****************************************************************************** DORISMail 29-Jan-2004 13:59:27 Message No 0293 ****************************************************************************** Author: "IERS CB Dick, Wolfgang" Subject: Call for Participation in the IERS Combination Pilot Project Author: Markus Rothacher and IERS Central Bureau The IERS Combination Pilot Project should be a major step towards more consistent, routinely generated IERS products. "Weekly" SINEX solutions made available by the various Technique Services and containing site coordinates, EOPs, and, possibly, quasar coordinates, shall be rigorously and routinely combined into consistent weekly IERS products (SINEX files). On behalf of the IERS the IERS WG on Combination solicits proposals for the following four components necessary to perform the work envisaged in the IERS Combination Pilot Project: (1) Generation of "Weekly" Intra-Technique SINEX Files (2) Generation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (3) Validation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (4) Generation of Special Combined Inter-Technique Products The IERS has no proper financial resources. Proposers must provide their own financial resources to support their proposal. From the proposal it should become clear that the proposing institution has the expertise and capabilities to perform the proposed task on a routine basis. Proposals should be submitted by February 22, 2004 (although proposals submitted at a later stage will also be welcome and evaluated). The IERS Working Group on Combination (IERS WG3) will review the proposals. All proposers will be notified by February 27, 2004. The complete CfP and a Proposal Form can be found at http://www.iers.org/iers/about/wg/wg3/ . Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr