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	Dr. Anthea Coster, General Chair MIT Haystack Observatory
	Dr. Maarten Uijt de Haag, Program Chair Ohio University
	Elliott Kaplan, Classified Program Chair The MITRE Corporation
	Dr. Kenneth Lohmann, BioNav Program Chair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Unclassified Abstracts
Please submit all unclassified abstacts via ION’s online abstract submission form no later than December 1, 2006. Abstracts may also be e-mailed to abstracts@ion.org as a Word, WordPerfect, or text file. Be sure to include the paper title, the most appropriate session(s) for the paper, a list of all authors and affiliations, and the primary contact author’s complete mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail. Abstracts should describe objectives, results, conclusions, and the significance of your work.

Abstracts received electronically will be acknowledged electronically. Abstract title and corresponding primary author will also be regularly updated on the Abstract Confirmation page. If your name does not appear after two weeks, please call the ION office. You will be notified of acceptance in November and sent an electronic author’s kit with presentation and publication guidelines.

Kindly note that all authors are required to pay conference registration fees.

Classified Abstracts
All classified abstracts should be mailed to Elliott Kaplan, The MITRE Corporation, Attn.: Document Control, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730, by December 1, 2006.

For any documents sent via Federal Express, please add “Attention Security” to the MITRE address line. Use the same format described above and indicate the expected classification level of your paper.

If your paper is not classified, but you want to present it in a classified session, mail it as instructed above or e-mail it to ekaplan@mitre.org. Please direct all questions about the classified session to Elliott Kaplan at 781-271-7879.

Final Manuscripts
Final manuscripts are due at the ION National Office by April 9, 2007. Revised papers will not be accepted after May 4, 2007.

Student Matching Travel Grant
The ION will match up to $500 in travel grant funds for the lead author of worthy technical paper(s) of full-time graduate or undergraduate students to attend the 63rd Annual Meeting to present his or her paper.

The application must be submitted with an abstract no later than December 1, 2006. See the ION website for details and an application form.

BIO NAVIGATION WORKSHOP Sponsored by the RIN and the ION
Dr. Kenneth Lohmann BioNav Program Chair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	The Institute of Navigation and the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) are joining forces to explore how animals navigate and to examine the feasibility of developing new sensors and navigational techniques inspired by those that exist in the animal kingdom.
Animal Navigation and Technology Keynote: Prof. Rüdiger Wehner, University of Zürich, Switzerland (Invited); Prof. Mandyam Srinivasan, FRS, Australian National University, Australia This session of the workshop will include several invited keynote speakers from the animal navigation research community, short tutorials and papers on how specific animals navigate, and the latest technologies used in researching and understanding animal navigation. Co-chairs: Dr. Kenneth Lohmann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dr. Mikel Miller, Air Force Research Laboratory Applications of Animal Navigation Technology This session focuses on biological systems Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) and the feasibility of developing new sensors and navigational techniques inspired by those that exist in the animal kingdom. Co-chairs: Dr. Martin F (Ric) Wehling, Air Force Research Laboratory; Prof. Mandyam Srinivasan, FRS, Australian National University, Australia Tuesday Morning, NEW! FREE Tutorial The Basics of GPS Attend a FREE tutorial on the basics of GPS, its error sources, and sample applications of interest to the animal navigation community.

Timing
Keynote: Dr. Judah Levine, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Additional papers in this session cover topics such as developments in clock technology, time transfer and synchronization, and performance in terms of accuracy, integrity, availability and service continuity. Time management for GPS or Galileo. Timing backups. Time synchronization requirements and performance for large scale data networks, fleet management applications or air traffic management applications. Impact of timing on society. Chair: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, U.S. Naval Observatory

Laser Technology, Navigation, Mapping and Remote Sensing
Keynote: Phil Arsenault, Optech Inc.
Additional papers in this session cover topics such as application of laser technology for navigation, mapping, and remote sensing applications. Scanning and imaging Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)/Laser Radar (LADAR) sensor technologies. Rendezvous and docking, change detection, motion analysis, and persistent surveillance. Localization in unknown and partially known environments. Hazard detection. Use of LADAR during Lunar and Martial approach and guidance.
Chair: Dr. Jacob Campbell, Air Force Research Laboratory

Atmospheric Effects
Ionosphere and troposphere models and algorithms to compensate for atmospheric errors. Impact of the atmospheric phenomena on the performance of electronic navigation systems in various applications. Assessment of the impact of geomagnetic disturbances and solar storms, as well as real-time estimation of atmospheric errors and validation of algorithms.
Co-chairs: Seebany Datta-Barua, Stanford University; Dr. Jade Morton, Miami University

Urban and Indoor Navigation
Navigation techniques for use in challenging environments such as indoor and urban environments. Use and limitation of electronic navigation systems such as GPS, LORAN-C. Application of alternative means to localization for navigation such as radar, odometry, sound and light waves. Augmentation and integration with self-contained sensors. Different positioning techniques using the signals in existing networks for mobile telephones. Application to both ground vehicles and aerial vehicles.
Co-chairs: Dr. Lukas Marti, Robert Bosch Corporation; Dr. Andrey Soloviev, Ohio University

Terrestrial Navigation
Developments in the area of terrestrial navigation, including Loran, DME, ILS, MLS. Different positioning techniques using the signals in existing networks for mobile telephones.
Co-chairs: Prof. Durk van Willigen, Reelektronika, The Netherlands; Karen Van Dyke, U.S. DOT/Volpe

