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  • Registration opens for ITM/PTTI 2022 in Long Beach, California

    Registration opens for ITM/PTTI 2022 in Long Beach, California

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    ION’s winter meeting, the International Technical Meeting (ITM), is a more intimate conference with a technical program related to positioning, navigation and timing and includes the ION Fellows and Annual Awards presentations.

    In 2022, ITM will take place in Long Beach, California, Jan. 25-27, and will be co-located with the Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting. ITM will house more than 150 in-person and virtual technical presentations, two keynote addresses, six tutorials, and an exhibit hall filled with the latest PNT solutions.

    A commercial exhibit and pre-conference tutorials are held in conjunction with the conference.

    Tutorials will be offered as part of this year’s in-person technical program on January 26 and will be open to all in-person PTTI and ITM attendees. Tutorials cover novel systems for time distribution from space, atomic clocks, Kalman filtering for clock estimation, and specific implementations for time distribution from space.

    The ITM/PTTI plenary session will be recorded and uploaded to the website for on-demand viewing. No other ITM/PTTI sessions (including tutorials) will be recorded for on-demand viewing. All presenters are required to provide a video presentation for on-demand viewing. On-demand presentations will be available through the ITM/PTTI meeting portal for 30 days.

    To view the ITM/PTTI 2022 technical program and to register, go to https://www.ion.org/itm/registration.cfm.

  • ION award winners honored for GNSS and PNT contributions

    ION award winners honored for GNSS and PNT contributions

    ION logoThe Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its annual awards during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting in San Diego, California, Jan. 21-24.

    The ION Annual Awards Program is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation to recognize individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of navigation.

    Ramsey Faragher received the Per Enge Early Achievement Award for outstanding innovations in mobile positioning and navigation, and in particular for pioneering the revolutionary SuperCorrelation technology. The Per Enge Early Achievement Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions made early in one’s career.

    Pascal Rochat received the Distinguished PTTI Service Award for advancing the state-of-the-art in high stability atomic clocks and for producing the only space-based H-maser in the world, operating on all Galileo satellites. The Distinguished PTTI Service Award is presented to recognize outstanding contributions related to the management of PTTI systems.

    Jordan D. Larson, Demoz Gebre-Egziabher and Jason H. Rife received the Samuel M. Burka Award for their paper “Gaussian-Pareto Overbounding of DGNSS Pseudoranges from CORS” published in the Spring 2019 issue of NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 139-150. The Samuel M. Burka Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the preparation of a paper advancing the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing.

    Joseph J. Rushanan received the Captain P. V. H. Weems Award for sustained contributions to the design of GPS, including M-code, the L1C signal, and the promotion of assurance concepts for all GPS users. The Captain P. V. H. Weems Award is presented to individuals for continuing contributions to the art and science of navigation.

    André Hauschild received the Tycho Brahe Award for outstanding and sustained contributions in the field of GNSS-based navigation, timing and attitude determination of space vehicles. The Tycho Brahe Award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of space navigation, guidance and control.

    James J. Miller received the Norman P. Hays Award for exemplary leadership in establishing and sponsoring the National Space-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board to serve the worldwide user community. The Norman P. Hays Award is given in recognition of outstanding encouragement, inspiration and support contributing to the advancement of navigation.

    Zaher (Zak) M. Kassas received the Thomas L. Thurlow Award for foundational work in the theory and practice of exploiting signals of opportunity for accurate and reliable positioning, navigation and timing. The Thomas L. Thurlow Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of navigation.

    Suneel I. Sheikh received the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his visionary leadership in promoting positioning, navigation and timing education through the establishment, promotion and administration of the ION Satellite Division’s Autonomous Snowplow Competition. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes extraordinary service to The Institute of Navigation.

  • ION announces annual award winners

    The Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its Annual Awards during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting in Reston, Virginia, Jan. 29-Feb. 1.

    The ION Annual Awards Program is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation to recognize individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of navigation.

    Zheng Yao received the Early Achievement Award for his pioneering contributions in developing new GNSS signals and multiplexing techniques; and advancing the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite Systems (BDS) signal design. The Early Achievement Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions made early in one’s career.

    Captain Gregory DuBose received the Superior Achievement Award for sustained performance in combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria; and assistance in the recovery of a downed B-1 crew in Montana. The Superior Achievement Award is presented to an individual demonstrating outstanding accomplishments as a practicing navigator.

    William Bollwerk received the Distinguished PTTI Service Award for service to the Department of Defense and country in promoting the importance of time, and educating policymakers and mission operators to ensure understanding of time in critical operations. The Distinguished PTTI Service Award is presented to recognize outstanding contributions related to the management of PTTI systems.

    Luke B. Winternitz, William A. Bamford, Samuel R. Price, J. Russell Carpenter, Anne C. Long and Mitra Farahmand received the Samuel M. Burka Award for their paper “Global Positioning System Navigation above 76,000 KM for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission” published in the Summer 2017 issue of NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 64, No. 2, pp. 289-300. The Samuel M. Burka Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the preparation of a paper contributing to the advancement of the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing.

    Professor Allison Kealy received the Captain P. V. H. Weems Award for sustained contributions to advancing the art and science of navigation, and promoting and expanding the use of PNT among worldwide science and engineering communities. The Captain P. V. H. Weems Award is presented to individuals for continuing contributions to the art and science of navigation.

    David A. Turner received the Norman P. Hays Award for his role in the formation of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) and the development of globally recognized principles of GNSS compatibility, interoperability and transparency. The Norman P. Hays Award is given in recognition of outstanding encouragement, inspiration and support contributing to the advancement of navigation.

