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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

IAU Symposium 286
Comparative Magnetic Minima: Characterizing quiet times in the Sun and Stars
October 3-7, 2011
Mendoza, Argentina

Solar and stellar minima represent times of low magnetic activity and
simple helio/asterospheres. They are thus excellent targets for
interdisciplinary, system-wide studies of the origins of stellar
variability and consequent impacts on planetary systems. The recent solar
minimum extended longer and was "quieter" than any we have observed in the
Space Age, inspiring both scientific and public interest. A rich variety
of satellite and ground-based observations, in conjunction with
theoretical and numerical modeling advances, have allowed us to probe the
peculiarities of this minimum as never before. The implications are
far-reaching, connecting Earth to Sun to stars, radio to X-ray to cosmic
rays, and the plethora of observations of recent minima to the Sun's past
behavior as preserved in cosmogenic isotopes and historical sunspot and
auroral records.

IAU Symposium 286 will enable a comparison of recent results from a wide
variety of scientific disciplines. Subjects covered will include:

Solar and stellar magnetic minima: definitions and indicators

Differences between minima: from Stars to Sun to Earth

Sources of cycle variability: dynamos and flux transport processes

Grand minima: origins and implications

The symposium will consist of invited talks, contributed talks, and poster
presentations. An IAU Symposium Proceedings will be published after the
symposium by the Cambridge University Press.

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Hebe Cremades, Sarah Gibson, Cristina Mandrini, and David Webb,
On behalf of IAU 286 SOC and LOC