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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>TO: "CCSDS Management Council" <cmc@mailman.ccsds.org><BR>
"CCSDS Engineering Steering Group - All" <BR>
<cesg-all@mailman.ccsds.org><BR>
"CCSDS Secretariat <secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org><BR>
"ISO TC20/SC13" <tc20-sc13@mailman.ccsds.org><BR>
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FROM: Chairman, CCSDS Management Council<BR>
General Secretary, ISO/TC20/SC13<BR>
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SUBJECT: New support contractor for the CCSDS/SC13 Secretariat<BR>
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I am pleased to announce that NASA has contracted with the American <BR>
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) to designate AIAA as the <BR>
Secretariat support organization for CCSDS and SC13. Through this <BR>
arrangement, AIAA will provide standardization management and <BR>
administration, Web site development, and promotional services for CCSDS <BR>
and SC13.<BR>
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The new support contract has been issued through Mr. Mike Kearney, who is <BR>
the Data Standards Manager at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.<BR>
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The AIAA Vice President for Standards, Mr. Amr ElSawy, notes that "AIAA is <BR>
excited to provide secretariat support services to the CCSDS organization. <BR>
We believe AIAA can help advance the goals of CCSDS and better serve this <BR>
important community".<BR>
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In the near term you should observe no changes in the Secretariat <BR>
operations. The AIAA contract manager is Craig Day, who is also heavily <BR>
involved in the Secretariat of SC14. Tom Gannett will continue to lead our <BR>
document editing and production, Brian Oliver will continue to be our <BR>
Webmaster and CWE/Mailman expert, and Neil Dissinger will continue to <BR>
provide CMC and SC13 meeting support. Their individual e-mail addresses are<BR>
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Brian Oliver <briano@aiaa.org><BR>
Tom Gannett <tomg@aiaa.org><BR>
Neil Dissinger <neild@aiaa.org><BR>
Craig Day <craigd@aiaa.org><BR>
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You can also contact them all at CCSDS Secretariat <BR>
<secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org>.<BR>
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Meanwhile, I'd like to thank the staff of the outgoing contractor - <BR>
Business Technology and Solutions (BTAS), Inc. - for their dedicated <BR>
support during the last two years. We particularly wish two departing BTAS <BR>
staffmembers - Ms. Penelope Walz and Mr. Marco Bovo - all the very best in <BR>
their future endeavors.<BR>
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Please welcome the new contractor team to the CCSDS community.<BR>
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Best regards<BR>
John D. Kelley<BR>
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