ASTROD2

 Second International ASTROD Symposium on Laser Astrodynamics, Space Test of Relativity and Gravitational-Wave Astronomy  Bremen,   Germany,  June   2 - 3  ,   <span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva,cursive;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2005 <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Sponsored by: <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> ZARM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; <span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva,cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Center for Gravitation and Cosmology, Solar System <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">D  <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ivision,  <span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva,cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Purple Mountain Observatory <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">, CAS,  <span style="font-family: 华文新魏;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Nanjing, China <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Principal Topics: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">( <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">some <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> general topics will be presented in the Meeting “Lasers, Clocks, and Drag Free: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Key Technologies for Future Exploration in Space” <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">immediately preceding this meeting) <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Astrodynamics, ephemeris, and mission orbit design/simulation; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Solar-system measurement and solar-system-parameter determination <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Tests and empirical foundations of relativistic gravity; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Detection of gravitational waves and gravitational-wave astronomy; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Solar seismology and solar models; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Technological development for space laser ranging and laser experiment in space; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- ASTROD mission concept study; <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- ASTROD I mission concept study;

Organization
<span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">H. Dittus (ZARM, Univ. ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bremen) C. Laemmerzahl (ZARM, Univ. ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bremen) // //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">G. Li ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ( ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS, ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Nanjing) W.-T. Ni ( ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS, ////<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Nanjing) //

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contact Address: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Dr. Claus Lammerzahl, ZARM, University of Bremen,Bremen, Germany. Tel.: +49-10-62751286 Fax: +49-10-62765031 Email: __laemmerzahl@zarm.uni-bremen.de__ <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Web Page: [|__http://zarm.uni-bremen.de/index1.html__]<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(Detail information including hotel information and tentative/updated scientific schedule could be found in this website in the near future.) <span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva,cursive;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">Call for Papers for the Symposium: <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">Please submit a one-page abstract/summary to both __laemmerzahl@zarm.uni-bremen.de__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> and  __wtni@pmo.ac.cn__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> before  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">April 5  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">, 2005. The final scientific program will be sent out before <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">May  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> 1, 2005. Paper format for the Proceedings of the Symposium will be found at the [|__website__] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> later on. <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">Preliminary Registration Form <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">(please return to __laemmerzahl@zarm.uni-bremen.de__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> by email or   <span style="font-family: AR PL UMing CN,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">to +49-10-62765031 by fax before  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">March  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> 15, 2004