1.05 Observational evidences for the propagation speed of gravity from Earth tides Keyun Tang, Wu Wen, Changcai Hua, Shunliang Chi, Qingyu You, Dan Yu Yu
1.06 Explicit expressions for the global metric and coordinate transformation with local multipole moments Yi Xie
1.07 New approach to relativistic celestial reference frames Olivier Minazzoli
1.08 2PN light propagation in the scalar-tensor theory: an N-point mass case Xue-Mei Deng, Yi Xie
1.09 Relativistic spherical multipole moments in astronomy Jin-he Tao, Wen-Biao Han
2.01 A pulsar-based timescale George Hobbs (invited)
3.01 Requirements on space-time reference systems for the BepiColombo and Juno missions Andrea Milani, Giacomo Tommei, Linda Dimare (invited)
3.02 The trajectory monitoring of spacecraft via VLBI in China's lunar exploration project Jinling Li
3.03 Withdrawn
3.04 Advanced dynamical models for very well observed asteroids: relativity, non-gravitational effects, perturbations from small bodies Fabrizio Bernardi, Davide Farnocchia, Andrea Milani (invited)
3.07 May small digital PZT and radio beacons improve theLPhl for future lunar missions? Jinsong Ping, Xiaoli Su, Hideo Hanada, Alexandra Gusev, Jinling Li, Xian Shi, Qinghui Liu
3.08 Progress of astrometric research in Nikolaev Observatory Anatoliy Ivantsov, Nadia Maigurova, Maxim Martynov, Gennadiy Pinigin
Frequency shift at the post-post-Minkowskian approximation Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte Aurélien Hees, Stefano Bertone
Relativistic modeling for high precision space astrometry at post-post Minkowskian approximation. Stefano Bertone, Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte, Marie-Christine Angonin
Transformative Relation of Kinematical Descriptive Quantities Defined by Different Spatial Referential Frame, Its Property and Application Ji Luo
Session 4
The coincidence of the HCRF with the XPM as necessary step in densification of the optical reference frame. Peter Fedorov, Vladimir Akhmetov, Andrey Myznikov,
The LQAC-2 (Large Quasar Astrometric Catalog, V.2) Jean Souchay, Alexandre Andrei
An Intensive Consideration for the Galactic Coordinate System Zi Zhu, Jia-Cheng Liu,
Optical variability and morphology of AGN. Consequences for the future Gaia Celestial Reference Frame. François Taris, Alexandre Andrei,Sonia Anton, Christophe Barache, Bruno Coelho, Alain Klotz, Sébastien Lambert, Jean Souchay, Frédéric Vachier,
Reconsidering the International Celestial Reference System based on the effect of the secular aberration Minghui Xu, Guangli Wang, Ming Zhao
Session 5 A linear operator method to compute the rotational modes of asymmetric 3D Earth by vector spherical harmonics Mian Zhang, Cheng-li Huang,
A preliminary study of the relationship between gravity change and plumb line variation on ground in case of anomalous mass underground Yongzhang Yang, Zhengxin Li, Jinsong Ping
A study of discovered non-tidal vertical variations in China Zhengxin Li, Yongzhang Yang
Excitations of length-of-day variations determined from GPS, SLR and GRACE Shuanggen Jin, Xinggang Zhang,
Nutation determination using the Global Positioning System Kunliang Yao, Nicole Capitaine, Elke Umnig, Robert Weber
Progress in SLR - GPS co-location at San Juan (Argentina) station Hernan Luis Alvis Rojas, Sonia Adarvez, Johana Quinteros,Pablo Cobos, Andrés AracenaAna M. Pacheco, Ricardo Podestá, Eloy V. Actis, Jinzeng Li, Zhiqiang Yin, Rui Wang, Dongping Huang, Raúl Márquez
SLR and GPS spatial techniques in ITRF. Argentine results Eloy Vicente Actis, Dongping Huang, Raúl Márquez, Sonia Adarvez, Matías Flores, Diego Brizuela, Jesica Nievas, Ricardo Podestá, Ana M. Pacheco, Hernán Alvis Rojas, Zhiqiang Yin, Jinzeng Li, Yanben Han, Weidong Liu, Rui Wang
Reference selenocentric net Yura Nefedyev
The geopotential computed from global crustal models Cheng-jun Liu
The interior structure of the Earth constrained from gravity field data and the generalized theory of the figure of the Earth Chengjun Liu, Chengli Huang
The new expansion of annual aberration into trigonometric series Cyril Ron, Jan Vondrak,
New role of astrometry technique in sciences and technologies Zhengxin Li
IAU Joint Discussion 7 (JD 7) took place 27-29 August 2012 as part of the 28th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union 20-31 August, 2012, in Beijing, China.