Calendar 2004

GPS World, May, 2004

>>> MAY 14-15

AAG Conference

Washington, DC. "Mapping the News" conference for journalists, geographers, and mapping experts explores how geographic understanding, information, and new mapping techniques combine to enhance media coverage. Features special session on new ways of mapping elections. Also includes hands-on media mapping workshops. For further information, see http://www.aag.org/mapnews.> >>> MAY 16-19

ENC/GNSS 2004

Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Themes at the European Navigation Conference and GNSS Symposium include status, implementation and modernization plans for GPS, Galileo, Glonass, QZSS, and others; augmentation systems (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, Beidou, SISNET); integrated navigation; interoperability; security, jamming, and interference; indoor navigation; location-based services; receiver technology; and GNSS applications. Exhibition for manufacturers, organizations, and service providers. See website www.enc-gnss2004.com, :info@enc-gnss2004.com. Visit GPS World exhibit at this event.

>>> MAY 24-26

Integrated Nav Systems

Saint Petersburg, Russia. The 11th International Congress on Integrated Navigation Systems covers marine, land, and aerospace applications; sensors, algorithms, and software; autonomous systems; Glonass, Galileo, and GPS; and other topics. See www.elektropribor.spb.ru.

>>> MAY 24-26

ITS Europe 2004

Budapest, Hungary. Sessions on intelligent transportation systems: improving safety; network operations; electronic payment; positioning and navigation; and others. :its@deferante.com, or see www.itsineurope.com.

>>> MAY 24-27

GPS Technology

Cape Canaveral, Florida. Course covers system principles, integrated and differential navigation, avionics and satellite orbit determination, and other topics. Call (888) 501-2100 or see www.aticourses.com.

>>> JUNE 1

Navtech Seminar

Long Beach, California. Half-day seminars on the Basics of GPS, and GPS Applications & Enhancements, taught by Keith McDonald. See www.gpsetc.com for details and registration.

>>> JUNE 1-4

ISCe 2004

Long Beach, California. International Satellite & Communications conference covers dual-use satellite-based services, applications, and technologies for the commercial, civil, and military sectors. Contact Hannover Fairs USA, phone (310) 410-9191 or see www.sia.org.

>>>> JUNE 14-17

NIST Seminar

Boulder, Colorado. The 29th annual time and frequency metrology seminar, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Covers instrumentation for frequency, time, and phase noise measurements; time and frequency data analysis; theory of operation of quartz oscillators, Cs and Rb standards, calibrations, how to use GPS and other resources to obtain synchronization and/or accurate time; and NIST calibration services. Call David Howe (303) 497-3277, fax (303) 497-5996, :tfseminar@boulder.nist.gov or visit http://tf.nist.gov/time-freq/seminars/tf/T&Foverview.htm

>>> JUNE 7-9

ION 60th Annual Meeting

Dayton, Ohio. A plenary session on the future of navigation for land-based users, and technical sessions on GPS and Galileo, remote sensing, gravimetry, receiver and antenna technology, and other topics. Two classified sessions on new military navigation technology. The first Autonomous Lawn Mower Competition will be held June 4-5, just prior to the Annual Meeting. See www.ion.org/meetings/am2004program.cfm.> >>> JUNE 14-18

Kalman Filter Short Course

Fullerton, California. "Application of Kalman Filtering to GPS, INS, & Navigation," taught by Dr. M.S. Grewal. See website http:///members.aol.com/kfcas or :kfcas@aol.com.

>>> JUNE 14-18 OR OCTOBER 25-29

Training Course

Paris, France, and Destin, Florida. Course covers faultisolation, Kalman filtering, GPS & inertial navigation sensors (INS), multisensor integration sensor and system analysis and testing, and navigation, among others. Taught by Dr. Sam C. Bose. For information, see www.technalytics.com/course.htm

>>> JUNE 15-17

Satel Conseil

Paris, France. The 10th annual Satel Conseil Satcom Users and Operators Symposium covers the spacecom market, satellite manufacturing, satcom market, insurance and finance, regulations, global launch services industry, and satellite navigation. For program information, phone 33 1 44 88 99 32, fax 33 1 44 88 99 39 or :monique.brossaud@prospace-fr.com. To register, phone 33 1 39 79 75 15, fax 33 1 39 79 75 27 or :secr.exec@aaaf.asso.fr

>>> JUNE 16-18

ELMAR-2004

Zadar, Croatia. The 46th International conference targets researchers in the development, design, and application of techniques and methods within navigation, marine electronics, multimedia communications, image and video processing, and wireless communications. See http://www.vcl.fer.hr/e/mar/2004/ or :Renato.Filijar@ericsson.com or phone 385 1 365 3098.

>>> JUNE 21

ITS Telematics Seminar

Stuttgart, Germany. One-day business conference update on the German Road Charging system and the future of roads and conjection issues. See website www.telematicsupdate.com/etolling/index.htm

>>> JUNE 22-23

EURAN 2004

Munich, Germany. European conference on Radio Navigation Systems and Services will provide first-hand information on applications, technologies, systems and services, and offer experts and novices an overview of state-of-the-art and future developments in radio navigation. See www.dgon.de/content/euran2004.php