****************************************************************************** dorismail 11-Jul-2019 14:12:37 Message No 1187 ****************************************************************************** Author: "Noll, Carey E. (GSFC-61A0)" Subject: Introductory and Refresher Course on Satellite and Lunar Laser First One-day Introductory and Refresher Course on Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging Sunday, October 20, 2019 German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany The ILRS has scheduled a one-day introductory course to give non-practitioners in SLR an opportunity to broaden their knowledge about laser ranging to Earth-orbiting satellites and the Moon. The course will also provide those with some experience in the field an opportunity to refresh and strengthen their knowledge and increase their appreciation of this powerful measurement technique that supports geoscience and applications. The course is scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2019, in Stuttgart, Germany, just prior to the 2019 ILRS Technical Workshop. The program for this one-day “SLR School” is provided below. Talks will be given in a tutorial format, with time for questions and discussion. Interested parties can attend the school with or without participating in the Workshop. Attendees will be charged an entrance fee of 30 Euros to cover lunch and breaks. Tutorials will differ in length depending on the topic, but each session should leave ample time for questions and discussion. Seminars will be given at the level of a non-expert, recognizing that we expect people to attend who are not currently working in the field, but are curious, as well as people who are newly involved in laser ranging, but need to broadening their current level of understanding. The one-day SLR School will be a great way for attendees to get an overview of an important component of the space geodesy measurement constellation. Please see the attached PDF for the topics to be covered in the program. Participants in the 2019 ILRS Technical Workshop can indicate their plans to attend the SLR School during registration (see http://dlr.de/ilrs2019). Those wishing to attend only the SLR School should contact the workshop’s local organizing committee (ilrs.workshop@dlr.de); arrangements are being made for payment of the one-day fee. This one-day event is an opportunity for participants to get an overall view of satellite laser ranging and is the first time that such a school has been offered. The school will be held at the: Pullman Stuttgart Fontana Hotel Vollmoellerstraße 5, 70563 Stuttgart, Germany More Information on hotels, transportation, etc., is available on the workshop website at: http://dlr.de/ilrs2019. Please contact Carey Noll (Carey.Noll@nasa.gov) with any questions. Don’t miss this opportunity! We hope to see you in Stuttgart. Best regards, Mike Pearlman Director, ILRS Central Bureau