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Workshop on Science Applications of GNSS in Developing Countries (11-27 April), followed by the: Seminar on Development and Use of the Ionospheric NeQuick Model (30 April-1 May) | (smr 2333)
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  • Wednesday, 11 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities 2h0'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Opening Ceremony - Remarks and Welcome
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Opening Ceremony - Remarks and Welcome 30'
        Speaker: S. RADICELLA and P. DOHERTY
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 13:00 Opening Ceremony - Dr. Fernando Quevedo (Director, ICTP), Message from B.C. Provost, Message from the European Commission by Dr. Stefano Scarda, European Commission - Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, EU Satellite Navigation Programmes
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Opening Ceremony - Dr. Fernando Quevedo (Director, ICTP), Message from B.C. Provost, Message from the European Commission by Dr. Stefano Scarda, European Commission - Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, EU Satellite Navigation Programmes 1h30'
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Introduction to Satellite Navigation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Introduction to Satellite Navigation 30'
        Speaker: M. MILLER/P. DOHERTY (USAF/BC)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Use of GNSS Systems in the Field of Earth observations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:30 Use of GNSS Systems in the Field of Earth observations 1h0'
        Speaker: F. VESPE (Italian Space Agency)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 GNSS in Africa: Trends of Applications and Prospect
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 GNSS in Africa: Trends of Applications and Prospect 1h0'
        Speaker: B. Rabiu (NASRDA, Abuja, Nigeria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 17:30 Final Remarks and Ending
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 17:00 Final Remarks and Ending 30'
    • 19:30 - 19:30 Welcome Dinner
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 19:30 Welcome Dinner
  • Thursday, 12 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 10:30 Fundamentals of GNSS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Fundamentals of GNSS 1h30'
        Speaker: C. HEGARTY (MITRE Corporation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 13:00 GPS Space and Control Segments
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GPS Space and Control Segments 2h0'
        Speaker: C. HEGARTY
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 GPS Measurements and Error Sources
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 GPS Measurements and Error Sources 1h30'
        Speaker: C. HEGARTY
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Introduction to the ICTP Computer Laboratory
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Introduction to the ICTP Computer Laboratory 1h30'
  • Friday, 13 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 10:30 GNSS Systems: Modernized GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS and QZSS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 GNSS Systems: Modernized GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, COMPASS, IRNSS and QZSS 1h30'
        Speaker: C. HEGARTY
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 GNSS for Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards Observations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GNSS for Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards Observations 1h0'
        Speaker: K. Aoudia (ESP/ICTP)
    • 12:00 - 13:30 OPEN Discussion:
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 OPEN Discussion: 1h30'
        Speaker: S. Radicella, P. Doherty, J. Adeniyi, P.V.S.Rama Rao, M. Mosert
  • Monday, 16 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 10:30 GPS Navigation Solutions
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 GPS Navigation Solutions 1h30'
        Speaker: J. RAQUET
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 13:00 GPS Navigation Solutions, continued
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GPS Navigation Solutions, continued 2h0'
        Speaker: J. RAQUET
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Differential GPS Concepts / Techniques
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Differential GPS Concepts / Techniques 1h30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Practical Laboratory with J. RAQUET
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Practical Laboratory with J. RAQUET 1h30'
  • Tuesday, 17 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 10:30 GNSS Receiver Design Fundamentals
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 GNSS Receiver Design Fundamentals 1h30'
        Speaker: J. RAQUET
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 13:00 GNSS Receivers continued
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GNSS Receivers continued 2h0'
        Speaker: J. RAQUET
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Kalman Filtering; Inertial Navigation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Kalman Filtering; Inertial Navigation Systems 1h30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Practical Laboratory with J. RAQUET
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Practical Laboratory with J. RAQUET 1h30'
    • 19:30 - 19:30 Official Reception
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 19:30 Official Reception
  • Wednesday, 18 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 09:15 Introduction to GNSS Applications
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Introduction to GNSS Applications 15'
        Speaker: P. Doherty
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:15 - 10:00 EGNOS Use in Road Applications
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:15 EGNOS Use in Road Applications 45'
        Speaker: A. Di Fazio (Telespazio)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Participant Presentation: The application of GNSS in agriculture - Case Study - Botswana
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Participant Presentation: The application of GNSS in agriculture - Case Study - Botswana 30'
        Speaker: Basuti Bolo Mathangwane (Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana)
        Material: Presentation
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Role of GNSS in Advancing Natural Hazards Monitoring and Risk Assessment: Earthquakes, Fault Zones, Volcanoes and Landslides
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Role of GNSS in Advancing Natural Hazards Monitoring and Risk Assessment: Earthquakes, Fault Zones, Volcanoes and Landslides 1h0'
        Speaker: L. HOTHEM (USGS)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Remote Sensing Systems Integrated with GNSS for Monitoring and Measuring Changes for Natural Hazards
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Remote Sensing Systems Integrated with GNSS for Monitoring and Measuring Changes for Natural Hazards 1h0'
        Speaker: L. HOTHEM
