INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on TERRESTRIAL GRAVIMETRY: STATIC and MOBILE MEASUREMENTS (TG-SMM2007)
20-23 August 2007
Saint Petersburg, Russia
General information
Dear Authors of the International TG-SMM Symposium, the Organizing Committee reminds you that 29 October 2007 is the deadline for papers submission for publication in the Symposium Proceedings.
Topics
Topics
The Symposium topics will include
- the design and investigations of the measuring instruments for the absolute and relative measurement of the gravity field,
- their applications for terrestrial, shipboard and airborne platforms,
- and in the metrology of gravimetry as well as for measurement of the gravitation constant,
- traditional free-fall, superconducting, and springtype gravimeters, gradiometers,
- and new technologies, such as based on atom interferometry, will be especially welcome, as will results and methodologies of static and mobile campaigns, as well as current and future networks.
Important Dates
- Deadline for abstract submission is 1 March 2007
- The list of papers included in the program will be available on the Symposium web site by 15 May 2007
- Full information on the Symposium including Preliminary program, Registration form, Hotel reservation form will be placed on the Symposium web site on 22 May 2007.
- Applications of non-authors interested in participating in the Symposium should be sent to the Local Organizing Committee by 1 August 2007.
Program
Organizers
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
ChairmanAcademician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Vladimir Peshekhonov (Russia)
Vice-chairman
Prof. Christopher Jekeli (USA)
Members:
Prof. Matthias Becker (Germany)
Dr. Richard Davis (BIPM)
Dr. Gleb Demianov (Russia)
Prof. Olivier Francis (Luxembourg)
Prof. H.T. Hsu (China)
Dr. Mark Kazevich (USA)
Dr. Yuri Matveev (Russia)
Dr. Jaakko Maakinen (Finland)
Prof. Vitaly Melnikov (Russia)
Prof. Shuhei Okubo (Japan)
Dr. Leonid Vitushkin (BIPM)
Local Organizing Committee
ChairmanAcademician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Vladimir Peshekhonov (Russia)
Vice-chairman:
Dr. Yuri Matveev (Russia)
Members
Dr. Valery Aleksandrov (Russia)
Mrs. Margarita Grishina (Russia)
Prof. Vyacheslav Koneshov (Russia)
Dr. Vladimir Lokhov (Russia)
Prof. Vitaly Melnikov (Russia)
Prof. Leonid Nesenyuk (Russia)
Organizing Committee report
12 October 2007:
The Symposium Organizing Committee reminds you of the following:
- * 29 October 2007 is the deadline for plenary and poster papers submission for publication in the Symposium Proceedings,
- the papers should be prepared for publication according to the requirements for plenary and poster papers available on the Symposium web site,
- * files of the papers should be submitted only via the CoMS-Elektropribor (Conference Management System).
10 August 2007: Dear participants!
If you select the city tour and the boat trip for August 23, the bus brings you to the restaurant Literature cafe after the end of the city tour. The boat trip starts after the lunch. The lunch cost is included in the trip price.
If you select the city tour only the bus brings you to the nearest metro station after the end of the tour.
If you select the boat trip and do not attend the city tour you are requested to come to the restaurant Literature cafe (Nevskiy av. 18) at 15.30.
The boat trip ends in the city center, the nearest metro station is Canal Griboedova. Return transfer to the hotels is not provided.
Detailed information on the program of August 23 will be available on the 1st day of Symposium.
31 July 2007: The updated Symposium Preliminary Program is available.
09 July 2007: Attention! Dear participants of International symposium on terrestrial gravimetry: static and mobile measurements, please be aware that in accordance with new requirements in the regulations for foreign citizens visiting territory of enterprises in Russia you must send us before 25 July 2007 your passport copy by e-mail: symptg-smm@eprib.ru(in JPG or PDF format), or by fax: 7 (812) 232 33 76, having indicated your full name, birth date, full name of organization and position.
07 July 2007:
- To Plenary paper (pdf, 77kb) and Poster paper (pdf, 76 kb) Speakers.
