Subject: [AFREF-20] Re: [AFREF-19] Confirming AFREF Splinter Meeting in Nice, 4.23
From: "Muftah UNIS" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ruth E. Neilan" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>, "ALAN DODSON" <[email-masked]>, "Mireille Gerard" <[email-masked]>, "Richter, Dr. Bernd" <[email-masked]>, "Rob Reilinger" <[email-masked]>, "muftahUnis504" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:59:10 +0100

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AFREF Mail               17 Apr 10:27:51 PDT 2002      Message Number 20
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Author: Muftah UNIS

Dear Ruth and all others
This is to inform you that due to conflict of an other important meeting in
Tunis, i will not be able to attend AFREF Ad-hoc Splinter meeting I would
like to receive the summary of the meeting.

Best regard

Muftah UNIS Sec Gen OACT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth E. Neilan" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <IGS Governing Board:>; "Rob Reilinger" <[email-masked]>;
"Richter, Dr. Bernd" <[email-masked]>; "Mireille Gerard"
<[email-masked]>; "ALAN DODSON" <[email-masked]>;
<[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:31 AM
Subject: [AFREF-19] Confirming AFREF Splinter Meeting in Nice, 4.23

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> AFREF Mail               16 Apr 16:34:50 PDT 2002      Message Number 19
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> Author: Ruth Neilan
>
> Ad-hoc meeting:  on-going efforts to establish a continental
> reference system in Africa  - 'AFREF'
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The AFREF Ad-hoc Splinter meeting will be held at the Nice Novotel
> Hotel, Tuesday April 23 16:30 - ~18:00 at the venue of the EGS, in
> Nice, France. It is very close to the Acropolis Convention Center.
> Currently, about a dozen people have replied that they plan to
> attend, and others who can not attend request a summary of the
> meeting. I expect that others may join the meeting based on
> conversations to date.
>
> Here is a tentative agenda for your consideration:
>
>
> - Introductions and interests/motivations for 'AFREF' All
> - Agenda adjustments
>
> - Short, informal reports:
>
>    o Summary of IAG/ICSU Proposal Neilan
>
>    o Recent activities in northern Africa, NAREF Doha (Kalouche can not
attend)
>
>    o Update on southern Africa, SAREF Wonnacott
>
>    o Related Activities Reilinger
>
>    o Others.....
>
>    o UN/GNSS Workshop, Lusaka, Zambia July 14-19 Neilan
>
> - Discussion on key issues and approach
>
> The main purpose is to keep people from the various regions apprised
> of activities within Africa, and the need for the geodetic,
> consistent framework. This also allows us to explore the
> commonalities, technical approach, partnering opportunities,
> standards, scientific and engineering goals, etc. Such ad-hoc
> meetings with the global geodetic community can help support more
> formal and progressive meetings within Africa on the AFREF initiative.
>
> looking forward to seeing you soon,
>
> Ruth
>
>
>
> Confirmed response list to date:
>
> Blitzkow, Brazil
> Combrinck, South Africa
> Daho, Algeria
> Feissel, France
> Ferland, Canada (IGS Reference Frame Coordinator)
> Mahmoud, Egypt
> Moore, USA
> Neilan, USA
> Plag, Norway
> Reilinger, USA
> Rui Fernandes, Netherlands
> Soehne, Germany
> Wonnacott, South Africa
>