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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached the draft agenda of the MP&S WG for the CCSDS Spring Technical Meetings in Huntsville.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A couple of remarks:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">This year there will be the Technical Editor Bootcamp on the Monday after the Plenary. As I never followed it and I am kind of obliged, I will participate this time. As such, I am
 not able to attend the MOIMS plenary.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">We are then starting the MP&S WG meetings on the Monday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">As we have remote participants from Europe (+7 hours), we need to consider this in the morning sessions, and make the best use of their time.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Due to various constraints (for example participating in the SM&C MAL discussion), we will have to be flexible with our schedule (we may have to replan or edit the plan!).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Regarding the Blue Book validation: in case anyone has a relevant mission or use case we could go through, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For the Automation discussion, we would kindly ask each of you to prepare a short presentation of how Automation is used in your organisation.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions on the draft agenda, otherwise I will send it to the CCSDS for publication on the website.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ESA - European Space Agency</span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00A1E0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Peter van der Plas</span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
EGSE and Ground Systems section (TEC-SWG)<br>
Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality<br>
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ESTEC</span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Keplerlaan 1, PO Box 299, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands</span><u><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#8F8F8F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Peter.van.der.Plas@esa.int" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#8F8F8F">Peter.van.der.Plas@esa.int</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> | </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.esa.int/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#8F8F8F">www.esa.int</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Phone +31 71 565 5848 | Fax +31 71 565 5420 | Mobile +31 6 51 93 44 30</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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