Subject: [IGSMAIL-2180] LEO Workshop, Final Program
From: Ch. Reigber (from R. Neilan)
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 16:37:13 PST

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IGS Electronic Mail      Mon Mar  1 16:37:13 PST 1999      Message Number 2180
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Author: Ch. Reigber (from R. Neilan)
Subject: LEO Workshop, Final Program

                         FINAL PROGRAM AGENDA

                               Joint
                     IGS - GFZ - JPL Workshop on
                      Low Earth Orbiter Missions:
                      Developing and Integrating
              Ground and Space Systems for GPS Applications

                         March  9 - 11, 1999
                          Potsdam, Germany

  Check the IGS CBIS and the GFZ sites for further workshop information
under "What's New"
  IGS CBIS:
  http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov

Under "News":
GFZ:
  http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/

  ****** NOTE on Hotel Reservations **** Bookings at the Mercure at the
  workshop rate are possible through Feb 26. (art'otel spaces released
on  Feb. 17)

  This is the first international workshop focusing on end-to-end
  systems and science aspects for supporting an array of forthcoming
  Low Earth Orbiter Missions.

=========================================================================

  Tuesday, March 9, 1999

  Day 1: LEO Missions Overview, Science Goals and Objectives, Infrastructure
      Organizers & Session Chairs: Ch. Reigber, W. Melbourne

=========================================================================

  1) 1:00 pm   Welcome                     Rolf Emmermann  (GFZ/GER)

  2) 1:05 pm   Goals of LEO-Workshop       Christoph Reigber (GFZ/GER)

  3) LEO Missions

     1:15 pm    - NASA/DLR/CNES Missions   Tom Yunck (JPL/USA)
     1:45 pm    - ESA Missions             Pierluigi Silvestrin (ESTEC/NL)

     1:55 pm    - EPS GRAS Mission         Juha-Pekka Luntama (EUMETSAT)

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  2:10 pm Coffee Break
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  4) Science Goals and Objectives

     2:30 pm     - Gravity Field            Byron Tapley  (CSR/USA)
     3:00 pm     - Atmosphere               Per Hoeg (DMI/DK)
     3:30 pm     - Ionosphere               Norbert Jakowski (DLR/GER)
     4:00 pm     - Ocean Reflections        Pierluigi Silvestrin (ESTEC/NL)

  5) 4:15 pm    IGS LEO Working Group Goals     Mike Watkins (JPL/USA)

  6) 4:30 pm    LEO Infrastructure & the IGS    Ruth Neilan (JPL/USA)

  7) 5:00 pm    Discussion, moderated by Session Chairs

  --->>>  6:00  pm      Ice Breaker Party Tuesday Evening

=========================================================================

  Wednesday March 10, 1999
  Day 2: Flight Instruments, Ground Data Systems, Product Generation
  Organizers: J. Dow, R. Neilan, P. Schwintzer

========================================================================
Session Chairs: J. Dow and R. Neilan
        A potential presentation for day two or three includes:
     ** Bob Schutz, CSR , 'Considerations for LEO POD' (if Day 2) or
                          'ICESat Applications' (if Day 3)

  1) GPS Flight Receivers

     9:00 am     - GPS Flight Receiver      Tom Meehan (JPL/USA)
                         Development
     9:30 am     - ESA's GRAS Receiver      Pierluigi Silvestrin (ESTEC/NL)

  2) Ground Infrastructure: Data Flow, H/R Ground Networks, Operations

     10:00 am     - IGS Ground Network        Angelyn Moore (JPL/USA)
     10:30 am     - IGS Data Distribution     Carey Noll (GSFC/USA)

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  11:00 am  Coffee Break
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     11:30 am     - CHAMP S/C Telemetry,       Peter Schwintzer (GFZ/GER)
                      Data Flow & Products
     12:00 pm     - H/R Network, JPL Activities   Jim Zumberge (JPL/USA)
     12:30 pm     - H/R/ Network  GFZ Activities   Roman Galas (GFZ/GER)

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  1:00 pm Lunch
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     2:00 pm     - Canadian H/R GPS Ground Data      Mark Caissy (NRCan/CAN)
     2:20 pm    - CLIMAP: Ground Infrastructure and  Per Hoeg (DMI/DK)
                        H/R GPS Stations in Europe
     2:40 pm     - Ground Infrastructure for COSMIC  Chris Rocken (UCAR/USA)

  3) Mission Operations and Operational Processing Requirements

     3:00 pm     - CHAMP Mission Operation       Rolf Koenig (GFZ/GER)
                       and Rapid Orbit
     3:30 pm     - CHAMP Atmosphere/             Jens Wickert (DLR/GER)
                      Ionosphere Processor

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  4:00 pm Coffee Break
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     4:30 pm     - High Rate Data Communication  Barbara Perin (UNAVCO/USA)
                         with VSAT
     5:00 pm     - LEO/IGS Integration and       Tim Springer (AIUB/CH)
                     Benefits for IGS Products
     5:30 pm     - GLONASS - Status and Future   Daniel Ineichen (AIUB/CH)

  5) Discussion, moderated by Session Chairs

  --->>>   6:30 pm  Reception Wednesday Evening

=========================================================================

  Thursday March 11, 1999

  Day 3: Products, User Access, Interfaces, Science Applications

           Organizers: N. Jakowski, Ch. Rocken, M. Watkins

=========================================================================
Session Chairs: N. Jakowski and M. Watkins
  A potential presentation for day two or three includes:
     ** Bob Schutz, CSR , 'Considerations for LEO POD' (if Day 2) or
                          'ICESat Applications' (if Day 3)

  1) Atmosphere/Ionosphere Science

     9:00 am    - Capabilities and Limitations of    Sean Healy (UKMet/UK)
                      RO-Measurements for NWP
     9:30 am    - Capabilities and Limitations of    George Hajj (JPL/USA)
                      RO-Measurements for Ionosphere Monitoring
     10:00 am   - Use of UHF Radio Beacons      Reinhart Leitinger (UGraz/AU)
                        onboard LEOs
     10:30 am   - Gravity Waves                Toshitaka Tsuda (RASC/JAP)

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  11:00 Coffee Break
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     11:30 am     - Radio Wave                Alexander Pavelyev (IER/RUS)
                       Propagation Effects
     12:00 pm     - Climate Change Detection    Elisa Manzini (MPI/GER)
     12:30 pm     - Tomographic Use of LEO Data  Guilio Ruffini (IEEC/SP)

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  1:00 pm Lunch
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  2) Gravity, Magnetic and Electric Fields and Science Applications

     2:00 pm     - CHAMP Space Weather      Hermann Luehr (GFZ/GER)
                        Contributions
     2:20 pm     - CHAMP Gravity Field      Christoph Reigber (GFZ/GER)
                        Related Products
     2:40 pm     - GRACE Gravity Field      Srinivas Bettadpur (CSR/USA)
                         Related Products

     3:10 pm     - COSMIC constellation for  C.K. Shum (OSU/USA)
                         Gravity Studies

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  3:40 Coffee Break
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  3) Data Administration and User Interfaces

     4:00 pm    - CHAMP Information System and    Bernd Ritschel (GFZ/GER)
                         Data Centre
     4:30 pm    - GENESIS Information System and  George Hajj (JPL/USA)
                         Data Centre
     5:00 pm    - COSMIC Analysis Centre          Chris Rocken (UCAR/USA)

  5:30  Discussion, moderated by Session Chairs

  6:30 PM  Close of Workshop                   Christoph Reigber (GFZ/GER)

  --->>>  7:30 pm Joint Dinner Thursday Evening

=========================================================================

  Friday, March 12, a.m.
  Closed Meeting of IGS LEO Working Group -- by Invitation
                  Organizers: Ch. Reigber, M. Watkins

=========================================================================

=========================================================================

  GENERAL INFORMATION
  __________________________________________

  Workshop Location
  __________________________________________

  All sessions will be held in the conference building of the
  GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg.

  For maps see: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/welcome_en.html

  There are rooms available in the conference area for parallel splinter

  meetings. All persons or groups desiring space for splinter meetings are
  kindly asked to provide the Local Organizing Committee with full details
  as soon as possible.

  Workshop Facilities
  __________________________________________

  The meeting rooms will be equipped with one 5 x 5 cm slide projector and
  two overhead projectors. Special requirements (e.g. video presentations)
  have to be announced at the Local Organizing Committee prior to the
  meeting.

  Workshop Office
  __________________________________________

  The Workshop Office will be located in the Foyer area of the GFZ
  conference building.
  It will be open every day from 9 am to 5 pm.

  Pre-Registration
  __________________________________________

  Participants are advised to register in advance by using the
  Registration Form (see below).
  The pre-registration fee is
   160 DM / person before 26 February 1999.
  Afterwards, the registration fee is
   200 DM / person.

