From vt at leipzig.ifag.de Wed Oct 16 00:28:39 2002 From: vt at leipzig.ifag.de (Volkmar Thorandt) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:28:39 +0200 Subject: [IGSMAIL-4117]: 16th Working Meeting on European VLBI - First Circular Message-ID: <002301c274e5$a5baa2c0$bca5aec1@leipzig.ifag.de> ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 16 Oct 00:24:53 PDT 2002 Message Number 4117 ****************************************************************************** Author: Volkmar Thorandt ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16th Working Meeting on European VLBI for Geodesy and Astrometry ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- FIRST CIRCULAR ----- The "Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie" (BKG) , Germany, has the honour to host the 16th Working Meeting on European VLBI for Geodesy and Astrometry in Leipzig, in the period 09-10 May 2003. The purpose of this meeting is to exchange results of the present geodetic and astrometric VLBI research, information on VLBI stations and discussion of future projects. There are sessions planned dedicated to the following topics: ------------------------------------------------------------- - station activities - technical developments - local ties - geodetic VLBI analysis and results - astrometric VLBI - VLBI and other geodetic space techniques schedule: --------- 15 May 2002 1st Announcement 15 October 2002 1st Circular 15 January 2003 2nd Circular, Call for abstracts 15 February 2003 Deadline for abstract submittal 15 March 2003 3rd Circular 15 April 2003 Final Announcement 09/10 May 2003 Meeting Accomodation: ------------- The venue of the meeting is the Renaissance Hotel close to the city center of Leipzig. A contingent of rooms including a special price offer is blocked in the Renaissance Hotel (http://www.renaissancehotels.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=LEJRN) until 26 March 2003. For reservation please refer to "European VLBI Meeting". In case you prefer to make your reservation yourself you can also choose one of the following hotels in walking distance of the venue. Dorint Hotel, Stephanstr. 6, 04103 Leipzig tel. 0341-97790, fax 0341-9779100, http://www.dorint.de/leipzig/uk Marriott Hotel, Am Hallischen Tor 1, 04109 Leipzig tel. 0341-96530, http://www.interamerika.com/Germany-Leipzig-MarriottHotel-Leipzig.htm Hotel REMA Vier Jahreszeiten, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 23-29, 04105 Leipzig tel. 0341-98510, http://www.nbportal.com/germany/leipzig/remavierjahreszeiten.asp IBIS Hotel, Bruehl 69, 04109 Leipzig tel. 0341-21860, http://www.lodging-germany.com/leipzig/ibis.htm Hotel Inter Continental, Gerberstr. 15, 04105 Leipzig tel. 0341-9880, http://leipzig.intercontinental.com Further information: http://www.lodging-germany.com/leipzig/hotels.htm Travel ------ Airport: http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/home/index.html Airport,Rail,Road: http://www.leipzig.de/eng/tourist/indexts.htm (follow the link Leipzig at the top of the site) Additional information: ----------------------- For more information please visit the meeting WEB page: URL: http://vlbi.leipzig.ifag.de/16wmevga.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry for inconvenience if you receive several copies of this message.