Following are the names of participants in various press events held at Spring Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, May 26-29. This advisory should be read in conjunction with AGU Release 98-15 of May 15, which describes these events, and other advisories issued earlier. The information herein is subject to change. All sessions listed below are in the Briefing Room, Room 111 of the Hynes Convention Center.

Please note that in most instances, only one person, the presenter, will make opening remarks, limited to a maximum of 15 minutes. The panelists' role is to answer questions in their respective areas of expertise from members of the media.

Tuesday, May 26

12:15 PM1998: The Year of the OceanPresenter:Dr. Bonnie McGregor, Associate Director, U.S. Geological Survey(Note: Light refreshments will be served.)

3:30 PMThe Global Impact of El Niño on the Earth SystemPresenter:Dr. David A. Salstein, Principal Scientist and Manager, Circulation Diagnostics Group, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.Panelists:Chester F. Ropelewski, International Research Institute for Climate PredictionByron D. Tapley, University of Texas at AustinJean O. Dickey, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJohn M. Gipson, NVI, Inc.Barbara Kolaczek, Space Research Center of the PAS, Warsaw

7:00 PMEarthquakes: can Boston survive the big one?Presenter:Dr. John Ebel, Director, Weston Observatory, Boston college

Wednesday, May 27

10:30 AMThe geodynamo: how does Earth produce its magnetic field?Presenter:Dr. Gary A, Glatzmaier, Los Alamos National LaboratoryPanelists:Rob Coe, University of California, Santa CruzMargaret Kivelson, University of California, Los AngelesDavid J. Stevenson, California Institute of TechnologyCary B. Forest, University of Wisconsin, Madison

12:15 PMThe Mars Global Surveyor MissionPresenter:Dr. Arden Albee, MGS Project Scientist, California Institute of TechnologyPanelists:Michael Malin, Malin Space Science SystemsPhilip R. Christensen, Arizona state UniversityMario H. Acuna, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterM. David Smith, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterG. Leonard Tyler, Stanford University

Thursday, May 28

12:15 PMCleaning up polluted ground water: can nature outdo technology?Presenter:Kathryn M. Hess, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Marlborough, Mass.Panelists:Richard L. Smith, U.S. Geological SurveyDouglas B. Kent, U.S. Geological SurveyDenis R. LeLeBlanc, U.S. Geological SurveyBarbara A. Bekins, U.S. Geological SurveyRobert P. Eganhous, U.S. Geological SurveyC. Ronald Yuen, Argonne National LaboratoryMiles E. Denham, Westinghouse Savannah River CompanyTodd H. Wiedemeir, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.Lucas A. Hellerich, University of Connecticut, StorrsJeffrey A. Lackovic, University of Connecticut, Storrs

1:30 PMDo auroras recognize coastlines?Presenter:Dr. Louis A. Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of IowaPanelists:Tuija I. Pulkkinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, HelsinkiMichael Mendillo, Boston UniversityGordon Rostoker, University of Alberta, Edmonton

3:30 PMGathering scientific data in the harshest climate on EarthPresenter:Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti, Bell Laboratories, Lucent TechnologiesPanelists:Theodore J. Rosenberg, University of Maryland, College ParkRoger L. Arnoldy, University of New Hampshire, DurhamJohn H. Doolittle, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center

Friday, May 29

9:30 AMTRACE: The latest news from the Sun, available to everyonePresenter:Dr. Alan Title, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center