Preliminary Program

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Sunday, 2 Sep 2007

17.00 Opening

Welcome by the Summer School Directors (Convention Center)

  • Prof. Dr. Guenter Hein, Institute of Geodesy and Navigation, University FAF
    Munich, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Per Enge, Standford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Prof. Dr. Michel Bousquet, École Nationale Supériore de l'Aéronautique et
    de l'Espace, Toulouse, France

17.20 - 18.40 Inauguration Lecture

  • Snares, Traps, and Surprises - Developing GPS
    Prof. Dr. Bradford Parkinson , Prof. Emeritus, Stanford University, Palo Alto,
    CA, USA

19.00 Opening Reception (Hotel Grünberger)

  • Bavarian Evening sponsored by District Office Berchtesgaden
  • Opening of the District Administrator of Berchtesgaden
  • Georg Grabner
  • Official Summer School Opening by the President of the University FAF Munich • Prof. Dr. Merith Niehuss
  • Bavarian Folk Music Group

20.00 Welcome Dinner

Monday, 3 Sep 2007

Morning - Satellite Navigation

9.00 - 10.30 Lecture

  • Basics of Satellite Navigation
    Prof. Dr. Per Enge

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 Lecture

  • GNSS Under Development and Modernization
    Prof. Dr. Per Enge &
    Prof. Dr. Guenter W. Hein

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Lecture

  • Orbit Determination
    Prof. Dr. Guenter W. Hein

15.30 - 16.00 Tea Break

  • Afternoon - Business Engineering

16.00 - 17.30 Lecture

  • Venture Capital and Good Business Plans
    Dr. Peter L. Levin , DAFCA President and CEO, Inc. Framingham, MA, USA

17.45 - 18.30 Introduction to Project Work

  • Opening of the Student's Project Work and Competition

19.00 Dinner

Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007

Morning - Satellite Navigation

9.00 - 10.30 Lecture

  • Clocks in Satellite Navigation
    Dr. Patrizia Tavella , National Institute of Metrological Research, Torino, Italy

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 Lecture

  • Frequencies, Signals and Signal Processing
    Prof. Dr. Dennis Akos , University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Lecture

  • Positioning & Navigation Algorithms and Processing
    Dr. Cristopher J. Hegarty , The MITRE Corporation, MA, USA

15.30 - 16.00 Tea Break

  • Afternoon - Business Engineering

16.00 - 17.30 Lecture

  • From Ideas to Successful Businesses - What are the Traps?
    Prof. Dr. Bradford Parkinson

17.30 - 18.30 Lecture

  • "So, You Really Want To Start A Business?"
    Dr. Peter L. Levin

19.00 Dinner

Wednesday, 5 Sep 2007

Morning - Applications of Satellite Navigation

9.00 - 10.30 Lecture

  • GNSS in Aviation
    Prof. Dr. Per Enge

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 Lecture

  • Unconventional and Scientific Applications
    Prof. Dr. Penina Axelrad , University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

  • Afternoon - Funding & Future of Satellite Navigation

14.00 - 15.30 Lecture

  • Managing and Funding International Projects
    Rainer Grohe , Former Executive Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking,
    Brussels

15.30 - 16.00 Tea Break

16.00 - 17.00 Lecture

  • Satellite Cost Estimating Observations and the Yound 80% Rule
    Prof. Dr. Bradford Parkinson

17.00 - 18.30 Lecture

  • The Future of Satellite Navigation
    Prof. Dr. Bradford Parkinson

19.00 Dinner

Thursday, 6 Sep 2007

Morning - Satellite Communications and Navigation

9.00 - 10.30 Lecture

  • GNSS Receiver Technology
    Prof. Dr. Bernd Eissfeller , Institute of Geodesy and Navigation, University FAF
    Munich, Germany

10.30 - 11.00 Coffe Break

11.00 - 12.30 Lecture

  • Basics of Satellite Communications
    Prof. Dr. Michel Bousquet

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

  • Afternoon - Satellite Navigation and Sensor Fusion

14.00 - 15.30 Lecture

  • GNSS Indoor Positioning
    Prof. Dr. Bernd Eissfeller

15.30 - 16.00 Tea Break

16.00 - 17.30 Lecture

  • GNSS/INS Sensor Fusion
    Dr. Vincent Calmettes , École Nationale Supériore de l'Aéronautique et de
    l'Espace, Toulouse, France

17.30 - 19.00 Lecture

  • Integration of Communication Systems with GNSS
    Prof. Dr. Michel Bousquet

19.30 Dinner

Friday, 7 Sep 2007

GATE & Demonstrations Day

  • GATE Demonstrations
    IfEN GmbH/German Space Operation Center (GSOC)
  • TollCollect Presentation and Demonstrations
  • GPS S/W Receiver Demos
    Prof. Dr. Kai Borre , Head of Danish GPS Center, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Satellite Tool Kit Demos (Constellation, Orbit S/W, etc.)

19.00 Farewell Dinner

Saturday, 8 Sep 2007

9.00 - 10.30 Student Presentations on Project Work Part I

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.00 Student Presentations on Project Work Part II

12.00 - 13.00 Students Awards and Closing of the Summer School

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.30 - 19.00 Trip to the Kehlsteinhaus (which is known as Eagle´s Nest)

19.00 Dinner

Sunday, 9 Sep 2007

Sightseeing Tours
Departure

The International Summer School will be held in the Berchtesgaden Convention Center, Bavaria.
Lecturers and students will be accomodated in the same hotel.
Various social events like excursions to the mountains, sightseeing to the famous Austrian city Salzburg and evening receptions are planned.