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[Don Day <dond@us.ibm.com>]

Peace, all. I think I may have allowed this issue to come up because I've been updating agenda items DURING the meeting. From now on *after an agenda has gone out,* I will not add any new items that are based on late-arriving deliverables that need the committee's eyes. I'll still dynamically correct the agenda if its wrong, but frankly, all of our discussions for a meeting should be in place BY the meeting so that during the call, we can concentrate on our discussion. And approval items really need to be sent/uploaded well before the meeting (at least a few hours before, preferably the day before). I appreciate everyone's concerns, and I hope that keeping the agenda frozen after it has gone out (except for corrections) will help our expectations. I'd like to remind everyone that our TC and its subcommittees are fairly busy, and all of us need to be prepared in advance for our meetings. Minutes need to be sent out soon after meetings so that members with action items can work from that record. Uploads for discussion or approval need to be timely enough to allow members to to review for either form or content as needed. Being prompt to join the call prior to roll call helps the Chairs expedite that unpleasant business. Just common sense reminders for all of us. Now back to great work on our business at hand! Regards, -- Don Day Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee IBM Lead DITA Architect Email: dond@us.ibm.com 11501 Burnet Rd. MS9033E015, Austin TX 78758 Phone: +1 512-838-8550 T/L: 678-8550 "Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" --T.S. Eliot "JoAnn Hackos"