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LocationThe meeting will be held in Hobart,
Tasmania, Australia and will be hosted by the University of Tasmania, School of
Mathematics and Physics. The venue will be the Physics Building (No. 13) of the
Sandy Bay Campus. The student
accommodation is building no. 47. A
map of Sandy Bay is, for instance, available through Google maps
or Google earth by searching for "Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia". An icebreaker
reception (Sunday, 16:00-18:00) is planned as a cocktail party at Zero Penthouse of
Zero
Davey. Zero Davey is located in
Sullivans Cove on Hobart's waterfront. From the University of Tasmania you can
follow a walk (40-45 min) suggested by Google maps or hire a cab (about 10 min drive). View Walking Directions in New Tab Please see an overview of all conference related locations on Google map at http://tinyurl.com/ivsgmmap courtesy of Jim Lovell. If you are a user of Google Earth, please feel free to download the meeting .kmz file (zipped kml, Keyhole Markup Language). The file will start Google Earth and "fly" you to specified locations. It provides a general view of the AuScope sites and indicates the conference venue, some of the accommodation, good local restaurants and the like. Thanks to Jim Lovell for putting this together. ScheduleThe overall schedule of the week includes the General Meeting sessions plus related meetings.
(*) The VLBI2010 Developers and Analysis meeting is a joint meeting of the Analysis groups (Analysis Workshop), Working Group 4, and the VLBI2010 Committee and VLBI2010 developers. The program of the joint meeting is available in PDF format. mini-TOWA day-long Technical Operations Workshop (mini-TOW) is being organized by This workshop is intended to provide an opportunity for station personnel attending the General Meeting to discuss issues and problems. It will provide hands-on training and problem resolution in VLBI operations. Topics covered will include, among other things, VLBI basics, experiment pre-checks and operations, RFI, phase calibration, and FS remote control. There is only limited space available; hence only limited attendance is possible. We have reached the capacity limit and have started a waiting list. If a signed up student cannot attend, the highest entry from the waiting list will fill the vacant spot. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can check the current list of mini-TOW participants (teachers and students) and the waiting list. Please contact the organizers about the option to be included. Related Meeting in Auckland, NZFollowing the General Meeting week, a VLBI-related full-day workshop will be held in Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to the SKANZ2010 Conference, a workshop "VLBI and GNSS: New Zealand and Australian Perspectives" will be organized on Monday February 15, 2010. This workshop is logistically tagged on the SKANZ2010 Conference and includes the option to participate in the site visit of the new VLBI station at Warkworth on Tuesday February 16. Please check the SKANZ2010 Web site for more information and make your travel plans accordingly. AccommodationGeneral. The local organizing committee has blocked a number of rooms in the on-campus housing facilities and in a selected hotel. These two options should be requested together with the registration. Please use the registration and accommodation form for this action. The form is available in PDF and in Word format. Please fill in the appropriate parts and send it to the local organizing committee. The deadline for arranging accommodation through the local organizing committee is January 7, 2010. If you prefer to seek other lodging options, please feel free to make use of the recommended accommodation for the Sandy Bay area given below. On-campus option. Accommodation for the conference is available at the new University Apartments, completed in August 2004. The University Apartments boast spectacular views over the city of Hobart and the Derwent River and is only a short walk from the campus (5 min). Single rooms with shared facilities are available for $40.00 AUD per night. Each room is in an apartment of six reserved for conference delegates, the apartments each have two bathrooms, a shared kitchen and lounge/dinning room. Bookings can be requested as part of your registration. Please let the local organizing committee know if you would like to share your apartment with any particular people. Hotel option. A limited number of rooms have also been reserved at Wrest Point Hotel & Casino and can also be requested as part of your registration. Wrest Point is 7 minutes walk to the University. 4.5 star hotel accommodation with city and harbour views. Rooms range in price from $156 AUD to $184 AUD per night. Note: As of January 6 the Standard Room for $156 AUD is sold out. Further options. For participants not wishing to stay at the provided accommodation we recommend several other hotels and lodging options in Sandy Bay which are all within walking distance of the University. If you are having trouble booking accommodation for the meeting, please contact the local organizing committee. RegistrationThe registration fee includes conference materials, conference dinner, coffee breaks, and catered lunch breaks. There is an early bird rate of $280 AUD and a regular rate of $380 AUD. The early bird rate is payable via credit card by the early bird deadline. The regular rate is payable by credit card by the regular registration deadline or in cash at the meeting. The deadline for registering for the early bird rate was November 30, 2009. Deadline for the regular rate was January 7, 2010. Please use the registration and accommodation form to register for the meeting. The form is available in PDF and in Word format. Please fill in the appropriate parts and send it to the local organizing committee. Note: Pre-meeting registration is now closed. Potential participants who want to register late should get in contact with . Once your registration has been processed, your name will be added to the registration list. ProgramThe program and booklet (incl. abstracts) of the meeting are available for download in PDF format. Please send a note to if you discover any mistake.
