[IGSMAIL-3010]: IGS Users Forum at GPS 2000

[Ruth E. Neilan]

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IGS Electronic Mail      09 Sep 14:04:44 PDT 2000      Message Number 3010
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Author: Ruth Neilan


                     INTERNATIONAL GPS SERVICE
                          OPEN USERS FORUM
                         Wednesday, Sept 20
                             5:30-7:00 PM
               Location TBD, Check Program, look for Flyers



This year at the Institute of Navigation Meeting, GPS 2000 in Salt 
Lake City IGS Central Bureau will conduct a Users Forum, an open 
venue.  This will take place on Wednesday, September 20 just prior to 
the Exhibition Opening Reception.

This informal session is designed to encourage participation by all 
users of IGS information, data, products and organization. The IGS 
Forum will begin with a brief overview of the status of the IGS, 
including information on how to access the many data products 
generated by the IGS, of which the mostly widely  recognized are the 
very precise orbits of the GPS satellites. We will also briefly 
present the latest accomplishments of the IGS: predicted orbits, the 
developing 'Ultra-rapid' orbits, the GLONASS pilot service and 
support for LOW Earth Orbiting missions

Users will be encouraged to provide perspectives on the utility and 
value of IGS, and the IGS will solicit user input on future 
directions and areas where the IGS could provide better or new 
products and information.

This is the first open forum that the IGS has conducted and we 
encourage anyone interested in the IGS to attend.

We are fortunate that the ION Satellite Division chaired by Ron Hatch 
has endorsed IGS for inclusion into the on-site program and 
advertising. IGS recognizes ION for significant effort organizing 
these annual GPS meetings and express our appreciation in being able 
to participate and contribute to this meeting.




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Ruth E. Neilan                    Telephone:     (818)-354-8330
Director, IGS Central Bureau      FAX:           (818)-393-6686
Jet Propulsion Laboratory         E-mail (IGS):  igscb at igscb.jpl.nasa.gov
MS 238-540                        E-mail:        ruth.neilan at jpl.nasa.gov
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109                IGS CBIS:  http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/
Secretary: Mary Ann Hall,   tel: 818-354-2077,   Mary Ann.C.Hall at jpl.nasa.gov
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