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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">A CESG poll has been extended on the CWE:</span></p>
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<span id="x_part1" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt"><span id="part1"> CESG-P-2023-08-001 Approval of SEA Time Management Working Group Chair</span></span></li></ul>
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Currently, only 3 "Approve Unconditionally" votes are cast by the CSS-AD, SEA-AD, and SIS-AD.
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">This poll can be accessed via the following link:</span></p>
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<a href="https://cwe.ccsds.org/fm/Lists/CESGPollQuestion/open.aspx" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA4d65da6a-68b6-2c02-3019-32a7ca5001f7" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">https://cwe.ccsds.org/fm/Lists/CESGPollQuestion/open.aspx</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">The closure date for this poll is
<b>19 </b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt"><b>September 2023
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt"><b>NOTE TO CC RECIPIENTS</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">: Only Area Directors and</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Deputy Area Directors vote on CESG polls.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Thanks,</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(66, 66, 66);">Laura Stafford</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(220, 73, 18);"><br>
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