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31 Oct 2015</div>
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Dear colleagues - </div>
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There seems to be a an issue with the IGS Associate membership application form noted below - It has to do with email addresses and assignments — sincere apologies for that!</div>
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So I advise to please wait for a few days until we get this resolved. More information will follow.</div>
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Regards - Ruth</div>
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Oct 30, 2015</div>
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(Apologies for any cross postings!)</div>
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Dear IGS GB Members, Former GB Members, current IGS Associate Members, and IGSMail recipients- </div>
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Tim Springer of ESA/ESOC is the IGS Associate Membership Committee Chair – and he will review the process and the applications with Steve Fisher and the Central Bureau for 2016. </div>
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Please go to this weblink below and input your information. With the new IGS website – we would like each of you to please provide your current information so that we can manage the information in the new database at IGS.ORG. </div>
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Please do this by<b> November 12.</b></div>
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The link is here:</div>
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<a href="https://connect.igs.org/associate-members">https://connect.igs.org/associate-members</a></div>
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And this applies to <b><i>all</i></b> IGS – the Governing Board, the Former GB members, the current Associate Members and any new applicants. </div>
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For the GB Members - - can you please ensure that any members on your Working Groups or Projects apply? </div>
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The current Associate Member list is here for reference (more than 300 experts):</div>
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<a href="http://igs.org/about/am">http://igs.org/about/am</a></div>
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Many thanks – and the elections will be upcoming – another message on that very soon. </div>
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Michael Coleman – the Clock Products Coordinator from NRL, successor to Ken Senior, has graciously agreed to mange the elections – he will be assisted by Chuck Meertens and Urs Hugentobler, and the Central Bureau. </div>
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And so just to let you know:</div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The positions opening this year via election by Associates are: </font></div>
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<li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Tim Springer - Analysis Representative - two terms - so termed out for </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">now, at least a year</span></li><li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Shailen Desai - Analysis Representative - one term – eligible for a second </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">term if nominated</span></li><li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Kevin Choi - Analysis Coordinator - proposed to be succeeded by Tom Herring, MIT, </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">if (and no doubt) to be approved by IGS GB</span></li></ul>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">K</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">indest regards and Happy Halloween!</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px; ">Ruth E. Neilan</div>
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