************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 239 October 11, 2013 ************************************************************************ Symposium 2014 on Reference Frames (REFAG2014) Dear Colleagues, I would to draw your attention to the following event: IAG Commission 1 Symposium 2014 on Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences (REFAG2014) October 13-17, 2014 The main topics of the Symposium include, but not limited to: * Theory and realization of reference systems; * Definition, establishment, maintenance and improvement of the geodetic reference frames for Earth science applications; * Advanced terrestrial and space observation technique development for the above purposes; * International collaboration for the definition and deployment of networks of terrestrially-based space geodetic observatories; * Co-locations of geodetic instruments on the ground and in space; * Definition, establishment, maintenance and integration of regional reference frames; * Interaction between the celestial and the terrestrial reference frames; * Usage and applications of reference frames in Geosciences. The venue of the symposium will be the Hotel Melia on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg City. Please save these dates. A dedicated website will be set up soon. Best regards Tonie van Dam President, Commission 1 (Reference Frames) of the International Association of Geodesy ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. If not stated otherwise, the IERS is only the distributor of the message and is not responsible for its content. To submit texts for distribution and to subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to . Archives: http://www.iers.org/Messages/ ************************************************************************