[IGSMAIL-3554]: Ottawa IGS Workshop - Postponed
Ruth E. Neilan
ruth.neilan at jpl.nasa.gov
Tue Oct 2 13:02:13 PDT 2001
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IGS Electronic Mail 02 Oct 13:02:19 PDT 2001 Message Number 3554
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Author: Ruth Neilan, IGS CB
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great regret we inform you that the Ottawa IGS Workshop,
'Towards Real-Time', will be postponed until early next year. This is
after careful consideration and discussions with Chris Reigber for
the IGS Governing Board and NRCan host and principal organizers. This
decision is largely due to recent travel restrictions for a number of
the US organizations that impact about 20% of registered attendees.
This is the first all component workshop of the IGS in many years and
is very important for bringing the IGS together and addressing new
activities and applications. It is also recognized that due to recent
events, people may be hesitant to travel and yet many still planned
to participate because this is such a key workshop.
It was therefore decided that for maximum likelihood of a successful
and effective workshop, it is best to reschedule. This is with the
expectation that such action will restore the diverse attendance and
participation. This is certainly desired and necessary for the IGS to
move forward in emerging new directions through the continued active
discussion and consensus building characteristic of our community.
Much work has already been devoted to this workshop as evidenced by
the excellent position papers and lively dialog on key issues already
well in development.
The date for the future workshop will be decided in the very near
future (~March to early May) and it is hoped that all registrants
will make every effort to attend. The agenda and issues should remain
essentially the same but may be modified depending on changes that
occur in the next few months.
I would like to thank Pierre Tetreault for his persistence and the
excellent program that has resulted, and to our colleagues in NRCan
-- this is a difficult decision when they have already invested so
much. Many thanks to the session co-chairs, position paper authors
and presenters for all the preparations to date; hopefully the
additional time will further enhance the technical preparations and
stimulate required additional Working Group activities. The
rescheduled venue will certainly provide for renewed relations with
all of our IGS friends and colleagues.
with sincere regrets,
Ruth Neilan
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