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This agenda was last updated on 15 October 2006
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| Sunday, 15 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Program Committee The program committee will meet to discuss matters relating to the workshop. Link(s): Workshop Contacts |
| 15:30 | 17:30 | Registration Crowne Plaza Link(s): Crowne Plaza Hotel, Event Registration, Canberra Map |
| 17:30 | 19:30 | Informal Welcome Drinks A casual 'meet and greet' will be held in the Elizabeth Room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Beverages and light finger food will be supplied at this event. Dress is casual. No RSVP required. Link(s): Official Functions |
| Monday, 16 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 09:30 | 10:30 | Opening Session Link(s): Venue |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Science Products The invited talks underpin that the contributions of SLR and LLR to science are indeed important and manifold. They include: the maintenance of the long-term stability of the low-degree and order geopotential (including the geocenter); contributions to the terrestrial reference frame (where heights are of particular interest); contributions to the determination of the Earth rotation parameters; modelling of non-gravitational forces for Laser satellites; calibration of satellite orbits determined using the GNSS techniques (SLR/LLR is the only space-geodetic techniques working in the optical part of the spectrum); combination of SLR/LLR results with those of other space-geodetic techniques; the well-known products from LLR (test of gravitational theories, lunar rotation, development of the Earth-Moon-Sun three-body problem). We foster contributions to this broad range of topics and to possible future development based on the laser technology (like, e.g., the use of the transponder technology for measuring distances to the Moon, to space missions to the Moon and planets, and to other planets). Chair(s) : Gerhard Beutler, Steve Klosko. Abstracts: 18 |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 13:00 | WPLTN Exec |
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| 13:00 | NASA |
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| 13:00 | Eurolas |
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| 14:00 | 15:30 | Science Products (continued) Chair(s) : Gerhard Beutler, Steve Klosko. |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Science Products (continued) Chair(s) : Gerhard Beutler, Steve Klosko. |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Posters Introduction |
| 17:30 | 18:30 | Splinters Groups |
| 17:30 | DF and P WG and CPF SG |
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| 18:30 | 19:30 | Break |
| 19:30 | 22:30 | Formal Welcome Reception The ACT Government will be our host for the official welcome reception drinks at the Australian National Gallery. A bus will depart from the Crowne Plaza at 7:15pm. Beverages and light finger food will be served at this event. Dress is neat casual or lounge suit. No RSVP required. Link(s): Official Functions, The National Gallery, Canberra Map |
| 22:30 | dawn | Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions |
| Tuesday, 17 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 09:00 | 10:30 | Network Performance and Results In keeping with the workshop theme: "extending the range", the co-chairs invite you to contribute presentations related to present and future techniques for enhancing the production of and evaluating the performance of ILRS data and analysis products. Presentations could include experience with the CPF, enhanced tracking data communication methodologies, network design, new performance metrics, etc. Chair(s) : Cinzia Luceri, Mark Torrence. Abstracts: 17 Link(s): Venue |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Network Performance and Results (continued) Chair(s) : Cinzia Luceri, Mark Torrence. |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 00:00 | Missions WG |
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| 14:00 | 15:30 | Lasers and Detector Chair(s) : John Degnan, Ivan Prochazka. |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Kilohertz Systems We consider that one of the important keys to 'extending the range' is to increase the laser repetition rate from the traditional few Hz towards kHz rates. High-rate SLR has many advantages and new applications, including increased normal point precision, rapid target acquisition, target structure 'probing' leading to, for example, attitude determination, ability to work with reduced peak energies and with very short pulse lengths and ranging to transponders on remote spacecraft. A further spin-off advantage from developing a kHz capability is the need to upgrade time-of-flight measurement sub-systems to those based on an accurate event-timer, with corresponding improvement in measurement linearity. KHz work is underway at Graz, is being tested within the SLR2000 system and is at the development stage at Herstmonceux. Further, we suspect that other groups and analysts will be interested in getting involved with this emerging technology and its exciting possibilities for new and more accurate scientific applications. We invite contributions to this session to discuss plans, experiences and application ideas for high-rate laser ranging. Chair(s) : Georg Kirchner, Graham Appleby. Abstracts: 7 |
| 17:30 | 18:30 | Splinter Groups |
| 18:30 | 19:30 | Break |
| 19:30 | 22:30 | Splinter Groups Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions |
| 22:30 | Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions |
