<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dear all, </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As we finalize the report for transmittal to Chartering Organizations, we want to offer the five members who submitted minority statements (Eberhard, Olga, Robin, Izumi and Tijani) an opportunity to revise (or retract) those statements, and for any other members to submit statements, if they would like to do so.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The process for this will be as follows: </span></p><ul><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Members have 48h (starting from receipt of this email) to submit any revisions, retractions, or new minority statements. </span></li><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We will publish the full report today, including the 19 February version of Appendix A. However, we will note in our transmittal letter to Chartering Organizations that a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">revised</span> Appendix A will follow in 48h. </span></li><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After the 48h period (approximately <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">at 2100 UTC on 25 February</a>), we will update and recirculate the <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">25 February</a> version of Appendix A to Chartering Organizations. </span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To be clear, we will accept revisions to, or retractions of, existing minority statements, and new minority statements from SO/AC appointed members. We will keep to one statement per member. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Leon and Thomas (Mathieu is on leave)</span></p><br><br></div></body></html>