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Open Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Open Discussion 30'
        Speaker: L. HOTHEM
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Evolution to Modernized GNSS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitoring
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:30 Evolution to Modernized GNSS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitoring 1h0'
        Speaker: A.J. Van DIERENDONCK
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Positioning Solved - Anytime, Anywhere GNSS Receiver Applications with NovAtel, Inc.,
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Positioning Solved - Anytime, Anywhere GNSS Receiver Applications with NovAtel, Inc., 1h30'
        Speaker: A. MacAULAY, I. HOYAS ESTER (NovAtel Corporation)
  • Thursday, 19 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 09:30 GNSS Science Applications: The ESA Vision
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 GNSS Science Applications: The ESA Vision 30'
        Speaker: B. ARBESSER-RASTBURG (ESA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 GNSS Remote Sensing: Troposphere Profiling through Radio Occultation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 GNSS Remote Sensing: Troposphere Profiling through Radio Occultation 1h0'
        Speaker: R. NOTARPIETRO
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 GNNS Remote Sensing: Electron Density Profiling through Radio Occultation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GNNS Remote Sensing: Electron Density Profiling through Radio Occultation 1h0'
        Speaker: B. NAVA
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Scintillation Modeling
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Scintillation Modeling 1h0'
        Speaker: Y. BENIGUEL
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Applications for Aviation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Applications for Aviation 1h30'
        Speaker: T. WALTER
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Aviation Continued
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Aviation Continued 1h30'
        Speaker: T. WALTER
        Material: lecture notes
  • Friday, 20 April 2012
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Introduction to RINEX
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Introduction to RINEX 30'
        Speaker: S. DELAY
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 RINEX Data Processing
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 RINEX Data Processing 1h0'
        Speaker: S. DELAY, B. TWINAMASIKO
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 13:00 RINEX Data Processing contd.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Challenges for Positioning in Africa
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Challenges for Positioning in Africa 1h0'
        Speaker: S. SKONE
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:30 IONOSPHERIC DATA LABORATORY
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 IONOSPHERIC DATA LABORATORY 30'
        Speaker: A.J. COSTER, S. SKONE
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Data Laboratory contd.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Data Laboratory contd. 1h0'
  • Monday, 23 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 09:30 The Worldwide Ionosphere
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 The Worldwide Ionosphere 1h0'
        Speaker: S. RADICELLA
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Introduction to Space Weather and its Impact on Our Daily Lives
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 Introduction to Space Weather and its Impact on Our Daily Lives 1h0'
        Speaker: E. YIZENGAW
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Sensing Space Weather with Distributed Observatories
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Sensing Space Weather with Distributed Observatories 1h0'
        Speaker: C. VALLADARES (BC)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Ionspheric Storm Monitoring with GNSS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Ionspheric Storm Monitoring with GNSS 1h0'
        Speaker: A. J. Coster
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Laboratory: GNSS Derived TEC Data Calibration
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Laboratory: GNSS Derived TEC Data Calibration 1h30'
        Speaker: L. CIRAOLO
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Laboratory: GLONASS Data Processing and TEC Calibration
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Laboratory: GLONASS Data Processing and TEC Calibration 1h30'
        Speaker: K. ALAZO, L. CIRAOLO
  • Tuesday, 24 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 09:30 The South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) 1h0'
        Speaker: L. McKINNELL
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Ionospheric irregularities and their impact on GNSS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 Ionospheric irregularities and their impact on GNSS 1h0'
        Speaker: K. Groves
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 GPS Observations of Plasma Bubbles and Scintillations over Equatorial Africa
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 GPS Observations of Plasma Bubbles and Scintillations over Equatorial Africa 1h0'
        Speaker: C. VALLADARES
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Participant Presentations:
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Participant Presentations: 1h0'
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Scintillation Effects on Positioning at SCINDA Sites during Solar Cycle 24
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Scintillation Effects on Positioning at SCINDA Sites during Solar Cycle 24 1h0'
        Speaker: K. GROVES
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Participants Presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 Participants Presentations 30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Laboratory: Space Weather Information Laboratory
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Laboratory: Space Weather Information Laboratory 1h30'
        Speaker: E. YIZENGAW
  • Wednesday, 25 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Update on SCINDA Activities around the Globe
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Update on SCINDA Activities around the Globe 1h0'
        Speaker: K. Weins (AFRL, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 AMBER Magnetometers Network and Longitudinal Differences of Equatorial Electrodynamics and Ionospheric Vertical Density Distribution
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 AMBER Magnetometers Network and Longitudinal Differences of Equatorial Electrodynamics and Ionospheric Vertical Density Distribution 1h0'
        Speaker: E. YIZENGAW
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Ionosondes
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Introduction to Ionosondes 1h0'
        Speaker: T. BULLETT
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 12:30 AMISR Technology: Possibilities for Africa
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 AMISR Technology: Possibilities for Africa 30'
