ISSSTA 2008 International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications

The 10th ISSSTA symposium will be held at the Savoia Hotel Regency in Bologna, Italy this August. The theme is "Creating New Dimensions in the Wireless World."

Of particular interest are a session on GNSS, Tuesday, August 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a session on postioning and navigation on Thursday afternoon, August 28.

The main social event will be held at Villa Griffone, the home of radio communications pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, as part of the celebrations for the centennial anniversary of the Marconi Nobel Prize (1909).

The host is the Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences, and Systems (DEIS) Advanced Research Center on on Electronic Systems for Information and Communication Technologies "Ercole De Castro" - (ARCES) of UNIBO (University of Bologna).

The symposium willl take place at the same time and location as the Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems conference (ASMS 2008).

ASMS 2008- Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference

The fourth ASMS conference will be held at the Savoia Hotel Regency in Bologna, Italy in August. Of particular interest is the session on Global Navigation Satellite systems on Thursday afternoon, August 28.

The session will cover GNSS receiver reference design, wideband receiver antennas of sensor stations for GPS and Galileo, a software receiver implemnetation for GPS L1 and Galileo E1 signals, and SUPL architecture for A-GPS.

The event is organized by the University of Bologna (UNIBO) and the Institute for Communications and Navigation of DLR on behalf of the ISI (Integral SatCom Initiative) European Technology Platform and in cooperation with the Satellite Communications Network of Excellence (SatNEx).

ASMS will be held at the same time and place as ISSSTA 2008.

GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference

Now in its second year, this new conference will focus on problems and vulnerabilities, and in particular, on developments aiming to improve the accuracy and reliability of the various GNSSes.

Issues to be discussed include: core system developments and vulnerabilities, augmentation systems, space weather and ionospheric effects on positioning, tropospheric effects on positioning, multipath mitigation, navigation algorithms, receiver and antenna design, system integration, application-related end user experience.

The deadline for extended abstracts (300-500 words) is March 15, 2008. Please submit them to Dr. Renat0 Filjar, FRIN (email address below).

The event is sponored by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN), London, UK and its new Croatian Branch, as well as the University of Nottingham, UK.

The resort area of Baška, on the Adriatic island of Krk, may be reached via regular EasyJet London Luton – Rijeka/Krk Airport flights, and seasonal flights to Rijeka/Krk Airport from various airports in Western and Central Europe. It is only a couple of hours drive from surrounding countries.

GNSS Solutions Tutorials: ION GNSS 2008

GNSS Solutions will lead 29 tutorials on six tracks at the Marriot Riverfront Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, USA before the ION GNSS 2008 conference this September . A discount is offered for ION participants.

Subjects include:

GNSS, DGNSS, RTK, GPS and GPS modernization
Galileo and Glonass, GNSS signals and systems
GNSS Receiver processing
GNSS antennas
GNSS integrity and GNSS signal propagation
Inertial track: Strapdown intertial and applications
Kalman filtering for GPS/INS integration
Low-cost GPS/INS integration
Autonomous land navigation using GPS/INS
Navigation systems integration track
Enhanced Loran and precise timekeeping

NavtechGPS Tutorials: ION GNSS 2008

Navtech GPS offers 31 half-day or evening tutorial sessions with 6 new topics prior to the ION GNSS 2008 Conference this September. All seminars are held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. For a complete list of classes and online registration, go to the website below.

ION GNSS 2008

This year's Institute of Navigation satellite division technical meeting and exhibition will take place at the Savannah International Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. The headquarters hotel is the Westin Savannah Harbor.

This annual event, held in September, attracts nearly 2,000 attendees and 100 exhibiting companies from 40 countries. One-third of those attending come from outside the U.S. Technical sessions cover the development, operation, and use of navigation and position determination systems incorporating satellite based elements.
2008 technical sessions: http://www.ion.org/meetings/gnss2008cfa.cfm

** Hotel Reservations
Go to http://www.ion.org/meetings/gnss2008hotel.cfm to select a hotel and make reservations online. Prime hotels and government rate rooms sell out fast, so make your reservations early!

Seventh Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology

Forum on advanced clocks and oscillators, and their applications in science and metrology. It brings together those engaged in the development of precise frequency standards and clocks, the study of their underlying physics, and their applications in metrology and tests of fundamental laws.

The conference began in 1971 and is held every seven years. It is organized around single sequential sessions with oral presentations on each topic plus poster sessions. It will include keynotes by internationally recognized speakers and social events.

Register online: https://ssl.perfora.net/registration.myconferencehost.com/jpl2008/register.php (Pre-registration required - you may not register at the conference.)

(Speakers and attendees who will be observing Yom Kippur on October 9 should call to make sure presentations are scheduled appropriately and to find out about holiday accommodations at Asilomar.)

For more information, contact Conference Secretary Allyson Beatrice at the email below.

AGI 2008 Users' Conference

"Total Access- Your Technology Pass" is the theme of this year's Analytical Graphics, Inc. user conference. It features current and future software solutions for space, defense, and intelligence analysis; integration; and collaboration in the form of desktop applications, application engines, and components. It is open to all aerospace, defense, and intelligence professionals.

The event takes place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Conference Center outside of Chicago. It is a 20 minute drive from O'Hare Airport.

The closing session speaker is Apollo 12 astronaut Capt. Alan Bean, who will share his experience being on the moon.

Included in your registration is an optional pre-conference day on October 6. It includes lunar mission design workshops, space situation awareness workshops (unclassified), and STK fundamentals training. User groups from Boeing, Lockheed Martina, NASA, and Norhtrop Grummon will meet to share organization-specific information.

Educators and students (with valid ID) can attend sessions on Thursday, October 9 for free.

If you are using a credit card, you may register online at: http://www.agiuc.com/registration/.
(Contact the conference organizers for instructions on registering using other forms of payment.)

Positions Congress 2008

Held in conjunction with the EuNavTec trade fair on satellite navigation technologies at the Dresden conference center, the Positions 2008 Congress topics include:

High Precision Applications/GIS
Logistics
Public Transport / Rail
Road
Aviation
Agriculture
ITS
Maritime
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, EGNOS)
SatNav Services Overview
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) - Projects and Calls
Certification and Legal Aspects
Testbeds in Europe
European Satellite Navigation Competition

Call for Papers: Please submit abstracts (500 words) by July 15 to the email address below or submit online,

The full program will be available online on August 31, 2008

EUNAVTEC: European Navigation Technologies Trade Fair and Congress

According to EuNavTec's organizers, their October show is the first trade fair in the world to focus especially on satellite navigation technologies. The exhibition wil provide an extensive overview of the entire value-added chain within the navigation industry. More than 200 exhibitors from 12 countries are expected to participate.

The event will also feature a congress, forums, and an innovation exchange at the Messe Dresden (Dresden Conference Center) in October. The conference subject areas include GNSS systems, land and air transportation, shipping, safety-critical applications, telematics, and energy and resource management.

Special exhibits are featured on satellite earth observation, test and working environments for the Galileo system, and networking of crisis center information.

Exhibitors may participate in a free workshop on investments in new GNSS technologies.

It is organized by ORTEC Messe und Kongress GmbH and Gala-Con GmbH.