Hard copies of the program and GM booklet (book of abstracts) will be provided to participants at the meeting. The Program Committee and session conveners prepared the following session descriptions.
Submit an AbstractThe extended abstract submission deadline was December 2, 2009. Abstract submission is now closed. If you want to submit a late abstract, please contact Dirk Behrend. The Program Committee and conveners has reviewed all contributed paper submissions. All contributed papers have be accepted. Due to the large amount of submitted oral presentations about ten contributions have been changed from an oral to a poster presentation after consulting the authors. A draft program is available in the Program section. Information for AuthorsBoth oral and poster papers will be published in the meeting proceedings. Please see the proceedings section of this page for instructions on preparing manuscripts. Information for oral papers:
Oral contributions are to be uploaded prior to the session. This should be done before the session is held (preferably a day earlier). You can perform the upload at the registration desk at Zero Davey on Sunday, February 7, or in the auditorium Monday through Wednesday, February 8-10. The auditorium and poster area are on the campus of the University of Tasmania at Hobart in the Physics building. Information for poster papers:
PresentationsAll oral presentations and some poster presentations given at the meeting are available for downloading. You can either directly browse all presentation files or you can visit the presentations page that will provide you with individual links to the presentations. ProceedingsPapers presented at the General Meeting will be published in a volume of Proceedings. The proceedings will be published as a NASA Conference Publication. The reference should be cited as follows: IVS 2010 General Meeting Proceedings, edited by D. Behrend and K. D. Baver, NASA/CP-2010-xxxxxx (Note: NASA's publication office will provide the running number 'xxxxxx', once the proceedings volume is finalized.) Authors must follow the instructions for manuscript submission. The deadline for submission of files for publication is April 15, 2010. Travel InformationVisa. In order to enter Australia you will need a visa, an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), or an eVisitor—depending on your nationality. Either of these must be obtained before travelling to Australia. The ETA and eVisitor are applied for electronically. eVisitor is available to passport holders from the European Union and a number of other European countries; there is no fee for the online application of eligible passport holders. An ETA can be applied for through a travel agent, airline, specialist service provider or an Australian visa office outside Australia. Eligible passport holders have to pay a fee (currently $20 AUD). If your country is not listed in the ETA or eVisitor eligibility lists, please check with the Australian Embasssy/Consulate in your country on the required visa procedure. Arriving in Hobart. Most flights to Hobart go via the major hubs of Sydney or Melbourne. At Hobart airport there are no money changing facilities. If you intend to change money to get Australian dollars, you are advised to do that at the Sydney or Melbourne airports. However, there is an ATM at Hobart airport where you can draw money, provided your bank card (and PIN) are set up to work overseas. Airport transportation. Taxis and airport bus services are available for transport to Hobart and the University of Tasmania. A taxi form the airport is $50-60 AUD and takes about 30-35 minutes. There are two bus services. (1) The Redline Airporter bus meets all incoming flights at Hobart airport. You do not need to book a ticket if you are traveling form the airport to Hobart city (just jump on the bus at the airport), but you do need to book in advance if your are traveling to the airport. The cost is $15 AUD one-way, and $25 AUD return. If you are going to the University Apartments, the bus driver will drop you off at bus stop 14. From bus stop 14 it is still a 10-min walk up a steep hill to the University Apartments. All major hotels are serviced directly. (2) The Southern Airport Pick-up Service will drop you off and collect you at a range of locations in Hobart, including (unlike the Redline Airporter bus) directly at the University's Accommodation Services office. For the Southern Airport mini-bus advance bookings are essential, a 2 or 3 days' notice is advisable. For bookings call +61-(0)3-6231-5080 or e-mail letsseeTasmania@tastel.net.au or cruisecompanytas@bigpond.com. The cost is $25 AUD one-way from the airport to city locations, including the University. Tourism. Tasmania is a favorite vacation spot boasting 18 National Parks which protect the largest area of temperate rainforest remaining on earth, a World Heritage Area. The local organizers have assembled a Web page with suggested tours and destinations from short trips to longer journeys. Please visit the GM2010 Tourist Information page to get inspired. Time. Tasmania observes daylight saving time during the (southern) summer months and is then 11 hours ahead of Univsersal Time: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) = UTC + 11 hrs. Money. Australia's currency is the Australian dollar, made up of 100 cents. There are 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, and $2 coins, and $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. Although the smallest coin in circulation is 5c, prices are often still marked in single cents. and then rounded up to the nearest 5c when you come to pay. Electricity. Plugs have three flat pins; the electricity supply is 220-240 V AV at 50 Hz. InvitationsIVS 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 Coordinating Center to request a letter. If you need a letter from the Australian meeting host, please contact . Program CommitteeThe members of the Program Committee were named by the Directing Board. Members are: Local Organizing CommitteeMembers of the local organizing committee are: Please feel free to contact any of the committee members with any questions. PicturesYou can find pictures taken during the meeting week in the links given below. If you want to make your pictures available, please send a note to Thumbnail listing of pictures: You can also browse and download picture files on the ftp server. |
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