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<p>Dear IC & DC members, <br>
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<p>## The period for candidates to submit to me their personal
statement to be IC Chair will close this Friday (5 June 2020)
unless someone needs more time (email me to let me know), Thanks
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<p>As you may have already heard I will be stepping down the IC
Chair as soon as a replacement is in place.</p>
<p>I have been elected as RINEX WG Chair by the members and ratified
by the GB last week in the GB meeting #55.</p>
<p>It is sad to leave the IC Chair after 10 years, but I will remain
part of the IC since the RINEX WG Chair is a de-facto member. I
will be able to help close out some of the outstanding issues we
have open and to provide assistance to the new IC Chair, but I
need to devote most of my time to the RINEX WG .</p>
<p>Would you be willing to put your name forward to be the next IC
Chair? It is a truly interesting and rewarding position to ensure
there is IGS-wide coordination on infrastructure issues with so
many other colleagues from across the IGS, and to attend the IGS
GB meetings. Please let me know if you or someone from your
organisation would have the time to be the IC Chair. Thanks. If
there is more than one candidate the CB will run a short election.<br>
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<p> As mentioned I will be still available for the transition and
within the IC as a regular member for the foreseable future, but
the new Chair will of course be able to take the IC in whatever
direction they see fit and to cover some of the things I may have
overlooked.</p>
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<p>Thanks for your consideration and I hope a few of you step
forward to be Chair with your own vision of how we can continue to
serve the IGS community from the IC in the best possible way.<br>
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Best regards,
Nacho
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Ignacio (Nacho) Romero
Aerospace Engineer, PhD
CSC Ltd @ ESA/ESOC/OPS-GN
Satellite Navigation Engineer @ ESOC Navigation Support Office
IGS Infrastructure Committee Chair
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.canaryspaceconsulting.co.uk" moz-do-not-send="true">www.canaryspaceconsulting.co.uk</a>
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