TY - BOOK AU - Jin,Wenjing AU - Platais,Imants AU - Perryman,M.A.C. ED - International Astronomical Union. ED - International Astronomical Union. TI - A giant step, from milli- to micro-arcsecond astrometry: proceedings of the 248th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Shanghai, China, October 15-19, 2007 T2 - IAU symposium proceedings series, SN - 9780521874700 (hbk.) AV - QB807 .I57 2007 U1 - 522 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge, U.K. PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Hipparcos (Artificial satellite) KW - Congresses KW - Astrometry N1 - At head of title: International Astronomical Union = Union astronomique internationale; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Hipparcos catalog -- Highlights of optical astrometry -- Astrometry with radio inteferometers -- Space astrometry : status and the future -- Celestial reference frames at multi-wavelengths -- Towards reference frame at the micro-arcsecond level -- Stellar parameters and galactic structure & evolution -- Astrometric education and outreach -- Astrometry in the age of large surveys and virtual observatories -- Closing remarks ER -