<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-130c0ad4-7fff-d214-c234-44a7268a2125"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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 CEDAR visionaries,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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 hope you are each keeping well in these strange times. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">As you well know, CEDAR 2020 is moving to the virtual setting. While it is disappointing not to convene in person it is also an opportunity to potentially increase participation, a component that is particularly important to </span><a href="http://cedarweb.vsp.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2020_Workshop:CEDAR_Long_Term_Vision" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the session we proposed to envision CEDAR over a multi-decadal time span</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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"> (please see, specifically, the justification for the pressing need to hold this session). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,64,67);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are currently looking to discuss a wide variety of ideas and ways in which we can improve CEDAR. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Do you have interest and thoughts on what CEDAR science can be in 30 years? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please take two minutes to fill out </span><a href="https://forms.gle/fycRLTeKh3pbBtDb8" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this survey</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to indicate your interest</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">With community support, we will hold this discussion virtually and make it an opportunity for you to shape the future of CEDAR. We will follow-up with those interested regarding your ideas and the opportunity to prepare a one-slide presentation that can be presented during the virtual session.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Early career researchers are particularly encouraged to contribute. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Looking forward to your thoughts and, in the meantime, keep well!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Jens Oberheide</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Asti Bhatt</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Katrina Bossert</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Lindsay Goodwin</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">McArthur Jones Jr.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;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">Ryan McGranaghan</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:12.8px"><br></b></span></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:12.8px">Ryan McGranaghan</b><font color="#073763"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> - Aerospace Engineering Scientist | Principal Data Scientist<br></span></font></span><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:medium none;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">ASTRA, LLC</span></span></span></span><br></div></span></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small">               </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">282 Century Place, Suite 1000  |  Louisville, CO  80027<br></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">               Contact</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">               WeWork c/o Ryan McGranaghan, 641 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20001<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small" size="1" color="#444444"><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">               865.804.2169  |  <a href="mailto:ryan.mcgranaghan@gmail.com" target="_blank">ryan.mcgranaghan@gmail.com</a> / <a href="mailto:rmcgranaghan@astraspace.net" target="_blank">rmcgranaghan@astraspace.net</a> |  <a href="http://astraspace.net" target="_blank">astraspace.net</a></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div>