this symposium continued the tradition of mid-term meetings held between the joint symposia of international geoid and gravity commissions. this time, geodynamics was chosen as the third topic to accompany the traditional topics of gravity and geoid. the symposium thus aimed at bringing together geodesists and geophysicists working in the general areas of gravity, geoid and geodynamics. besides covering the traditional research areas, special attention was paid to the use of geodetic methods for geodynamics studies, dedicated satellite missions, airborne surveys, geodesy and geodynamics of arctic regions, and the integration of geodetic and geophysical information.