[IGSMAIL-8169] 2022 IGS Boulder Workshop - Gathering virtually to get back to our roots

[IGS Central Bureau]

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Dear Colleagues,

Our planet is dynamic and ever-changing, and so it seems, is our IGS
Workshop planning process, as well. Due to circumstances beyond our
control, we will unfortunately need to move our 2022 Workshop to a fully
virtual format.

While we will all miss seeing each other in person, we will use this change
of circumstances to help us refocus the IGS Workshop back to being just
that – a community workshop. We will be operating on a compressed schedule
to try to be inclusive to as many time zones as possible, and condensing
our workshop program to aspects that are the most critical to the function
of our Service, specifically a small number of keynote presentations by
luminaries and innovators in our community, supported by a comprehensive
agenda of working group and/or topical collaboration sessions.  The
emphasis will be on bringing our community together to discuss key issues
and brainstorm the next steps toward a multi-GNSS IGS in service to our
global community.

The virtual workshop will take place, as scheduled, the week of 27 June to
1 July, 2022. Key changes include:

   - Live Keynote presentations, with recordings made available after the
   workshop on IGS YouTube.
   - Targeted WG/topical splinter sessions convened by IGS Working Group
   Chairs and community leaders
   - Plenaries/posters will not be held during this workshop, but are
   effectively already taking place (virtually) via the Tour de l’IGS Mini
   Workshop Series <https://igs.org/tour-de-ligs>; the next Tour de l’IGS
   is planned for late April.
   - We will plan to hold additional/enhanced sessions at the December 2022
   AGU for in-person presentations, an Open AM/WG Meeting, and “2022 Workshop
   Aprés-Ski” networking event.

We hope that this proposed workshop program will help the IGS workshop
return to its unique place among our regular meetings, adding value and
impact to our profession.

*Please check our IGS Workshop 2022 <https://igs.org/igs-ws-2022> event
page periodically for additional event updates.*


On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee and Scientific Organizing
Committee,

Best Regards,

IGS Central Bureau
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