Dear Colleagues,

I would to draw your attention to the following event:

IAG Commission 1 Symposium 2014 on

Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences

(REFAG2014)

October 13-17, 2014

The main topics of the Symposium include, but not limited to:

·                     Theory and realization of reference systems;

·                     Definition, establishment, maintenance and
improvement of the geodetic reference frames for Earth science applications;

·             Advanced
terrestrial and space observation technique development for the above purposes;

·             International
collaboration for the definition and deployment of networks of terrestrially-based space geodetic observatories;

·             Co-locations
of geodetic instruments on the ground and in space;

·             Definition,
establishment, maintenance and integration of regional reference frames;

·             Interaction
between the celestial and the terrestrial reference

·             frames;

·             Usage
and applications of reference frames in Geosciences.

The venue of the symposium will be the Hotel Melia on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg City.

Please save these dates.

A dedicated website will be set up soon.

Best regards

Tonie van Dam

President, Commission 1 (Reference Frames) of the

International Association of Geodesy.