[IGSMAIL-2268] May 31st: Abstract deadline for GPS99 symposium

Teruyuki Teruyuki
Tue May 18 05:02:49 PDT 1999 

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IGS Electronic Mail      Tue May 18  5:02:49 PDT 1999      Message Number 2268
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Author: Teruyuki Kato
Subject: May 31st: Abstract deadline for GPS99 symposium

The deadline for the abstract submission to the International GPS Symposium
- Applications to Earth Sciences and Interaction with Other Space Techniques
- is the end of May. At this time, I would like to solicit all of IGS mail
readers to submit abstract to GPS99. I am attaching the second circular
below. Please also visit our homepage:
http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/geod-soc/gpssymp/
for more information.

======== SECOND CIRCULAR & CALL FOR PAPERS ========
             International Symposium on GPS
             Application to Earth Sciences and
     Interaction with Other Space Geodetic Techniques
                  [GPS99 in Tsukuba]

October 18 -- 22, 1999
Tsukuba International Congress Center,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

In part, joint with
The Third International Meeting of
The Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics Program

Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 1999
Deadline for early registration: June 30, 1999

GPS99 Homepage URL: http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/geod-soc/gpssymp/

Sponsors
CSTG (Commission VIII in Section II of IAG and Commission B.2 of COSPAR)
IGS (International GPS Service of IAG and FAGS)
National Committee of Geodesy, Science Council of Japan
Geodetic Society of Japan
Seismological Society of Japan
Volcanological Society of Japan
Meteorological Society of Japan
Japan Society for Marine Surveys and Technology
Ocean Hemisphere Network Project
Superplume Project Research Group
GPS/MET JAPAN Project Research Group
Geographical Survey Institute
Japan Meteorological Agency
Maritime Safety Agency

Scope
The symposium will consider the recent increase in the use of GPS
technologies for Earth science applications. The Local Organizing Committee
particularly invites persons who are interested in the following subjects:
・瘢雹 Crustal deformation monitoring using dense GPS arrays
・瘢雹 GPS meteorology and ionospheric researches
・瘢雹 Global plate motions, Earth rotation studies and reference frame
・瘢雹 The combination of SLR and GPS technologies
・瘢雹 Integrated space geodetic networks using VLBI, GPS, GLONASS, etc.
・瘢雹 Integration of GPS and other techniques such as SAR, gravity measurements
・瘢雹 Crustal dynamics in the Eastern Asia and the Western Pacific, and their
numerical modeling
・瘢雹 Physical processes at plate boundaries and the mechanism of superplumes
・瘢雹 Kinematic GPS for monitoring tsunami, ice flow, sea bottom displacements
・瘢雹 Local GPS arrays for volcano and earthquake monitoring, and subsequent
hazard reduction
・瘢雹 Application of GPS for monitoring global sealevel change
・瘢雹 Collaboration among international projects, such as WING, APSG, GEODYSSEA
・瘢雹 Regional aspects and the roles of the International GPS Service (IGS)
・瘢雹 New and future space technologies and combination with conventional space
techniques
・瘢雹 Tutorial sessions for new comers to GPS research

Venue
The symposium will be held in Tsukuba where the Geographical Survey
Institute operates the Japanese dense nationwide GPS array. The area is
conveniently located for making visits to other scientific institutes and
for visiting historical sites such as Nikko. Scientific tours will be
organized by the Local Organizing Committee. Social events and sightseeing
tours will be prepared by a local travel agent.

Program
October 18 (Monday)		Registration desk opens at	15:00
				Opening ceremony 		17:00-18:00
				Reception			18:00-20:00
October 19 (Tuesday)		Symposium/Posters		09:00-18:00
October 20 (Wednesday)	Symposium/Posters		09:00-18:00
October 21 (Thursday)	Symposium/Posters		09:00-18:00
				Banquet			19:00-21:00
October 22 (Friday)		Symposium/Posters		09:00-14:00
				Closing ceremony		14:00-15:00

Scientific Program for GPS99

Session 1: 	Permanent GPS arrays, current and future
Conveners: 	Yehuda Bock (UCSD; ybock at ucsd.edu), and Yuki Hatanaka (GSI;
hata at gsi-mc.go.jp)

Session 2:	GPS meteorology: atmospheric sensing with ground and
space-based GPS receivers
Conveners:	Bill Kuo (UCAR; kuo at ucar.edu), Mike Bevis (Hawaii Univ.;
bevis at soest.hawaii.edu), Yoaz Bar-Sever (JPL; yeb at cobra.jpl.nasa.gov),
Randolph Ware (UCAR; ware at ucar.edu), Nobutaka Mannoji (JMA;
nmannoji at npd.kishou.go.jp), and Toshitaka Tsuda (Kyoto Univ.;
tsuda at kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Session 3: 	A new view of the tectonic deformations in the Pacific and
Asia using space geodetic techniques (joint with APSG)
Conveners:	Shui-Beih Yu (Academia Sinica; eayusb at ccvax.sinica.edu.tw),
Jeff Freymueller (Alaska Univ.; jeff at giseis.alaska.edu), Takao Tabei (Kochi
Univ.; tabei at cc.kochi-u.ac.jp), and Minoru Kasahara (Hokkaido Univ.;
mkasa at eos.hokudai.ac.jp)

