This traditional and unique world-wide event aims to gather GNSS experts and focuses on GNSS problems and vulnerabilities, as well as to developments aiming to improve the accuracy and reliability of GNSS. The unique environment of Baška and its natural resources and rich history, combined with friendly hospitality will again create an inspiring atmosphere for ideas and knowledge exchange, well known to those who attended the last year's conference. A photo-gallery of Baška, a well known tourist resort with the range of 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels, is available at: http://bit.ly/9ij0p4.

Conference activities will be organised in the following sections:

o Core satellite navigation systems (plenary),
o Space Weather and Ionospheric Effects on GNSS,
o Safety- and Mission-Critical Applications for Air, Marine, Land and Personal Navigation, and Search and Rescue Operations,
o Location-Based Services (LBS),
o Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and
o Regulatory and legal aspects of GNSS utilisation.

Submission of abstracts:

Interested parties are kindly invited to submit extended abstracts (300 - 500 words) of the proposed papers to Sally-Anne Cooke, the RIN conference and events manager (e-mail: conference@rin.org.uk) no later than 25 March, 2011. Submitted papers will be considered by the International reviewing committee, with the acceptance report to be distributed before 15 April, 2011.

You are kindly invited to join the leading GNSS experts and discuss the most important issues related to further exploitations of satellite navigation systems in the wonderful Mediterranean environment of Northern Adriatic. In addition, the organising committee kindly appreciate your efforts in informing your colleagues about the event.

Finally, you are invited to contact either RIN (e-mail: conference@rin.org.uk), or Dr Renato Filjar, FRIN (e-mail: renato.filjar@yahoo.co.uk) for any further information or assistance you may need in regard to your participation to the 5th GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference in Baška. The latest developments in regard to the fothcoming conference can be followed at: http://twitter.com/satnavigator, and at the RIN web-site: http://bit.ly/9tuseX.

Source: Invitation by the organisers.

Date:
From: 23 May 2011
To: 25 May 2011