We would like to thank all the speakers for providing a stimulating
series of lectures at this GODAE Summer School. We also express our
appreciation to the members of the scientific committee and to the GODAE
IGST who contributed in numerous ways to the success of the school. We
thank all the attendees (see list in Appendix) for participating actively in the
lecture review process and for creating a most cordial atmosphere. We thank
Jean-Michel Brankart, Laurence Crosnier, Nicolas Ferry, and David Rozier
for preparing and putting together a superb set of student exercises. Finally,
our thanks go to Yves Ménard, Joëlle Guinle, Véronique Huix, Nicole
Bellefond, and Josiane Brasseur who spent a considerable time with the
logistics of the school before and after. A special thank goes to Josiane
Brasseur for her help in formatting the manuscripts.
Primary support for this GODAE summer school was provided by the
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the MERSEA EU project, and
GODAE. Additional funding was provided by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). This support is gratefully acknowledged.
Eric P. Chassignet
Jacques Verron
April 15, 2005
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