Session 4: 	Determination and interpretation of global and regional
plate motions deduced from space geodetic techniques
Conveners:	Kristine Larson (Univ. Colorado; kristine at colorado.edu),
and Kosuke Heki (NAO; heki at miz.nao.ac.jp)

Session 5: 	Combination of space geodetic techniques for global dynamics
and reference frames
Conveners:	Thomas Herring (MIT; tah at mit.edu), Zuheir Altamimi (IGN;
altamimi at ensg.ign.fr) Masaki Murakami (GSI, masaki-m at gsi-mc.go.jp), and
Yukio Takahashi (CRL; takahashi at crl.go.jp)

Session 6: 	Space and terrestrial techniques for advanced
crustal deformation research
Conveners:	Will Prescott (USGS; wprescott at usgs.gov), Frank Webb (JPL;
fhw at jpl.nasa.gov), Seiichi Shimada (NIED; shimada at geo.bosai.go.jp), and
Takeshi Matsushima (Kyushu Univ.; mat at sevo.kyushu-u.ac.jp)

Session 7: 	Application of GPS for monitoring Earth's environmental
and global sealevel change
Conveners:	Vidal Ashkenazi (Univ. Nottingham;
vidal.ashkenazi at nott.ac.uk), and Yoshiaki Tamura (NAO; tamura at miz.nao.ac.jp)

Session 8: 	Application of GPS for ionospheric research and impact of
solar maximum for GPS measurements
Conveners: 	Richard Langley (Univ. New Brunswick; lang at unb.ca), and
Akinori Saito (Kyoto Univ.; saito at kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Session 9:	Modeling of the crustal process based on GPS measurements
Conveners: 	Paul Segall (Stanford Univ.; segall at pangea.stanford.edu),
Manabu Hashimoto (Kyoto Univ.; hasimoto at rcep.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp), and
Takeshi Sagiya (GSI; sagiya at gsi-mc.go.jp)

Session 10: 	Theory and Methodology of GPS and other space techniques
	Conveners: Peter Teunissen (Delft Univ. Tech.;
P.J.G.Teunissen at geo.tudelft.nl), Peiliang Xu (Kyoto Univ.;
pxu at rcep.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Session 11: 	Kinematic application of GPS technology to Earth sciences
Conveners:	Oscar Colombo (NASA/GSFC; ocolombo at olympus.gsfc.nasa.gov),
and Tetsuichiro Yabuki (STA; tyabuki at cue.jhd.go.jp)

Session 12:	Issues of data quality management and
hardware/software technological problems in GPS
Conveners:	James L. Davis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics; jdavis at cfa.harvard.edu), Peng Fang (UCSD;
pfang at pgga.ucsd.edu), Akio Yasuda (Tokyo Univ. Mercantile Marine;
yasuda at denshi.tosho-u.ac.jp)

Session 13: 	GPS for gravity field and geoid determination
Conveners:	Rene Forsberg (KMS; rf at kms.dk), Yoichi Fukuda (Kyoto
Univ., fukuda at kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Session 14:	Innovative developments in GPS geodesy in support of the
Earth sciences
Conveners:	Chris Rizos (Univ. New South Wales; c.rizos at unsw.edu.au),
and Shigeru Nakao (Tokyo Univ.; nakao at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Special Session: Asia Pacific Space Geodynamics Program (Business session)
Conveners:	Ye Shu-Hua (SHAO; ysh at center.shao.ac.cn), John Manning
(AUSLIG; johnmanning at auslig.gov.au), Makoto Murakami (GSI;
mccopy at gsi-mc.go.jp)

Special Session: Tutorial course for GPS beginners
Tuesday:	Application of GPS interferometry to Earth sciences
	Lecturer: Kosuke Heki (NAO; heki at miz.nao.ac.jp)
		& Teruyuki Kato (Tokyo Univ.; teru at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Wednesday:	 Accurate baseline estimates using GPS interferometry
	Lecturer: Markus Rothacher (AIUB; rothacher at aiub.unibe.ch)
Thursday: 	Present status of GPS system and IGS
	Lecturer: Ruth Neilan (JPL; Ruth.E.Neilan at jpl.nasa.gov)

