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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">There has been a controversial issue with OMG space group. They work on competing standards for M&C that overlap with SM&C books.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">They took some of SM&C concepts and incorporated it in their standards. I do not recall the names of the OMG standards (this was at the time of Dan Smith
as the SM&C WG chair that caused a strong reaction).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I believe there were attempts towars a similar move for Mission Planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">My understanding is without being a member we as CCSDS have no say. I would recommend we keep the membership to at least have a vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">CESG-All <cesg-all-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org> on behalf of Howard.Weiss--- via CESG-All <cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 20. March 2025 at 13:40<br>
<b>To: </b>cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org <cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org>, Pham, Timothy T (US 3300) <timothy.t.pham@jpl.nasa.gov><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Asmar, Sami W (US 9100) <sami.w.asmar@jpl.nasa.gov>, cmc-exec@mailman.ccsds.org <cmc-exec@mailman.ccsds.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Cesg-all] CCSDS OMG membership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">I believe that this was a relationship that Peter Shames had going back at least 20 years or more. I suggest contacting Peter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> CESG-All <cesg-all-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org> on behalf of Pham, Timothy T (US 3300) via CESG-All <cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 19, 2025 8:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org <cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Asmar, Sami W (US 9100) <sami.w.asmar@jpl.nasa.gov>; cmc-exec@mailman.ccsds.org <cmc-exec@mailman.ccsds.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Cesg-all] CCSDS OMG membership</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello CESG team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">We (CCSDS) currently have a membership with the OMG (Object Management Group) organization, but it requires a membership fee. Do you know of any dependency or significant impact if we stop the membership?
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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