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[Kristen Eberlein]

At this last week's TC meeting, I suggested that we might need to impose strict deadlines for DITA 1.3 proposals if we want to have a thin chance of getting DITA 1.3 out in December 2014. I am thinking of an August 1 deadline by which all proposals must have had stage-2 proposals completed AND approved, and a December 1 deadline by which all proposals intended for DITA 1.3 must be completed. We will have a sign-up list so as to schedule proposals for discussion and vote, as we cannot have all stage-2 proposals submitted at the end of July. FYI -- We will hold hard to the same quality standards that we have been demanding of proposals so far. I know that all three of your subcommittees -- Help, Technical Content, and Machine Industry -- are contemplating proposals which have not yet passed the stage-2 hurdle. If you do not want to defer to a future release, you might need to accelerate your progress. Think about this, and I'll get back to you with firm deadlines next week. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)