International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry . ... Measuring the Future", Proceedings of the Fifth IVS General Meeting, A. Finkelstein, D. Behrend (Eds.). ... The keynote of the 5th General Meeting was the vital contribution of VLBI to the future of global observing systems under the theme of "Measuring the Future". ... Welcome Address of Professor Harald Schuh, the IVS Chair . ... Multi-Step VLBI Observations of Weak Extragalactic Radio Sources to Align the ICRF and the Future GAIA Frame . ...