
Quick exercise to end
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

8:45 AM Morning coffee
Morning coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Space Weather of the day - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Space Weather of the day
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM Solar Wind - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Wind
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Visit to the radiation expert centre - Lenka Zychova
Visit to the radiation expert centre
- Lenka Zychova
10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM Game
Game
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere - Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
- Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere - Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere
- Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
1:15 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM Game
Game
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM SWx impact on aviation - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx impact on aviation
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM GNSS
GNSS
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

3:55 PM Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

8:45 AM Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Space Weather of the day - Jan Janssens
Space Weather of the day
- Jan Janssens
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM SWx impacts on Earth - Jan Janssens (STCE)
SWx impacts on Earth
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
9:15 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM Game
Game
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Advisory Exercise - Elisabeth Dom
Advisory Exercise
- Elisabeth Dom
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM From a users perspective - Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
- Michaela Brchnelova
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM URSIgrams - Jan Janssens (STCE)
URSIgrams
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM Break
Break
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
2:25 PM Ursigram exercise - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Ursigram exercise
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
2:25 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM SWx products - Elke D'Huys
SWx products
- Elke D'Huys
3:10 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM Game
Game
3:45 PM - 4:10 PM

4:10 PM End
End
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM