2021-05-11 Dear Colleagues, Professor Yaoheng Xiong officially retired this year. He led the team to achieve space debris laser ranging and lunar laser ranging at Kunming Station, thanks to his contribution to the development of satallite laser ranging at Yunan Observatories. We thank all colleagues for your concern and support to our station, we will continue to work with you in the field of satellite laser ranging. Due to the continued threat of the current pandemic, the 22nd International Workshop on Laser Ranging has been postponed to next year. We look farward to meeting in Kunming next year. Best Regards, Yuqiang Li Yuqiang Li ========================================================== Yunnan Observatories,CAS 650011 Postcode: 650011 ADD:Phoenix Mt,East Suburb,Kunming,Yunnan : 0871-63920402 PH.: +86 871 63920402 : 0871-63920599 FAX: +86 871 63920599 : 15925157733 MOB: +86 15925157733 Email:lyq@ynao.ac.cn Email: lyq@ynao.ac.cn ========================================================== Pearlman, Michael R. (Mike) via ilrs 2021-04-10 03:20:24 SLRMail; ilrs [ilrs] Postponement of Upcoming Laser Workshops Dear Colleagues, In view of the continued threat of the current pandemic, the ILRS and the members of the Kunmimg Station have decided that it would be best to postpone the 22nd International Workshop on Laser Ranging until 2022. We know that it is a disappointment to skip another year, but we really have no choice. The date for the 2022 workshop at Kunming has yet to be decided. Plans are being formulated to have another program of virtual station tours, with perhaps some virtual talks on pertinent ILRS subjects in late 2021, in place of the workshop. As a consequence, the Technical Workshop scheduled for Arequipa will also be postponed another year until 2023. We thank both the Kunming and Arequipa teams for their patience and preparation to date. We know that both workshops will be great successes. Looking on the bright side, our community should have much to report when these workshops are finally held. We hope that you and your community will continue to act with safety. With best wishes, MIke Pearlman Director, ILRS Central Bureau

2021-05-11

Dear Colleagues,

Professor Yaoheng Xiong officially retired this year. He led the team to achieve space debris laser ranging and lunar laser ranging at Kunming Station, thanks to his contribution to the development of satallite laser ranging at Yunan Observatories.

We thank all colleagues for your concern and support to our station, we will continue to work with you in the field of satellite laser ranging.

Due to the continued threat of the current pandemic, the 22^nd International Workshop on Laser Ranging has been postponed to next year. We look farward to meeting in Kunming next year.

Best Regards,

Yuqiang Li

                                   Yuqiang Li
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             Yunnan Observatories,CAS
650011                      Postcode: 650011
   ADD:Phoenix Mt,East Suburb,Kunming,Yunnan
: 0871-63920402            PH.: +86 871 63920402
: 0871-63920599            FAX: +86 871 63920599
: 15925157733              MOB: +86 15925157733
Email:lyq@ynao.ac.cn           Email: lyq@ynao.ac.cn
==========================================================

Pearlman, Michael R. (Mike) via ilrs

2021-04-10 03:20:24

SLRMail; ilrs

[ilrs] Postponement of Upcoming Laser Workshops

Dear Colleagues,

In view of the continued threat of the current pandemic, the ILRS and the members of the Kunmimg Station have decided that it would be best to postpone the 22^nd International Workshop on Laser Ranging until 2022. We know that it is a disappointment to skip another year, but we really have no choice. The date for the 2022 workshop at Kunming has yet to be decided.

Plans are being formulated to have another program of virtual station tours, with perhaps some virtual talks on pertinent ILRS subjects in late 2021, in place of the workshop.

As a consequence, the Technical Workshop scheduled for Arequipa will also be postponed another year until 2023.

We thank both the Kunming and Arequipa teams for their patience and preparation to date. We know that both workshops will be great successes.

Looking on the bright side, our community should have much to report when these workshops are finally held.

We hope that you and your community will continue to act with safety.

With best wishes,

MIke Pearlman

Director, ILRS Central Bureau