Photo gallery
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V.Peshekhonov, Chairman of the International Program Committee, the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences , is opening the Symposium
Contact information
Margarita V. Grishina
Member of the Organizing Committee,
Leader of the Conference Working Group State Research Center of the RF CSRI Elektropribor,
30, Malaya Posadskaya St., St. Petersburg,
197046, Russia
Tel: +7(812) 499 81 18, +7(812) 499 81 57
Fax: +7(812) 232 33 76
E-mail: ICINS@eprib.ru, elprib-onti@telros.net
Member of the Organizing Committee,
Leader of the Conference Working Group State Research Center of the RF CSRI Elektropribor,
30, Malaya Posadskaya St., St. Petersburg,
197046, Russia
Tel: +7(812) 499 81 18, +7(812) 499 81 57
Fax: +7(812) 232 33 76
E-mail: ICINS@eprib.ru, elprib-onti@telros.net
Conference venue
- CSRI Elektropribor
- Hotel Saint Petersburg
- Metro station Ploshchad Lenina
- Hotel Oktyabrskaya
- Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel
- Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
- The Russian Museum
- Grand Hotel Europe
- Astoria & Angleterre Hotels
- St. Isaac's Cathedral
- The Admiralty
- The Hermitage
- The Peter & Paul Fortress
- Metro station Gorkovskaya
- Mosque
Sights and attraction
The Hermitage
One of the world's greatest museums, founded in 1764 and occupying the buildings of the Winter Palace and Small, Old and New Hermitages. The museum's collection numbers more than 3 million items - paintings, graphic art, sculptures, applied art, coins, and archeological finds. The museum keeps 15 thousand paintings, 12 thousand sculptures, 600 thousand drawings and more then 4000 thousand of applied arts. Painting of such great masters as Leonard da Vinci, Titian, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Impressionists (van Gogh, Manet, Deggas, Monet, Renoir, Sezanne), Gauguin, Matiss, Picasso are in the ownership of the Hermitage. Hermitage is famous through its collection of Scythian golden articles.
Russian Museum
The largest museum of Russian art, opened in 1898. The museum owns the Russia bigest collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, items of applied anf folks arts. The exibitions show ancient icons and the collections of items of the 18th-20th centuries. It contains works by great Russian artists: A.Rublev, K.Brullov, O.Kiprensky, P.Fedotov, I.Repin, I.Levitan, I.Aivazovsky and many others.
Savior on the Blood Church (Church of the Resurrection)
A monument of Russian architecture and decorative art of the late 19th century. The church's unique decorations, both interior and exterior, include icons and panels made from majolica and mosaic created by the leading Russian artists of last century.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
One of the world's most beautiful churches. It was built between 1818 and 1858 to A.Montferrand's design and named in honor of Saint Issac of Dalmatia. The cathedral is 101.5 meters high, and there is a wonderful view over Saint Petersburg from the colonnade.
Kazan Cathedral
Built between 1801 and 1811 to house the miracle-working icon of Our Lady of Kazan. Regular exhibitions are held concerning Orthodox Church and ecclesiastical art.
Summer Garden
A masterpiece of Russian landscape art, the Summer Garden was laid out on Peter I's orders at the beginning of the 18th century. It contains 89 sculptures of Italian masters. The buildings in the garden are Peter I's Summer Palace, the Coffee House, and the Tea House.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Founded by Peter I in 1710, now it contains five churches in the monastery complex. The complex contains the city museum of decorative sculpture and the Saint Nicholas cemetery, where outstanding Saint Petersburg residents and cultural figures are buried, including Tchaikovsky, Petipa, Euler, and Dostoevsky.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Founded in 1703 to defend Saint Petersburg against enemy raids. The complex includes Peter and Paul Cathedral which is the city's tallest building (the height of the spire is 121.8 meters) and contains the burial vault of Peter I and other Russian emperors, Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg, the house of the "grandfather of the Russian navy", where an exact copy of Peter I's little boat is kept, and the Old Mint.
Kunstkamera
Russia's first museum, founded in 1714 on Peter I's order. It contains household items, works of applied art and national costumes from Siberia, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. It includes exhibits collected by well-known Russian travelers and explorers.
Museum of Ethnography
A unique collection which reflects the life and culture of the peoples of Russia: it consists mostly of examples of traditional costumes, embroidery, fabrics and furs. The museum's reserves contain many rarities such as icons, ritual costumes and masks.
National Pushkin Museum
The great Russian poet's last home, from where he set off for his fateful duel. The display includes Pushkin's personal belongings, as well as manuscripts and other documents relating to his life.
Dostoevsky Literary and Memorial Museum
The display is arranged in the great Russian author's flat and is devoted to his life and work.
