The Third CPGPS Forum on 

The Next Generation GNSS – Innovation and Application

Invitation
International Association of Chinese Professionals in Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS) is pleased to announce the CPGPS 2009 Youth Forum on The Next Generation GNSS - Innovation and Application, which will be held from 7-9 August, 2009 in Beijing, China. The program will include keynote speakers, oral presentations, panel sessions and open interactive forums.
Organisers

• International Association of Chinese Professionals in Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS)
• Wuhan University/ National Engineering Research Center for Satellite Positioning System

CPGPS and The Forum
The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS) is a professional and non-profit organization. It promotes professional developments, fosters and develops cooperation, and promotes the exchange of information, knowledge, scientific research and applications of satellite positioning systems among professionals in the field of satellite navigation and positioning.
Many CPGPS members are highly respected experts in satellite positioning and working in leading academic institutions, government agencies and industry sections worldwide. Its members are very active in the international frontiers of research and innovation and have made significant contributions to the international communities through their professional activities. The Journal of GPS is the offical journal of CPGPS.
The first CPGPS Youth Forum was successfully held in Beijing in 2004 and it was agreed that a regular forum would be held to establish a platform for CPGPS members all over the world to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and discuss hot topics and emerging issues in GNSS. The forum provides a good opportunity to gather international experts together to discuss new opportunities and challenges associated with the states of the development of GNSS, particularly new developments in Europe and Asia.
The theme of the conference is “The next generation GNSS — Innovation and Applications” and it calls for a wide range of topics on new concepts, technologies, solutions and applications to enrich the future development of GNSS. The meeting will also make a unique forum that links China and the world.
Conference Topics
The forum opens to all aspects of GNSS theory, technology, development and applications. CPGPS is inviting you to submit abstracts and papers. Streams covering a wide range of GPS/ GNSS related topics include, but are not limited to:

• Beidou/Compass Navigation System and Applications
• Multi-GNSS Application Technology
• Satellite Navigation Space Segment Design and Signal Communication
• Space and Time Datum of Satellite Navigation with POD
• Space Based & Ground Based Augmentation Systems
• Surveying, Mapping & Geodesy
• Latest Development in CORS Infrastructure and Applications
• Signal Interference and Multipath Elimination
• Pseudolite Positioning Aided System with GPS
• GNSS Atmosphere Research and Application
• GNSS Aided Gravity Reversion and Satellite Altimetry:
• GPS/INS/Odometer…Multi-sensor Navigation Technology
• Sensor and System Integration for Location Based Services
• Indoor Positioning and Seamless Positioning Solutions
• Receiver Design, Signal Processing, Software Receiver and Smart Hardware
• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)
• GNSS in Tectonics and Geophysics

Call for Papers
You are cordially invited to submit original research contributions or technical reports in either English or Chinese language electronically. The materials submitted should not be concurrently submitted elsewhere. Abstracts submitted must be between 300-800 words. All abstracts should be submitted by no later than 15 April, 2009 and will be well considered by the forum committee for inclusion in the program. Please submit abstract to: y.feng@qut.edu.au and/or shi@whu.edu.cn, hpzhang@whu.edu.cn . Abstracts must include:

• Title and authors by surname followed by initials and indicate the presenter by underlining his/her name
• Author’s contact details (company name, department, full address, telephone, fax and Email)

Selected papers will be published in the Journal Indexed by EI through a rigorous peer review process. Presenters who expect their papers to be published in formal Journal will be required to submit their full papers by 01 June 2009.

 

Registration and Fees

• Normal registration fee includes all technical sessions, a disk include all accepted abstracts and full papers, food, welcome banquet and coffee breaks.
• Full registration includes normal registration fee and publication fee for papers included in the conference proceeding. For each paper included in the proceeding, a $130 USD or ¥1,000 CNY is surcharged beyond normal registration, and at least one of the paper’s authors must be fully registered with the forum.
• Discount for early bird, CPGPS members and students are available. Membership with registration is available.

Conference Contact
Jin, Hong  Mobile +86-13476283029，Email: jhong811@126.com , Fax: +86-27-6877-8890
Zhang, Hongping  Mobile +86-13971153620, Email: hpzhang@whu.edu.cn, Fax:  +86-27-6877-8890
Shi, Chuang   Mobile +86-13397150656, Email: shi@whu.edu.cn, Fax:  +86-27-6877-8890
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract:                      15 April 2009
Notification of acceptance:            01 June 2009
Early bird registration:                      01 August 2009
Deadline for full paper:                    01 June 2009
Conference dates:                             7-9 August 2009