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There was an IHY UK Meeting on November 1st at Burlington House, London. Presentations were given on activities planned in the UK for IHY and there was discussion on bothe the scientific and public outreach aspects of IHY.

As part of the International Polar Year (IPY), The combined ICESTAR-IHY full proposal to IPY has been given final endorsement by IPY as accepted has been selected to lead a cluster of projects looking at geospace effects in the polar regions. This activity is being carried out in partnership with another proposal to IPY called ICESTAR. A combined proposal drawing together 26 projects was prepared and was conditionally endorsed by the IPY Committee as a full proposal in August 2005. Final endorsements, conditional on progress, are due by 1 March 2006.

The 2005 United Nations/ESA Workshop on Basic Space Science will be held from 20 to 23 November 2005 at the United Arab Emirates University in El-Ain, UAE. This workshop will focus on developing space science in developing nations, with a special emphasis on the opportunities for IHY. We will be developing a plan to enhance participation of developing nations for the IHY 2007 and beyond. The call for participation is now closed and the final selection of participants will soon be complete.

First IHY European General Assembly - January 2006 which aims to present the status of European activities for IHY and to stimulate further involvement from European scientists. More information can be found here.

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