Weather Conditions (2000-02-15).
In the moment the temperatures range from -5 deg C to +8 deg C. Today
there is
no snow at Kötzting or Wettzell, it is overcast and rainy. We hope for
sunshine next week!
The LOC wishes everyone a safe trip to Kötzting. See you soon.
Program
The goal is to provide an interesting and informative program
for a wide cross section of IVS members, including station operators,
program managers, and analysts. The program will include
reports, tutorials, invited and contributed papers, and poster
presentations.
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Paper Submission
Poster and oral papers may be contributed for presentation at the
General Meeting. Contributions are not restricted to IVS Associate
Members but may be contributed by anyone attending the meeting.
The contributed papers, invited papers, and
tutorial talks will be printed in a proceedings volume.
The deadline for submitting paper titles has been extended
to December 1, 1999. Full text papers for the meeting proceedings
will be due at the time of the meeting. The format
specifications will be provided soon.
Poster Papers.
Any IVS component may contribute a poster about the
status and activities of their component. This material may form
part of your submission to the IVS Annual Report for 2000, which
will be due on March 1, 2000. The poster board size is 120 cm high by
84 cm wide. Scotch tape will be provided to attach paper to the
poster boards.
Oral Papers. Oral papers are requested on the following topics:
- New data acquisition and auxiliary equipment technology.
This topic includes new technology not already in wide
use, such as the Canadian S3 system, real-time systems,
new water vapor radiometers, met sensor packages, etc.
- New VLBI stations. This topic includes any new stations to
be brought online in the new few years.
- Observing program overviews. This topic includes papers
giving an overview of current geodetic and astronomical
observing programs, such as CORE, EUROPE, NEOS, and astronomical
programs.
- New correlator technology. This topic includes new
correlators not already in wide use.
- Contributions to IVS analysis tasks. This topic includes
the IVS analysis activities of combination, comparison,
documentation, new products, or promotion of products.
The Program Committee will review the contributed papers.
Please note that we may not be able to accept all contributed papers,
due to time or space limitations.
How to Submit. Please submit the title and author
list for your paper electronically by using the web form (preferred) or
via e-mail. Indicate whether you wish to present a poster or oral paper.
The deadline for submitting a paper title has been extended to
December 1, 1999.
If you cannot use the web form,
please e-mail your paper title and other information to
ivs-submit@ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Proceedings
The proceedings of the meeting will be published in a printed volume
and on the web. Authors of invited papers, contributed oral papers,
and contributed poster papers are requested to submit manuscripts
for publication in the proceedings.
Authors are requested to follow the
instructions for preparation of
manuscripts.
Registration
Please use the registration form to register for the meeting.
The deadline for registration is
January 15, 2000.
If you need to revise your registration information, please fill
out the form and submit it again. The new registration will
overwrite the old one.
Matching is done on your name so please use the same spelling exactly for
your new registration.
The registration fee is 150 USD (US dollar) or 270 DM (Deutsche Mark).
For participants who stay only one day the fee is reduced to 60 USD
or 100 DM.
The fee for an accompanying person to attend the IVS dinner is 100 DM.
The conference fee will be collected at the registration desk at the meeting.
Only cash in DM or USD can be accepted.
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Travel to Kötzting
The location of the meeting is Kötzting, Germany, which is
close to Fundamentalstation Wettzell.
Arriving at Munich Airport.
The two airports closest to Kötzting
are Munich Airport (Flughafen München) and
Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg), each about 200 km distant.
Since there are more international flights arriving at
Munich the LOC decided to organize an IVS shuttle service from Munich airport,
departing from the airport on Sunday, February 20, 2000, at 11:00 and at 18:00.
If you want to use this service, please indicate it on the
IVS registration form.
The Meeting Point for the IVS shuttle service will be the meeting
point in area Z (central area) of the airport. This meeting point is
located next to a self-service restaurant and a newspaper/bookstore. It has
a letter box where you might find messages regarding the shuttle service.
The LOC will put messages under "I" (for IVS) in case your
arrival is delayed.
Area Z is shown on the
airport terminal map.
All IVS shuttle service busses will stop at each of the hotels.
Information about connections to and from Munich Airport can be found at
the
Munich Airport home page (English version).
If you are arriving at Munich and decide not to use the IVS shuttle
service to Kötzting, you will have the following options:
- Option 1. Use public transportation (bus and train)
to get to the Gotteszell railway station,
and continue with IVS shuttle service "Gotteszell->Kötzting",
- From Munich airport please go by bus line MVV 635 to Freising
railway station (Bahnhof). Buses leave from the central area (Z) of
the airport every 20 minutes according to
the bus timetable.
- The busline 635 ends at the railway station where you
go by train via Plattling to Gotteszell.
