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ESA Annual Report 1998 Firstpage 15-09-1999 13:22 Page 1 ’98Annual Report ANNEXES E Council and Delegate Bodies Organigramme Patents Agreements Signed Publications Chairmen of Council, Programme Boards and Other Delegate Bodies COUNCIL Chairman Mr H. Parr (N) Vice-Chairmen Mr V. Gomez (E) Ms K. Fredga (S) 1 Mr P. Tegnér (S) 2 PROGRAMME BOARDS Communication Satellites Mr W. Lothaller (A) Earth Observation Mr S. Briggs (UK) Microgravity Mr M. Heppener (NL) Ariane Launcher Ms M. Wagner (B) Manned Spaceflight Mr G. Rum (I) OTHER DELEGATE BODIES Long-Term Space Policy Committee Mr P. Creola (CH) Administrative and Finance Committee Mr J.J. Sussel (F) Industrial Policy Committee Mr T. Mizcaika (D) Science Programme Committee Mr H. Balsiger (CH) International Relations Committee Mr R. Tremayne-Smith (UK) Finance Sub-Committee Mr G. Diehl (FIN) Space Science Advisory Committee Mr B. Hultqvist (S) Esrange Programme Advisory Committee Mr K. Änggård (S) 3 Mr O. Röhrig (D) 4 STATUTORY BODIES Appeals Board Mr W. Fürst (D) 5 Mr J. Massot (F) 6 Audit Commission Mr H. Nieminen (FIN) Staff Association Central Committee Mr D. Campbell (UK) 7 Mr C. Provensal (F) 8 1 Until 24 June 1998 5 Until 16 October 1998 2 From 15 December 1998 6 From 16 October 1998 3 Until 19 March 1998 7 Until 23 April 1998 4 From 19 March 1998 8 From 23 April 1998 118 The National Delegations to the Council Austria Ms A. Kleinsasser, Ambassador P. Jankowitsch, K. Pseiner, Ms E-M. Schmitzer Belgium E. Beka, J. Nijskens, P. Simon, J. Vanlersberghe, Ms M. Wagner, J. Wautrequin Denmark J.U. Dalgaard, H. Grage Finland J. Immonen, T. Kekkonen, P. Peltonen, K. Tilli France A. Bensoussan, G. Brachet, Ms H. Drogoul, M. Plum Germany A. Bachem, N. Kiehne, W. Kröll Ireland P. Buckley, M.F. Fahy, B. McCabe, T. McDonald Italy S. De Julio, G. La Tella, B. Pernice The Netherlands L.A. Van Duyvendijk, Ms F. Heijs Norway N.L. Ihlen, R. Jensen, H. Parr (Chairman), R. Skår, P. Sörensen Spain Ms E. Buergo, V. Gomez (Vice-Chairman), J. Matres, G. Vidal Sweden Ms K. Fredga (Vice-Chairman)*, L. Lübeck, Ms B. Råland, P. Tegnér (Vice-Chairman)** Switzerland M. Bertschi, P. Creola, R. Hofmann, P. Piffaretti, J-P. Ruder United Kingdom A. Cooper, D. Davis, D. Lumley Canada M. Giroux, V. Jha, G. Leclerc, W. Mac Evans * Until 24 June 1998 ** From 15 December 1998 119 Organigramme 120 Patents PAT 363 OFFSET REFLECTOR ANTENNA WITH SCANNING FEED FOR MULTIPLE TELEVISION RECEPTION French Application 98 10015 Filed 4 August 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor G. Mica PAT 377 METHOD FOR DESIGNING AN ELECTRICAL FILTER AND FILTER THUS OBTAINED US Application 09/027 141 Filed 20 February 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors M. Guglielmi & G. Connor Other Applications France, Canada PAT 382 DEVICE FOR PASSIVE STABILISATION OF THE POINTING DIRECTION OF A SPACECRAFT US Application 09/100 252 Filed 19 June 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor J. Candé Other Applications France PAT 386 SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM VIBRATION TEST INSTALLATION HAVING A COMPENSATION DEVICE US Application Filed 20 November 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor D. Sciacovelli Other Applications France PAT 388 MECHANICALLY SCANNED INTERFEROMETRIC MICROWAVE RADIOMETER French Application 98 02054 Filed 18 February 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors M. Martin Neira & J. Font Rossello PAT 389 LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A MECHANISM, IN PARTICULAR A ROTARY BEARING ONBOARD A SPACECRAFT US Application 09/150 299 Filed 9 September 