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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am contacting you in my role as Chair of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) Engineering Steering Group and on behalf of CCSDS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the context of its technical meetings, CCSDS is holding a CCSDS Standards for Interoperability workshop on 15 September 2025 in Hamburg, Germany. Please find attached an official invitation letter and call for contribution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Standards are important as they ensure interoperability, strengthen industry, as well as reduce cost and risk, especially in international collaborative missions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The objective of this workshop is to further bring together industry and government entities as the primary implementers of (CCSDS) standards in (next generation) space systems and programs. As stated in the letter we would also invite you to participate to CCSDS technical working group meetings throughout the week. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The workshop programme will be compiled based on the received feedback.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to contact me in case of questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Fischer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><img width=254 height=79 style='width:2.6458in;height:.8229in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DBFA5E.A2CD1260" alt="CCSDS.org - CCSDS Logos"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span></u></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dr. Daniel Fischer – Chair of the CCSDS Engineering Steering Group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.ccsds.org">www.ccsds.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>ESA – European Space Agency</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br>Dr. Daniel Fischer (he/him) </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B0E1;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#45B0E1;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4C94D8;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Lead Ground Systems Engineering Architect</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Ground Segment Engineering and Innovation Department</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Directorate of Operations</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>ESOC </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany<br>Tel: +49 6151 902718</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:Daniel.Fischer@esa.int"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Daniel.Fischer@esa.int</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <a href="http://www.esa.int/"><span style='color:blue'>www.esa.int</span></a></span><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>