        Speaker: E. YIZENGAW
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 13:00 Physical Interpretation of TEC Values Measured with GPS Receivers
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Physical Interpretation of TEC Values Measured with GPS Receivers 30'
        Speaker: C. Valladares
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 GNSS/Space Weather Research at the University of Ilorin
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 GNSS/Space Weather Research at the University of Ilorin 30'
        Speaker: J. ADENIYI
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Variability of TEC in the Equatorial Region (Uganda)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:30 Variability of TEC in the Equatorial Region (Uganda) 30'
        Speaker: F. D''UJANGA
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:30 On the Variability of TEC in the Indian Low Latitude Sector
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 On the Variability of TEC in the Indian Low Latitude Sector 30'
        Speaker: P.V.S. RAMA RAO, K. VENKATESH
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Laboratory (Terrace Level): GNSS TEC/Scintillation Receiver Demonstration
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Laboratory (Terrace Level): GNSS TEC/Scintillation Receiver Demonstration 1h30'
        Speaker: BC
  • Thursday, 26 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 09:00 Space Weather Effects on Aviation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Space Weather Effects on Aviation Systems 30'
        Speaker: P. DOHERTY
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Ionospheric Effects on the Expanding GNSS Spectrum
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Ionospheric Effects on the Expanding GNSS Spectrum 1h0'
        Speaker: K. GROVES
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Ionospheric climate to ionospheric weather modeling: The New Path
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Ionospheric climate to ionospheric weather modeling: The New Path 30'
        Speaker: S. Radicella
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Data Ingestion in Ionospheric Electron Density Models
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Data Ingestion in Ionospheric Electron Density Models 1h0'
        Speaker: B. NAVA
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Iono-Seismic Effects Detection Using GNSS Observations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Iono-Seismic Effects Detection Using GNSS Observations 1h0'
        Speaker: S. PULINETS
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Automated Detection of Depletions
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Automated Detection of Depletions 30'
        Speaker: C. Valladares
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Theory of Radio Wave Propagation through Ionospheric Irregularities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:30 Theory of Radio Wave Propagation through Ionospheric Irregularities 1h0'
        Speaker: N. ZERNOV
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Exercises on Radio-Waves Propagation through Ionospheric Irregularities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Exercises on Radio-Waves Propagation through Ionospheric Irregularities 1h0'
        Speaker: V. GHERM
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 17:00 End
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 17:00 End
    • 19:30 - 19:30 Dinner (ICTP/BC)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 19:30 Dinner (ICTP/BC)
  • Friday, 27 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 10:30 Participant Presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Participant Presentations 2h0'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Participants Presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Participants Presentations 1h0'
    • 12:00 - 13:00 Open Discussion: The Future - Where do we go from here?
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Open Discussion: The Future - Where do we go from here? 1h0'
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Final Remarks and Distribution of Certificates of Participation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Final Remarks and Distribution of Certificates of Participation 1h0'
  • Monday, 30 April 2012
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Registration of New Participants
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 Registration of New Participants 1h0'
    • 09:30 - 09:45 Welcome of Prof. R. Leitinger and New Participants: Opening of the Seminar
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 Welcome of Prof. R. Leitinger and New Participants: Opening of the Seminar 15'
    • 09:45 - 10:00 Genesis and evolution of the NeQuick model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:45 Genesis and evolution of the NeQuick model 15'
        Speaker: S. M.Radicellla (ICTP)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 NeQuick 2 model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 NeQuick 2 model 30'
        Speaker: B. Nava (ICTP)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 The NeQuick 2 code and laboratory demonstration
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 The NeQuick 2 code and laboratory demonstration 1h30'
        Speaker: Y. Migoya-Orue (ICTP)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Session 1: Use of the NeQuick for ionospheric simulations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Session 1: Use of the NeQuick for ionospheric simulations 1h30'
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Open Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Open Discussion 1h0'
    • 19:20 - 21:20 Seminar Dinner
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 19:20 Seminar Dinner 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 1 May 2012
    • 09:00 - 09:30 The use of NeQuick model on ESA missions and R & D activities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 The use of NeQuick model on ESA missions and R & D activities 30'
        Speaker: R. Orus (ESA)
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Session 2: NeQuick validation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 Session 2: NeQuick validation 1h0'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Session 2 (contd.): NeQuick validation and comparisons
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Session 2 (contd.): NeQuick validation and comparisons 1h0'
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Open Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Open Discussion 30'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Session 3: Data assimilation in the NeQuick model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Session 3: Data assimilation in the NeQuick model 1h30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Session 3 (contd.): Data assimilation in the NeQuick model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Session 3 (contd.): Data assimilation in the NeQuick model 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Open discussion and the closing of the seminar
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 Open discussion and the closing of the seminar 1h0'