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Dear Wilfried and Michael,<div><br></div><div>I offer this open letter of congratulations to Michael for his well-earned new position, and of gratitude to Wilfried for a quarter century of service in leading WGMS, and offer our "thanks" in advance for your continued consultancy on behalf of WGMS (and by extension, for GLIMS). With this smooth transition, we know that WGMS continues to be in great hands. For GLIMS colleagues, I draw your attention to the attached letter and Wilfried's note below.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff Kargel <br><br>> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 12:17:41 +0200<br>> To: jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com; braup@nsidc.org; kaeaeb@geo.uio.no<br>> From: wilfried.haeberli@geo.uzh.ch<br>> Subject: new WGMS director<br>> <br>> Dear friends,<br>> <br>> With the attached letter, I would like to officially inform GLIMS <br>> that Michael Zemp has started his activity as the new director of <br>> WGMS by the first of May 2010.<br>> <br>> I am very glad to know that the service is in best hands and count on <br>> a continuation of the excellent collaboration between GLIMS and WGMS.<br>> <br>> I thank you very much for all the help and assistance during the past years.<br>> <br>> Kind regards and very best wishes.<br>> <br>> Wilfried<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Wilfried Haeberli<br>> Department of Geography / University of Zurich<br>> Winterthurerstrasse 190 / CH - 8057 Zurich<br>> Phone: +41/(0)44/635 51 20 / Fax: +41/(0)44/635 68 41<br>> e-mail: wilfried.haeberli@geo.uzh.ch<br></div> <br /><hr />The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4' target='_new'>Get busy.</a></body>
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