From Christoph Wed Nov 24 07:51:32 1999 From: Christoph (Christoph) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 7:51:32 PST Subject: [IGSMAIL-2592] IGS Honors Announcement Message-ID: ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail Wed Nov 24 7:51:32 PST 1999 Message Number 2592 ****************************************************************************** Author: Christoph Reigber Subject: IGS Honors Announcement Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce an IGS Honors Meeting at the AGU to recognize IGS Governing Board members who are retiring from the IGS Governing Board this December. You are cordially invited to join a celebration on Tuesday evening December 14 as we honor the following people: Yehuda Bock (Chair, IGS Infrastructure Committee, 97-99) Jan Kouba (Analysis Center Coordinator, 93-98) Bill Melbourne (IGS Planning Committee 1989-1991) Ivan Mueller (Head, IGS Planning Committee 1989-1991) One can see that both Ivan Mueller and Bill Melbourne were involved in the early initiative to form a cooperative international GPS network. What they envisioned a decade ago has thankfully become a reality today. Remarkably, all of the gentlemen above were members of the IGS Oversight Committee from 1991-1993, successfully planning and executing the IGS Pilot Project in 1992. And each of these men have served on the Governing Board since 1994 when the IGS was officially established. So this departure from the Governing Board marks a historic change within the IGS as some of the early founders are departing to seek new adventures. Please join us for this honors celebration! The reception will be held at the Argent Hotel 50 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415-974-6400 Fax: 415-543-8268 7:30 - 10:30 PM Tuesday, December 14, 1999 The Argent Hotel is located one block from Moscone Center and the Center for the Arts. Signs in the hotel lobby will provide directions to the room location. Arrangements are being made by the Central Bureau. To defray costs of the room and plentiful hors d'oeuvres, the Central Bureau requests each person to contribute at least $10 at the door. A no-host full bar will be available. The atmosphere will be informal as we toast and roast these gentlemen remembering their years of service to the IGS. So that we may ensure final planning numbers, can you please RSVP your intention to attend as soon as possible? And certainly by Wednesday, December 8 by replying to this message. Looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco, Best regards, Christoph Reigber Chair IGS Governing Board cc: IGS Governing Board IGS Associate Members ==================================================== Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Christoph Reigber GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) Division 1: Kinematics & Dynamics of the Earth Telegrafenberg A 17, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany phone: +49 (0)331 288-1100 fax: +49 (0)331 288-1111 e-mail: reigber at gfz-potsdam.de www: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/ ==================================================== [Mailed From: "Prof. Christoph Reigber" ]