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Call for Papers
Com1, 📅 Event UpdateCall for Papers
Scientific Committee
C. Kotsakis, J-P. Boy, U. Hugentobler, X. Collilieux, C. Bruyninx, Z. Malkin, Z. Altamimi, P. Rebischung, D. Angermann, G. Wang, M. Lidberg, J.A. Tarrio, M. Craymer, D. Roman, B. Miyahara, M. Howarth
Local Organizing Committee
C. Kotsakis, M. Chatzinikos, Α. Bai, S. Psycha, G. Maltis, A. Pliatsika, D. Velissaridou, K. Griva
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the local organizing committee, I am honored to invite you to the IAG International Symposium on Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences (REFAG 2022) which is organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under the scientific coordination of Commission 1 of the International Association of Geodesy. The symposium will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 17-20, 2022.
REFAG 2022 carries on the tradition of previous IAG dedicated symposia on Reference Frames, aiming to bring together leading experts from academia, public authorities and private sector with young scientists and students, to discuss current achievements and future prospects of geodetic reference frames and their scientific and societal impact.
All details about the symposium, its scientific programe and venue are available at the symposium website: www.refag2022.org.
Scientific Programme
The primary scope of REFAG 2022 is to address today’s theoretical concepts of reference systems and their practical implementation by space geodetic techniques and their combinations, underlying limiting factors and novel approaches for future improvements, as well as their impact to Earth sciences and their applications. In particular, contributions from the following areas are strongly encouraged:
The scientific program of the symposium will cover all topics related to the activities of IAG Commission 1 and its subgroups, including also other initiatives and projects which endorse the role of geodetic reference frames towards scientific exploration, sustainable development, climate monitoring and satellite navigation.
GGOS – UAW 2022
The Unified Analysis Workshop (UAW) 2022 will be held successively with the REFAG 2022 Symposium in October 21-23, 2022. The UAW 2022 is co-organized by the IAG’s Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) and the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) for the purpose of discussing issues that are common to all space-geodetic measurement techniques. For more details, see the workshop’s website: https://ggos.org/event/unified-analysis-workshop-uaw-2022/.
Venue
The symposium will be held at the Electra Palace Hotel, which is located at the heart of downtown Thessaloniki (https://www.electrahotels.gr/hotels/electra-palace-thessaloniki/).
October is usually a period of high tourist acitivity for Thessaloniki, therefore an early registration and accomodation booking is highly recommended. More details about accomodation options and special prices for REFAG 2022 registrants are given at the symposium website.
Abstracts, presentations and papers
Deadline for abstract submission is extended to July 20, 2022; both the guidelines and the submission portal are available on the REFAG 2022 website. A non-refundable processing fee of 40 Euro is required for each abstract submission.
Each abstract will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and its eventual acceptance will be notified by e-mail to the corresponding author by July 30, 2022.
Upon abstract submission, the corresponding author will have to indicate the preference for oral or poster presentation. However, the final decision on the form of presentation will be taken by the Scientific Committee during the abstract review.
Guidelines for the full paper submission for peer-review and related formatting instruction will be available through the REFAG 2022 website. Accepted papers will be published by Springer as a volume of the official IAG Symposia series, see the link https://www.springer.com/series/1345.
Registration fee
The following types of registration fees are available:
An additional 70 Euro fee will be charged to regular and young researcher registration in case of late registration (after July 30, 2022). The registration fee can be paid by bank transfer or by a credit card according to the information published on the REFAG 2022 website, and it includes:
The REFAG 2022 is an official IAG meeting. Young scientists from IAG member countries may apply for the IAG Travel Award to assist them in presenting results of their research. For more details, please see https://iag.dgfi.tum.de/fileadmin/IAG-docs/Rules_for_Travel_Awards.pdf.
Social programme
The scientific programme will be complemented with a social one, including an optional social dinner in one of Thessaloniki’s fine restaurants.
COVID19
The symposium is planned as a standard meeting with on-site attendance. In case of Covid-related travel restrictions, it will be possible to switch to a hybrid form (in this case, the registration fees for those attending online will be 50% of the standard ones). However, the physical form of the symposium will be strongly preferred.
We look forward to welcoming you in Thessaloniki!
C. Kotsakis (on behalf of SOC and LOC)
Author: C. Kotsakis
EGU Blog Post about GGOS
GGOS, Other, 📰 General NewsRecently EGU Geodesy Division published a post in their Blog introducing GGOS, Geodesy and the recently established Geodetic Information Portal ggos.org.
Don’t miss it: https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/g/2022/06/13/ggos/
1st Circular of the SIRGAS Symposium 2022
Com1, 📅 Event Update1st Circular of the SIRGAS Symposium 2022
The next SIRGAS Symposium will be held in the city of Santiago de Chile, November 7-9, 2022, thanks to the invitation offered by the Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM) of Chile, in celebration of its 100th anniversary. The geodetic community of the Americas and the Caribbean will gather during this event to formulate new projects and exchange experiences and progress related to the implementation, maintenance and use of the geodetic reference frame and infrastructure of the region.
In addition, the Vertical Reference System Workshop will take place the week before the Symposium, November 2-4 2022, which will cover topics related to the unification of the vertical reference in the SIRGAS member states, as well as the guidelines and actions planned for the materialization of the IHRS (International Height Reference System).
This edition of the SIRGAS Symposium and the Vertical Reference System Workshop is jointly organized with the Military Geographic Institute of Chile, and has the support of the Pan-American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) and the International Association of Geodesy (IAG).
