Dear Colleague
The European Space Agency's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation
Explorer (GOCE) Mission is planned for launch in 2007. This, the first of
ESA's Core Earth Explorer satellite missions, and promises amongst others
scientific applications in Geodesy, Solid-Earth Physics and Oceanography.
This is a preliminary announcement of the ESA's intent to hold the third in a
series of International GOCE User Workshops from 6-8 November, 2006 at
ESA-ESRIN, in Frascati, near Rome, Italy. This pre-launch workshop is timed
to take place prior to the closure of the forthcoming GOCE Data Announcement
of Opportunity (see: http://eopi.esa.int ). It is intended to provide
potential users of GOCE data products with the opportunity to obtain the
latest information on satellite performance as well as details regarding
ground segment operations, data products and user services. It will allow
users the opportunity to learn about product specifications, and the plans
for data calibration and validation. This Workshop will also offer the
opportunity for users to present their planned scientific studies, prior to
consolidating their GOCE Data AO proposals.
Conference proceedings are anticipated to be published as an ESA Special
Publication by the ESA Publications Division, and so full scientific papers
are encouraged in addition to the Workshop presentation material.
The official language of the workshop is English.
Preliminary Calendar of Key Dates
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|First Announcement |March 2006 |
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|Second Call & Web Announcement |May 2006 |
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|Deadline for Abstract Submission |End June 2006 |
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|Notification of Acceptance and Preliminary |September 2006 |
|Program | |
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|Presentation Material for Proceedings |Mid October 2006 |
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|GOCE User Workshop |November 6-8, 2006 |
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|Deadline: Paper Submission for Proceedings |End November 2006 |
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Further information on Workshop objectives and themes, as well as details for
abstract and paper/poster submission, will be made available soon on the GOCE
website:
http://www.esa.int/livingplanet/goce
and ultimately on the Workshop web site:
http://earth.esa.int/goce06
We look forward to welcoming you at the Workshop. Please do not hesitate to
forward this announcement to colleague you believe may be interested.
Best regards,
The 3rd International GOCE User Workshop 2006 - Organising Committee
M. R. Drinkwater
J. Benveniste
R. Floberghagen
R. Haagmans
M. Kern
Carmen Camparetto (Conf. Beaureau)+ Margreet van der Plas
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Mark R. Drinkwater (EOP-SMO)
European Space Agency, ESTEC
Earth Observation Programmes Tel: +31 (0)71 565 4514
Postbus 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk Fax: +31 (0)71 565 5675
The Netherlands
http://www.esa.int/livingplanet