[BAA Comets] New Comet Section director

[Richard Hill]

Agreed! Hats off to Jonathan for all his good work. Don't be a stranger!

Best,

-Rik (CSS-retired)

On 10/29/2015 1:11 AM, Erik Bryssinck wrote:
> Many thanks to Jonathan for the years of hard work and dedication!
> Congratulations to Nick !!I met Nick once and I remember Nick like a very passionate person, a rigthfull successor !
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> kind regards,
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> Erik Bryssinck
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick James" <ndj at nickdjames.com>
> To: Comets-disc at britastro.org
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 7:44:01 AM
> Subject: [BAA Comets] New Comet Section director
>
> Following yesterday's 126th BAA AGM at Burlington House, London, I
> became the 12th Director of the BAA Comet Section continuing an unbroken
> line going back to W.F. Denning, the first Director, who was appointed
> in 1891.
>
> I would like to thank Jonathan for the dedication he has shown to the
> section as Director. His directorship lasted 25 years so he certainly
> deserves a break! This duration is second only to Crommelin's second
> directorship, a monumental 32 year stint between 1907 and 1939.
> Jonathan's knowledge of matters related to comets is more extensive than
> anyone else I know and I am very pleased that he has agreed to stay on
> the section committee as visual observations and analysis coordinator.
>
> Becoming the Director of a BAA section carries a great responsibility. I
> know that have a very hard act to follow and it will take me a while to
> get used to the new role. I will post more of my thoughts on the future
> direction of the section shortly but, in the meantime, if you have any
> comments then please post them here or email me privately.
>
> We all know that comets are wonderfully unpredictable objects which is
> what makes them so fascinating to observe. Thanks to Jonathan I am
> taking over a very strong section and I hope to make it stronger still
> over the next few years.
>
> Nick James. BAA Comet Section Director.
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