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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear CMC Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DLR has nominated Dr. Tomaso de Cola to serve as CCSDS’s SIS Area Director. Tomaso has served as the SIS Deputy Area Director since 2015 and has taken part in different standardization activities within ETSI, IETF, and DVB, as well as CCSDS.
Tomaso’s CV is attached and details his qualifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#595959">Michael Blackwood</span></b><span style="color:#ED5A24"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">CCSDS Secretariat</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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