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IERS Message No. 217                                   November 26, 2012
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EGU and IVS Training School for the Next Generation VLBI


The aim of this training school is to prepare for the next generation
geodetic and astrometric VLBI, both in terms of the technical
development, but also in terms of conveying knowledge between
generations of researchers. Currently, the VLBI technique is in a phase
of re-newal with equipment for the next generation VLBI technique being
under development. The next generation VLBI concept, called VLBI2010,
will mean a significant improvement in accuracy for the VLBI results.
Thus, VLBI2010 will be of great importance for geosciences and global
change research, e.g., the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS). At
the same time, a new generation of VLBI researchers is emerging and
efforts are necessary to convey research knowledge in VLBI to the new
generation. This research school shall address these two points and
provide the necessary training. It will take place just before the EVGA
Meeting in Finland.


Date and place:
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Date: March 2-5, 2013
Place: Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Webpage: http://www.evga.org/vlbi_school.html


Preliminary agenda:
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* technical aspects
* observations
* correlation
* data analysis
* interpretation of results


Important date:
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Application deadline:  2012-12-17 (week 51)


Organizing committee:
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Ruediger Haas, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 
 rudiger.haas (at) chalmers.se
Axel Nothnagel, University Bonn, Germany
 nothnagel (at) uni-bonn.de
Markku Poutanen, Finnish Geodetic Institute, Finland
 markku.poutanen (at) fgi.fi
Harald Schuh, TU Vienna, Austria
 harald.schuh (at) tuwien.ac.at
Minttu Uunila, Aalto University, Finland
 minttu.uunila (at) tkk.fi


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