Geoid Workshop:
The 2008 Geoid Workshop haD as a major
to@ic the height reference system modernization in Canada.
During the discussion, it was suggested that the International Association of
Geodesy North-American Geoid Sub-commission should be officially and fully
re-activated.
Geodesy Section Executive:
The Geodesy Section Executive for the
2008/2009 term was elected during the Annual General Assembly, and it is
composed of: Marcelo Santos (president - UNB), Joe Henton (vice-president, NRCan), Georgia Fotopoulos
(secretary, Toronto), Mohamed Elhabiby (treasurer, Calgary), Alex
Braun (member-at-large, Calgary) and Patrick Wu (member-at-large, Calgary). The
past-president is Spiros Pagiatakis (York).
Best Student Paper in Geodesy:
There were two winners of the Best Student
Paper in Geodesy: Robert Kingdon (UNB) and Panagiotis Vergados (York). Their papers are,
respectively: A forward modelling approach for estimation of 3D density
effects on geoidal heights, and, Bending
angle retrieval algorithms using COSMIC mission observations. Their papers are
attached.
Special Issue in Geodesy of the Canadian Journal of Earth
Sciences
A number of papers
presented at the two Geodesy Section-sponsored sessions have been submitted to
a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, to be released in
2009. We expect to see the same happening from now on in every CGU Annual
Meeting.
Geodesy Sessions at the 2009 Joint
Meeting
We are all looking forward to the 2009 CGU Annual Meeting to be held in Toronto, 24-27 May. This meeting is special because it will be a joint meeting with the American Geophysical Union along with other Canadian sister organizations (GAC, IAH-CNC and MAC). There are a number of Geodesy related sessions in the preliminary program. Check on http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja09/program/pre-planned_session_search.php, and under Sponsor choose CGU or Geodesy for a list.