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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">CCSDS CMC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I have now received formal or informal communications about our two vacancies:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SLS AD: ESA has a nominee (UKSA considered it but is not moving forward)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SEA DAD: UKSA has a nominee (JAXA is considering it but is yet formalize it)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please reply to this message ASAP with formal wording of your nominee’s name and a brief bio so we can set up the polls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sami<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>25 February email:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CCSDS Leadership,<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Since the rise of our colleague Hiroshi Takeuchi to the be the JAXA delegate to the CMC, we have not filled his old role as Deputy Area Director for System Engineering (SEA). This is assuming he would not hold both roles at the same
time.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Also, our colleague Ignacio Aguilar Sanchez, Space Link Services Area Director, has announced his plans to retire after the Spring Meeting. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This is now a call for nominations from all member agencies for candidates for these two roles. We can aim to do this as soon as possible with the aim of having the new AD and DAD in place just in time for the Spring Meeting in June
at APL. Let us aim for the end of March for the nominations at the latest. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thank you <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sami<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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