    Yang Gao received the Thomas L. Thurlow Award for significant contributions and leadership in the development and application of Precise Point Positioning (PPP) and high-precision GNSS technology. The Thomas L. Thurlow Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of navigation.

  • ION Co-Locates ITM, PTTI Conferences for 2016

    Two of the Institute of Navigation’s (ION’s) conferences — the International Technical Meeting (ITM) and the Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Meeting — will be co-located for 2016. One registration fee gives attendees access to both technical events and a commercial exhibit. The co-located conferences will take place Jan. 25-28, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey in Monterey, Calif.

    Abstracts are due Oct. 2, 2015. Submission requirements have changed, and depend on the session the abstract is submitted for. Review the call for abstracts for more information.

    This year’s joint ITM/PTTI Plenary Session is “Autonomous Vehicles – Beyond the Navigation Technology.” The session will address issues outside of navigation technology, including legal issues, regulatory challenges, transitional periods, markets enabled by autonomous operation and similar topics beyond the core navigation technology.

    ITM is ION’s winter meeting, which features peer-reviewed technical papers related to positioning, navigation and timing, and includes the ION Fellows and Annual Awards presentations.

    PTTI is the annual technical conference designed to disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level, review present and future PTTI requirements, inform government and industry engineers, technicians and managers regarding precise time and frequency technology and its problems, and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

    The co-located 2016 ITM and PTTI meetings will feature a technical exhibit and showcase of products and services related to positioning, navigation and timing. For more information on exhibiting, contact ION or go to www.ion.org.

  • ION Seeks Abstracts for Pacific PNT 2015, PTTI Registration Opens

    Abstract submissions are now being accepted for The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Pacific PNT Conference, to be held April 20-23, 2015, at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, Honolulu, Hawaii. Abstracts are due November 14, 2014.

    Pacific PNT, where “East Meets West in the Global Cooperative Development of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Technology,” brings together policy and technical leaders from Japan, Singapore, China, South Korea, Australia, the United States, and more for policy updates, program status and technical exchange.

    “Global cooperative interoperability” will frame the technical program. Leaders representing academia, government, industry and the scientific community will convene to solve PNT challenges that impact Pacific Rim development.

    Pacific PNT 2015 is organized by a Pacific Rim advisory board and will feature technical papers presented on a diverse array of topics including:

    • Aircraft Navigation and Surveillance
    • Agricultural, Construction and Mining
    • Algorithms and Methods
    • Alternative Navigation and Signals of Opportunity
    • Aviation Applications of GNSS
    • Challenging Navigation Problems
    • Collaborative Navigation Topics
    • Earthquake & Tsunami Prediction and Monitoring with GNSS
    • GNSS Augmentations
    • GNSS Correction and Monitoring Networks
    • GNSS Environmental Monitoring
    • GNSS Policy/Status Updates
    • GNSS Signal Structures
    • Inertial Navigation Technology and Applications
    • Interference and Spectrum
    • Ionosphere Monitoring with GNSS
    • Magnetic Field Navigation and Mapping
    • Maritime Navigation
    • Nature-Inspired Navigation
    • PNT and Automobile Safety
    • PNT and Social Media
    • PNT for Domestic and Healthcare Applications
    • Precision Agriculture and Machine Control
    • Time and Frequency Distribution
    • UAS Technologies

    Abstracts are being accepted through November 14, 2014.  For more information the ION’s Pacific PNT 2015, visit www.ion.org/pnt.

    PTTI 2014 Registration Opens

    Registration is now open for the ION Precise Time & Time Interval Meeting (PTTI) 2014 to be held December 1-4 at the Seaport Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. The technical program is available online.

    The annual PTTI conference has a technical program designed to disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

    The Distinguished PTTI Service Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions related to the management of PTTI systems, will be presented on Thursday, December 4.

  • Registration Opens for ION PTTI 2013 Conference

    Registration is now open for the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Precise Time and Time Interval Meeting (PTTI) to be held December 2-5, 2013 (Tutorials will be held December 2) at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Bellevue, Washington. Registration and program information will be available online only.

    PTTI is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level, review present and future PTTI requirements, inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems, and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

    This year’s conference will feature a technical program around important PTTI issues including:

    • Advanced Atomic Frequency Standards Applications
    • High Performance Time and Frequency Transfer via Fiber
    • Next Generation PTTI Applications
    • Network Synchronization and IEEE 1588, NTP
    • PTTI in Space
    • PTTI Time and Frequency Laboratory Activities
    • State of the Art GNSS Timing Receiver
    • Metrology and Applications
    • Time and Frequency Transfer Applications –
    • Milliseconds to Picoseconds
    • Time Scales and Algorithms

    In addition to a commercial exhibit, this year’s program includes a Panel Discussion on Near-term GNSS deployments and the impact on PTTI Applications and Performance Current and future status of: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou/Compass, QZSS, WAAS, EGNOS and INRISS.

    This year’s conference will also feature pre-conference tutorials December 2, including

    • Introduction to Precise Time and Frequency
    • Time and Frequency Transfer
    • Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer (TWSTT)
    • Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) I & II
    • IEEE 1588: The Precision Time Protocol – An Overview
    • Introduction to Atomic Clocks

     

  • ION PTTI Seeks Abstracts for December Meeting

    Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Precise Time and Time Interval Meeting (PTTI). The conference will take place December 2-5 (Tutorials December 2) at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Bellevue, Washington. The deadline for submitting abstracts is August 2.

    Instructions on submitting your abstract can be found at www.ion.org/ptti

    PTTI is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level, review present and future PTTI requirements, inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems, and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

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