  Only cash payment in Deutsche Mark or US Dollars will be possible at the
  workshop site. No credit cards, checks, purchase orders can be accepted.

  The fee includes all attendant costs of the Workshop plus break service
  each day and an evening reception.

  Accommodation
  __________________________________________

  Participants are advised to book their accommodation well in advance.

  Because of the International Tourism Fair taking place in Berlin at the
  same time as the workshop, participants are advised to book their
  accommodation well in advance.
  The following hotels have blocks of rooms reserved for your visit to
  Potsdam:

  Mercure Hotel
  Lange Bruecke, 14467 Potsdam
  phone +49 331 2722, fax +49 331 293496
  The Mercure is located near Potsdam-Stadt train station at the river
  Havel and within walking distance from the GFZ.
  The single room rate is DM 140 (special GFZ rate). The rooms are
  blocked March 9 to 12 and will be released February 26, 1998.
  Please refer to "GFZ - LEO Workshop" when making your reservation.

  art'otel Potsdam
  Zeppelinstr. 136, 14471 Potsdam
  phone +49 331 9815-0, fax +49 331 9815555
  The art'otel is a new building located in a quiet, historical ensemble

  at the river Havel; 10 min tram ride plus 10 min walk.
  The single room rate is DM 150 (special GFZ rate). The rooms are
  blocked March 8 to 12 and will be released February 15 (!), 1998.
  Please refer to "GFZ - LEO Workshop" when making your reservation.

  Please find below a list of other hotels and pensions in the Potsdam
  area, which are close to the workshop location. You are responsible for
  making your own reservations directly with the hotel of your choice or

  with the Potsdam Information Service (phone +49-331-293385, fax
  +49-331-293012).

  Breakfast and Lunch
  __________________________________________

  Generally, a breakfast is included in the hotel charges. Lunch will be

  available at the GFZ Canteen which is located in the conference building.

  Banks and Money Exchange
  __________________________________________

  Hotels provide limited check cashing services. Most banks exchange
  foreign Travellers checks and currencies. There are electronic cash
  machines at several bank locations in Potsdam.

  Travel
  __________________________________________

  The usual travel to Potsdam for foreigners is by plane to Berlin-Tegel

  or Berlin-Schoenefeld airports. There are railway, bus and taxi services
  from the airports to Potsdam. The distance from Berlin-Tegel is
  approximately 35 km and from Berlin-Schoenefeld 40 km.

  Between airport Tegel and the city train station Zoologischer Garten
  there is a bus shuttle (Bus No. X9) and between airport Tegel and the
  train station Charlottenburg another bus shuttle (Bus No. 109). City
  train connections are from Berlin to Potsdam-Stadt (S7). The one-way
  taxi price is about 60,00 DM.

  Weather
  __________________________________________

  In March, weather can still be quite cold with temperatures ranging from
  0 degrees C during the night and not much higher than 15 degrees C during
  daytime.  Rainfall might be frequent.

  Deadline
  __________________________________________

  Deadline for pre-registration: 26 February 1999.

=========================================================================

  REGISTRATION FORM
  __________________________________________

  ---->>>> Deadline for Pre-Registration: 26 February 1999
<<<<<---------

                      Joint IGS - GFZ - JPL Workshop on
                       Low Earth Orbiter Missions

                     held at GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
                     Potsdam, Germany, March 9 - 11, 1999

  Copy this portion of the message, complete the information, and send a

  return email to
      [email-masked]

  or you may return by fax to +49-331-288-1111, or by mail to:

  Local Organizing Committee 'LEO Workshop'
  Attn. Mrs. Katrin Weisse
  Division 1 'Kinematics and Dynamics of the Earth'
  GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
  Telegrafenberg A6
  D-14473 Potsdam, Germany
                              phone: +49-331-288-1101
                              fax: +49-331-288-1111
                              e-mail: [email-masked]

  General Information (please type/print all information clearly)

  0 Dr.   0 Prof.   0 Mrs.   0 Ms.   0 Mr.   0 Other
....................
  (please X or tick)

  Family Name:

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  First Name:

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  Department/Institute:

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  Company/University:

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  P.O.Box:    .....................................

  Street:

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  ZIP Code:   .....................................

  City:
...............................................................

  Country:

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  Phone:

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  Fax:
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  Email:

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  I intend to take part in the Workshop from ...... March 1999 through
......
  March 1999.

  Workshop Badge (your preference)

  Name:

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  Institute:

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  Country:

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  Registration Fees and Payment

  The pre-registration fee is 160 DM / person before 26 February 1999.

