****************************************************************************** dorismail 27-Oct-2009 21:02:31 Message No 0623 ****************************************************************************** Author: Carey Noll Subject: Werner Gurtner Author: Mike Pearlman and Carey Noll/ILRS Central Bureau We are very sad to inform you that our colleague Werner Gurtner passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009 after a long illness. Werner was the chair of the ILRS Governing Board since 2002 and one of the founding members of the IGS. He was responsible for the development of the SLR station at Zimmerwald. Werner was also a key author of the RINEX format which he continued to work on until very recently. He will be greatly missed by the global geodetic community. Mike and Carey. ----- Ms. Carey Noll Manager, Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau NASA GSFC Code 690 Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA E-mail: Carey.Noll@nasa.gov Voice: (301) 614-6542 Fax: (301) 614-6015 WWW: http://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr