****************************************************************************** dorismail 23-Aug-2010 20:58:20 Message No 0691 ****************************************************************************** Author: Carey Noll Subject: 17th International Workshop on Laser Ranging - May-16-20, 2011 Author: Mike Pearlman/ILRS CB This is a correction to the previously issued email. Note that the meeting will take place May 16-20, 2011. Sorry for any confusion. The next International Workshop on Laser Ranging was previously scheduled to be held in Concepcion Chile in January 2011. Unfortunately, due to the earthquake there in February, it was no longer possible to hold the workshop in Chile. BKG has offered to host the 17th workshop in Bad Kötzting, Germany, near the Wettzell Geodetic Observatory, from May 16-20, 2011. Johannes Ihde has provided the following information concerning accommodations and travel to the venue; blocks of rooms have been reserved at these hotels starting May 15: Hotels in Bad Kötzting: - Hotel Zur Post: 20 rooms (http://www.posthotel-bad-koetzting.de/ ) - Hotel Amberger Hof: 25 rooms (http://www.amberger-hof.de/ ) - Pension Steidl: 10 rooms (http://www.pension-steidl.de/ ) - Pension Raab: 10 rooms (http://www.gaestehaus-am-ludwigsberg.de ) Hotel in Arrach (20 min. from Bad Kötzting, by car): - Hotel Herzog Heinrich: 70 rooms (http://hotel-herzog-heinrich.de ) Hotel in Grafenwiesen (between Arrach and Bad Kötzting): - Hotel Birkenhof: 25 rooms (http://www.hotel-birkenhof.de/ ) The local organizers will arrange for the transfer between hotels outside of Bad Kötzting and the meeting venue. Participants will need to arrange transportation from the nearest airports to Bad Kötzting. How to reach Bad Kötzting by train: o From Munich airport: - Journey time: 3.5-4 hours - Daily connections via Schwandorf and Cham (Oberpf.) - Last departure about 19:30 p.m. - Alternatively by rental car: distance 160km, journey time 2 hours o From Frankfurt airport: - Journey time: 6-7 hours - Daily connections via Nürnberg, Schwandorf and Cham (Oberpf.) - Last departure about 16:30 p.m. (Sundays about 18:00 p.m.) o From Nürnberg airport: - Journey time: 3 hours - Daily connections via Schwandorf and Cham (Oberpf.) - Last departure about 19:00 p.m. (Sundays about 20:30 p.m.) - Alternatively by rental car: distance 155km, journey time 2 hours More information on the workshop program, etc. will be sent in the coming weeks. Regards, Mike Pearlman Dr. Michael R. Pearlman Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St. Cambridge MA 02138 tel. (617) 495-7481 fax. (617) 496-0121 e-mail. mpearlman@cfa.harvard.edu Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr