Author: Tonie van Dam, Zuheir Altamimi, Jim Ray,

Subject: G2.2 session on ITRF at EGU2015



   EGU General Assembly -- Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015

                       http://www.egu2015.eu



Dear Colleagues,



The next General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union will

be held in Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015. We draw your

attention in particular to session:

"G2.2 The ITRF:Elaboration, Usage and Applications".



The goal of this session is to provide a forum to discuss

preparations for the next International Terrestrial Reference

Frame (ITRF), expected to include data through 2013, as well as

the ITRF usage in Earth sciences and other applications.

Participants can discuss concerns not only related to the

contributing technique services, but also all ITRF uses, ranging

from local, regional to global applications. Contributions are

sought from the individual technique services and various ITRF

users, covering the complete range of topics, such as data

analysis, parameter estimation and correction models. Of special

interest is the evaluation of the impact of loading effects on

individual frames and their combination. Contributions focusing on

identifying and mitigating technique systematic errors are most

welcome, which will hopefully help improve the next ITRF

solutions.



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07 January 2015 at 13:00 CET -- Deadline to submit abstracts

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Please consider submitting a paper for this session or contact

us directly if you have any questions.



Sincerely,

Tonie van Dam, tonie.vandam@uni.lu, University of Luxembourg

Zuheir Altamimi, zuheir.altamimi@ign.fr, Institut Geographique National

Jim Ray, jimr.ray@gmail.com