DATE: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:29 +1100
SUBJECT: IVS 2010 General Meeting: Second Announcement


The following message is forwarded by Jim Lovell  
(Jim.Lovell@utas.edu.au):


                      SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

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    International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS)
                     Sixth General Meeting
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                       February 7-13, 2010
                   Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
           http://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/gm2010/

The sixth General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy
and Astrometry (IVS) will be held February 7-13, 2010, in Hobart, TAS,
Australia. All IVS Associate Members and individuals who have interests
in the application of VLBI in the fields of geodesy, Earth sciences,
and astrometry are invited to attend the meeting.

The keynote of the sixth General Meeting is the new perspectives of the
next generation VLBI system under the theme "VLBI2010: From Vision to
Reality". The vision of the VLBI2010 system is gradually being realized.
The unprecedented new capabilities of 1-mm positional accuracy and
station velocities of 0.1 mm/yr, continuous observational time series
for station positions and Earth orientation parameters, and fast
turnaround time from observation to geodetic and astrometric result
will foster new science and applications. Keynote speakers will be
asked to address the keynote in their presentations.

The meeting host is the University of Tasmania, School of Mathematics
and Physics. Details about the meeting including the registration,
accommodations, and abstract submission are available at the meeting
Web site:

    http://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/gm2010/

Registration: Registration for the meeting is now open. Please visit
the meeting Web site, click on "Registration", and download the
registration and accommodation form (PDF or Word format). Fill in
the form and send it to the local organizers. Early bird registration
deadline is November 30, 2009; regular registration deadline is
January 7, 2010.

Accommodation: The local organizing committee has blocked a number
of rooms in the on-campus housing facilities and in a selected hotel.
These two options should be requested together with the registration.
Please use the registration and accommodation form for this action.
The deadline for arranging accommodation through the local organizing
committee is January 7, 2010.

Abstracts: The abstract submission deadline is December 2, 2009.
Contributions are welcome from anyone attending the meeting. To
submit an abstract, visit the meeting Web site and click on
"Submit an Abstract". Then use the abstract submission form.

For further information contact any member of the Local Organizing
Committee, the Program Committee, or the Coordinating Center.

Regards,
Dirk Behrend

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Dirk Behrend                              Dirk.Behrend@nasa.gov
IVS Coordinating Center Director             phone 301-614-5939
NASA GSFC Code 698                             fax 301-614-6522
Greenbelt, MD 20771                  http://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov
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