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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jim, I forget when we first met – it was likely in 2001 or thereabouts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Your contributions to IEEE 754 and, of course, CFP have been both extraordinary and exemplary. Both academia and industry have benefitted to an extent that they largely do not recognise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank you for all you have done and for all your wise guidance, recommendations, and diligent stewardship of CFP for these many years!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mike Cowlishaw FREng<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>mfc@speleotrove.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#084F6A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>https://speleotrove.com/mfc/</span><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;font-size:pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> cfp-interest <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Thomas<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 April 2026 18:03<br><b>To:</b> CFP <cfp-interest@ucbtest.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Robert Seacord <robert.seacord@woven.toyota><br><b>Subject:</b> [cfp-interest 3877] CFP changes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This is an announcement that I am retiring from CFP. I’ve chaired the CFP monthly meetings since our first one in September 2009. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I am deeply grateful to have had this opportunity to pursue the goals of CFP, and I have enjoyed amiable, productive collaboration with many CFP, WG14, and IEEE 754 members. Most notable, we completed and published a full C binding for the current ISO/IEC 60559 floating-point standard. And now, for reasons of age and other interests and responsibilities, it is time for me to move on. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 15px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Starting immediately, Rajan Bhakta will be taking over as CFP chairman. Rajan has been CFP’s outstandingly effective interface with WG14 for years now, and he’s abundantly qualified for chairing the group. Rajan has been a valued and dear colleague of mine. I know CFP will be very fortunate to have him as chair.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 15px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>With gratitude and best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jim Thomas</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>