SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
(final version: 17 September 2004)
Monday 20 September, 9h00-13h00
Opening of the Journées 2004: 9h00-9h15
Welcome from D. Egret, President of Paris Observatory
Introduction to the Journees 2004 by N. Capitaine (SOC) and J. Souchay (LOC)

Session I: Recent and future developments in the realization of the ICRS: 9h15-11h00
Chair: J. Vondrak
Ma C.: Steps towards the next radio realization of the ICRS
Petit G., McCarthy D.D.: Updating the IERS Conventions to improve reference frames
Bolotin S.: Extension of the celestial reference frame
Souchay J., Gaume R.: Activities of the ICRS Product Center of the IERS
Arias E.F., Bouquillon S.: Maintenance of the ICRS: stability of the axes by different sets of selected radio sources
Charlot P., Fey, A. L., Jacobs, C. S., Ma, C., Sovers, O. J., Baudry, A.: Densification of the International Celestial Reference Frame: Results of EVN + Observations
Yatskiv Y., Bolotin S., Kuryanova A.: "GAOUA" realizations of the Celestial reference frame
Break: 11h00-11h30
Discussion 1 on the tasks that were previously part of the ICRS Working Group of the IAU: 11h30-13h00
Chair: T. Fukushima
Monday 20 September, 14h15-18h30
Session II: Models for Earth’s rotation: from Poincaré to IAU 2000: 14h15-15h15
Chair: A. Brzezinski
Dehant V., de Viron O., Van Hoolst T.: Poincare fluid in the Earth core (invited)
Capitaine N.: Improvements in the precession/nutation models
Hilton J.: Report on the IAU WG Precession and the ecliptic (invited) + Discussion
Break: 15h15-15h45
Short oral presentations of posters: 15h45-16h45
Chair: N. Capitaine
"Kickoff" meeting for the Project "Descartes-Nutation": 16h45-17h15
Chair: V. Dehant
Poster session 1: 17h30-18h30
Welcome drink: 18h30-20h00
Tuesday 21 September, 9h00-13h00
Session II (continuation): 9h00-10h45
Chair: Ya. Yatskiv
Salstein D., Chao, B., Ponte, R., Chen, J., Zhou, Y.: Plans for high accuracy computations of earth rotation/polar motion excitations (invited)
Brzezinski A.: Non-tidal oceanic excitation of diurnal and semidiurnal polar motion estimated from a barotropic ocean model
Escapa A, Getino J, Ferrandiz J.M.: On the effect of the redistribution tidal potential on the rotation of the non-–rigid Earth: discrepancies and clarifications
Efroimsky. M.: A possible reason for the discrepancy between the Kinoshita-Souchay theory and the other theories of rigid-Earth rotation
Pashkevich V.V., Eroshkin G.I.: Spectral analysis of the numerical theory of the rigid Earth rotation
Huang C-L.: On the coupling between geomagnetic field and Earth nutation in numerical integration approach
Break: 10h45-11h15
Session II (continuation): 11h15-13h00
Chair: P. Defraigne
Chao B. F., Cox C. M.: Length-of-Day and Polar Motion Excitation "Observed" by Time-Variable Gravity
McCarthy D.D.: The Free Core Nutation
Zharov V.: Model of the Free Core Nutation for improvement of the Earth nutation theory
Ron C., Capitaine N., Vondràk J.: A precession study based on the astrometric series and the combined astrometric catalogue EOC-2
Shuygina N.: UT1 variations obtained from the combination of LLR, SLR and VLBI data at the observation level
Varga P., Gambis D., Bizouard C., Bus Z.: What can we say on the relationship between the global sismicity and the rotation vector of the Earth
Mueller J.: Earth Rotation and Global Dynamic Processes - Joint Research Activities in Germany
Tuesday 21 September, 14h00 - 18h30
Poster session 2: 14h00-15h00
Session III: Nomenclature in fundamental astronomy: 15h15-16h30
Chair: D.D. McCarthy
Capitaine N.: Report of the NFA Working Group
de Viron O., Dehant V.: 3D representation of the Non-Rotating Origin
Hohenkerk C.: Implementation of the new nomenclature in the Astronomical Almanac
Wallace P.: Post-IAU-2000 nomenclature for the telescope pointing application
Soffel M., Klioner S.: The ICRS, BCRS and GCRS: astronomical reference-systems and frames in the framework of Relativity, problems of nomenclature
Break: 16h30-17h00
Discussion 2 on Nomenclature in Fundamental Astronomy : 17h00-18h30
Chair: N. Capitaine
Buffet: 19h30-22h30
Wednesday 22 September, 9h00-13h00
Session IV: Astronomical reference systems: 9h00-10h45
Chair: M. Soffel
Soffel M., Klioner S.: Relativity in the problems of astronomical reference systems and Earth rotation: status and prospects (invited)
Mignard F.: Inertial frame with Gaia : selection of sources and limitations (invited)
Leponcin-Lafitte C., Teyssandier P.: Influence of the multipole moments of a giant planet on the propagation of light: application to Gaia
Vondràk J., Ron C.: Combined astrometric catalogue EOC-2 - an improved reference frame for long-term Earth rotation studies
Chapront J., Francou G.: The lunar libration, Comparison between various models
Fukushima T.: Efficient Orbit Integration by Integrating Orbital Longitude
Break: 10h45-11h15
Session V: Future of UTC: Consequences in astronomy: 11h15-12h45
Chair: T. Fukushima
McCarthy D.D.: Future of UTC: Consequences in astronomy: Report on the UTC Working Group and the latest developments (invited)
Arias E.F., Guinot, B.: UTC: Historical background and perspectives
Gambis D., Bizouard, C., Francou, G., Carlucci T., Saïl M.: Prediction of UT1 and length of day variations
Wooden W.H., Johnson, T. J., Kammeyer, P. C., Carter, M. S., Myers, A. E.: Determination and Prediction of UT1 at the IERS rapid service/prediction center
Discussion
Chair: D.D. McCarthy
Closing of the Journées 2004 and Announcement of the Journées 2005: 12h45-13h00
N. Capitaine, A. Brzezinski
List of Posters
Poster session 1
Barkin Y.: Poincare’s theory of periodic solutions and resonant rotation of the Moon, Mercury and Venus
Barkin Y., Ferrandiz J.M.: Some dynamical effects in unperturbed and perturbed Earth rotation caused by elastic properties of the mantle.
