The committee for the definition of the Next Scientific Program (NSP) for SCOSTEP has identified a theme of predictability as a unifying force for coordinating research and outreach activities for the period 2019-2024. The program would be named PRESTO: Predictability of the variable Solar-Terrestrial Coupling, and would be aligned along three pillars of research: Sun, interplanetary space and geospace; Space weather and the Earth’s atmosphere; Solar activity and its influence on the climate of the Earth System. This talk presents the major aspects of PRESTO. The NSP committee comprised the following members: Loren Chang, Sergio Dasso, Olga Khabarova, Emilia Kilpua, Daniel Marsh, Katja Matthes, Dibyendu Nandi, Annika Seppälä, Rémi Thiéblemont and Qiugang Zong
Mode of presentation: oral (Need to be confirmed by the SOC)