AW: [CMC] RE: CMC - Mike Kearney Retirement

Mon Jan 5 14:11:19 UTC 2015

JAXA concur with the proposed approach.

Regards --- Shigeta

On 2015/01/05 23:04, osvaldo.peinado at dlr.de wrote:
> DLR also concur with this approach
>
> Von meinem Windows Phone gesendet
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> Von: Soula Jean-Marc <mailto:Jean-Marc.Soula at cnes.fr>
> Gesendet: ‎05.‎01.‎2015 05:57
> An: Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01) <mailto:mike.kearney at nasa.gov>; CCSDS
> Management Council (CMC at mailman.ccsds.org) <mailto:CMC at mailman.ccsds.org>
> Cc: Nestor.Peccia at esa.int <mailto:Nestor.Peccia at esa.int>; Tai, Wallace S
> (JPL-9000)[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
> <mailto:wallace.s.tai at jpl.nasa.gov>; Afarin, James (HQ-LS00)
> <mailto:james.afarin at nasa.gov>
> Betreff: [CMC] RE: CMC - Mike Kearney Retirement
>
> Bonjour
>
> For CNES, we concur with this proposal.
>
> Best wishes
>
> /Jean-Marc Soula/
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> *De :*cmc-bounces at mailman.ccsds.org
> [mailto:cmc-bounces at mailman.ccsds.org] *De la part de* Kearney, Mike W.
> (MSFC-EO01)
> *Envoyé :* mardi 30 décembre 2014 17:46
> *À :* CCSDS Management Council (CMC at mailman.ccsds.org)
> *Cc :* Nestor.Peccia at esa.int; Nichols, Kelvin F. (MSFC-EO50); Tai,
> Wallace S (JPL-9000)[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]; Afarin, James (HQ-LS00)
> *Objet :* [CMC] RE: CMC - Mike Kearney Retirement
>
> CMC Colleagues:  In my note below, I said:
>
> As my last act as CCSDS Management Council chair, I nominate James
> Afarin to be my replacement as CMC Chairman and General Secretary.
> James has been following my role and actively participating in the CMC
> for several years now and has a great handle on the current projects and
> issues, and our long-standing processes.  NASA has traditionally held
> this role because of the tight integration that is required between the
> NASA-funded Secretariat and the CMC Chairman, and I expect that the CMC
> will recognize that such integration needs to continue.  As you know,
> this has been key to the improvements in CCSDS project management
> capabilities that we have effected over the last several years (e.g. the
> framework resources, the online strategic plan, etc.).  I will leave it
> for discussion in the CMC as to whether an online poll is needed to
> confirm the next CMC chair.
>
> I saw positive responses to this in several emails from CMC delegates.
> Rather than leave the forward action hanging, I would like to move
> forward with this approach:
>
> In case some CMC Chair issues come up before we have a resolution for a
> new CMC chair, James will fill the role of “Acting CMC Chair”, and take
> any necessary action to insure that CMC processes are not held up with
> inaction.
>
> On January 12, the Secretariat will set up a CMC poll nominating James
> as follow-on CMC chair, and the CMC members will all have a chance to
> vote on acceptance.  It will be a 2-week poll closing January 26.
>
> If any CMC members have concerns about this approach, please raise them
> before January 12, so we can discuss them across email.  If a telecon is
> needed on this topic, the Secretariat will be happy to set one up.  Note
> that the regular CMC telecon isn’t scheduled until Early March, and we
> thought it would not be good for CMC processes to wait until then.
>
> Thanks, and best wishes!
>
>     -=- Mike
>
> Mike Kearney
>
> Lead Technology Manager
>
> Mission Operations Laboratory
>
> NASA MSFC EO-01
>
> +1-256-544-2029
>
> *From:*Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01)
> *Sent:* Monday, December 22, 2014 6:43 PM
> *To:* CCSDS Management Council (CMC at mailman.ccsds.org
> <mailto:CMC at mailman.ccsds.org>)
> *Cc:* Nichols, Kelvin F. (MSFC-EO50) (kelvin.nichols at nasa.gov
> <mailto:kelvin.nichols at nasa.gov>); Afarin, James (GRC-DS00)
> (james.afarin at nasa.gov <mailto:james.afarin at nasa.gov>);
