****************************************************************************** dorismail 03-Sep-2008 08:24:42 Message No 0551 ****************************************************************************** Author: Laurent Soudarin Subject: IDS Workshop 2008 - 2nd announcement and important deadlines --=====================_1256800484==.ALT Dear colleagues, The International DORIS Service (IDS) workshop will be held on November 12-14, 2008, in conjunction with the 2008 Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting (OSTSTM). The venue will be the Acropolis conference center in Nice, France. For your reminder, here are information about the workshop. First of all, please note the following deadlines -Accomodation: The list of the hotels where some rooms have been allocated to the congress participants is given at www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2&id_rub=96 Each hotel has a deadline for booking. Beyond this date, hotels can use the rooms. We strongly advise all participants to make the booking before these deadlines. The very last deadline is September 15. -Abstract submission: The abstract submission deadline is September 26, 2008 -Registration: Register before October 15, 2008 to get lower registration fees See: www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2&id_rub=93 Workshop's purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to get representatives from all DORIS groups together to share information about the network and data, products, to perform inter-comparisons, and to highlight developments and scientific results in all aspects of DORIS. The meeting is a platform for discussion and coordination of future activities. Call for participation: All IDS contributors are invited to submit an abstract to the IDS workshop for a poster or an oral presentation in relation with topics such as: - System: satellites, network, system improvements, new data format, future missions - IDS: organization, analysis coordination, analysis centers, data centers and data flow - Geodesy, reference frame, Earth's rotation - Precise Orbit Determination - Geophysics, atmospheric sciences (troposphere and ionosphere) - New DORIS applications and products - Synergy and operation with other Geodetic Techniques IDS Analysis Centers are especially encouraged to submit contributions describing the status of their processing, plans for the preparation of the ITRF2008, as well as their current research activities to improve their current results. Results of new scientific applications of DORIS from external groups to IDS are also very welcome. Web sites: All information regarding this IDS workshop (organisation, program, registration, accommodation, abstract submission, social events...) are available on the congress web site: www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2 and on the IDS web site: http://ids.cls.fr/html/events/IDS2008/ How to proceed Go to http://www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2 1 - You first have to be identified: * Go to the 'Registrations' page ( www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2&id_rub=93 ) * At the bottom of this page, click on "Registration on-line" * You are now on the page www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/form.php?id_rub=137 ; Click on 'New'' * Fill all the required fields, * Click on 'OK' * Then your Personal Home Page appears on the screen confirming that you are now identified. You will receive a confirmation email with your personal access code. With this access code you can access to your Personal Home Page, register, submit an abstract. 2 - You can submit an abstract: * Go to the 'Registrations' page ( www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2&id_rub=93 ) * At the bottom of this page, click on "Registration on-line" * You are now on the page www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/form.php?id_rub=137 * Click on "Submit abstract" and follow instructions 3 - You have to register: * Go to the 'Registrations' page ( www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/index.php?id_lang=2&id_rub=93 ) * At the bottom of this page, click on "Registration on-line" * You are now on the page www.ostst-godae-2008.com/frontoffice/form.php?id_rub=137 * Enter your personal access code, then click on "Enter" * Click on "Register" and follow instructions On behalf of the Workshop Organizing and Scientific Committees, we look forward to your contribution. Laurent Soudarin, Gilles Tavernier, Frank Lemoine ******************************************************************************************** Laurent Soudarin CLS Tel : +33 (0)5 61 39 48 49 DT/MSS Fax : +33 (0)5 61 39 48 06 Parc Technologique du Canal e-mail: laurent.soudarin @ cls.fr 8-10 rue Hermes 31520 Ramonville FRANCE ********************************************************************************************