Subject: [IGSMAIL-1700] GIAC GPS Modernization Workshop
From: Neil Weston
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 4:42:57 PDT

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IGS Electronic Mail      Tue Oct 14  4:42:57 PDT 1997      Message Number 1700
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Author: Neil Weston
Subject: GIAC GPS Modernization Workshop

      GPS Civil Issues: Options and Urgent Decisions
              A GPS Modernization Workshop

        November 6, 1997         9:00am - 5:00pm

NOAA Auditorium
1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

                    Convened by
             The Institute Of Navigation
                      and the
           National Geodetic Survey, NOAA
           in joint sponsorship with the 
       GPS Interagency Advisory Council (GIAC)

   -- The overall civil GPS Modernization issue --
The civil community must identify (by early '98) their 
needs for improvements and system changes in the next 
generation GPS.  These requirements need consideration 
in the current GPS planning, decision and 
implementation process.

Critical concern: The next generation GPS (IIF) will be
operational to about 2020 - the next opportunity for 
substantial changes!

The workshop includes the participation of
DoT DoD DoS DoC DoI FAA USCG NASA NTIA FCC

Also including broad participation from U.S. industry; 
commercial and private users; standards committees; 
land, marine and aviation associations; the academic 
community; international organizations and others.

            Workshop Chairman
            Keith D. McDonald
     President, Sat Tech Systems, Inc.

   ION Co-Chairman:           GIAC Co-Chairman:
    Carl S. Andren        Cdr. David H. Minkel, NOAA

This workshop is a follow-up to the GIAC/ION meeting 
held August 26, 1997.  Invited presentations, a Panel 
Discussion, workshop activities, and Proceedings are 
planned.  
  
  A Final Workshop is scheduled for February 12, 1998.

For further information and a workshop agenda, 
please contact:
The ION: 1800 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
Fax: 703-683-7105; Tel: 703-683-7101; 
E-mail: [email-masked]

  or got to the GIAC Home Page at: 
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/GIAC/giac.html

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