Refer to the
German railroad timetable for details. To use the query form,
in the "from" box enter: Munich Aeroport T
[or München Airport]. In the "to" box enter:
Gotteszell. Enter your travelling date and time in the next two boxes.
Then click twice Search connections (ignoring ambiguities with
Gotteszell). You will get a list of connections according to your inputs.
Click on Itinerary or Itinerary-Plus to get a detailed
itinerary schedule! Print it out and take it with you.
Notice that in Plattling you will have to
change trains!
- From Gotteszell the LOC will have a pick-up service
about every two hours to Kötzting. Therefore
we will need to know your itinerary schedule in advance.
Please indicate your train arrival time on the IVS
registration form.
Traveltime between Munich airport and
Gotteszell/Kötzting is about 2.5 hours, 200 km in distance.
- Alternatively it is also possible to travel from Munich Aeroport T
directly to Kötzting by train, however
the trip takes about 4-9 hours depending on the time of the day. The LOC
recommends that you go instead to Gotteszell which has more frequent
connections to Munich Airport.
- Option 2. Rent a car and find the way to Kötzting on your own.
- You are advised to order a rental car with winter tires in advance!
February
is winter season. In Kötzting and in the Bavarian Forest winter tires are
necessary. Munich can be without snow but at the same time we might have up
to 50 cm snow in Kötzting.
- Find the route description under Travelling by car.
Arriving at Frankfurt Main Airport
Germany's largest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport. There are hourly
connection flights to Munich at Terminal A (Lufthansa).
As an alternative to flying to Munich and following the above described
procedure, it is
also possible to continue travelling by train from Frankfurt Main Airport
via Nuremberg (Nürnberg) and Cham (Oberpf) to Kötzting.
This option takes
about 5 hours, while the flight to Munich and the continuation to Kötzting
might also result in about 5 hours travelling time.
Follow the instructions Travelling by Train
below for finding trains
between Frankfurt Main and Kötzting.
Travelling by Train
Kötzting has a railway station which is connected with a local train to Cham
(Oberpf). From Cham are frequent trains to Nuremberg (about 2h travel time).
The railway station Kötzting is walking distance (10 minutes) from
the hotels in Kötzting.
Alternatively you can take the train to Gotteszell and use the bihourly
IVS shuttle service Gotteszell->Kötzting.
Find your most convenient train connection with the
German railroad timetable.
Railway tickets can be bought at
- Munich airport, at the "Deutsche Bahn" counter in area Z.
- Freising railway station, at the entrance.
- Frankfurt airport, at the "Deutsche Bahn" counter near the railroad tracks.
- From the train conductor. Please contact the conductor for the ticket
before you enter the train or shortly after the train's departure. Have DM in
cash available.
At the moment there is a "Happy Weekend" program in Germany.
Up to five persons sharing
the same direction are allowed to travel on one "Wochenend-Ticket" for 35 DM
(restrictions: Saturday/Sunday only, no rapid Intercity trains, 2nd class).
Most of the trains between Freising-Gotteszell are not Intercity trains and can
be used with the Wochenend-Ticket. Ask for the "Wochenend-Ticket". The normal
ticket would cost about the same: 36 DM/per person (one way).
If you can find other
IVS members to travel with, you can save money by sharing a Wochenend-Ticket.
Travelling by Car
Refer to the area map for local road numbers.
From West (Munich Airport):
- Find highway A92 between Munich and Deggendorf.
- Follow the signs to Deggendorf.
- At the end of highway A92 in Deggendorf after two tunnels continue
on road B11 to Patersdorf.
- Near Patersdorf enter B85 towards Cham and Viechtach (left turn).
- In Viechtach you leave B85 and follow the signs to Kötzting.
From North/South (Frankfurt Airport, Austria):
- Find highway A3 between Regensburg and Passau. (A3 also passes
Frankfurt Main Airport. Via Würzburg, Nürnberg you approach
Regensburg-Passau.)
- Leave A3 at exit 106, Straubing, Cham.
- Go on the B20 in the direction of Cham.
- In Cham you leave B20 and you follow the signs to Kötzting on B85.
- In Miltach leave B85 and follow the signs to Kötzting.
From East (Czech Republic):
- Find Prague and from there go westwards.
- Cross the border at Furth im Wald.
- From there follow the signs to Kötzting.
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Accommodations
All meeting participants will be accommodated at reasonable
rates in hotels in and near Kötzting.
The LOC made block reservations at hotels and has
assigned individuals to hotels.
Every effort was made to honor your hotel preference, but in some
cases the LOC could not do so and they kindly ask for your understanding.
There is no need for the meeting participants to contact the hotels directly
to make reservations.
The list of final hotel assignments is now available by clicking on the
button below or downloading the reservation file. The hotel information
is the same in both lists.
