From Dr. Suriya Tatevian:


First Announcement and Call for Papers for the International Seminar
"On the Use of Space Techniques for Asia-Pacific Regional Crustal 
Movements Studies".
APSG-Irkutsk (Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics Program)

5-10 August, 2002, Irkutsk, Russia

Organized by: Russian Foundation of Fundamental Sciences, 
Russian Academy of Sciences Executive Bureau on Space Research,
Institute of Astronomy RAS.
Department of Education of the RF - Irkutsk State Technical University.
APSG Central Bureau - Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.


Dear Colleague!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
the Institute of Astronomy RAS, the Irkutsk State Technical University and 
 the Central Bureau of the APSG Program 
invite you to take part in the International Seminar 
"On the Use of  Space Techniques for Asia^-Pacific Regional Crustal 
Movements Studies",
 which will be held in Irkutsk (Russian Federation), 5-10 of August, 2002.

Topics.

1. Review of space geodynamics projects, networks, reference coordinate systems.
2. Regional networks for crustal deformation studies in the Central Asia, 
   the Tibetan  Plateau, Eastern Siberia and South-Eastern Asia.
3. Studies of the Geodynamics of the Western Pacific volcanic ^Öseismic 
   belt with the use of new space techniques.
4. Scientific data analysis, development of deformation models, comparison 
   with the geological models.

A Preliminary Program.

August, 5:     Arrival, registration.
August, 6,7,8: Scientific sessions. 
August, 9:     Business meetings, visit to the Siberian Geophysical 
               Observatory and to the Observatory of the Siberian 
               Branch of the State Metrological Service.
August, 10:    Closing session, excursion

The official language of the Seminar is English, no simultaneous 
translation will be available.



Program Committee

Co-Chairmen:  Ye Shuhua (APSG Central Bureau)
              D.V. Rundquist (RAS, Department of Geology)
Members: 
              Claude Boucher (France, ENSG)
              John LaBrecque (USA, NASA) 
              Michael Pearlman  (USA, SAO)
              John Manning  (Australia, AUSLIG)
              Chris Reigber (Germany, GFZ)
              Raissa  Lobatskaya (RF, Irkutsk Techn.Univ.)
              Suriya Tatevian (RF, INASAN)


The participants are invited to fill in and submit to the Secretariat of 
the Organizing Committee  (Institute of Astronomy RAS, apsg@inasan.rssi.ru 
 or  FAX 7-095-2302081) a Pre-registration form together with the titles 
of presentations (in the attached  electronic form in Word or LaTeX 
format) before March, 10.

Registration fee: 50 USD- will be paid at the meeting.

Accommodation

The list of hotels will be provided in the Second Announcement. We 
recommend  two 4-stars hotels ("Intourist" and "Angara") in the 
downtown, not far from the Irkutsk Technical University. The prices per 
night are around of 40 to 120 USD.
  

APSG - Irkutsk.
5-10, AUGUST, 2002

Pre-Registration Form.


NAME:__________________________________________________
FIRST NAME:_____________________________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________________________
Post code__________-Country________________-City____________
E-Mail:________________________________
FAX:__________________________________
Institute:

Title(s) of Paper(s):


I'll be accompanied by

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Suriya Tatevian, Dr.Sc.
Institute of Astronomy, RAS.
48, Pyatnizkaya str.,
109017, Moscow, RF.
tel 7-095-9512923
fax 7-095-2302081
e-mail  statev@inasan.rssi.ru
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