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| Wednesday, 18 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 09:00 | 10:30 | Timing Systems Chair(s) : Ben Greene, Yang Fumin. Abstracts: 7 Link(s): Venue |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Multiple Wavelength, Refraction Chair(s) : Erricos Pavlis. |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Telescopes, Stations and Upgrades This session invites papers discussing developments in telescopes, beam directors, pointing, tracking and target acquisition systems and techniques used for satellite tracking. Also, analyses of tracking stability, invariant point measurement and stability and other topics relating to the delivery of ranging beams and the receipt or detection of laser returns. Chair(s) : Ben Greene, Craig Smith. Abstracts: 9 Link(s): Call for Papers: Telescopes and Beam Directors |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Advanced Concepts; Eyesafe SLR related Applications such as: Time transfer, Dynamics of spacecraft, Atmospheric LIDAR, Surveillance of debris, Optical Communication, Aircraft or Spaceborne systems. Eye Safe technology and operation: Aircraft detection Radar, Eye safe Wavelength,Low peak power technology. New concept of any physics or technical problem/solution using SLR or combined with SLR. Chair(s) : Hiroo Kunimori. Link(s): Call for Papers: Advanced Concepts; Eyesafe. |
| 17:30 | 22:30 | Mt. Stromlo Visit & BBQ Dinner Coaches will depart from the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 17:30. Guests will enjoy a traditional Aussie BBQ at the top of Mt Stromlo, home to the EOS Space Research facility. A tour of the SLR facility will follow. A full meal will be served at this event. Dress is casual (include something warm to put on when the sun goes down and the wind comes up!). Please give your RSVP, and that of your partner, to the Workshop Registration Coordinator. There is no charge for this event for Workshop participants or partners. Link(s): Mt. Stromlo SLR Station, Canberra Map |
| 22:30 | Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions (Local Pubs) |
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| Thursday, 19 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 08:30 | 10:30 | ILRS Governing Board |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Altimetry Chair(s) : Frank Lemoine. Abstracts: 4 |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Transponders Chair(s) : Ulrich Schrieber. Abstracts: 4 |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Uncooperative Targets Chair(s) : Ben Greene. Abstracts: 2 |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Software and Automation Topics of the session are: Innovative software and control systems concepts, algorithms and their integration into the control system, new control modules (like FPGA), improvements in the tracking efficiency, error detection and reporting, remote control, safety concepts, automation: concepts and experiences. Chair(s) : Werner Gurtner, Jan McGarry. Abstracts: 13 Link(s): Call for Papers: Software and Automation |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Software and Automation (continued) Topics of the session are: Innovative software and control systems concepts, algorithms and their integration into the control system, new control modules (like FPGA), improvements in the tracking efficiency, error detection and reporting, remote control, safety concepts, automation: concepts and experiences. Chair(s) : Werner Gurtner, Jan McGarry. Link(s): Call for Papers: Software and Automation |
| 17:30 | 19:30 | Break |
| 19:30 | 22:30 | Banquet Dinner Coaches will depart from the foyer of the Crowne Plaza hotel at 19:00 (and will drop off to the Crowne Plaza and also Olims Hotel at the end of the evening). A full banquet dinner will be served at this event. Link(s): Official Functions, Old Parliament House |
| 22:30 | Informal Splinter Groups Informal Splinter Group Meetings and General Discussions (Local Pubs) |
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| Friday, 20 October 2006 | ||
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| 09:00 | 10:30 | Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) Systems The Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) session will focus on current and future LLR activities. Topics relating to science, technique, system performance, near-term goals, and future station possibilities are appropriate for this session. Chair(s) : Tom Murphy. Link(s): Call for Papers: Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) Systems |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Overflow, eg. New Missions, Stations The Overflow Session is intended to give us some flexibility in the program; however we would like to focus on a few key areas: retro reflector arrays, new missions and new stations. Chair(s) : Mike Pearlman. Link(s): Call for Papers: Overflow, eg. New Missions, Stations |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | ILRS General Assembly |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Closing Session |
| 17:30 | 18:00 | Late Splinters |
| Saturday, 21 October 2006 | ||
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| Start | Finish | Description |
| 09:00 | 10:30 | Analysis WG Chair(s) : Ron Noomen. |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Break - Morning Tea |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Analysis WG (continued) Chair(s) : Ron Noomen. |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Lunch and brief splinters (ad hoc) |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Analysis WG (continued) Chair(s) : Ron Noomen. |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break - Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 | 17:30 | Analysis WG (continued) Chair(s) : Ron Noomen. |