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International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Foundation for Basic Research Scientific Council on Time Positioning and Navigation Institute of Applied Astronomy The 5th General Meetingof the International VLBI Servicefor Geodesy and Astrometry MEASURING THE FUTURE March 2–6, 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Book of abstracts St. Petersburg 2008 The 5th General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry. Measuring the Future. Book of abstracts. SPb: IAA RAS, 2008 — 89 p. This book contains the abstracts of papers presented at the 5th General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry ?Measuring the Future? which is held on March 2–6, 2008 in the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia). These abstracts are devoted to modern aspects of astrometry, geodesy and geodynamics including theories of Earth rotation, plate tectonics and crustal deformations, Celestial and Terrestrial reference frames, VLBI observations and e-VLBI. This book is of interest for specialists in astrometry, geodesy, geodynamics and related fields. Edited by Dirk Behrend and Andrey Finkelstein ? Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS, 2008 Session 1: VLBI – A Vital Player in Global Observing Systems 1-01 IVS Report 2006-2008 Dirk Behrend (NVI, Inc./GSFC), Harald Schuh (Vienna University of Technology) We will review and discuss the projects and activities of the IVS over the past two years. The report will also include the activities of the Coordinating Center as well as a review of meetings and publications. 1-02 IVS Plans and Perspectives Harald Schuh (Vienna University of Technology), Dirk Behrend (NVI, Inc./GSFC) We will present and discuss plans and future perspectives of the IVS. This includes ongoing activities within VLBI2010 but also future technological developments, new tasks and goals and the general strat