David Skaggs Research Center
325 Broadway, Room GC402A
Boulder, Colorado
October 21, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Arrival and check-in
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Welcome and objectives of the Workshop
Dru Smith and Joe Henton
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks from Directors of NGS and GSD
Juliana Blackwell and Denis Hains (via VTC)
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Canadian efforts to monitor geoid change: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), Geodetic Survey Division (GSD)
Joe Henton and Marc Véronneau
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Mexican efforts to monitor geoid change: INEGI
David Avalos-Naranjo
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: National Geodetic Survey: GRAV-D
Vicki Childers and Dan Roman
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. NGA efforts at geoid creation/monitoring world-wide
Jim Friederich
11:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch (provided at Skaggs building)
1:00 – 2:15 : PANEL: Role of terrestrial gravity measurements in monitoring the geoid
Panelists: David Crossley, Michel Van Camp, Jim Friederich, Jacques Liard
2:15 – 3:30: PANEL: Role of GPS/CORS and reference frames in monitoring the geoid
Panelists: Richard Snay, Hans-Peter Plag, Eric Calais, Mike Craymer
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45-5:00: PANEL: Role of satellite missions in monitoring the geoid
Panelists: John Ries, John Wahr, Roger Haagmans, Steve Nerem
5:00 – 5:30 Discussion of Thursday’s agenda and trips
October 22, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Poster Session
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15 a.m. – Noon: Moderated group discussion on collaboration opportunities and resource leveraging
Vicki Childers and Joe Henton
Noon – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch (provided at Skaggs building)
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Field Trip: Tour of Micro-g LaCoste Facilities
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Field Trip: Tour of the Table Mountain Geophysical Observatory
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Dinner (provided - Barbeque at TMGO)
October 23, 2009
[Schedule changed to]
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Continued Moderated group discussion on collaboration opportunities and resource leveraging
Vicki Childers and Dru Smith
[formerly planned as:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. NGS: Bring objectives into focus and plans for the future; discuss plans for EOS article
Vicki Childers and Dan Roman
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Directed small group discussions on pertinent topics plus creation of text for EOS article
11:00 a.m. – Noon.: Sharing of small group discussions amongst entire workshop. Decisions on first steps toward further collaborations.] Closing of workshop.
Optional Midday Activities:
Tour of “Science on a Sphere” – George Sharman
Tour of NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) – George Sharman
Tour of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) – Bill Murtagh
Last updated: 09 October 2009