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Programme

Thursday - April 18

Session 1: Introduction to the IERS Workshop

09:00 - 09:15 hJ. Vondrak, Chair of the IERS DB

B. Richter, Director of the IERS CB

J. Souchay, Chair of the LOC of the Workshop

Session 2: Background reasons for the IAU 2000 resolutions requiring actions from the IERS

09:15 - 09:45 hJ. Vondrak, IAU Representative in the IERS DB

Session 3: Consequences of the IAU 2000 Resolutions

09:45 - 10:45 hSession 3.1: Practical consequences of

Resolution BI.3 "Definition of Barycentric Celestial Reference System and Geocentric Celestial Reference System"

Resolution B1.4 "Post-Newtonian Potential Coefficients"

Resolution B1.5 "Extended Relativistic Framework for Time Transformations and Realization of Coordinate Times in the Solar System"

Resolution B1.9 "Redefinition of Terrestrial Time TT"
M. Soffel, Chair of the IAU WG "RCMAM", and G. Petit (President IAU Commission 31)
10:45 - 11:15 hCoffee Break
11:15 - 12:15 hSession 3.2: Practical consequences of

Resolution B1.6 "IAU2000 Precession-Nutation Model"

Resolution B1.7 "Definition of Celestial Intermediate Pole"

Resolution B1.8 "Definition and Use of Celestial and Terrestrial Ephemeris Origin"

Additional information: Definition of the Celestial Ephemeris Origin and of UT1 in the International Celestial Reference Frame
D.D. McCarthy, IERS Convention Centre, and N. Capitaine, President IAU Commision 19
12:15 - 13:00 hOpen discussion
13:00 - 14:00 hLunch

Session 4: Comparison of "Old" and "New" Concepts

14:00 - 14:30 hSession 4.1: Time

G. Petit, IERS Convention Centr
14:30 - 15:00 hSession 4.2: Reference Systems

J. Kovalevsky
15:00 - 15:30 hSession 4.3: Earth Orientation

The Celestial Intermediate Pole and Earth Orientation Parameters, N. Capitaine

Celestial Ephemeris Origin (CEO), Terrestrial Ephemeris Origin (TEO), Earth Rotation Angle (ERA), B. Guino
15:30 - 16:00 hCoffee Break
16:00 - 16:30 hSession 4.4: Astrometry

K. Seidelmann
16:30 - 17:00 hReview of the answers to the questionnaire
17:00 - 18:00 hPoster Session

Friday - April 19

Session 4: Comparison of "Old" and "New" Concepts

09:00 - 09:45 hSession 4.5: Future Almanacs and Future Ephemerides

convenor: J. Bangert (USNO)
Implementing the IAU 2000 Resolutions in Almanacs, J. Banger

Future Ephemerides, M. Standish, Presentation of M. Standish's report by R. Gross (JPL)

Session 5: Procedures and software (user oriented)

convenor: P. Wallace, Chair of SOFA, and A.M. Gontier
09:45 - 10:15 hSession 5.1: Software for implementing the IAU 2000 Resolutions

P. Wallace
10:15 - 10:45 hSession 5.2: Software implications of ICRS/GCRS transformation: open discussion
10:45 - 11:15 hSession 5.3: Software relative to transformation between GCRS and ITRS

An implementation of IAU 2000 resolutions in VLBI analysis software, A.M. Gontier
11:15 - 11:45 hCoffee Break

Session 6: Future IERS Products

11:45 - 12:45 hconvenor: M. Rothacher, IERS Analysis Coordinator

Session 7: Compatibility with past observations

12:45 - 13:15 hconvenor: D.D. McCarthy
13:15 - 14:05 hLunch

Session 8: Discussion

14:00 - 16:00 hLed by J. Vondrak and convenors of session 3.

Topics prepared by SOC from questionnaire and participant questions/comments

(first part as parallel discussions on different topics in different meeting rooms if necessary)
16:00 - 16:30 hCoffee Break

Session 9: Action Items

16:30 - 17:30 hLed by B. Richter, Director IERS CB

Publication of proceedings in IERS Technical Note

Others...

List of posters

  • Capitaine, N., Chapront, J., Lambert, S., Wallace, P.:
    Expressions for the coordinates of the CIP and the CEO using IAU 2000 precession-nutation.
  • Fukushima, T.:
    VLBI determination of J.G. William's formula.
  • Guinot, B.:
    The NRO. Questions and answers.
  • Hilton, J.:
    Method for conversion between the Celestial Ephemeris Origin, J2000.0, and the Equinox of Date.
  • Lambert, S., Bizouard, Ch.:
    Computation of the position of the TEO in the ITRF.
  • Pavlis E.:
    TRF Realization from Satellite Laser Ranging.
  • Ron C.:
    The tables of differences between nutation series IAU2000, IERS1996 and IAU1980.
  • Fienga, A., Arlot, J.E., Berthier, J., Hestroffer, D., Simon, J.L.:
    2005 New French Ephemerides: implementating new constants and new theories.
  • Souchay, J.:
    The Celestial System ICRS: Principles and present realization.
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