boundary="_000_C7B652D147933D41AB17CF837A15A24D09EE24BBNDMSMBX401ndcna_" ****************************************************************************** dorismail 08-Feb-2018 20:09:45 Message No 1102 ****************************************************************************** Author: "Behrend, Dirk (GSFC-61A.0)[NVI INC]" Subject: REMINDER: GM2018 registration and abstract submission deadline is --_000_C7B652D147933D41AB17CF837A15A24D09EE24BBNDMSMBX401ndcna_ Dear colleagues, The tenth IVS General Meeting will be held in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, No= rway in early June 2018. As part of this event in the high Arctic, the local host o= f the Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) will officially inaugurate the new twin radio teles= copes at Ny-Alesund. The inauguration event will be organized as a day trip via boat= from the town of Longyearbyen to Ny-Alesund. The opening of the Earth Observatory at= Ny- Alesund is the first step of establishing this high Artic location as a cor= e site for global geodesy as envisioned by the UN-GGIM with co-located VLBI, SLR, GNSS, DORIS= , and gravimetric instruments. NMA has prepared a video about what to expect at this high latitude locatio= n: http://video.kartverket.no/the-10th-ivs-general-meeting Further details are listed in the Second Announcement (see below) and are a= vailable on the meeting Web site. Please note that the deadlines for abstract submission and registration are= approaching fast, i.e., the last day for registration and abstract submission for this = event is February 25, 2018. If you intend to be part of this event, please register by this date. Best regards, Dirk Behrend IVS Coordinating Center From: IVSmail [mailto:ivsmail-bounces@lists.nasa.gov] On Behalf Of Behrend,= Dirk (GSFC-61A.0)[NVI INC] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 12:10 PM To: IVSmail >; evntec= h@jb.man.ac.uk; vlbi@listmgr.nrao.edu Cc: Anne Kristin Moen Frivold >; Per Erik Opseth >; ivs2018@kartverket.no; Reidun Kittelsrud > Subject: No 1102 : [IVSmail] IVS 2018 General Meeting: Second Announcement SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) 2018 General Meeting =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D June 3-9, 2018 Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway http://www.ivs2018.no/ The tenth General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) will be held during the week of June 3-9, 2018, in Longyea= rbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway. All IVS Associate Members and individuals who have int= erests in the application of VLBI in the fields of geodesy, Earth sciences, and as= trometry are invited to attend the meeting. The keynote of the tenth GM is the contribution of the VLBI Global Observin= g System (VGOS) to the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) in its endeavor to re= nder sustainable development possible under the theme "Global Geodesy and the Ro= le of VGOS - Fundamental to Sustainable Development." The United Nations recogniz= ed the importance of geospatial information to address global challenges with crea= ting a UN-GGIM Subcommittee on Geodesy and following through with a roadmap to i= mplement a Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF). The space-geodetic techniques of = VLBI, GPS, SLR, and DORIS will be fundamental for an accurate, accessible and sus= tainable GGRF to support science and society. The meeting host is Kartverket (the Norwegian Mapping Authority, NMA). Deta= ils about the meeting including the program, accommodations, registration, and = abstract submission is available at the meeting Web site: http://www.ivs2018.no/ Poster and oral papers may be contributed for presentation at the General Meeting. Contributions are not restricted to IVS Associate Members but may be contributed by anyone attending the meeting. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 25. Please follow the abstract submission instruct= ions at: https://ivs2018.kartverket.no/event/1/abstracts/ The meeting will be held at the Kulturhuset in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway, the main town of the island archipelago of Svalbard: http://www.ivs2018.no/ >> Accommodation The deadline for registering for the meeting is February 25, 2018. The earl= y bird rate is available until January 31, 2018. Please register using the form av= ailable at: http://www.ivs2018.no/ >> Registration The registration fee is NOK 7000 (early bird rate until January 31) or NOK = 9000 (regular). The registration fee includes conference materials, conference l= unches, the conference banquet, coffee breaks, the boat trip to Ny Alesund, and the= Proceedings volume. For student participants, the registration fee is reduced to NOK 50= 00. If you want to take advantage of the student support, please send an electronic c= opy of your valid student ID to the LOC (ivs2018@kartverket.no) as a PDF or JPG file. Please title your message in the subject line as "STUDENT IVS2018". For further information contact any member of the Local Organizing Committe= e, the Program Committee, or the Coordinating Center. Regards, Per Erik Opseth Dirk Behrend for the Local Organizing Committee IVS Coordinating Center