<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Councillors,<div><br></div><div>Please find below the latest VI WG report. My thanks to co-chair Mikey Roberts for his work in drafting this.</div><div><br></div><div>Stéphane</div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Vertical Integration Policy Development
Process (VI PDP) - Chairs Roberto Gaetano and Mikey O'Connor - Council Liaison
- Stéphane van Gelder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
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text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The working group initiated a public comment
period and solicited constituency-statements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Scope, timing and deliverable questions have
been resolved -- a preliminary work schedule has been published, major
deliverables will be ready for review during the Brussels meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
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text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The working group was unable to arrive at
consensus around Objective 5 of the charter -- the question was referred back
to the Council and has been resolved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
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text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The working group is focusing on iterative
development of "proposals" as the primary work product -- proposal
sub-groups are already active, with the prospect of one or two more coming
online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The working group launched a parallel effort
(and sub-team) to evaluate proposals using definitions, use-cases, and
evaluation criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">After further consideration, and noting the
extraordinary size of the working group, the WG was closed to new members as of
31-March.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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