****************************************************************************** dorismail 05-Jul-2012 12:56:06 Message No 0832 ****************************************************************************** Author: Carey Noll Subject: Workshop on SLR Space Segment Dear Colleagues, The International Laser Ranging Service, the Frascati National Laboratories of the INFN-LNF, and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana invites interested parties to participate in the workshop on: "Satellite, Lunar, and Planetary Laser Ranging: Characterizing the Space Segment" at INFN in Frascati, Italy, November 5 - 9, 2012. Topics to be included in the Workshop are: - SLR Applications - Array Performance - Satellite and Lunar Ranging Experience - Array Design Considerations and Optimization - Satellite Signatures - Satellites Center of Mass Determination - Laboratory Testing and Testing Procedures - Novel Array Designs - Commercially Available Hardware - In-space receivers and Transponders A special session on the ASI-INFN ETRUSCO, focusing on the GNSS constellations will be held on November 7. The meeting will also include a tour of the INFN retroreflector test facilities. ILRS Governing Board and Working Group meetings will be scheduled in conjunction with the Symposium. More details on the program can be found at: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/itlw2012_frascati_a1.pdf and http://www.lnf.infn.it/conference/laser2012/ We look forward to seeing you in Frascati. Mike Pearlman and Simone Dell'Agnello ----- Ms. Carey Noll Manager, Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau Associate Director, GGOS Bureau for Networks and Communications NASA GSFC Code 690.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA E-mail: Carey.Noll@nasa.gov Voice: (301) 614-6542 Fax: (301) 614-6015 WWW: http://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr