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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> CCSDS-All [mailto:ccsds-all-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>CCSDS-All<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> ccsds-all@mailman.ccsds.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [CCSDS-All] Registration for the Spring 2018 CCSDS Technical Meetings Closes 30 March 2018<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please remember that registration for the Spring 2018 CCSDS Technical Meetings will close on Friday, 30 March 2018. It will not be possible to register after this date due to registration requirements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The week of 2 April 2018, registered attendees will receive an email form NIST with a “Digital Dash Pass”. Please print this pass and bring it with you to the meetings. Whether you are arriving by personal vehicle or bus/taxi, the Dash Pass along with an accepted form of photo identification, valid passports (original only) accepted, will allow attendees to enter the NIST campus by the main gate, Gate A, or by Gate F. Parking is free and visitors may park in any space not marked or reserved. Please place your Dash Pass on your vehicle's dashboard where it will be visible from the vehicle's exterior. If you are registered for the Technical Meetings and do not receive an email from NIST by 3 April, please contact <a href="mailto:secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org">secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Upon entering the NIST Campus, proceed directly to the Administration Building (Building 101) for registration where you will be issued a visitor’s badge. If entering the NIST Campus by Gate A, turn left on North Drive after passing through the gate. Continue on North Drive around the right hand corner for 0.65km (0.4 miles). Parking for Building 101 will be on your left. If entering the NIST Campus by Gate F, proceed straight on East Drive for 1.1km (0.7 miles). Parking for Building 101 will be on your left. A map with these locations is available at <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ruFFRnjkHQbTvFUKtymL-rmYr02OtxIU&usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ruFFRnjkHQbTvFUKtymL-rmYr02OtxIU&usp=sharing</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please also note that the Mission Planning and Scheduling Working Group will be meeting at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg in the Potomac Room. The address of the Holiday Inn is 2 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg MD 20879.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to seeing everyone in Gaithersburg,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Blackwood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CCSDS Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W: 301-837-3901 | <a href="mailto:michael.blackwood@asrcfederal.com">michael.blackwood@asrcfederal.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7515 Mission Drive, Seabrook, MD 20706<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ASRC Federal | <i>Customer-Focused. Operationally Excellent.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#0070C0'>SPRING 2018 TECHNICAL PLENARY MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Hosted by NASA, the CCSDS Spring 2018 meeting series will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. The main technical meeting series will be held 9-13 April 2018. [Note: This will be a five-day technical meeting.] The CESG Meeting will be held on 16 April 2018 also at NIST in Gaithersburg. The Spring CMC Meetings will be held on 14-17 May 2018 at NSSC in Beijing, China hosted by CNSA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>For details and to register, </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cwe.ccsds.org_fm_ProfileSDL_My-2520Profile.aspx&d=DwMF-g&c=Ff2GokX4A_6S-cy_JRNEiQ&r=nsI9dACK1FmwdtL-UmMWiHLWwD3k0OykltBFCmrMSrI&m=5qmDQWe2gl5o9aUzt2TqO1BtsGt0pT138cxRgOKHkvc&s=dDrjxQmKPfqdUZXhS1GJIIP90ClT6EKFFAyXXAqw5NU&e=" target="_blank">https://cwe.ccsds.org/fm/ProfileSDL/My%20Profile.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>All meeting attendees who are not US citizens will need to register with NIST on the NIST Conference Registration Website after completing registration on the CWE: <a href="https://appam.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x41934abcd">https://appam.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x41934abcd</a>. All non-US citizens must register with NIST no later than 30 March 2018. This registration system takes the place of the NIST 1260 forms previously posted on the meeting information page. Even if you already submitted a NIST 1260 by fax, please still complete registration on the NIST Conference Registration Website. After you submit your information, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not submit your information on NIST’s Conference Registration Website, you will not be allowed on campus and will be unable to take part in the meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Maps, hotel and other information are available at</span><span style='color:#376092'> <a href="https://public.ccsds.org/meetings/2018Spring/default.aspx">https://public.ccsds.org/meetings/2018Spring/default.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:#0070C0'>IMPORTANT: Please note the following instructions and process:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#0070C0'>1) All Users must have a CWE login. If not, then you must request one: </span><a href="http://cwe.ccsds.org/ReqLogin.aspx">http://cwe.ccsds.org/ReqLogin.aspx</a>.<span style='color:#1F497D'> =</span><span style='color:#0070C0'>Several of the links in this e-mail will prompt you for your CWE Login.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>2) All Users should review their User Profile before Registering for the Spring 2018 Meetings. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#0070C0'>3) After your meeting registration is submitted you will receive a confirmation e-mail, like in previous registrations, and you will also receive a URL which allows you to edit your registration.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:#0070C0'>Registration will close on <u>30 March 2018</u>, one week before the start of the technical meetings to provide sufficient time for final logistics planning at NIST.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#0070C0'>All attendees that require a Letter of Invitation for visa purposes should already have their letter. However, if you do not have a letter, please contact the Secretariat</span><span style='color:#376092'> (</span><a href="mailto:Secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org">Secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org</a><span style='color:black'>)</span><span style='color:#376092'> </span><span style='color:#0070C0'>immediately so it can be arranged.</span><span style='color:#376092'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Also, as always, dress for the Technical Plenary meeting is Business Casual.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>We look forward to seeing you in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'><br>The preceding message (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is confidential, protected by attorney-client or other privilege, or otherwise protected from disclosure by law. 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