Name: Space Weather Introductory Course
Start: 2026-10-12T08:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-14T16:10:00+02:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Space Weather Introductory Course

from Monday, 12 October 2026 (08:45) to Wednesday, 14 October 2026 (16:10)

Monday, 12 October 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 Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
10:45 - 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 Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys
14:20 - 15:10
15:10 Exercise on sensors - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Exercise on sensors
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
15:10 - 15:40
15:40 Quick exercise to end
Quick exercise to end
15:40 - 16:05
Tuesday, 13 October 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 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
09:15 - 10:10
10:10 short break
short break
10:10 - 10:25
10:25 Solar Wind - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Wind
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
10:25 - 11:15
11:15 short break
short break
11:15 - 11:20
11:20 Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere - Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
- Tobias Verhulst (RMI)
11:20 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:00
13:00 From a users perspective - Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
- Michaela Brchnelova
13:00 - 13:45
13:45 short break
short break
13:45 - 13:50
13:50 SWx impact on aviation - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx impact on aviation
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
13:50 - 14:50
14:50 GNSS, EUI and proba-3
GNSS, EUI and proba-3
14:50 - 15:25
15:25 Advisory Exercise - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Advisory Exercise
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
15:25 - 16:00
16:00 Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
16:00 - 16:10
Wednesday, 14 October 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 - 10:35
10:35 Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre - Christophe Marque Antonio Martínez Picar (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
- Christophe Marque
- Antonio Martínez Picar (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
10:35 - 11:05
11:05 URSIgrams - Jan Janssens (STCE)
URSIgrams
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
11:05 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:00
13:00 Visit to the radiation expert centre - Erwin de Donder Sophie Chabanski (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)) Lenka Zychova
Visit to the radiation expert centre
- Erwin de Donder
- Sophie Chabanski (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB))
- Lenka Zychova
13:00 - 13:45
13:45 Break
Break
13:45 - 14:00
14:00 Ursigram exercise - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Ursigram exercise
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
14:00 - 14:40
14:40 SWx products - Elke D'Huys
SWx products
- Elke D'Huys
14:40 - 15:35
15:35 End
End
15:35 - 15:50