<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Dear Colleagues, <br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I want to point to a correction to the previous communication. As several of you have noticed, the email states the event will take place 07 December, while the Zoom registration is for 06 December. The email should have said:</font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"we will hold a virtual Associate Member and Working Group morning open meeting starting on 06 December 2021 at 21:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC on 07 December" (3 hour meeting)</span></span></font></span></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Zoom registration link does have the correct time and date information, which should be converted to your specific location.<br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I apologize if this causes any confusion and thank everyone who has responded and registered already.</span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One of our colleagues shared a very appropriate timing humor with me, and I now share it with the rest of you. <br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kuzs43fr1" alt="Unknown.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="398" height="398"></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">Mayra</font><br></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></span></font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 1:45 PM IGS Central Bureau <<a href="mailto:cb@igs.org">cb@igs.org</a>> wrote:<br></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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-m_-8532982172830925926gmail-docs-internal-guid-e07eac96-7fff-5aaa-994f-fca2abc1e67c"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear IGS Associate Members and Friends,</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></p><img src="cid:ii_kuyj9tzs0" alt="am_meeting_graphic_event-page-banner-plain-bg-06 2.jpg" width="558" height="116"><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are happy to announce that we will hold a virtual Associate Member and Working Group morning open meeting on 7 December 2021 at 21:00 UTC.</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Open Associate Member meeting is open to all IGS Associate Members, Governing Board, and Former Governing Board Members of the IGS, and observers who would like to learn more about the IGS. Its intention is to be a forum for our Associate Members and friends to gather in between workshops to discuss ideas, learn about the IGS and its Working Groups.</span></span></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This session will provide an opportunity for the working group chairs to update both governing board members and associate members on progress / issues resulting from the most recent workshop recommendations and virtual Tour de l’IGS. </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additionally, we will be discussing the strategic goals and objectives of the new IGS 2021+ Strategic Plan as we work toward a strong and resilient multi-GNSS Service.</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It will also provide a forum for discussion about how to move forward with working group activities as we head towards the Boulder Workshop (28 June to 1 July, 2022). The presentations will be short (5 minutes each) with 5 minutes for discussion after each.</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Participants who are new to the IGS, or would like to join an IGS Working Group, are especially welcome.</span></span></font></p></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The event will be live via Zoom. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Registration is required for this event. To register, receive your meeting link, and learn more, please visit <a href="https://igs.org/4th-am-wg-open-meeting/" target="_blank">https://igs.org/4th-am-wg-open-meeting/</a>.</span> We will also be inviting those who register to join the 4th Open Associate Member Meeting Slack channel, so you can start the conversations before the event.</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">On behalf of the Central Bureau, <br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Mayra<br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Mayra I. Oyola-Merced, PhD </span></b><span style="color:black">(she/her)<b><span></span></b></span></span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Deputy Director, IGS Central Bureau<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Pasadena, CA 91109 USA<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
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