[MOIMS] SPAM:***** CCSDS: The New Secretariat Support Team
Nestor.Peccia at esa.int
Nestor.Peccia at esa.int
Fri Apr 16 07:19:27 UTC 2004
----- Forwarded by Nestor Peccia/esoc/ESA on 16/04/2004 09:19 -----
|--------+--------------------------------->
| | CCSDS Public Affairs |
| | <publicaffairs at support.|
| | ccsds.org> |
| | |
| | 15/04/2004 22:59 |
| | |
|--------+--------------------------------->
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| To: publicaffairs at support.ccsds.org |
| cc: |
| Subject: SPAM:***** CCSDS: The New Secretariat Support Team |
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A MESSAGE FROM THE CCSDS SECRETARIAT AND SECRETARIAT SUPPORT
(Embedded image moved to file: pic00322.gif)
Dear CCSDS Community:
As many of you know, for the past few weeks the CCSDS has been transitioning
responsibilities related to CCSDS Secretariat and technical area support from
former contractor GST, Inc. to the new support contractor, BTAS, Inc. (BTAS),
headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. I thank you for your patience and understanding
during the transition.
Secretariat and technical area support roles filled by BTAS employees include
technical editing, administrative support, public affairs and outreach support,
web development, and engineering support. Currently, there are six (6) BTAS
employees tasked with supporting the efforts of the CCSDS Secretariat, with one
assigned to a field office in Tennessee, two (2) assigned to BTAS Headquarters
in Ohio, and three (3) assigned to a central office located in Greenbelt,
Maryland. Close to NASA Headquarters and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the
Greenbelt location should allow the entire team to respond expeditiously to the
diverse needs of the Secretariat.
The physical address of the new central support office is the following:
CCSDS Secretariat Support / BTAS, Inc.
6301 Ivy Lane, Suite 720
Greenbelt MD 20770
Below please find the names of the new support team members, their general areas
of responsibility, as well as their contact information:
Secretariat Support Office ? Greenbelt, MD
Senior Technical Writer
Mr. Stephen Harris
Tel 301.474.5424, ext. 103
E-mail stephen.harris at btas.com
Mr. Harris performs final technical document edits and assures compliance
with CCSDS document standards. As the "CCSDS Chief Rapporteur," he is
responsible for coordinating review schedules and managing products through
the online review process in DocuShare.
Administrative Support
Ms. Debbie Ronning
Tel 301.474.5424, ext. 106
E-mail debbie.ronning at btas.com
Ms. Ronning supports the CCSDS Secretariat and ISO TC 20/SC 13 Secretariat
with meeting coordination, meeting minutes, the coordination of formal
secretariat correspondence, the maintenance of official databases, and by
providing other administrative support as required.
Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist
Ms. Penelope Walz
Tel 301.474.5424, ext. 107
E-mail penelope.walz at btas.com
Ms. Walz provides public affairs and outreach support, promoting CCSDS
activities and accomplishments internally, as well as externally to
industry and the media. Utilizing both traditional and web-based
communications to reach target audiences, she is currently in the planning
stages of improving the general look and feel of the CCSDS web site.
BTAS, Inc. Headquarters ? Dayton, Ohio
BTAS Web Engineer
Mr. Jackie Butler
Tel 937/431-9431
E-mail jackie.butler at btas.com
Mr. Butler supports the network infrastructure, enabling international
access to CCSDS resources. In addition, Mr. Butler provides systems
support, including backup/recovery strategies, as well as information
security and protection services.
CCSDS Web Design and Engineering Support
Mr. Brian Oliver
Tel 937.431.9431
E-mail brian.oliver at btas.com
Mr. Oliver currently maintains existing CCSDS web pages, providing updates
and improvements as required. In addition, Mr. Oliver is working in
tangent with the Secretariat's public affairs and outreach arm to increase
functionality, navigability and overall usability through a redesigned site
to be launched in the near future.
BTAS, Inc. Field Office ? Tennessee
Senior Information Engineer
Mr. Gary Forrester
Tel 931.425.6475
E-mail gary.forrester at btas.com
Mr. Forrester participates in the CCSDS technical areas by assisting in the
development of CCSDS recommendations, including prototyping and
implementation. In addition, he participates in Birds of a Feather (BOF)
groups and Data System Standard Working Group (DSWG) activities, providing
analyses and reports to the DSWG.
Please feel free to contact any member of the new support team directly should
you have questions related to their area of expertise.
Despite the many challenges inherent to any transition, BTAS employees and
members of our new support team have worked diligently to make the transfer of
CCSDS support responsibilities as smooth as possible. I anticipate that they
will continue to provide high-quality support to the CCSDS Secretariat and
Technical areas going forward. Please take a moment at the upcoming meetings in
Montreal to welcome them to the CCSDS community.
Again, thank you for your patience during this transition. Please do not
hesitate to contact me if you have questions or comments regarding the above.
Sincerely,
John D. Kelley
More information about the MOIMS
mailing list