Subject: [SIR-Mail] No.345: SIRGAS Meeting 2012: October 29-21, Concepcion, Chile
From: Laura Sanchez <sanchez@dgfi.badw.de>

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SIR Electronic Mail          2012-05-09 13:06:09 UTC           Message No.   345
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Dear Colleagues,

The SIRGAS meeting 2012 will be held in Concepcion, Chile, from 29 to 31 
October. It is sponsored by  the International Association of Geodesy 
(IAG) and the Pan-American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) 
and will be hosted by the Universidad de Concepcion (UDEC) and the 
Instituto Geografico Militar of Chile (IGM).

The main objectives of the SIRGAS Meeting 2012 are to report the recent 
SIRGAS achievements, to evaluate the on-going activities, and to define 
new actions oriented to take part in the geodetic issues discussed in a 
global frame. Oral and poster presentations related to the following 
topics are welcome:

-    Improvements and maintenance of the SIRGAS reference frame;
-    Earth modelling based on the SIRGAS infrastructure;
-    Real time applications in SIRGAS;
-    Towards an unified SIRGAS vertical reference system;
-    Practical developments for the adoption of SIRGAS at sub-regional 
and national levels.

In addition to the meeting sessions, a technical visit to the 
Transportable Integrated Geodetic Observatory (TIGO) of the German 
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is scheduled.

The attendance is free of charge; however, to facilitate the 
organizational issues, we kindly ask for registering through the on-line 
registration form available at www.sirgas.org.

Dates to save:
- July 15, 2012: Deadline for grant application.
- August 31, 2012: Deadline for abstract submission (grant applicants 
must submit their abstracts before July 15).
- September 15, 2012: Deadline for registration.
- October 15, 2012: Distribution of detailed program and final list of 
participants.

Further details about the planned sessions, organizational and 
logistical information, meeting venue, etc. are available at www.sirgas.org.

We look forward to see you in Concepcion.

Kindest regards,

Claudio Brunini, SIRGAS President
Laura Sánchez, SIRGAS Vicepresident

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