[CMC] CCSDS Secretariat: New Contractor Points of Contact

[Adrian J. Hooke]

ADs and DADs:

As you know, the NASA support contract for the CCSDS Secretariat has now 
been moved from GST, Inc. to BTAS, Inc. I have been working out-of-band 
over the last few weeks to get relationships established with the new 
contractor and to get the website services restored to normal. There are 
still some serious CCSDS.org deficiencies, including lack of proper 2004 
Spring Meeting information, lack of on-line meeting registration and a 
broken Polling system. However, these problems are incrementally getting 
fixed - for instance, the mail list archives are now working again.

Regarding day-to-day working procedures, you are encouraged to work 
directly with the BTAS Team.  I am trying to get a "welcome package" 
distributed to each of you from the contractor, but meanwhile here is a 
brief introduction to the new people. You can either contact these folk 
individually, or you can address them as a group at <CCSDSGroup at btas.com>:

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STEPHEN HARRIS/CCSDS Senior Technical Writer - Mr. Harris performs final 
document edits and assures compliance with CCSDS document standards.  As 
the "CCSDS Chief Rapporteur" he's responsible for coordinating review 
schedules and managing products through the online review process (in 
DocuShare). He's the interface with the AD and WG chairs to support 
documentation efforts.
Phone: (+1)301-474-5424
Stephen.Harris at btas.com

GARY FORRESTER/CCSDS Senior Information Engineer - Mr. Forrester 
participates in the technical areas, working to review and help develop 
CCSDS recommendations.  He attends WG and BOF activities, and provides 
analysis and reports to the DSWG.
Phone: (+1)931-425-6445
Gary.Forrester at btas.com

DEBBIE RONNING/CCSDS Senior Administrative Support - Ms. Ronning is 
responsible for supporting the CCSDS Secretariat and ISO TC 20/SC 13 
Secretariat with meeting coordination; coordination of formal secretariat 
correspondence; the maintenance of official databases; and other 
administrative support as required.  Ms. Ronning will provide minutes 
support to the secretariat as directed.
Phone: (+1)301-474-5424
Debbie.Ronning at btas.com

PENELOPE WALZ/CCSDS Outreach & Public Affairs Specialist - Ms. Walz will 
develop CCSDS-related informational and promotional material for public 
dissemination.  She will work to promote the public's awareness of CCSDS of 
CCSDS activities and accomplishments.
Phone: (+1)301-474-5424
Penelope.Walz at btas.com

BRIAN OLIVER/CCSDS Web Design & Engineering Support - Mr. Oliver supports 
Secretariat efforts by maintaining existing CCSDS web pages and creating 
new areas, as appropriate.
Phone: (+1)937-431-9431
Brian.Oliver at btas.com

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Please feel free to interact with these new people on a daily basis as 
needed to do your job, and please alert your WG chairs to these new 
relationships. We look forward to integrating these new folk into the CCSDS 
team and to working professionally with them as we all move forward from 
this transition.

Best regards
Adrian


Adrian J. Hooke
Chairman, CCSDS Engineering Steering Group (CESG)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Interplanetary Network Directorate
M/S 303-400, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, California 91109-8099, USA
+1.818.354.3063 OFFICE
+1.818.653.9553 MOBILE
+1 818.393.2606 FAX
http://www.ccsds.org