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IERS Message No. 307                                       July 20, 2016
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20th International Workshop on Laser Ranging: First Circular


GFZ Potsdam and the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) are
pleased to announce that the 20th International Workshop on Laser
Ranging will be held in Potsdam Germany during the week of October
09-14, 2016 at GFZ Potsdam, Telegrafenberg.

Please find below the first circular for the workshop. We hope you will
consider attending the workshop and encourage you to register early at
the workshop website:

http://iwslr2016.gfz-potsdam.de/international-workshop-on-laser-ranging

Regards,
Carey Noll

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20th International Workshop on Laser Ranging
"The Path Toward the Next Generation Laser Ranging Network"

October 9-14, 2016


First Circular


GFZ Potsdam and the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) are
pleased to announce that the 20th International Workshop on Laser
Ranging will be held in Potsdam Germany during the week of October
09-14, 2016 at GFZ Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, Building H, Lecture Hall.


PROGRAM TOPICS:

- Advances in laser ranging technology and new applications
- Co-locations and other intra- and inter-technique calibrations
- Strategies and priorities for laser ranging
- Understanding and addressing SLR station systematics
- Progress in laser ranging analysis
- Current trends in lunar ranging
- SLR tracking of space debris
- Automation of laser ranging systems
- Interplanetary ranging and time transfer
- Advances in retroreflector arrays and their modeling
- Station clinics
- Poster sessions
  o ILRS station posters: Progress, developments, and plans at current
    and future ILRS Stations;
  o ILRS mission posters: Current missions - status of the missions,
    benefit provided by ILRS services; future needs; Future missions -
    status, plans, and requirements;
  o Addendum posters to the oral sessions
  o General topics in laser ranging

Oral sessions for the workshop will include a keynote talk, short
presentations, and discussion leading to recommendations where
appropriate. Station representatives are STRONGLY encouraged to submit
posters detailing progress at and plans for their stations. Similarly,
the program committee requests posters from contacts for missions
tracked by the ILRS to let us know how we are doing in our support of
these missions and what is being done with the data provided.

The local organizing committee has created a web portal for meeting
registration:

http://iwslr2016.gfz-potsdam.de/international-workshop-on-laser-ranging


REGISTRATION

Registration for IWSLR participants is now open through the workshop
website. The registration fee is 200 Euro.

We urge attendees to REGISTER EARLY! Attendees can pay this fee by
credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) until September 25,
2016. Following that time, the registration fee must be paid in cash at
the reception desk.

After a successful registration, attendees can view additional
information, make a hotel reservation, and submit abstracts.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
- Graham Appleby (UK)
- John Degnan (USA)
- Ludwig Grunwaldt (Germany)
- Georg Kirchner (Austria)
- Cinzia Luceri (Italy)
- David McCormick (USA)
- Carey Noll (USA)
- Toshi Otsubo (Japan)
- Erricos Pavlis (USA)
- Mike Pearlman (USA)
- Ulli Schreiber (Germany)
- Andrey Sokolov (Russia)
- Zhang Zhongping (China)


IMPORTANT DATES

- Registration and abstract submission is now open. The abstract
  submission deadline is Sunday, September 7, 2016 23:59 UTC.

- A limited number of rooms in hotels at a special rate are reserved
  until August 15. Details about the hotel reservation are available
  only after registration.

If you have any questions, please contact:
  Ludwig Grunwaldt (GFZ, Coordinator of Program Committee) at:
    grun [at] gfz-potsdam.de
  or the organizing committee at:
    iwslr2016-organizers [at] gfz-potsdam.de

We look forward to meeting you in October!


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