Due to the continuing global pandemic of COVID-19 there is still considerable uncertainty regarding the return to normal conditions, particularly with respect to travelling and in-person meetings. Therefore, the Organizing Committee of the International Radiation Symposium 2020, originally planned for 6 -10 July 2020 in Thessaloniki, Greece, decided to further postpone the Symposium to 4-8 July 2022, hoping that by that time the conditions will allow the organization of a successful meeting. Dr. Kuo-Nan Liou (Distinguished Professor of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA) passed away on 20 March 2021. We post a tribute to Dr. Liou on our web page (Link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please follow this Link (click<\/a>) to find the official page of commemorating the life of Dr. Michael I. Mishchenko (1959-2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n IRS2020: The next International Radiation Symposium will be held July 6-10, 2020 at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall Convention and Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece. This is a quadrennial meeting where radiation scientists from the world to come together and share up-to-minute sciences, and the Symposium will be hosted by Prof. Alkiviadis Bais at the Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics (LAP), School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Last IRS was held at Auckland, New Zealand in 2016. The IRC and LOC welcome all radiation scientists to join the meeting and enjoy the great moment. Dear colleagues and friends, View Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are important timelines for the abstract submission, registration, students’ support, and symposium program. Please find detailed plans at IRS2020 website (click)<\/a> View Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Important timelines You can reach it through the link below. View Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2018 IRC Business Meeting<\/strong> will be concurrent with the AMS Radiation\/Cloud Physics Conference which will be in Vancouver Canada in 9-13 July 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The International Radiation Symposium 2016 will be held at The University of Auckland, New Zealand from Sunday 17th to Friday 22nd April, 2016. IRS 2016<\/strong> Time: 8:45 AM<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 8:45 AM<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 8:45 AM<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012. Last Updated: June 23, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 7:30 PM\/19:30<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 8:45 AM<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012. Last Updated: June 23, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 6:30 PM\/18:30<\/em> This news item posted on June 22, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 9:00 AM<\/em> Opening Day of IRS 2012 This news item posted on June 22, 2012. Last Updated: June 23, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 30 June 2011<\/em> The 2011 IRC Business Meeting<\/strong> was successfully held on Thursday, 30 June, This news item posted on July 14, 2011. Last Updated: August 30, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 6:30 p.m.\/18:30<\/em> The upcoming IRC Business Meeting<\/strong> will be held on Thursday, 30 June<\/strong>, This news item posted on August 5, 2010. Last Updated: March 17, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Location: Melbourne, Australia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration for 2011 IUGG <\/a>in Melbourne is open. This news item posted on October 22, 2010. Last Updated: July 14, 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments from IRC Emeritus President Terry Nakajima, who is also the President of the<\/strong> Atmospheric, Ocean and Environmental Science Section of the Japan Geoscience Union,<\/strong> regarding the impact of the earthquake in the East Japan area<\/strong> This news item posted on March 25, 2011. Last Updated: October 10, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 1230 UTC<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1230 UTC This news item posted on December 29, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The third APRS (Asia Pacific Radiation Symposium) was held at the International Conference Hall at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, from August 25th to 28th, 2010. The symposium’s organizing committee was led by Prof. Byung-Ju Sohn (Seoul National University) and Jhoon Kim (Yonsei University, Seoul). This news item posted on November 12, 2010. Last Updated: October 10, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Location: Bremen, Germany<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n IRC members gathered for the Business Meeting at the Messe Bremen, This news item posted on October 22, 2010. Last Updated: December 17, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin, Germany<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n IRS 2012<\/a> This news item posted on July 29, 2010. Last Updated: March 17, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 1230 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This news item posted on February 4, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time: 1230 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This news item posted on January 26, 2010. Last Updated: February 3, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please familiarize yourself with the new This news item posted on August 28, 2009. Last Updated: August 5, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please familiarize yourself with the new This news item posted on April 20, 2009.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This news item posted on April 20, 2009.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may read the tributes here for Julius London<\/a>, Joachim Joseph<\/a> and Anthony Slingo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This news item posted on April 20, 2009. Last Updated: November 12, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you participated at IRS2008, you should have received your copy of the IRS2008 Proceedings Book by now. If you have not gotten your copy, please let us know by sending an email to Carol Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This news item posted on March 11, 2009.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n IRC members have voted. From a pool of 30 nominees, 21 new members from 15 countries have been elected to the IRC for the 2008-2012 term. New members for 2008-2012 are (to contact select any name):
The procedures and deadlines for re-confirmation, update or cancellation of already submitted abstracts, as well as for submission of new abstracts will be announced later this year….
(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nApril 2, 2021 – A tribute to Dr. Kuo-Nan Liou (1943-2021)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
July 27, 2020 – Official page of commemorating the life of Dr. Michael I. Mishchenko (1959-2020)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
July 6, 2020 – IRS2020 in Thessaloniki, Greece<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The host city Thessaloniki is well introduced here in an NYT article(Link<\/a>). …
(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMarch 27, 2020 – IRS 2020: Postponed to June 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The unprecedented global outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and associated restrictions in traveling forced us to postpone the International Radiation Symposium 2020 that was planned for 6-10 July in Thessaloniki, Greece, for mid- to end-June 2021.
