<span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I would like to
inform you that I am resigning my role of chairperson of our working group.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Unfortunately,
due to some re-organization on my side, i will need to dedicate all of
my time to a flight project for the coming years, </span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">preventing me
to go on with the CCSDS work.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">As some of you
already know, ESA would like to propose Andrea Modenini as my replacement
as WG chairperson. The official request</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">will come later
on via the proper channels (CMC I suppose), but I would like to inform
you that this will be the proposal.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">You all have seen
Andrea in the WG over the past few years, so you don't need an introduction.
I would just like to say that Andrea is very motivated</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">and dedicated
to his work, and I'm sure he'll cover this role very professionally and
effectively, if CCSDS decides to accept this proposal.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I hope that Ken
can go on in his role as deputy. Andrea will certainly needs his help and
expertise, which has been fundamental to me over the past few years.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I am grateful
to all of you for the work we did together over the past decade and more...My
first CCSDS meeting was back in 2008, in Berlin...</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Quite a few things
have happened since. I would like to believe that we achieved something
over these years, thanks to everyone's dedication.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I hope that the
WG will keep on with the good work in the coming years, and I'm sure that
Ken, Andrea and all of you will manage to provide the overall space</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">community the
standards we need.</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">My warmest wishes
to all.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Massimo<br>
<br>
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Massimo Bertinelli<br>
Communication Systems Engineer<br>
ESA/Estec<br>
<br>
Tel. +31 (0)71 5653435<br>
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