Ground Based Augmentation Systems
Ground Based Augmentation Systems technology and performance. Accuracy, integrity, availability and continuity performance for various GBAS architectures. Integrity monitoring considerations in local differential GNSS systems. Signal quality monitoring techniques and performance in GBAS. Spatial decorrelation of errors in extended range local area differential systems. Monitoring for ephemeris and atmospheric errors with GBAS.
Co-chairs: Dr. Fan Liu, Honeywell International, Inc.; Jason Burns, Federal Aviation Administration

GPS/INS Integration
New and innovative development in integrated GPS and INS. Loosely coupled, tightly coupled deep integration. Integrity, availability, and continuity. Performance of integrated MEMS/GPS.
Co-chairs: Phil Bruner, Northrop Grumman; Dr. James Farrell, Vigil, Inc.

Receiver and Antenna Design
Advances in receiver architecture and signal processing technology, accuracy improvements, integrity enhancements, safety of/to improve robustness in the face of interference, multi-path, atmospheric effects. Batch processing techniques. Software-defined radios. Multi-mode receivers. Receiver and antenna designs for new and modernized GNSS signals including receivers that can handle multiple forms of GNSS such as GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo. Instrumentation receivers. Antenna electronics and processing schemes for FRPA and CRPA systems.
Co-chairs: Dr. A.J. Van Dierendonck, AJ Systems; Dr. Inder J. Gupta, The Ohio State University

MEMS Technology
Components and micromechanical sensors for inertial navigation systems. Proposed MEMS designs. Incorporation of inertial sensors, control electronics, digital electronics, packaging, I/O into inertial measurement units. Emphasis on special design for low cost, low power, small size, EMI insensitivity, high shock, vibration insensitivity, and high temperature. Design for manufacturability and automated assembly, reliability predictions, self test, life test and related topics are also included. Experimental results. MEMS IMU applications. Overcoming obstacles to practical MEMS IMU development problems.
Co-chairs: Mathew Varghese, Draper Laboratories; Dr. Kevin Dutton, Honeywell International, Inc.

Precision Agriculture
Real-time kinematics and differential GNSS applications for precision farming and industrial applications, automation and control of machinery. Improving safety and accuracy by integration of GPS with other sensors on farming machinery and vehicles. Other issues including soil sampling, yield monitoring, chemical and fertilizer applications, and improving efficiencies. Developments, experiences and preparations for the autonomous lawnmower competition.
Co-chairs: Ronald Hatch, Navcom Technology; Dr. Randall Reeder, The Ohio State University

Autonomous Vehicle Navigation
Guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned ground and aerial vehicles. Integrated vehicle and sensor system design, and techniques. Precision guidance of robotic vehicles for applications such as search and rescue, agriculture, mining, aerial mapping and surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Co-chairs: Alan Touchberry, Honeywell International Inc.; Maj. Michael Veth, Air Force Institute of Technology

Integrated Navigation
New and innovative ways to integrate navigation sensors including electronic navigation aids, sonar and radar sensors, self-contained sensors, and maps. The technique may be a new way of using a traditional aiding sensor or a new aiding source.
Co-chairs: Chad Marlow, Lockheed Martin; Mathieu J. Joerger, Illinois Institute of Technology

Mapping, Surveying, and Geodesy
Projects, concepts and advanced algorithms related to mapping, surveying, charting, and geophysical navigation. Examples include innovations and new concepts in digital maps, geographic information systems (GIS) and geophysical navigation concepts that take advantage of the correlation to the earth’s topography, gravity and magnetic features.
Co-chairs: Dr. Richard Langley, University of New Brunswick, Canada; Dr. Susan Skone, University of Calgary, Canada

Interference
Effects of interference on GPS, Galileo, WAAS, EGNOS, and other GNSS systems. Impact on civil and military receivers, mitigation techniques, limits of performance, receiver acquisition and reacquisition, misleading information and integrity issues. Jammers and anti-jam techniques. Receiver vulnerability and trade-offs. Jammer location techniques.
Co-chairs: Jim Hollansworth, NASA; Dr. Trent Skidmore, Ohio University

Space Based Augmentation Systems
Technology and current status of space based augmentation systems (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN, SNAS, etc.). Accuracy, integrity, availability and continuity performance for various SBAS architectures. Interoperability between augmentation systems. New features, infrastructure and standardization evolutions. Airborne equipment design, aircraft integration, flight testing and integrity monitoring considerations.
Co-chairs: Dr. Eric Phelts, Stanford University; Tom McHugh, Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center

Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS
The latest innovations and program status of GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS and other satellite based navigation systems. Signal and architecture descriptions including space, monitoring, control and user segments. Preliminary data collections and analyses of new signal structures. Interoperability between these GNSS systems covering the signal structure, timing, coordinate systems, interference modeling and measurements, vulnerability analyses, space and control segments.
Co-chairs: Dr. Christopher Hegarty, The MITRE Corporation; Keith McDonald, NavTechGPS

Novel and Emerging Applications
Addresses new applications that are made possible by emerging sensor technology. Including supplements and backups to GNSS, such as signals of opportunity, electro-optical sensors, synthetic aperture radar, ultra wideband radar, use of maps, terrain and feature extraction. New advances in models, algorithms or design offering improved performance or innovative adaptation for unique applications with current and future potential.
Co-chairs: Dr. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, University of Minnesota; Dr. Gang Fang, Universal Avionics

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