• Topic I: Signatures of particle acceleration before (pre-event), during (impulsive phase) and after (afterglow) the flare
  
• Topic II: Observational constraints on accelerated particles (energetics, numbers of accelerated particles, spectral-index evolution, location and acceleration time)
• Topic III: Is the role of magnetic topology important for the acceleration and transport of high energy particles?
• Topic IV: What is the respective role of shocks, stochastic acceleration and direct E-fields on particle acceleration, with emphasis on the their interrelation to the energy release process (reconnection)
• Topic V: To what extent do the limitations to our current observations determine the processes involved? Such observational limitations include not only size-scale issues (both on sub-resolution and large size scales) but also energy regimes to which observational access is difficult (non-thermal electrons at low energies in the presence of thermal plasma and ions below ~5 MeV). Although the properties of these particles are virtually unobserved, they may still play a major role in the energetics and the energy release.
  

Wednesday AM II	Organization and start with discussion on topic I (informal presentations)
Wednesday PM I	Topic II (transport and high-energy particle heating)
Wednesday PM II	Topic II (transport and high-energy particle heating)
Thursday AM II	Topic III (the role of magnetic topology in particle acceleration)
Thursday PM I	Topic III (the role of magnetic topology in particle acceleration)
Thursday PM II	Topic IV (common session with WG2)
Friday AM I	Pre-event, post-event particle acceleration and acceleration without a flare
Friday AM II	Reconnection and particle acceleration in the magnetosphere (with WG2)
Friday PM I	Topic V
Friday PM II	Topic V