[CMC] [EXTERNAL] Re: 2 Questions about the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings and General Information

[Townes, Stephen A (US 9000)]

Michael,

Thank you for the summary of results.

I agree that we should cancel the Fall 2020 face-to-face CCSDS technical and management meetings in Toulouse.

Subject to any final comments from the CMC in the next two days, I recommend that we send a note to the CESG informing them of this decision and for them to take appropriate action to hold virtual meetings as they did for the Spring meetings.

Also, please follow-up with appropriate postings on the CCSDS Website and discussions about the locations of future meetings.

Thank you.

-steve-


Stephen A. Townes, PhD
Chief Technologist, Interplanetary Network Directorate
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
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From: CMC <cmc-bounces at mailman.ccsds.org> on behalf of "Blackwood, Michael D via CMC" <cmc at mailman.ccsds.org>
Reply-To: "Blackwood, Michael D" <MBlackwood at asrcfederal.com>
Date: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 8:02 AM
To: Calabrese Massimo <massimo.calabrese at asi.it>, "'cmc at mailman.ccsds.org'" <cmc at mailman.ccsds.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [CMC] 2 Questions about the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings and General Information

Dear CMC Members,

Following is a summary of the responses received so far in response to these two questions.

Agency

Should the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings take place in person?

Will participants from your agency be allowed to attend?

ASI

No

No

CNES





CNSA

No

No

CSA

No

No

DLR

No

No

ESA





INPE

High risk potential, high likelihood of unresolvable logistical issues

Personal risk outweighs benefits

JAXA

No

No

NASA

No

No

ROSCOSMOS

No

No

UKSA

No

No


In light of these responses, I recommend that we cancel the fall 2020 meetings in person now and begin planning for virtual, remote meetings in their place. Does anyone have any objections to this course of action or thoughts they would like to share?

Best regards,

Michael Blackwood
CCSDS Secretariat
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From: Calabrese Massimo <massimo.calabrese at asi.it>
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Subject: R: 2 Questions about the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings and General Information

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Hi everybody

Unfortunately, from ASI side for each of the two questions the answer is “NO”.

Best regards
Massimo

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Oggetto: [CMC] 2 Questions about the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings and General Information

Dear CMC Members,

In preparation for a discussion of holding the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings in person, I would like to ask each CMC member to consider two questions.


1.       Do you believe the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings should take place in person?

2.       If the fall 2020 CCSDS Meetings were to be held in person, will your agency allow participants to attend?

In considering these questions, please keep in mind that, should they be permitted to attend by their agency, many individuals may decide that the risk is too high for them personally. If you are prepared to answer these questions, please reply and share your opinions with the CMC.

An update on the current COVID Situation in France from Jean-Marc Soula is also attached to this message.

Best regards,

Michael Blackwood
CCSDS Secretariat
W: 301-837-3901 | michael.blackwood at asrcfederal.com<mailto:michael.blackwood at asrcfederal.com>
7515 Mission Drive, Seabrook, MD 20706
ASRC Federal | Customer-Focused. Operationally Excellent.

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