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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Associate Members and IGS Community in General,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are very pleased to announce the appointment of our new members of the IGS Governing Board:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dr. Benjamin <span style="color:black">Männel</span>, as the new Analysis Center Representative<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Mr. Ryan Ruddick, as the new Network Representative<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, the following Ex-Officio/Appointments were approved:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dr. Mayra Oyola (NASA JPL, USA) as GGOS Representative to IAG ICC for Climate.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Dr. Suelynn Choy (RMIT, Australia) as International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Representative to the IGS GB.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Mr. Basara Miyahara (GSI, Japan) as IAG Representative.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Mr. Nick Brown (GA, Australia) and Dr. Arturo Villiger (AIUB, Switzerland) as IGS representatives to the GGOS Consortium.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Dr. Sharyl Byram (US Naval Observatory, USA), as IGS Representative to IAG C4. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the IGS Governance and the Standing Election Committee, I want to congratulate everyone on their new appointments.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mayra I. Oyola, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scientist, Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deputy Director, IGS Central Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">4800 Oak Grove Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">M/S 138-310<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pasadena, CA 91109 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: +1-818-354-0926<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:mayra.i.oyola@jpl.nasa.gov"><span style="color:black">mayra.i.oyola@jpl.nasa.gov</span></a>
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