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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the nomination of Dr. Klaus-Juergen Schulz for CESG Chair. I have copied the CMC on this message so they may be aware of this nomination and review Klaus-Juergen’s qualifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nicolas.Bobrinsky@esa.int <Nicolas.Bobrinsky@esa.int>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 16, 2020 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Blackwood, Michael D <MBlackwood@asrcfederal.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Townes, Stephen A (JPL-9000)[Jet Propulsion Laboratory] <stephen.a.townes@jpl.nasa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Nomination of an ESA candidate for the CESG Chair position<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Michael,</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would like to let you know of ESA's intention to nominate Dr. Klaus-Juergen Schulz as ESA candidate for the CESG Chair position.</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Klaus-Juergen is a very well known and internationally recognised expert in the area of Space Communications and Ground Station Systems and is the Head of the Station Systems Division in the Ground
Systems Engineering and Innovation Department. He has been for many years participating in both the CCSDS and the IOAG organisations and is among many other activities managing for ESA the development of deep space antennas as well as passive and laser-based
optical systems. He is also participating to the definition of the future communications architecture required for all future ESA missions and defining the roadmap for the implementation of these complex systems.</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">His background and expertise are summarised in the attached Bio.</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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Nicolas Bobrinsky<br>
Head of the Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department<br>
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European Space Agency ESA/ESOC<br>
Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany<br>
<a href="mailto:nicolas.bobrinsky@esa.int">nicolas.bobrinsky@esa.int</a> | </span>
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T +49 6151 90 2543 <br>
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