> Nestor.Peccia at esa.int <mailto:Nestor.Peccia at esa.int>; Tai, Wallace S
> (JPL-9030)[Jet Propulsion Laboratory] (wallace.s.tai at jpl.nasa.gov
> <mailto:wallace.s.tai at jpl.nasa.gov>)
> *Subject:* CMC - Mike Kearney Retirement
>
> Greetings to my CMC colleagues.
>
> I’m afraid I have some news.  I am retiring from NASA.  My last day
> working for NASA will be January 2.
>
> I apologize for the abrupt nature of this announcement.  In early
> December, NASA MSFC announced a Retirement Incentives program, and
> candidates had to decide on their application by December 15.  I applied
> then, but I was advised not to announce this possibility until it was
> approved.  I just received approval last Friday Dec 19, and
> inexplicably, my computer decided right then that it would crash.  I’ve
> spent this morning watching tech support work on my computer which is
> now more-or-less restored.  So my first priority was to get this message
> out.
>
> I am leaving my CCSDS work in extremely good hands.  James Afarin at
> NASA HQ will immediately assume the role of NASA delegate to CCSDS and
> the CMC.  The Secretariat day-to-day management and the MSFC lead will
> be Kelvin Nichols.
>
> As my last act as CCSDS Management Council chair, I nominate James
> Afarin to be my replacement as CMC Chairman and General Secretary.
> James has been following my role and actively participating in the CMC
> for several years now and has a great handle on the current projects and
> issues, and our long-standing processes.  NASA has traditionally held
> this role because of the tight integration that is required between the
> NASA-funded Secretariat and the CMC Chairman, and I expect that the CMC
> will recognize that such integration needs to continue.  As you know,
> this has been key to the improvements in CCSDS project management
> capabilities that we have effected over the last several years (e.g. the
> framework resources, the online strategic plan, etc.).  I will leave it
> for discussion in the CMC as to whether an online poll is needed to
> confirm the next CMC chair.
>
> I can’t express the sadness with which I leave the CCSDS teams, both
> technical and management.  I was actually eligible for full retirement
> from NASA ten years ago, and the criticality and excitement of the CCSDS
> work and the pleasure of working with my CMC and CCSDS colleagues were
> the driving factors in my annual decision to continue working for NASA.
> Even now it is a difficult decision, but the way the math works out,
> it’s obvious that retirement now is best for my family situation.
>
> While nothing is certain, it is entirely possible that I will be able to
> continue participating in some CCSDS role in my “afterlife” of NASA
> retirement.  But in case that doesn’t happen, I want to say that working
> on the CCSDS program has he most rewarding experience of my career.
> CCSDS is developing capabilities that will be needed for virtually all
> of mankind’s future spaceflight programs and international spaceflight
> ventures.  You and your CCSDS colleagues from your agencies are
> performing a function that is extremely critical and grossly
> under-recognized (ergo under-funded).  I hope that this improves for
> CCSDS in the future.  And I thank all of you as individuals for the
> collegial working relationship and the friendship that was demonstrated
> during our time together with CCSDS.
>
> All the best wishes for you and your teammates as CCSDS moves forward to
> even greater accomplishments.  And all the best wishes for you and your
> families in the upcoming holiday season.
>
> Best regards,
>
>     -=- Mike
>
> Mike Kearney
>
> CCSDS Chairman and General Secretary
>
> www.ccsds.org <http://www.ccsds.org/>
>
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>
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>
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>
> Mike.Kearney at nasa.gov <mailto:Mike.Kearney at nasa.gov>
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