  Afterwards, the registration fee is 200 DM.

  Please indicate method of payment:

  0   By bank transfer in German Marks to GeoForschungsZentrum account
  No. 3093887 at Deutsche Bank Potsdam, bank code 12070000, reference
LEO
  Workshop". Charges on bank orders shall be borne by the sender.

  0   By cash at the workshop site (in German Marks or US Dollars only).

  Date: ........................

=========================================================================

  HOTEL LIST - POTSDAM
  __________________________________________

  Arkona Hotel Voltaire       for GFZ-guests
  Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 88     Single Room:      DM   175
  D-14467 Potsdam             Double Room:      DM   214
  Phone:   +49-331-23170
  Fax:   +49-331-2317100

  Hotel Mercure               for GFZ-guests
  Lange Bruecke               Single Room:      DM   140
  D-14467 Potsdam             Double Room:      DM   140
  Phone:   +49-331-2722
  Fax:   +49-331-293496

  art'otel Potsdam            for GFZ-guests
  Zeppelinstr. 136            Single Room:      DM   140
  D-14471 Potsdam             Double Room:      DM   180
  Phone:   +49-331-98150
  Fax:   +49-331-9815555

  Schlosshotel Cecilienhof
  Im Neuen Garten             Single Room:  DM 195 / 255
  D-14469 Potsdam             Double Room:  DM 290 / 470
  Phone: +49-331-37050
  Fax: +49-331-292498

  Dorint Kongress Hotel Potsdam
  Voltaireweg/Jaegerallee    Single Room:  DM 170,-  / 310
  D-14469 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM 170,.- / 450
  Phone: +49-331-2740
  Fax: +49-331-2741000

  Hotel Griebnitzsee
  Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 190-192
  D-14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg          Single Room:  DM 170
  Phone: +49-331-70-91-0             Double Room:  DM 210
  Fax: +49-331-70-91-11

  Parkhotel Potsdam
  Am Schlosspark Sanssouci   Single Room:  DM 170
  Forststr. 80               Double Room:  DM 190
  D-14473 Potsdam
  Phone:   +49-331-98120
  Fax:   +49-331-9812100

  Seminaris SeeHotel Potsdam
  An der Pirschheide         Single Room:  DM 160 / 180
  D-14471 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM 200 / 230
  Phone: +49-331-90-90-0
  Fax: +49-331-90-90-900

  Steigenberger MAXX Hotel
  Allee nach Sanssouci 1     Single Room:  DM 145
  14471 Potsdam              Double Room:  DM 170
  Phone: +49-331-90910
  Fax: +49-331-9091909

  Pension Mark Brandenburg
  Heinrich-Mann-Allee 71     Single Room:  DM 110
  D-14478 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM 140 / 170
  Phone: +49-331-88-82-30
  Fax: +49-331-88-82-344

  Hotel am Luisenplatz - garni -
  Luisenplatz 5              Single Room:  DM 109 / 139
  D-14471 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM 180 / 230
  Phone: +49-331-971900
  Fax: +49-331-9719019

  Schlossgarten Hotel Am Park von Sanssouci - garni -
  Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 41a     Single Room: DM  98 / 125
  D-14471 Potsdam                    Double Room: DM 135 / 165
  Phone: + 49-331-97-17-00
  F6ax: + 49-331-97-17-04-04

  Hotel garni VIVALDI
  Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24         Single Room:  DM   95
  D-14482 Potsdam                    Double Room:  DM 120 / 140
  Phone: + 49-331-74-90-60
  Fax: + 49-331-74-90-616

  Pension Oppermann
  Heideweg 43                Single Room:  DM   42 / 71
  D-14482 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM  77 / 115
  Phone: + 49-331-748-03-75
  Fax: + 49-331-71-92-45

  Hotel Ravenshorst
  Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 2          Single Room:  DM   85
  D-14558 Bergholz-Rehbruecke       Double Room:  DM 120
  Phone: +49-33200-870
  Fax: +49-33200-87200

  Pension Auf dem Kiewitt
  Auf dem Kiewitt 8          Single Room:  DM   80
  D-14471 Potsdam            Double Room:  DM 120
  Phone: + 49-331-90-36-78
  Fax: + 49-331-90-36-78

  All hotel/pension prices include breakfast.
  In case you encounter difficulties with getting the special rates for GFZ
  guests, please turn to the LOC.

[Mailed From: "Ruth E Neilan" <[email-masked]>]