[IGSMAIL-4117]: 16th Working Meeting on European VLBI - First Circular

[Volkmar Thorandt]

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IGS Electronic Mail      16 Oct 00:24:53 PDT 2002      Message Number 4117
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Author: Volkmar Thorandt

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16th Working Meeting on European VLBI for Geodesy and Astrometry
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The "Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie" (BKG) , Germany,
has the honour to host the

               16th Working Meeting on European VLBI
                   for Geodesy and Astrometry 

in Leipzig, in the period 09-10 May 2003.

The purpose of this meeting is to exchange results of the
present geodetic and astrometric VLBI research, information on
VLBI stations and discussion of future projects.


There are sessions planned dedicated to the following topics:
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- station activities 
- technical developments 
- local ties
- geodetic VLBI analysis and results
- astrometric VLBI
- VLBI and other geodetic space techniques



schedule:
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15 May          2002   1st Announcement
15 October      2002   1st Circular
15 January      2003   2nd Circular, Call for abstracts
15 February     2003   Deadline for abstract submittal
15 March        2003   3rd Circular
15 April        2003   Final Announcement
09/10 May       2003   Meeting


Accomodation:
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The venue of the meeting is the Renaissance Hotel close to the city center of Leipzig.
A contingent of rooms including a special price offer is blocked in the Renaissance Hotel
(http://www.renaissancehotels.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=LEJRN)
until 26 March 2003. For reservation please refer to "European VLBI Meeting".

In case you prefer to make your reservation yourself you can also choose one of the
following hotels in walking distance of the venue.

Dorint Hotel, Stephanstr. 6, 04103 Leipzig
tel. 0341-97790, fax 0341-9779100, http://www.dorint.de/leipzig/uk

Marriott Hotel, Am Hallischen Tor 1, 04109 Leipzig
tel. 0341-96530, http://www.interamerika.com/Germany-Leipzig-MarriottHotel-Leipzig.htm

Hotel REMA Vier Jahreszeiten, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 23-29, 04105 Leipzig
tel. 0341-98510, http://www.nbportal.com/germany/leipzig/remavierjahreszeiten.asp

IBIS Hotel, Bruehl 69, 04109 Leipzig
tel. 0341-21860, http://www.lodging-germany.com/leipzig/ibis.htm

Hotel Inter Continental, Gerberstr. 15, 04105 Leipzig
tel. 0341-9880, http://leipzig.intercontinental.com

Further information: http://www.lodging-germany.com/leipzig/hotels.htm


Travel
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Airport:
http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/home/index.html

Airport,Rail,Road:
http://www.leipzig.de/eng/tourist/indexts.htm 
(follow the link Leipzig at the top of the site)


Additional information:
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For more information please visit the meeting WEB page:
URL:   http://vlbi.leipzig.ifag.de/16wmevga.html

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