First China Satellite Nav Conference Set for May

March 10, 2010

The first China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC2010) will be held on May 19-21, 2010, in Beijing. Academician Sun Jiadong serves as chairman of the Scientific Committee of the conference.

The aim of the conference is to build an open, authoritative platform for academic exchanges, enhance social and academic participation in the field of satellite navigation, make satellite navigation an active field in China's academic environment, promote global satellite navigation and academic exchanges and cooperation, and to discovernew talents, explore new ideas, and promote China's own satellite navigation system technology innovation with key technology breakthroughs and sustainable development.

The conference also aims to promote exchanges between business and government to seek national application requirements and the fit between the national policies; promote technological progress and a breakthrough of industrialization and strengthening of investor confidence; discuss global GNSS development trends, promoting China's GNSS integration process; build on China's satellite navigation accomplishments through academic exchanges; and display “the brand.”

The conference is being organized by:

China's Second-Generation Satellite Navigation System, Project Management Office
The Ministry of Science and Technology, High-tech Development and Industrialization
National Defense Science and Technology, Industrial Development Bureau
The Ministry of Transport, Comprehensive Planning Division
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Division
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, High-Tech Research and Development Bureau
and China's satellite navigation and positioning application management centers.

Co-sponsors are: