<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-size:12.8px"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u><u></u>As you probably know, the XXXII General Assembly of International Union of Radio Science (URSI) will be held on August 19-26, 2017 in Montreal, Canada.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US">Within the frame of this event the Commission G Session will be held titled:<br><br>Commission G - "International Beacon Satellite Studies"</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conveners: </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Patricia Doherty, Andrzej Krankowski, Bruno Nava</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US">This session welcomes papers relevant to the interests of the Beacon Satellite Studies Group of Commission G. The session will begin with a historical view of this studies group and its goals for the future. It will also recap the success of the most recent Beacon Satellite Symposium that was held in 2016. Additional papers are invited that will include all aspects of satellite signals observed on the ground and by receivers on-board satellites. This may include distributed arrays of multi-instruments used for ionospheric monitoring and scientific investigations that span all regions of the globe together will more focused regional investigations. Papers from the developing world are also encouraged. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US"></span>All of you are cordially invited to submit the papers. Please, keep in mind that the deadline for submission is <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">30 of January 2017</span></span>.</p><span style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u><u></u></span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-size:12.8px"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:18pt">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:"times new roman"">Patricia, Andrzej and Bruno</span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Patricia H. Doherty</div><div dir="ltr">Director<div>Institute for Scientific Research</div><div>Boston College</div></div></div></div></div>
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