****************************************************************************** dorismail 08-May-2009 16:25:21 Message No 0601 ****************************************************************************** Author: Frank Lemoine Subject: IERS Workshop on EOP Combination and Prediction, Warsaw POLAND, 19-21 IERS Workshop on EOP Combination and Prediction Dear Colleagues, The IERS Workshop on Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP) Combination and Prediction will be held at the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, POLAND, 19-21 October 2009. The main goal of this Workshop is to provide the current state-of-the-art for EOP prediction in terms of data sets and algorithms as well as to discuss recommended actions for improving EOP prediction, including improving the IERS rapid combined series. Scientific Organizing Committee: Bill Wooden (co-chair), Wieslaw Kosek (co-chair), Orhan Akyilmaz, Aleksander Brzezinski, Tonie van Dam, Daniel Gambis, Richard Gross, Brian Luzum, Zinovy Malkin, Jim Ray, and Harald Schuh The preliminary scientific program consists of the following sessions: SESSION 1: Earth Orientation Parameters: a-priori models, observations, and combined solutions 1.1 Space Geodetic EOP Observations 1.2 EOP Tide Models 1.3 EOP Combinations SESSION 2: Geophysical excitation functions and their prediction SESSION 3: EOP prediction techniques and algorithms The Workshop also includes "Discussion and Recommendations for the Future". Detailed information about the Workshop is available at the website: http://www.cbk.waw.pl/EOPPW2009/ The deadline for abstract submission is July 31st. This workshop is organized by the IERS Working Group on Prediction. Contact: Wieslaw Kosek Space Research Centre, PAS ul. Bartycka 18a 00-716 Warsaw POLAND E-mail: kosek@cbk.waw.pl Phone: 0048 22 3816306 Fax: 0048 22 8403131 Bill Wooden and Wieslaw Kosek (co-chairs) Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr