THE ING NEWSLETTER No. 3, September 2000
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Personnel Movements
Chris Packham, who has been a support astronomer for several years, will exchange the subtropical island in the Canarian Archipelago for the tropical and humid environment at the University of Florida. Chris has been a key player in the development of the new IR camera for the WHT, INGRID, as well as for the seeing programme. We wish him well in his future career.
Bart van Venrooy and Mariet Broxterman returned to the Netherlands after 5 years at ING. For both of them the excellent work carried out on various projects at ING had opened new opportunities, which they seek to exploit in their home country.
For Scott Hunter the beaches on La Palma weren't big enough and he decided to take up a post in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Scott's friendly presence at the observatory and skills as Personnel Officer will be missed.
Nick Johnson returned to the UK to forward his career outside the astronomy arena. We thank Nick for his important contribution in modernising ING's computing infrastructure, which has layed the foundation for future IT requirements.
Nicole Pirotte returned to her home country after more than 7 years at the observatory. Her efforts have been much appreciate by observatory staff and their families.
Mathieu Beck will in the future deploy his software skills on the Gemini telescope. His significant contribution to various projects at ING has been much appreciated.
Ken Froggatt has left the island after completion of the organisation of the RGO/ING drawing archive. His work will benefit ING for many years to come.
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