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<p>Members of the CEDAR Science Community:</p>
<p>The CEDAR Science Steering Committee is aware of (and generally
supports) multiple grass-roots initiatives led by various
scientists working in CEDAR-related fields to encourage
individuals and institutions to reach out to their Congressional
representatives, to express support for restoration of funding for
the GDC and DYNAMIC spacecraft missions.</p>
<p>In its role as representing the entire CEDAR community, the CSSC
would also like to issue a recommendation for restoration of
funding for these missions. However, before the CSSC can credibly
claim to speak for the CEDAR community as a whole, quantitative
evidence is required to show that this is indeed the majority
view. We have therefore prepared a <u>Statement of Support</u>
for GDC & DYNAMIC, and an online poll soliciting a simple
yes/no response to a question that asks whether you support this
statement. The URL that links to this poll is here: <br>
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<p>The yes/no question will be found near the bottom of the form. <u>The
CSSC strongly urges all CEDAR community members to complete this
online poll as soon as possible</u>. As soon as sufficient
responses are available to provide a statistically significant
indication of the community view, the support statement and poll
results will be communicated to NASA, and also published (and
updated) on the CEDAR web site. Individuals and institutions
wishing to express support for these missions to their
Congressional representatives will then be able refer to the CEDAR
statement as an indication of broad support from within the
relevant scientific community.</p>
<p>Thanks on behalf of the CSSC to all who will help us with this
important effort,</p>
<p>- Mark Conde</p>
<p>CSSC Chair 2024<br>
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