Delivered-To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Message-Id: Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:33:29 -0800 To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov, unav_all@ls.unavco.org From: "Ruth E. Neilan" Subject: [IGSMAIL-5067]: Tragedy in Sumatra & South East Asia Cc: John Dow , yeb@cobra.jpl.nasa.gov (Yoaz Bar Sever), beck@NRCan.gc.ca (Norm Beck), beutler@aiub.unibe.ch (Gerhard Beutler), gblewitt@unr.edu (Geoff Blewitt), Henno.Boomkamp@esa.int, claude.boucher@espace.gouv.fr, cbpro@club-internet.fr, "Caissy, Mark" , daniel@ensg.ign.fr (Loic Daniel), pfang@pgga.ucsd.edu, Remi Ferland , gend@gfz-potsdam.de (Gerd Gendt), Manuel Hernandez Pajares , ruth.e.neilan@jpl.nasa.gov, Carey Noll , David Pugh , reigber@gfz-potsdam.de (Christoph Reigber), c.rizos@unsw.edu.au (Chris Rizos), markus.rothacher@bv.tum.de (Markus Rothacher), Tilo Schoene , Ken.Senior@nrl.navy.mil, serafin@ucar.edu (Bob Serafin, NCAR), slaterj@nima.mil (Jim Slater), rweber@luna.tuwien.ac.at, Zhang Peizhen , James.F.Zumberge@jpl.nasa.gov, "Angelyn W. Moore" , Former GB: ; Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 27 Dec 15:32:13 PST 2004 Message Number 5067 ****************************************************************************** Author: Ruth Neilan Dear colleagues, While preparing to send a message for New Year, the tragic news of the earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and devastating tsunami affecting the entire region was received. On behalf of the IGS, many thoughts and prayers to all of our colleagues and their families and loved ones in these affected regions. Such a natural disaster touches each of us, and the scale and extent of this is just unbelievable. Many of us within the IGS have worked in these countries and know people there - Sumatra, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Kenya, Somalia, and the islands of Seychelles, Maruitius, Reunion. While wishing each of you all the best in the coming New Year, keep these people in your hearts and minds - many lives are changed forever and it will take a globally concerted effort over a long time to restore any semblance of normalcy. It is with a heavy heart that I extend wishes for speedy recovery from this disaster and hopes for peace and prosperity in the New Year. sincere regards - Ruth Neilan cc: IGS Governing Board and Former Members -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ International GPS Service - Central Bureau Jet Propulsion Laboratory tel: 818-354-8330, fax: 818-393-6686 mobile: 626-975-1136 http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^