The symposium has been planned as an in-person meeting at the facilities of the Military Geographic Institute of Chile. It will also be broadcast through the @SirgasAmericas YouTube channel including simultaneous English and Spanish translation.
Although the SIRGAS Symposia are mainly attended by National Representatives, members of Working Groups and projects, these events are open to the entire international geodetic community and therefore we invite:
The activities of the SIRGAS 2022 Symposium will be organized in 5 sessions:
November 07 – SIRGAS authorities report: SIRGAS President, SIRGAS Working Group Chairs and UN-GGIM GRFA update: Americas;
November 07 – Development and maintenance of the SIRGAS reference frame: reports from the SIRGAS Analysis Center, review and update of processing and combination strategies, analysis and deformation modeling, processing of GNSS observations;
November 08 – Modeling of the Earth’s gravity field. Advances and activities necessary to support the development of the unified vertical reference system, models of the terrestrial gravity field, and absolute gravity measurements in SIRGAS member countries.
November 09 – Applications of the SIRGAS reference network: reports from SIRGAS member states, advances in SIRGAS adoption, use and availability of SIRGAS products.
November 09 – SIRGAS contributions to Earth System modeling: (geodynamic monitoring, atmospheric studies, determination of mean sea level changes, and geophysical studies based on SIRGAS infrastructure).
Presentation abstracts should have a maximum of 2000 characters and should be submitted before August 31, 2022 using the following online form: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRcvOfIPzmHWX0e-EmhOs0LNTFkyDULgpJQxQa7n5Dc9hLvg/viewform). Abstracts must be framed in the aforementioned thematic axes and will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and Executive Committee of SIRGAS.
The presentation modalities areas follows:
Oral expositions: 15 minutes presentation; and
Posters: in pdf format, which must be available for download before the meeting, paired with a 3 minutes presentation.
Thanks to the sponsorship of PAIGH and IAG, SIRGAS has a modest budget to cover partial costs for some presenters. The Scientific Council and the Executive Committee of SIRGAS will distribute available funds on the basis of presentations approved. However, sponsoring institutions will be required to cover remaining expenses (travel, accommodation or per diem) for participants. Those interested in requesting financial support should fill out the following form before June 30, 2022: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRcvOfIPzmHWX0e-EmhOs0LNTFkyDULgpJQxQa7n5Dc9hLvg/viewform.
The SIRGAS 2022 Symposium is being organized by the Local Organizing Committee, composed of the SIRGAS Executive Committee and representatives of the Military Geographic Institute of Chile, who kindly provide the email for clarification of doubts.
For more details, visit the event website https://sirgas.ipgh.org/simposio/
In person Vertical Reference System Workshop
The Vertical Reference System Workshop will take place from November 2 to 4, 2022 jointly with the SIRGAS 2022 Symposium. The workshop will review the guidelines and actions required for the materialization of the IHRS (International Height Reference System) and topics related to the unification of the vertical references of the SIRGAS member states.
This workshop has been framed around the Resolution “A Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development” adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, which encourages American countries and international organizations to strengthen global cooperation to promote capabilities in the field of geodesy, with the objective of ensuring the development, sustainability and promotion of a regional geodetic reference.
The workshop’s main goal is to contribute to the training process of researchers, professionals, and technicians from the Americas who participate in the definition and updating of national vertical reference frames based on gravimetric data processing and geometric leveling. Therefore, participants will be trained in the use of software packages developed by the International Association of Geodesy and SIRGAS, which will be distributed free of charge to those organizations that are dedicated to the materialization of national geodetic reference frames or contribute to the activities and research carried out within SIRGAS.
The workshop will be held at the Military Geographic Institute of Chile (Santiago de Chile), and will be conducted in Spanish by Dr. Gabriel do Nascimento Guimarães (Federal University of Uberlândia) and Eng. Agri. Hernán Guagni (National Geographic Institute of Argentina).
Those interested in participating in the workshop must complete the following pre-registration form by June 30: https://forms.gle/GjEYLy3YEhxGWYVb9
Important Dates
April 30, 2022 Registration opens.
June 30, 2022 Deadline to apply for financial support. (*) , Deadline to apply for PRE-INSCRIPTION to Vertical Reference Systema Workshop. (**)
July 31, 2022 Communication to the attendees accepted to the Vertical Reference System Workshop , Communication of approved financial support
August 31, 2022 Deadline for submitting abstracts of papers to be presented (***)
September 30, 2022 Communication of papers accepted for publication.
October 10, 2022 Distribution of the detailed program of the Symposium
Octubre 30, 2022 Deadline to register for the Symposium (****)
* To apply for financial assistance, candidates must submit the abstract of their presentation through the FORM (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRcvOfIPzmHWX0e-EmhOs0LNTFkyDULgpJQxQa7n5Dc9hLvg/viewform), indicating that they need financial assistance.
** To apply for pre-registration to SIRGAS SLR WORKSHOP, applicants must fill out and send the corresponding PRE-REGISTRATION FORM (https://forms.gle/GjEYLy3YEhxGWYVb9).
***Abstracts of contributions must be sent via FORM (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRcvOfIPzmHWX0e-EmhOs0LNTFkyDULgpJQxQa7n5Dc9hLvg/viewform)
**** The Symposium Registration form is available at (https://www.igm.cl/?page=inscripcion-asistentes)
Author: Sonia Maria Alves Costa