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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">For those of you still in Cleveland, Gian Paolo has proposed cancelling the joint Space Link Services Area Joint Meeting Friday morning.  I think that will
 most likely be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">I wanted to thank all members of the Working Group who came to Cleveland.  The agenda was shorter than I was expecting; hopefully we will resolve the path
 forward with regards to the High Data Rate recommendation in the near future.  If not, it will definitely be discussed and agreed to by the Working Group at the Fall CCSDS Meeting in Rome in October.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">I would again like to thank the team who worked on the Green Book on Atmospheric Characterization.  You all did an excellent job.  I would also like to thank
 Dirk and the members of the Low Complexity team.  It is a difficult area to work with several differences of opinion; Dirk has done a great job working the issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Safe travels to everybody travelling home from Cleveland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Bernie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Bernard L. Edwards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Chief Communications Systems Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Electrical Engineering Division (Code 560)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">(301) 286-8926<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">E-Mail: 
<a href="mailto:Bernard.L.Edwards@nasa.gov"><span style="color:blue">Bernard.L.Edwards@nasa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">"Dream - Believe - Dare - Do"</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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