[iris-bulk] Conference announcement: "ISS-2009" Vienna June 8-10, 2009

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Conference announcement: "ISS-2009" Vienna June 8-10, 2009
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The intention of this conference, organized by the CTBTO, is
to provide a forum for dialogue between scientists, diplomats
and the media, on issues related to the capability and readiness
of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty's (CTBT) verification
regime.

In particular, the conference will address how the verification
regime can benefit from scientific and technical developments
since the Treaty opened for signature in 1996.

Leading up to this conference, the Provisional Technical Secretariat  
(PTS)
of the CTBT Organization in Vienna has launched an International
Scientific evaluation Study (ISS) of the implementation of the CTBT
verification system. The main purpose of this project is to carry
out scientific studies and evaluations to address the readiness and
the capabilities system of the CTBT in a coordinated international  
effort.

 From the point of view of the international scientific community, this
review process also represents a first and exciting step towards
re-opening the discussion on the possibilities for a broader opening
of the IMS data, and a unique opportunity to evaluate to which extent:
(1) advances in basic science (such as those achieved in the last ten  
years)
could improve the sensitivity of the IMS;
(2) IMS data are useful to basic science

Requests for data, specifying a time period and set of stations and the
purpose of the request, can be made by sending e-mail to:
iss at ctbto.org.

Possibilities for travel support of  grad. students/post-docs from the
US to the ISS conference, as well as seed support for US scientists
participation in the ISS study are being pursued at this time. For
inquiries, please contact Barbara Romanowicz (barbara at seismo.berkeley.edu 
).

More information about the ISS study and the conference can be found at:

http://www.ctbto.org/specials/the-international-scientific-studies-project-iss/


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