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor B. Karamata Other Applications France 121 PAT 390 SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTION DETECTION CELL US Application Filed 5 December 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors A. Peacock & R. Venn Other Applications France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Japan PAT 394 METHOD OF SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM US Application Filed 19 December 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors P. Silvestrin & J. Cooper Other Applications France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan PAT 396 ADAPTIVE SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR CDMA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM French Application 98 01604 Filed 11 February 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors R. de Gaudenzi, J. Romero, F. Gianetti & M. Luise PAT 397 WALL FOR CRYOGENIC TANK French Application 98 08409 Filed 1 July 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor C. Dujarric PAT 398 CONVERTER MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY French Application 98 04661 Filed 15 April 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor P. Pérol PAT 400 METHOD OF ACCESS TO AN INTERNET-LIKE NETWORK VIA A TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE French Application 98 06070 Filed 14 May 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors S. Sarasso & E. Colzi PAT 401 DC-TO-DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER PROTECTED AGAINST SHORT CIRCUITS French Application 98 10049 Filed 5 August 1998 Applicant ESA Inventor P. Pérol 122 PAT 402 INCOHERENT LASER DOPPLER TELESCOPE SYSTEM French Application 98 07682 Filed 18 June 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors P. Winzer & A. Popescu PAT 406 STAR TRACKING METHOD French Application 98 07437 Filed 12 June 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors R. Creasey & A. Pasetti PAT 412 ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR POWER SUPPLY BUS French Application 98 13294 Filed 23 October 1998 Applicant ESA Inventors P. Pérol, D. Olsson & J. Haines 123 Agreements Signed Agreement between ESA and the National Aerospace ERS-2 data. Signed on 11 March 1998, it entered into Laboratory (NLR) of The Netherlands concerning force on the date of signature and will remain in force the direct reception, archiving, processing and for the lifetime of the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites distribution of ERS-1 and ERS-2 data. Signed on 27 (ESA/LEG/218). January 1998, it entered into force on the date of signature and will remain in force for the lifetime of Agreement between the European Community, ESA the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites (ESA/LEG/217). and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation on a European contribution to the Memorandum of Understanding between ESA and the development of a Global Navigation Satellite System National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GNSS), signed by the three Parties in Luxembourg on (NASA) of the United States of America concerning 18 June 1998 (ESA/LEG/219). Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station. Signed on 29 January 1998, but will enter into force Agreement between ESA and the National Aerospace upon notification by each Party to the other that the Laboratory (NLR) of The Netherlands, for the direct necessary procedure has been completed; it does not reception, archiving, processing and distribution of provide for a termination date. ERS-1 and ERS-2 data from a receiving station in The Netherlands, signed on 19 November 1998. It entered Agreement between the ESA and the University of into force on the date of signature and will remain in Greenwich Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the force for the lifetime of the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites United Kingdom concerning the direct reception, (ESA/LEG/220). archiving, processing and distribution of ERS-1 and 124 Publications ESA Annual Report ESA Brochures ANNUAL REPORT / RAPPORT ANNUEL ‘97 THE ATMOSPHERIC REENTRY DEMONSTRATOR (ARD)/ BATTRICK B. & GUYENNE T.D. (EDS.) LE DÉMONTRATEUR DE RENTRÉE ATMOSPHÉRIQUE BI-LINGUAL ENGLISH/FRENCH // 166 PAGES (MARCH 1998) BATTRICK B. (ED.) ESA BR-123 // 4 PAGES ESA Bulletin THE COMPONENTS AND RADIATION EFFECTS LABORATO- RIES AT ESTEC (APRIL 1998) ESA BULLETIN NO. 93 ELLEN P. & ADAMS L. (ED. M. PERRY) FEBRUARY 1998 // 120 PAGES ESA BR-127 // 12 PAGES ESA BULLETIN NO. 94 ERS AND ITS APPLICATIONS: MARINE (APRIL 1998) MAY 1998 // 132 PAGES ESRIN REMOTE-SENSING EXPLOITATION DIVISION CALABRESI G., BELLINI A. & BATTRICK B. (EDS.) ESA BULLETIN NO. 95 ESA BR-128 I // 64 PAGES AUGUST 1998 // 196 PAGES ERS AND ITS APPLICATIONS: LAND (APRIL 1998) ESA BULLETIN NO. 96 ESRIN REMOTE-SENSING EXPLOITATION DIVISION NOVEMBER 1998 // 132 PAGES CALABRESI G., BELLINI A. & BATTRICK B. (EDS.) ESA BR-128 II // 60 PAGES THE EUROPEAN ASTRONAUTS CENTRE (EAC) ESA Newsletters – PAST AND PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS (JANUARY 1998) KALDEICH-SCHÜRMANN B. (ED.) EARTH OBSERVATION QUARTERLY ESA BR-130 // 51 PAGES NUMBER 58, JANUARY 1998 STANDARD PAYLOAD COMPUTER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER 59, JUNE 1998 SPACE STATION (MARCH 1998) NUMBER 60, OCTOBER 1998 TAYLOR C., KOENIG H. & SCHLOSSSTEIN U. (ED. B. BATTRICK) ESA BR-131 // 14 PAGES PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE SUPPORTING EUROPE’S ENDEAVOURS IN SPACE: THE ESA VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 (MARCH 1998) DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 (JUNE 1998) (JULY 1998) VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 (SEPTEMBER 1998) STEINZ J.A. & BATTRICK B. (EDS.) VOLUME 8 NUMBER 4 (DECEMBER 1998) ESA BR-132 // 28 PAGES GUIDE TO ESA SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MICROGRAVITY NEWS PATENTS (NOVEMBER 1998) BALSANO A-M. (ED. D. DANESY) VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1 (APRIL 1998) ESA BR-133 // 15 PAGES VOLUME 11, NUMBER 2 (AUGUST 1998) TAKING NATURE’S PULSE: EUROPE’S ERS SATELLITES (OCTOBER 1998) REACHING FOR THE SKIES HARRIS R.A. (ED.) ESA BR-134 // 8 PAGES NUMBER 18, SEPTEMBER 1998 40 YEARS OF COSPAR (JUNE 1998) HAERENDEL G., GRZEDZIELSKI S., CAVALLO G. ECSL NEWS & BATTRICK B. (EDS.) ESA BR-135 // 195 PAGES NUMBER 17, FEBRUARY 1998 THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – MICROGRAVITY: A TOOL FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (OCTOBER 1998) WALTER H.U. ET AL. (ED. A. WILSON) ESA BR-136 // 29 PAGES 125 THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – A GUIDE FOR ESA Conference Proceedings EUROPEAN USERS (FEBRUARY 1999) BIDDIS G.T., PETERS G. & WILSON A. THIRD EURO – LATIN AMERICAN SPACE CONFERENCE: ESA BR-137 // 75 PAGES PROC. ESA/COMISION FEDERAL DE TELECOMMUNICA- CIONES MEXICO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 10-14 THE ATMOSPERIC REENTRY DEMONSTRATOR (ARD) NOVEMBER 1997 (MAY 1998) (OCTOBER 1998) GUYENNE T.D. (ED.) ISAKEIT D. ET AL. (ED. A. WILSON) ESA SP-412 // 462 PAGES ESA BR-138 // 20 PAGES ULTRAVIOLET ASTROPHYSICS BEYOND THE IUE FINAL THE ARCHIVES OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ARCHIVE: PROC.
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