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IERS Message No. 41                                       April 23, 2003
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Seminar "Earth Rotation and Satellite Geodesy"


Annual Seminar of Commission of Satellite Geodesy,
Committee Space Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
Section of Geodetic Networks, Committee of Geodesy PAS
Section of Geodynamics, Committee of Geodesy PAS
Space Research Centre PAS

EARTH ROTATION AND SATELLITE GEODESY - FROM ASTROMETRY TO GNSS

Warsaw, 18-19 September 2003

First announcement and call for papers


Scientific Programme Committee:
Prof. Janusz B. Zielinski    (SRC PAS) - chairperson,
Prof. Lubomir W. Baran       (UWM),
Prof. Aleksander Brzezinski  (SRC PAS),
Dr.   Jolanta Nastula        (SRC PAS),
Prof. Stanislaw  Oszczak     (UWM),
Prof. Jerzy Rogowski         (WUT).

SRC PAS - Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences
UWM     - Uniwersity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
WUT     - Warsaw University of Technology

Local Organizing Committee
Dr.   Jolanta Nastula - chairperson
Prof. Aleksander Brzezinski - vice chairperson
Secretariat
Krystyna Radomska
Hanna Kowalik
Michal Sawicki

Contact address
EARTH ROTATION AND SATELLITE GEODESY - FROM ASTROMETRY TO GNSS.
Space Research Centre of PAS
Bartycka 18a, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
tel: +48 22 840 37 66; tel/fax: 48 39 12 12 73
e-mail: polgeod@cbk.waw.pl


Objectives

The seminar "Earth rotation and satellite geodesy - from astrometry to
GNSS" will be held at the Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of
Sciences in Warsaw, on 18 and 19 September 2003. The Seminar is intended
as a forum for discussion of the current problems in the fields of the
Earth rotation, satellite geodesy and applications of satellite
techniques to geodesy and geodynamics. A special session will be
dedicated to celebration of the jubilee of 50 years of the scientific
work of Prof. Barbara Kolaczek. On the evening of the first day there
will be a conference dinner. The conference language will be Polish and
English. Details about the program, including list of invited papers,
will be given in the next circular.


Registration

If you plan to attend the Seminar, please fill in the registration form
and return it by May 31, 2003 to the LOC by e-mail.


Call for papers

Participants, who plan to submit an oral or poster contribution, are
kindly requested to give the title and abstract of the presentation
(maximum 300 words) using the enclosed registration form. The SPC will
decide about the acceptance of contribution and inform the authors
before 1 July 2003.


Proceedings

The conference presentations will be published on CD-ROM and sent to all
participants. The authors will receive instructions for preparing their
contributions for publications in proceedings.


Registration fee

The registration fee is 160 zl (Polish zloty, 1 Euro = 4.37 zl, 1 $ =
4.08 zl, rates of 28 March 2003). It includes abstract volume, daily
refreshments, participation in the conference dinner including
transport, and the conference proceedings on CD-ROM. The registration
fee can be paid in cash at the seminar site.


Future information

For current information please visit the Website
(http://polgeod.cbk.waw.pl). Information about hotels in Warsaw is
available trough (http://www.hotelsinpoland.com). If you need assistance
please contact the LOC polgeod@cbk.waw.pl.


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Annual Seminar of Commission of Satellite Geodesy,
Committee Space Research PAS
Section of Geodetic Networks, Committee of Geodesy PAS
Section of Geodynamics, Committee of Geodesy PAS
Space Research Centre PAS.

EARTH ROTATION AND SATELLITE GEODESY - FROM ASTROMETRY TO GNSS

Warsaw, 18-19 September 2003


Application Form

Please fill and mail to: polgeod@cbk.waw.pl
before 31 May 2003

First Name:                                             Name:
Tittle/degree:                                          Organisation:

Address:

Code:               City:                               Country:
Phone no:                                               Fax no:
E-mail:

I plan to present a paper.                 (      )

Tittle of presentation:


Author(s):


Type of presentation: Oral                 (      )
                      Poster (format A0)   (      )
I do not intend to present any paper       (      )

Number of accompanying persons             (      )

Abstract (maximum 300 words):


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