Abstract submission
Abstract should be submitted either by mail of a camera-ready copy (CRC), or
by e-mail. On-line submission through homepage is not available. The
abstract must include the title of the paper, the author(s), affiliation(s),
postal and e-mail addresses. The name of the author who presents the paper
should be in capital letters. In addition to the abstract, session number
and its name, preferred form of presentation (oral or poster), the name of
contact person and his/her address should be provided. This additional
information should be written on a separate sheet if regular mail is used,
while those who use e-mail are requested to include this additional
information right after the text of the abstract.
Those who use a CRC submission are requested to observe the following
instructions for the abstract preparation;
1. Paper size: A4 (210mm x 297mm) or US letter size (8 1/2" x 11")
2. Headings: Title in capitals, author(s)' name(s), affiliation(s), postal
and e-mail address(es) to be centered on page
3. Typing area: 12 pitches single or 1.5-line spaced in 154mm x 225mm (or 6"
x 8 7/8"), with margins of 28mm (1 1/4") at the left, and 25mm(1") at the
top of the paper
4. Length limit: One page. Those who submit the abstract by e-mail are to
first ensure that the text fits onto one page before the submission.
5. No figures are allowed in the abstract.
6. Language: English
Authors are requested to send their abstract with the additional information
Before May 31, 1999
to the following address of the Secretariat of the Local Organizing Committee:

	Teruyuki Kato
	Local Organizing Committee for GPS99
	Earthquake Research Institute
	The University of Tokyo
	1-1, Yayoi 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
	E-mail: 	GPS99 at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
	Phone: 	+81-3-5802-8644
	Fax:		+81-3-5689-7234

Publications
Papers presented at the symposium are requested to be submitted to two
special volumes of the journal, Earth, Planets and Space, a refereed journal
published by the Japanese Societies for Earth and Planetary Sciences. The
language is English. The special volumes will take the place of the
symposium proceedings. Further information concerning printed paper
submission will be provided at a later date.

Travel support
The Local Organizing Committee is attempting to locate additional sources of
travel funds for worthy participants. However, at the present time, (full or
partial) travel support will be provided only to invited speakers as well as
conveners. In the event that additional fund become available, participants
who make presentations and need travel support are requested to write a
letter to LOC secretary in addition to abstract submission. The letter
should include age, title of abstract, statement of special hardships etc.
The LOC will decide on the recipients for such funds soon after the abstract
deadline.

Registration and Hotel Accommodations

Advance Registration and Official Travel Agency
Participants are requested to fill out the Application form and return it
together with the remittance to Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. (KNT), the
official travel agency for the conference.  The application form is
available through the homepage
(http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/geod-soc/gpssymp/). KNT also will handle travel
arrangements including hotel reservations. Inquiries and applications in
this regard should be addressed to :

GPS 99 Desk
Tokyo Sales Office
Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Kotsukaikan 10F  2-10-1, Yuraku-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006  JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3214-5566 Fax:+81-3-3214-6688 E-mail: intltyo at tabi.knt.co.jp


Registration Fees                               (JPY: Japanese Yen)
				Before June 30 ,1999		After
July 1 ,1999
Participant			JPY25,000			JPY30,000
Student			JPY10,000			JPY15,000
Accompanying Person		JPY10,000			JPY10,000
Banquet (October 21)		JPY5,000			JPY5,000
*Participants and Student : Registration fee includes Icebreaker Reception,
Symposium, Proceedings, Coffee break and Scientific tours.
*Accompanying persons: Registration fee includes Icebreaker Reception,
Symposium, Coffee break and Scientific tours.

Tours
The Local Organizing Committee will coordinate the following free scientific
tours, with LOC members acting as guides for these tours:

ST1: Geographical Survey Institute
This 2-hour tour takes participants to the Geographical Survey Institute,
responsible for operating the Japanese nationwide GPS array.

ST2: Research Institutions in Tsukuba city
During this half-day tour, participants will visit some of the Earth
sciences research institutes, including the National Research Institute for
Earth Sciences and Disaster Prevention (NIED), the Geological Survey of
Japan (GSJ) and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA).

ST3: Kashima Space Research Center, Communications Research Laboratory
This half-day tour takes participants to the Kashima Space Research Center,
Communications Research Laboratory, where VLBI and other facilities for
space research are operated.

If you wish to participate in any of above study tours, please mark the
appropriate box in the registration form. Other excursions will be arranged
by Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. (see the later pages).

Correspondence
	Conference Secretariat:
		Teruyuki Kato
		Local Organizing Committee for GPS99
		Earthquake Research Institute
		The University of Tokyo
		1-1, Yayoi 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
		E-mail: 	GPS99 at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
		Phone: 	+81-3-5802-8644
		Fax:	+81-3-5689-7234
	Registration and Hotel reservation Secretariat:
		GPS99 Desk
		Tokyo Sales Office
		Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.
		Tokyo Kotsukaikan 10F
		2-10-1, Yuraku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan
		E-mail: 	intltyo at tabi.knt.co.jp
		Phone:	+81-3-3214-5566
		Fax:	+81-3-3214-6688

For further details and downloading necessary forms, please visit our homepage:
http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/geod-soc/gpssymp/

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Teruyuki Kato
Earthquake Research Institute
University of Tokyo
1-1, Yayoi 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032
Phone: +81-3-5802-8644(direct) or
           +81-3-5841-5730(dial in since Apr. 30)
Fax:     +81-3-5689-7234
e-mail:  teru at eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
ERI homepage: http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
GPS99 homepage: http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/geod-soc/gpssymp/
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