1. MERCURY OBSERVATIONS -- JUNE 2006 DATA REVIEW MEETING -- 20-21 November 2006 Center for Space Physics, Boston University, College of Arts and Sciences Room 500 5th Floor, 725 Commonwealth Avenue (617) 353-5990 Sunday 19 November 2006: – Evening Social Event - Meet in lobby of Hotel Buckminster 7 PM Monday 20 November 2006 8:45-9:00 Coffee, juice and pastry 9:00-9:30 Welcome and Meeting Overview…………………………….………….…...M. Mendillo Part I: What types of data were taken? 9:30-10:00: AEOS Observations New Instrumentation……………………….….......................J. Baumgardner Preliminary Results…………………………………………………….J. Wilson 10:00-10:30: CFHT……………………………………………….................….…A. Doressoundiram 10:30-11:00: TNG Observations…………………………………….…………………….. C. Barbieri 11:00-11:15: Break 11:15-11:45: Kitt Peak Observations……………………………………..………………...…R. Killen 11:45-12:15: Tohoku Observatory Observations………………………………...………….S. Okano 12:15-12:45: BU at Tohoku Observatory Observations…………………..……………….. J. Wilson 12:45-14:15: Lunch Break - Faculty Dinning Room - Cabot Room - 5th floor of BU Student Union Part II: Preliminary and Final Data Analysis Plans 14:15-15:30: Discussion of data analysis status for each site……………………………..…….All - Individual data sets to be analyzed independently - Common Day data sets to be analyzed jointly 15:30-15:45: Break 15:45- 16:15: Observing Mercury’s Surface…………………………….… K. Hanna, A. Sprague

2. Part III: The Next Campaign(s) 16:15-16:30: Periodic Monitoring of Mercury’s Exosphere and Special Campaign Mode Observations…………..…..……………..M. Mendillo 16:30-17:30: Optimizing Observing Conditions……………………….…………….….....J. Wilson Discussion…………………………………………………..……………………....…All 19:00: Group Dinner at The Castle at Boston University, 225 Bay State Road Tuesday 21 November 2006 8:45- 9:00: Coffee, juice and pastry Part IV: Relating Observations to Theory and Modeling 9:00- 9:30: Review of physical processes and modeling approaches…………….....F. Leblanc 9:30-10:00: Discussion of important issues linking data and models……...............................All 10:00-10:30: Crucial datasets needed? Revise goals of next campaign? ……………………..All 10:30-10:45: Break Part V: Publication and Presentation Plans 10:45-11:45: Individual and Joint Publication Strategies……………………..……M. Mendillo, All Reporting findings to BepiColombo & MESSENGER teams………M. Mendillo, All Noon: Adjourn.

3. DatesObserverSiteInstrumentType of Observation Data Quality June 9-16 Potter et al.Kitt Peak1 & 2-D Imaging Spectrograph Tail cross sections <40” Good 6 of 8 nights June 16-18 Doressoundiram & Leblanc CHTF Hawaii 1.6” Spectrograph Point measurements Excellent June 16-19 Barbieri et al.TNG Canary Islands Imaging Spectrograph E-W & N-S scans, 12” slit Good-Fair Jun 6-30 Jul14-18 Okano et al.Tohoku Obs. Maui 2-D Imaging FPIDay & twilight 30” field Good - Excellent June 9-10 Mendillo et al.AEOS, Maui2D Image Slicer & Dual Imager 20x20 pix, 10” field Good-Fair June 14- 15 17-18 Baumgardner et al. Tohoku Obs. Maui 2D Image Slicer & Dual Imager 20x20 pix, 30” field Very Good - Fair Summary of Joint Campaign Mercury Sodium Observations - June 2006

4. June67891011121314151617181920 Kitt Peak (Arizona) ___ CHTF (Hawaii) ___ TNG (Canaries) ___ AEOS (Maui) ___ Tohoku U. (Maui) ___ BU @ TU (Maui) ___ Mercury “Sodium Watch” Campaign – June 2006