From bosch at dgfi.badw.de Sun Jan 14 16:58:52 2007 From: bosch at dgfi.badw.de (Dr. Wolfgang Bosch) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:58:52 +0100 Subject: [IGSMAIL-5539]: Call for International Altimeter Service Integrating Office Message-ID: <45AAD1CC.8040006@dgfi.badw.de> ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 14 Jan 16:59:06 PST 2007 Message Number 5539 ****************************************************************************** Author: W.Bosch, CK. Shum, Ph. Woodworth, and G.Mitchum January 15, 2007 Dear Colleagues, herewith we would like to submit the following +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Call for Proposals to Establish and Host the | | International Altimetry Service Integration Office (IAS-IO) | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ The IAS-IO shall - provide a platform (and single point of contact) for general information on satellite altimetry and its applications; - communicate with, and interface to, altimeter mission data providers, centres which process, archive, and analyse altimeter data, and other related services and organizations; - promote satellite altimetry as a core element of Global Earth Observing Systems (GEOS); and - help compile and analyse data, and respond to altimeter user requirements. The rational and detailed description of the Call are given in the attachment or can be found in case of a missing attachment at http://www.dgfi.badw.de/fileadmin/DOC/2007/call4IAS-office.pdf The deadline for proposals is March 1st, 2007. Please forward this Call to any colleague or institution which might be interested. Wolfgang Bosch, C.K. Shum, Phil Woodworth, and Gary Mitchum Please accept our apologies for multiple receipts of this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------- May we also draw your attention to the following related meeting which will take place during the next OST Science Team Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania: IAS-Forum on Monday 18:00 in the 'Green Room' -------------------------------------------------------------------