We would like to thank you, the over 550 authors who submitted over 600 abstracts, for your interest to participate in IRS 2020 and we do hope that your interest will be kept alive for next year?? event. We also hope that you, your families and colleagues stay unaffected by this global disease.
In the coming weeks, with the COVID-19 disease hopefully declining, we will inform you about the exact dates of the 2021 Symposium and provide details on re-confirmation, update or cancelation of the already submitted abstracts.
Registration to IRS 2020 will be suspended for now and will re-open in due time.
Best wishes,
Alkis Bais
on behalf of the IRS 2020 Organizing Committee…
(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJanuary 7, 2020 – IRS2020: Important Timelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Submission of Abstracts<\/strong> (Link)<\/a>
Deadline: 7 Jan 2020 (Ended)
Registration<\/strong> (Link)<\/a>
Open: 1 September 2019
Early-bird deadline: 30 March 2020
Regular deadline: 30 June 2020
Applications for Students’ Support<\/strong> (Link)<\/a>
Open: 15 February 2020
Close: 29 February 2020
Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2020
Symposium Program<\/strong> (Link)<\/a>
Announcement of Preliminary program: 16 April 2020
Announcement of Final program: 15 May 2020
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(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSeptember 1, 2019 – IRS2020 registration opened on 1 September 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Open: 1 September 2019
Early-bird deadline: 30 March 2020
Regular deadline: 30 June 2020
Information on how to register is found in the following link.
https:\/\/www.irs2020.org\/how-to-register\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSeptember 5, 2018 – Tribute in remembrance of Dr. Barkstrom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tribute in remembrance of Dr. Barkstrom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nJuly 9, 2018 – IRC Business Meeting in Vancouver (July 2018)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
April 16, 2016 – International Radiation Symposium IRS 2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It will follow the tradition of previous IRS in providing a forum for the presentation of the best and latest research in Atmospheric Radiation in its many forms.
A combination of plenary and parallel sessions will be held Sunday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for a local excursion. There will be an ice breaker on the Saturday evening before the programme starts, and a banquet mid week. Depending on the response, we anticipate about 300 oral presentations as well as several poster sessions.
More details on the programme will follow in due course. The abstract deadline will likely be in October 2015.
www.irs2016.org
(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJune 23, 2015 – International Radiation Symposium – IRS 2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The International Radiation Symposium 2016 will be held at The University of Auckland, New Zealand from
Sunday 17th to Friday 22nd April, 2016.<\/strong>
It will follow the tradition of previous IRS in providing a forum for the presentation of the best and latest research in Atmospheric Radiation in its many forms.
A combination of plenary and parallel sessions will be held Sunday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for a local excursion. There will be an ice breaker on the Saturday evening before the programme starts, and a banquet mid week.
Depending on the response, we anticipate about 300 oral presentations as well as several poster sessions.
More details on the programme will follow in due course. The abstract deadline will likely be in October 2015.
You will find detailed information on IRS 2016 on the website:
http:\/www.irs2016.org\/<\/a>
Contacts:
Prof. Roger Davies
r.davies@auckland.ac.nz
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(read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 10, 2012 – IRS 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 9, 2012 – IRS 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 8, 2012 – IRS 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 8, 2012 – IRS 2012 Banquet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: InterContinental Hotel, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 7, 2012 – IRS 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 7, 2012 – IRC Business Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Harvard Room, Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAugust 6, 2012 – First Day of IRS 2012, Icebreaker in Evening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Icebreaker in the evening<\/p>\n\n\n\nJuly 14, 2011 – 2011 IRC Business Meeting Successfully Held<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia, during IUGG 2011.
Some members also attended an optional informal dinner Friday, 1 July at the
Woolshed Pub in Docklands where they were greeted by a rousing fireworks display
preceding an Australian Football Game at the adjacent Etihad Stadium.
A special guest at the Woolshed Pub gathering, Adrienne Cahalan, entertained the
group with amazing stories of her record-setting circumnavigation of the globe on a
sailboat and her numerous Sydney-to-Hobart races. The Professional Yachtswoman
also holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Meteorology from the University of
Reading.
The IRS 2012 Berlin Status Report<\/strong> and Working Group, Rapporteur and SORCE
Reports<\/strong> are now posted in the Resources section under the 2011 Business Meeting<\/a>.
Coming Soon:<\/em>
2011 IRC Business Meeting Presentation
2011 IRC Business Meeting Minutes
<\/p>\n\n\n\nJune 30, 2011 – Business Meeting: 30 June 2011, Meeting Rm 103 in Melbourne Convention Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 103<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia,
during IUGG 2011<\/a> which runs from 28 June – 7 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Date: 30 June 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room 103, Level 1, Melbourne Convention Centre<\/strong>
Light fare will be provided.<\/em>
There will also be an informal dinner get-together for IRC members
and guests on Friday, 1 July at a Melbourne restaurant, time and
place TBD.
