Space Weather Days for Spain

Europe/Amsterdam
ESAC (near Madrid, Spain)

ESAC (near Madrid, Spain)

Camino Bajo del Castillo, s/n, 28692 Villafranca del Castillo, Madrid, Spain
Description

Space Weather Days for Spain

Date & Format

📍 Venue: European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid
📅 Dates: 8–9 June 2026
👥 Audience: Spanish stakeholders involved in Space Weather

About the Workshop

We are pleased to invite Spanish stakeholders involved in Space Weather to the Space Weather Days for Spain, a two-day workshop aimed at bringing together the national community, identifying user needs, and assessing existing capabilities across the Spanish ecosystem.

This workshop will provide an opportunity to exchange views among institutional, scientific, technical, industrial and operational actors, and to support the definition of future national priorities and possible areas for coordination and development taking into account both the national and wider European context.

Focus & Objectives

• Gather the main Spanish actors involved in Space Weather

• Identify user needs across relevant sectors and communities

• Assess current national capabilities, expertise and infrastructures

• Foster dialogue and support future coordination and development activities taking into account both the national and wider European context.

Organisation

This workshop is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Spanish Space Agency (AEE).

Practical Information

  • In-person format
  • Registration deadline: Friday, 22 May 2026
  • Lunch: For both days, a lunch will be provided.

 

Contact Organising Team
    • 09:00 10:00
      Welcome Coffee 1h
    • 10:00 11:00
      Welcome Session 1h
    • 11:00 12:30
      Morning Plenary Talks from End Users 1h 30m

      Moderator

      • Nicolás Martin Martin (AEE)

      Speakers

      • Col. Juan Soriano Paradinas (MESPA)
      • Ana Bodero (ENAIRE)
      • José Caro (GMV)
      • Daniel Carrasco (Hidesat)
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 14:00 17:00
      Splinter Group Sessions 3h

      In Building D:
      - Communication and Navigation incl. Transportation, with Manuel Hernandez-Pajares (UPC) as moderator
      - Power System Operation, with Consuelo Cid (UAH) as moderator

      In Building B:
      - Needs & Solutions for the Space Sector, with Amelia Sanchez (Hispasat) as moderator
      - Extreme Event Planning and Preparedness, with Francisco Gallardo (AEE) as moderator

    • 17:00 17:15
      Coffee Break 15m
    • 17:15 18:00
      Splinter Summaries & Day 1 Wrap Up 45m
    • 18:00 20:30
      Social Event 2h 30m

      Reception in Building D

    • 09:00 10:00
      Welcome Coffee 1h
    • 10:00 11:10
      Participant Presentations – Session #1 1h 10m

      Chair

      • Sacha Bressollette (ESA)

      Presentations

      • Space Weather for Spain: Impact on EGNOS Service Performance, by Roberto Roldan (ESSP)
      • GNSS Space Weather monitoring, by M.Hernández-Pajares and G. Olivares-Pulido (UPC-IonSAT)
      • From Space Weather to Orbital Risk: SST-Based Methodologies for Safer and More Sustainable Space Operations, by Luis Martin (Arribes)
      • Latest Starion developments for addressing SWE global threats, by Sara De La Fuente (Starion)
      • Data Fusion for Space Weather at Scale: Opportunities, Challenges, and AI, by Besma Guesmi (Ubotica)
      • SOLPENCO2: a model to predict proton intensity-time profiles for the inner heliosphere, by Angels Aran (University of Barcelona)
      • Visualisation and analysis of astronomical and Earth Observation data on the web browser, by Yago Ascsaibar and Fabrizio Giordano (UAM)
    • 11:10 11:30
      Coffee Break 20m
    • 11:30 12:30
      Panel Session #1 – From Scientific Data to End User Driven Products 1h

      Moderator

      • Alexi Glover (ESA)

      Speakers

      • Valentin Martinez Pillet (IAC)
      • David Orozco (IAA)
      • Sara De La Fuente (Starion)
      • Pepa Brazal Aragón (GMV)
      • Manuel Hernandez Pajares (UPC)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:30
      Participant Presentations – Session #2 1h

      Chair

      • Juha-Pekka Luntama (ESA)

      Presentations

      • Activities and products of the Ebre Observatory in the field of space weather - GICs and ionospheric irregularities, by Santiago Marsal and Antoni Segarra (Ebre Observatory)
      • The Space Weather Group at the University of Alcalá: Activities and User Engagement, by Consuelo Cid (UAH-SWE)
      • Space Weather activities at the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, by Estefania Blanch and Alberto García-Rigo (IEEC)
      • Space Weather Capabilities at SRG-UAH, by Manuel Prieto Mateo (SRG-UAH)
      • A Research t(w)o Operations suite for Space Weather on the Canary Islands, by V. Martínez Pillet (IAC), C. Kuckein (IAC), M. Collados (IAC), P. Pallé (IAC), F. Moreno INSERTIS (IAC), H. Socas Navarro (EST Foundation) and Ana Pérez García (ISDEFE)
      • The European Solar Telescope: A status update, by Héctor Socas-Navarro (EST Project)
    • 14:30 15:30
      Panel Session #2– Towards Improved Space Weather Preparedness in Spain: Challenges and Opportunities 1h

      Moderator

      • Juha-Pekka Luntama (ESA)

      Speakers

      • Javier Rodriguez (AEE)
      • Consuelo Cid (UAH)
      • Oscar Franch (Hispasat)
      • Diana de Miguel (Airbus)
      • Luis Martin (Arribes)
    • 15:30 16:00
      Closing Session & Participant Feedback 30m

      Chairs:

      • Alexi Glover (ESA)
      • Javier Rodríguez González (AEE)