*************************************************************************** IERS Message No. 15 October 31, 2001 *************************************************************************** Call for Proposals Establishing the Special Bureau for Loading (SBL) in the Global Geophysical Fluids Center (GGFC), International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) Under the direction of its Directing Board, the IERS Central Bureau is releasing this Call for Proposal, whose purpose is to establish a new Special Bureau for Loading (SBL) in the IERS Global Geophysical Fluids Center (GGFC). What is solicited is the "willingness, readiness, and capability" that will take the leadership role in this effort and the ensuing service functions and operations. The lead proposer, under his/her organizational/institutional support, is expected to become the Head of the new SBL, joining GGFC and working very closely with the existing seven other Special Bureaus (SBs). Note that IERS itself assumes no direct financial responsibility. The complete text of the call with detailed information on objectives, guidelines, deadline for submission, and background information about IERS GGFC can be found at http://www.iers.org/documents/sblcfp/sblcfp.pdf (PDF document) or http://www.iers.org/documents/sblcfp/sblcfp.doc (WORD document) or is available on request. IERS Central Bureau Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie Richard-Strauss-Allee 11 60598 Frankfurt am Main Germany phone : +49-69-6333-273/261/250 fax : +49-69-6333-425 e-mail: central_bureau@iers.org URL : www.iers.org *************************************************************************** IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to <central_bureau@iers.org>. Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ***************************************************************************