<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="text-align:-webkit-left;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><blockquote style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Colleagues and Friends,</font></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">It is both our privilege and pleasure to invite you to the <i><b>VIII Hotine-Marussi Symposium</b>,</i> which will be held at the <b>Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy on June 17-21, 2013</b><i>, </i>under the scientific coordination of the </span></font><a href="http://icct.kma.zcu.cz/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span lang="IT">Intercommission Committee on Theory (ICCT)</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> of the <b>International Association of Geodesy (IAG)</b>.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The main goals of the Symposium are aligned with the objectives of the ICCT:</font></span></p></div></blockquote><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">advances in theoretical geodesy</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">developments in geodetic modelling and data processing in the light of the recent advances of the geodetic observing systems</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">connections and contribution exchanges between geodesy and other Earth sciences</span></li></ul><p></p></div>
<blockquote style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">In particular, all the topics regarding the activities of the </span></font><a href="http://icct.kma.zcu.cz/index.php/Study_groups" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span lang="EN-GB">ICCT Study Groups</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">are of interest</span><span lang="EN-GB"> and related papers are strongly encouraged.</span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Further, also papers concerning other topics related to the possible interaction and mutual benefits between geodetic theory and methodology and other initiatives/projects involving Earth sciences (for example the </span></font><a href="http://www.earthobservations.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span lang="EN-GB">Group on Earth Observation</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">) are welcome.</span></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">In this respect, it has also to be recalled that 2013 will be the special year for the </span></font><a href="http://mpe2013.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span lang="EN-GB">Mathematics of Planet Earth</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">More details are available at the </span></font><span lang="IT"><a href="http://w3.dicea.uniroma1.it/hotine-marussi-2013/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Hotine-Marussi Symposium 2013</a> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><b>website</b>.</span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Scientific Committee</u></font></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">N. Sneeuw, P. Novak, F. Sansò, M. Crespi, T. van Dam, U. Marti R. Gross, D. Brzezinska, H. Kutterer, W. Kosek, M. Schmidt, C. Gerlach, T. Hobiger, F. Seitz, M. Weigelt, A. Jäggi, R. Čunderlík, K. Mikula, S. Jin, A. Dermanis</font></span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Local Organizing Committee</u></font></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="IT">M. Crespi, </span></font><span lang="EN-GB">E. Benedetti, M. Branzanti, P. Capaldo,</span><span lang="IT"> G. Colosimo, N. Dore, F. Fratarcangeli, A. Mazzoni, </span><span lang="EN-GB">A. Nascetti,</span><span lang="IT"> J. Patruno,</span><span lang="IT"> F. Pieralice</span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We look forward to welcome you in Rome!</font></span></p></div><div><p style="text-align:-webkit-left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">N. Sneeuw, P. Novak, F. Sansò, M. Crespi</span></p>
</div></blockquote><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div>-- <br><div><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mattia Crespi <br>
Area di Geodesia e Geomatica - Geodesy and Geomatics Division (<a href="http://w3.uniroma1.it/geodgeom/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">w3.uniroma1.it/geodgeom/</a>) <br>
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