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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NO-BOK link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Colleagues and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>You are hereby invited to The Special Session on Sounding Rockets – “US/Norway Collaborative Rocket Science” is to be held on Thursday 28<sup>th</sup> at 1:30 – 3:30 PM at meeting room “DeVargas”. More info is available on this web page: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Norway_Science"><span lang=EN-US>http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Norway_Science</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Following the workshop there will be an evening meeting in the Transatlantic Sounding Rocket Working Group (TSRWG) on Thursday 28<sup>th</sup> at 7 PM – 9 PM. Location will be announced later. The conveners for both events are Miguel Larsen, Jøran Moen and Kolbjorn Blix Dahle. The TSRWG was initiated during a meeting at NSF in Washington DC, April 2011 to improve coordination between US/Norwegian sounding rocket projects and the ground based instrument communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The agenda for the evening TSRWG meeting is like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Summary of minutes from last meeting in Washington DC, April 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>MOU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Working Group mandate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Report from secretariat at ARR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Working group membership, US and Norwegian contact persons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Ongoing projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Status of Norwegian rocket projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Status of US projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Status of US/Norway collaboration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Plans for future projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Norway<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>US<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Discussions of potential collaboration and related challenges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Relevant ground-based instrumentation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Univ of Alaska Fairbanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US> Wallops<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span 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lang=EN-US>Educational aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Funding situation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>US (NASA, NSF, other sources)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Norway (NFR,NSC, other sources)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Exchange programs (Fulbright, SIU, EU…)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Range status (ARR,SvalRak,Poker,Wallops,others)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Any other business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Date, time and venue for next meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'>On behalf of the organizing committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'>Kolbjørn Blix Dahle <br>Head of Marketing Department<br>Andøya Rocket Range<br>P.O. Box 54, NO-8483 Andenes, Norway<br><br>Direct dialing (+47) 76 14 45 42<br>Mobile (+47) 97 15 18 64<br>Fax (+47) 76 14 44 01<br><br>E-mail: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'><a href="mailto:kolbjorn@rocketrange.no"><span lang=EN-US>kolbjorn@rocketrange.no</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'> <br>Web-site: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'><a href="http://www.rocketrange.no" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>www.rocketrange.no</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>