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Klaus-Peter Schwarz, lAG President The University of Calgary The
Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy
(lAG) was held from September 3 to 9, 1997 in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, in conjunction with the 18th Brazilean Congress of
Carthography. This was the first time that one ofthe major lAG
meetings took place in Brazil. It provided an opportunity to
showcase the progress of geodetic work in South America through
campaigns such as SIRGAS. It also provided an opportunity for a
large group of international experts to present the state of the
art in ge- odesy and geodynamis and to interact with their hosts on
possibilities of future coopera- tion. For the lAG, it continued a
trend, started in Beijing four years ago, to hold major geodetic
meetings outside of Europe and North America. The International
Geoid School which was held in Sao Paulo following this meeting
showed another facet of this grow- ing internationalization ofIAG
activities and services. The scientific program of the meeting
consisted of three symposia and two special ses- sions, namely
Symposium 1 : Advances in Positioning and Reference Frames
Symposium 2: Gravity and Geoid Symposium 3: Geodynamics Special
Session 1: lAG Services Special Session 2: Geodesy in Antartica.
Papers presented at the first symposium are published in volume 1
of these proceedings, while papers of symposia 2 and 3 as well as
special session 2 are contained in volume 2. Papers presented at
special session 1 will be published separately.
Klaus-Peter Schwarz, lAG President The University of Calgary The
Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy
(lAG) was held from September 3 to 9, 1997 in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, in conjunction with the 18th Brazilean Congress of
Carthography. This was the first time that one ofthe major lAG
meetings took place in Brazil. It provided an opportunity to
showcase the progress of geodetic work in South America through
campaigns such as SIRGAS. It also provided an opportunity for a
large group of international experts to present the state of the
art in ge- odesy and geodynamis and to interact with their hosts on
possibilities of future coopera- tion. For the lAG, it continued a
trend, started in Beijing four years ago, to hold major geodetic
meetings outside of Europe and North America. The International
Geoid School which was held in Sao Paulo following this meeting
showed another facet of this grow- ing internationalization ofIAG
activities and services. The scientific program of the meeting
consisted of three symposia and two special ses- sions, namely
Symposium 1 : Advances in Positioning and Reference Frames
Symposium 2: Gravity and Geoid Symposium 3: Geodynamics Special
Session 1: lAG Services Special Session 2: Geodesy in Antartica.
Papers presented at the first symposium are published in volume 1
of these proceedings, while papers of symposia 2 and 3 as well as
special session 2 are contained in volume 2. Papers presented at
special session 1 will be published separately.
This selection of papers emphasizes the advances in the field and
covers a wide range of topics in geophysics, geodynamics, and
oceanography to which modern geodesy is contributing.
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