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IERS Message No. 43                                       April 28, 2003
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Dear Colleagues,

An IERS Retreat has been organized in Paris on March 31 / April 1, 2003.

The Retreat was convened to determine the future direction of the 
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS)
focusing on the improvement of the consistency and accuracy of its 
products. 

The minutes of the IERS Retreat 2003 are now online at 

    http://www.iers.org/iers/meetings/IERS-Retreat-2003/

and are available as PDF file for downloading. The minutes include 
4 annexes that are available as PDF files, too.


With best regards
Bernd Richter

Director, IERS Central Bureau


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