<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Dear Colleagues, <br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">This is a friendly reminder that in less than two hours, the Central Bureau will commence the switch of our FTP services, as well as the transition to the new IGS.org.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0">As we transition, you may experience interruptions in all Central Bureau Information System platforms. We will announce when this transition has been completed.</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0">Please contact the Central Bureau (<a href="mailto:cb@igs.org">cb@igs.org</a>) with any questions or concerns.<br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Best regards, <br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">The IGS Central Bureau</font></div><div><font size="4"></font><br><img src="cid:ii_kihk39g90" alt="Advantage-of-Website-Maintenance-for-Your-Business-1.jpg" width="558" height="314"><br><br></div><div><br></div><div>====================================================================<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-08c3b606-7fff-20df-7a3e-6dd2b1e8b521" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear IGS Community Member,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">We would like to remind you that the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> will be switching off our FTP file services on 9 December; at that time, we will also be transferring our beta version of the IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> to its permanent home at </span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4jBN5-dq$" title="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4jBN5-dq$">
igs.org</a>. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Please see the messages sent on 18 June 2020 (below) for further details, and be sure to contact the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> (</span></span><a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CB@igs.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)
 with any remaining questions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards, </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">The IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span></span></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font></div></div><font size="2"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"></font><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font size="2"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:44 PM IGS<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><</span><a href="mailto:cb@igs.org">cb@igs.org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" face="arial,sans-serif">Dear IGS Community Member,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions it has set on users having the accessibility to change their scripts/programs, the IGS Governing Board has<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>postponed the previously announced transition of FTP services to HTTPS to 9 December 2020.</b></font></span></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Now effective 9 December 2020, all '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://ftp.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4hEiFbKp$" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' and '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4krLQcDj$" target="_blank">ftp://igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' services will be terminated and will be replaced with '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nTbAppH$" target="_blank">https://files.igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">'. </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></b><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To provide all users the well-needed time to prepare for this transition, '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4qC3YTyH$" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">' is still on-line and active for you to test. Please note, the IGS<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span>(CB) has also made available '</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nTbAppH$" target="_blank">https://files.igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' that points to "igscb" host, however, you will be warned about incorrect SSL certificates due to the hostname differences. After 9 December, '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4qC3YTyH$" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' will become '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nTbAppH$" target="_blank">https://files.igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">'. </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">An updated transition timeline is attached to this message. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">We have also made available searching capability for your ease of use. Here are examples below:</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To get a directory listing:</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*?list__;Kg!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4tQU4WTc$" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/?list</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">or </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*?list__;Kg!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4tQU4WTc$" title="https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*?list" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*?list</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To get a listing of partial files beginning with "igs":</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/igs*?list__;Kg!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4t9RD9Iv$" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/igs*?list</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To get a listing of all files ending in "atx":</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*atx?list__;Kg!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4i3XS0fA$" title="https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*atx?list" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*atx?list</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To get a listing of all files containing "snx":</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*snx*?list__;Kio!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4isKalc-$" title="https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*snx*?list" target="_blank">https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/*snx*?list</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The resultant will be "filename date_modified file_size"</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please remember, after 9 December 2020, all the links above will be replaced with '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://files.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nTbAppH$" target="_blank">https://files.igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">'. Functionality will not change.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">As an additional reminder, effective 9 December 2020, the legacy '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4vCXf7zV$" target="_blank">http://igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' will be formally retired and the new '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://igscb.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4p1cb57w$" target="_blank">https://igscb.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">' will become '</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4uGtfHhI$" target="_blank">https://igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">'. </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please do not hesitate to contact us at </span><a href="mailto:cb@igs.org" target="_blank">cb@igs.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> if you have any questions or concerns - we are here to help!</span><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><br></font></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Wishing you good health,</font></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">the IGS<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span></span></font></span></font></div><font size="2"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font size="2"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:31 PM IGS<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><</span><a href="mailto:cb@igs.org" target="_blank">cb@igs.org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span id="gmail-m_-233294828496151827gmail-m_-970141941882499455gmail-docs-internal-guid-0f5635fd-7fff-1f6f-3dde-2ad89c3009c7" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear
 IGS Community Member, </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">The IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> would like to clarify and correct our message “</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">[IGSMAIL-7907] IGS.org <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Website</span> Transition and Service Downtime” </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sent
 5 March 2020 with the following:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">From 23 March 2020 to 31 August 2020, the IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> and FTP file service will experience the following temporary transition state:</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">IGS.org -- The current (outgoing) <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> content will no longer be updated. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FTP
 services will remain fully functional on <a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://ftp.igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4mpSGr-Q$" target="_blank">
ftp://ftp.igs.org</a> or <a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4v7raSFN$" target="_blank">
ftp://igs.org</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Starting
 23 March, files previously acquired via FTP at <a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://ftp.igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4mpSGr-Q$" target="_blank">
ftp://ftp.igs.org</a> will be made available for testing via the new HTTPS system
</span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://ftp.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nHUiXd9$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://files.igscb.org</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">IGSCB.org -- From now until 13 August 2020, this will be the temporary home of the new (incoming) IGS.org <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span>; community members may visit the homepage for news, events, and other important links. Please note that the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> will be under continuous development and improvement during this time.</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">From 11 to 14 August (during the IGS Workshop), the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> will be available for any final troubleshooting or consultation with regard to switching from FTP to HTTPS; as well as to discuss your feedback on the new <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> design.</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">On 31 August 2020, the new (incoming) <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> will be moved from its temporary home on </span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://igscb.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4sO7_Eba$" target="_blank">
igscb.org</a><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"> to our main <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span>, IGS.org.  The content in the current (outgoing) IGS.org <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">website</span> will be archived.</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Also
 on 31 August 2020,</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> ALL FTP access to
<a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__ftp://ftp.igs.org__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4mpSGr-Q$" target="_blank">
ftp://ftp.igs.org</a> will be permanently terminated and replaced with a secured </span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://ftp.igs.org/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!Zzqvng-P9ZAlHaGTo1Xdt4DRsVVtretANQDELMtFrWoH3uYeo59R-1PD8D3LjIdj4nHUiXd9$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://files.igs.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
 Data, content, and directory hierarchy will remain unchanged.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Please see the attached diagram “IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> Information Systems 2020 Improvement and Transition Guide” for a timeline of the above-described changes.</span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(246,178,107);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The
 previously announced downtime </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(246,178,107);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> between
 18-21 March will not occur at this time.  </span></p><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">The <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span> welcomes your questions and feedback at: </span></span><a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">cb@igs.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></span><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">the IGS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Central</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,238,148);color:rgb(7,7,6);display:inline;margin:0px;padding:0px;opacity:1;float:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">Bureau</span></span></span></span></font></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>