Bourda G.: Earth Rotation and Variations of the Gravity Field, in the framework of the "Descartes-Nutations" Project.
Dasaev R.: Dynamical analysis of rotational orbital motion of model of the viscous elastic Earth
Folgueira M., Capitaine, N., Souchay, J.: The equations of the Earth's rotation in the framework of the IAU 2000 Resolutions
Kiryan D.: Translational movement of the axis of rotation of the Earth
Koot L., de Viron O., Dehant V.: Atmospheric Angular Momentum Time Series: Characterization of Their Internal Noise and Construction of a Combined Series.
Korsun A.: The verification of the Poincare's theory by Fedorov's works on the Earth rotation(connected with 150 anniversary of Poincare's birth and 95 anniversary of Fedorov's birth)
Kudlay O.: . Nonlinear effects in excitation of polar motion and validity of perturbation theory approach
Kudryavtsev S.: KSM03 Harmonic Development of the Earth TGP in the Terrestrial Reference System
Kumakshev S.: The Model and the Prediction of Earth's Pole Motion
Lambert S.: Non-linear terms in the non-rigid Earth's nutations
Nastula J., Kolaczek B.: Studies of regional atmospheric pressure excitation function of polar motion
Perepelkin, V.: Translational rotational motion as a new method in the astrometrical problem of the Earth's motion around the center of mass
Rambaux N., Van Hoolst T., Dehant V.: Earth librations due to core-mantle couplings
Rogister Y., Rochester M.G.: Normal mode theory of a rotating Earth model using a Lagrangian perturbation of a spherical model of reference
Sidorenkov N.: The decade fluctuations of the Earth rotation velocity and the secular polar motion
Stavinschi M., Gambis D., Maris G., Mioc V., Oncica A.: Common periodicities in the Solar activity and the Earth rotation
Stavinschi M., Mioc V.: Astronomical researches in Poincare's and Romanian works
Zhang B., Li J.-L., Wang G.-L., Zhao M.: A discussion on the solution of high frequency variations of ERP
Poster session 2
Andrei A.H., Fienga A., Assafin M., Penna J.L., Schulteis M., Da Silva Neto D.N., Vieira R.,Martins M.: Veron & Veron Based Extragalactic Reference Frame
Badescu O., Popescu P., Popescu R.: A method for accuracy and efficiency's increase of geodetic-astronomical determination of the vertical's deviation
Bolotina O.: Implementation of new models for Earth rotation in data analysis at the Ukrainian Center of the Determination of the EOP
Bucciarelli B., Lattanzi M., Massone G., Poma A., Tang Z., Uras S.: Realisation of faint Reference catalogues around ICRF radio sources from photographic observations
Camargo J.: Precise near-infrared astrometry and photometry of Southern ICRF quasars
Coulot D.: Combination of space Geodesy techniques for monitoring the kinematics of the Earth.
Damljanovic G, Vondrak J.: Improved proper motions in declination of some Hipparcos stars derived from observations of latitude
Fey A.: Improving the ICRF in the Southern Hemisphere
Kosek W., Kalarus M., Johnson T.J., Wooden W. H., McCarthy D.D., Popinsk W.: A comparison of UT1-UTC forecasts by different prediction techniques
Kumkova I., Stepashkin M.: Estimation of relativistic contributions in the GCRS-ITRS transformation
Lopez Orti J.A.: A new method to dynamical analysis of orientation errors from non regular samples
Marco F.: Infinitesimal variations in the Reference and their implications on the Minor Planets elements and masses
Martínez María J.: Two Independent estimations for the epsilon_zeta value in the Hipparcos-FK5 catalogues
Nastula J., Gambis D.: Assessment of quality of polar motion series derived from space geodetic techniques
Pireaux S.: Relativistic modeling of the orbit of geodetic satellites equipped with accelerometers
Popescu R., Nedelcu A.: Astrometrical position of NEO inferred from CCD observations at Bucharest
Sokolova J.: Influence of the early VLBI observations on ICRF stability
Soma M.: TT-UT obtained from ancient solar eclipses observed at plural sites
Yu Y., Tang Z.-H., Li J.-L., Zhao M.: Application of block adjustment of overlapping CCD frames
Zhu Z., Zhang H. : Galactic warping motion from Hipparcos proper motions and radial velocity