Calendar 2005

GPS World, Dec, 2004

* JANUARY 24-26

ION Technical Meeting

San Diego, California. Sessions on Galileo and GPS modernization, receiver software and algorithms, multi-sensor systems; and land, space, marine and aviation applications, and much more. See www.ion.org/meetings/#NTM.

* JANUARY 10-14

Navtech Seminars

New Orleans, Louisiana. Courses cover fundamentals of GPS for engineers, and technical professionals; differential GPS; weak signal tracking and high-sensitivity GPS for indoors. See www.gpsetc.com.

* JANUARY 17-18

NIST Seminar

Anaheim, California. This National Institute of Standards (NIST) focuses on frequency standards and calibrations, time synchronization, measurement methods for frequency offset and stability, use of GPS receivers for transfer standards, and traceability. See www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/seminars.> * JANUARY 24-27

Technology Short Course

Beltsville, Maryland. Covers GPS, GIS, and remote sensing. See www.ATICourses.com.

* FEBRUARY 7-11

6th Geomatic Week

Barcelona, Spain. Organized by the Institute of Geomatics, this biennial event focuses on geodesy, navigation, photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography. and GIS. See www.setmanageomatica.org.

* FEBRUARY 7-9

Map India & Geomatics 2005

New Delhi, India. Annual international conference and exposition for GIS, GPS, aerial photography, and remote sensing. Visit www.mapindia.org.

* FEBRUARY 24-25

GPS-Wireless 2005

San Francisco, California. Covers telematics, wireless location, fleet management, personal location, consumer and B2B markets. See www.gpswireless.com.

* FEB 28-MARCH 3

GPS Short Course

Beltsville, Maryland. See www.ATICourses.com.

* MARCH 6-9

GITA 2005

Denver, Colorado. The Geospatial Information and Technology Association's conference addresses data distribution and access, system architecture, operations support, field and mobile technology, and applications. See www.gita.org. Visit GPS World/Geospatial Solutions booth at this event.

* MARCH 7-11

ASPRS Annual Conference

Baltimore, Maryland. The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing focuses on geographic information systems, land and natural resources management, environmental management, photogrammetry, lidar, mapping, charting, and geodesy. See www.asprs.org.

* MARCH 8-10

Munich SatNav Summit

Munich, Germany. The meeting focuses on opportunities for worldwide cooperation and impact of interoperability in satellite navigation, in combination with telecommunications and GIS. See www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org.

* MARCH 14-16

CTIA Wireless 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana. The wireless telecommunications industry hosts service providers, users, developers, technology buyers and manufacturers worldwide. An LBS Challenge judged by GPS World editor among industry experts. See www.ctia.org.

* MARCH 17-19

Geodetic Symposium

Jaen, Spain. The International Association of Geodesy sponsors the "International Symposium on Geodetic Deformation Monitoring: From Geophysical to Geodetic Roles. See www.ujaen.es/huesped/gdeforma/.> * MARCH 18-23

ACSM Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada. The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping's annual conference and show. See www.acsm.net/conference.html.> * APRIL 5-9

AAG 2005

Denver, Colorado. The Association of American Geographers will present papers and a trade show. See www.aag.org.

* APRIL 6-9

CERGAL 2005

Braunschweig, Germany. The German Institute of Navigation hosts Certification of Galileo Systems and Services: safety requirements, policy, planning, management systems, regulatory framework, certification strategies, and hazard identification. See www.dgon.de.

* APRIL 11-15

Joint Navigation Conference

Orlando, Florida. The Joint Service Data Exchange (JSDE) hosts the U.S. military navigation conference. Classified clearance required for some sessions. For details, see www.jointnavigation.org.

* APRIL 16-21

FIG Working Week, GSDI-8

Cairo, Egypt. International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Working Week 2005 and 28th General Assembly and the international conference for Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI-8). Plenary and technical sessions. See www.fig.net/cairo.> * APRIL 25-29

EGU General Assembly

Vienna, Austria. The general assembly of the Euro Geosciences Union (EGU) covers the spectrum of geosciences and space and planetary sciences, with workshops. See www.copernicus.org/EGU/ga/egu05/index/htm.> * MAY 2-4

ITS America 2005

Phoenix, Arizona. The Intelligent Transportation Society of America's (ITSA) 15th annual meeting and exposition. See www.itsa.org.

* MAY 10-12

Synchronization Seminar

Broomfield, Colorado. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) workshop on synchronization in telecommunication systems. See www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/seminars/.> Complete calendar at www.gpsworld.com