The IRC is sponsoring\/co-sponsoring 4 IAMAS symposia:
M01 – Solar UV Radiation – Blumthaler, Groebner
M03 – Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Radiation Interactions – Feingold, Koren, Stephens
M08 – The Impact of Solar Variability on the Earth – Langematz, Schmutz
M09 – Three-dimensional Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere – Marshak
Click here for detailed information on the IAMAS sessions at 2011 IUGG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nJune 28, 2011 – 2011 IUGG Registration Open<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Abstract Submission is now closed.
Early Bird Registration <\/em>– On or before 10 April 2011<\/strong>
Standard Registration<\/em> – On or after 11 April 2011<\/strong>
Authors who submitted abstracts, and successful Conference Grant applicants
will be notified of paper acceptance 28 March 2011<\/strong>
Author Registration & Early Bird Deadline: 10 April 2011<\/strong>
Presenters and successful grant applicants MUST<\/strong> register by this date or
their papers will be withdrawn from the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMarch 25, 2011 – Statement from IRC Emeritus President Terry Nakajima on the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We would like to express our deepest sympathy and sorrow concerning the serious damage and loss by the Northwest Pacific Earthquake. We pay sincere respect to the indomitable spirit of the people facing the serious damage caused by the earthquake and associated tsunami and who are working to recover from this situation. As scientists, we want to express our will to make any and all contributions that we can to ease and mitigate the difficulties that result from the earthquake and associated tsunami.
The government, ministries, related organizations, and academic communities are now trying to collect and analyze all the information and scientific data associated with the earthquake and damage caused by the earthquake, so that the public can take deliberate action based on the information issued by the government and related organizations to minimize the adverse impacts on public health and society. At the same time, we believe that government and related organizations
should appropriately share and transmit scientific information to ensure that the best information can be provided to the public.
There is a great need for scientists to carry out immediate and thorough analyses of accurate atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental observations and models to provide advice to the government, ministries, and the public, who rely on the disclosure of observations and data from the government and related organizations. We urgently solicit the collaboration of all scientists to work together toward such goals. We wish for timely and efficient cooperation among government, society, and the academic communities to help people to recover from this unprecedented disaster.
Teruyuki Nakajima, Section President<\/p>\n\n\n\nJanuary 4, 2011 – Skype Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
0730 a.m. Eastern time (U.S.)<\/p>\n\n\n\nNovember 12, 2010 – Report of the 3rd APRS held in Seoul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
View or download the Report of the 3rd APRS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOctober 22, 2010 – Bremen Meeting Photos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
and several met informally at the Bremen Ratskeller.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJuly 29, 2010 – IRS 2012 in Berlin a Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Organized by the Officers and Members of the International Radiation Commission (IRC) and the Local
Organizing Committee from Berlin, the quadrennially-convened International Radiation Symposium was held
from 6-10 August, 2012 in Berlin, Germany at the Seminaris CampusHotel Science and Conference Center,
also known as the “Dahlem Cube”, located on the campus of the Free University.
Participating in the IRS2012 were 533 paid registrants from 33 countries<\/a>. Twelve students from eleven
countries received travel awards of 1000 USD each to attend the IRS.
The Science Programme included presentations in 10 sessions plus 11 union talks, including lectures by
the recipients of the IRC Young Scientist Award (Robert Levy), and the Gold Medal Award (Kuo-Nan Liou).
The IRS2012 Proceedings papers will be published online by AIP with open access in perpetuity, and be
searchable and downloadable.
The 2012 IRC Business Meeting was also held at the Dahlem Cube during the week of the IRS. Thirty-three
participants from 11 countries attended, including 2 emeritus presidents. Four recently deceased atmospheric
science researchers were remembered:
Georgio Fiocco (1931-2012)
Gregory Leptoukh (1953-2012)
C. Martin R. Platt (1933-2012) and
James Weinman (1930-2012).
New Officers were elected for the 2012-2016 term of the IRC: Werner Schmutz, President, PMOD\/WRC (SUI);
B.J. Sohn, Vice-President, Seoul National Univ. (KOR), and Peter Pilewskie, Secretary, LASP (USA).
Reports from eight Working Groups were presented.
The next IRC Business Meeting will be held at DACA-13 in Davos, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMarch 2, 2010 – Monthly IRC Skype Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
February 4, 2010 – Monthly Skype Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
August 28, 2009 – Voting Rules for Member and Officer Selection Approved at IRC Business Meeting in Montreal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Voting Rules for the Selection of IRC Members<\/a> and
Voting Rules for the Selection of IRC Officers<\/a>.
These rules were unanimously approved by the members present
at the IRC Business Meeting on 24 July 2009 in Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\nApril 17, 2009 – New Draft IRC Voting Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Draft Voting Rules for the Selection of IRC Members<\/a> and
Draft Voting Rules for the Selection of IRC Officers<\/a>.
Commissioners will vote on the adoption of the rules this July at the Business Meeting in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\nApril 16, 2009 – Check out the IRC Photo Albums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
April 15, 2009 – Tributes for Julie London, Joachim Joseph and Tony Slingo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
April 14, 2009 – IRS2008 Proceedings: did you receive your copy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
February 23, 2009 – 21 New Members from 15 Countries Elected for 2008-2012; 9 New WG Chair Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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