Accommodations for the meeting are at the following locations:
| Code | Hotel/apartment | Price |
Breakfast | Payment |
| Ambe |
Hotel "Amberger Hof"
Torstraße 2
D-93444 Kötzting
Phone +49-9941-9500
Fax +49-9941-950-110 |
79,- DM single
62,- DM double per person |
breakfast included |
Credit cards accepted |
| Post |
Hotel "Zur Post"
Herrenstraße 10
D-93444 Kötzting
Phone +49-9941-6628
Fax +49-9941-2604 |
79,- DM single
62,- DM double per person |
breakfast included |
Credit cards accepted |
| Miet |
Landhotel "Miethaner"
Höllenstein 12-13
D-94234 Viechtach
Phone +49-9941-9530
Fax +49-9941-953199 |
65,- DM single
55,- DM double per person |
breakfast included |
Credit cards accepted |
| Regen |
Residenz am Regen
Am Regen 2
D-93444 Kötzting
Phone/fax +49-9941-1015 |
70,- DM single
100,- DM double |
breakfast not included |
Credit cards NOT accepted, please pay in cash |
| Kurp |
Apartements "Am Kurpark"
Klara Kollmaier
Bahnhofstrasse 22
D-93444 Kötzting
Phone/fax +49-9941-90 54 00 |
70,- DM single
100,- DM double |
breakfast not included |
Credit cards NOT accepted, please pay in cash |
| Birk |
Ferienhotel "Birkenhof"
Auf der Rast 7
D-93479 Grafenwiesen
Phone +49-9941-1582
Fax +49-9941-4961 |
70,- DM single
100,- DM double |
breakfast not included |
Credit cards NOT accepted, please pay in cash |
| Stein |
"Hotel am Steinbachtal"
Steinbach 2
D-93444 Kötzting
Phone +49-1694
Fax +49-9941-8212
e-mail: alfons.hartmannsgruber@t-online.de |
70,- DM single
100,- DM double |
breakfast not included |
Credit cards NOT accepted, please pay in cash |
How to get cash in Kötzting.
The expression "ATM-machine" is unknown in Germany. Please ask for
"Geldautomat", or for a bank ask for "Bank" or "Sparkasse".
The Sparkasse Kötzting is right next to the post office
in walking distance (2 minutes) from Haus des Gastes.
The Sparkasse offers:
- A cash automat ("Geldautomat") which accepts VISA and
Mastercard/Eurocard
together with PIN-Code of the cardholder. This service is available
round the clock.
- At the bank counter (business hours Mo-Fr 08:00-12:30, 13:30-16:30)
they accept Mastercard/Eurocard together with passport of the
cardholder. Note: Visa is not accepted at the counter.
- Everybody can cash traveller cheques (in DM, USD, other currencies)
at the bank counter together with passport of the cheques holder during
the business hours of the bank.
In order to avoid problems at the moment of departure at the
accommodations that do not accept credit cards, the LOC recommends that
you pay cash. Please get your cash during the conference from one
of the banks in Kötzting.
The LOC is sorry for this inconvenience and thanks you for your understanding.
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Invitations
Although IVS cannot provide financial support for attendance at the General
Meeting, IVS will send a letter of invitation to attend
the meeting as a means of support. If this would be of
assistance for your travel plans, please contact the IVS Chairman
Wolfgang Schlüter
to request a letter.
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Program Committee
Members of the scientific/technical program committee for the
first General Meeting are:
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Local Committee
Members of the local organizing committee are:
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General Information
Planning your itinerary
Everybody using shuttle service on her/his arrival will be brought back to
her/his pickup place. The detailed organization will take place during the
General Meeting.
Remember that you must be at the airport at least one hour before
departure of your return flight.
Clothing
February is the coldest month of the year in Germany. In February the
temperatures range between -20 degree C to +10 degree C. It is strongly
recommended that you have a warm winter coat, gloves, hat and long underwear
at least in your suitcase. However Kötzting has several shops which can
supply you with the missing items.
Hotels and the meeting room will be heated to about
+20 degree Celsius. There will be a wardrobe in the entrance where you can
deposit your coat.
German Umlauts
The German alphabet has seven additional characters that are not part
of the standard 7-bit ASCII character set. If you have problems finding them on
your keyboard you may transcribe them according to German standards in the
following way:
| Character |
Transscription |
Example |
English |
| Ä, ä |
Ae, ae |
Äpfel = Aepfel |
apples |
| Ö, ö |
Oe, oe |
Kötzting = Koetzting |
Koetzting |
| Ü, ü |
Ue, ue |
München = Muenchen |
Munich |
| ß |
ss, sz |
Paß = Pass |
passport |
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