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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear OMG members, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">please see message from January 7 below. As a reminder, any OMG member organization (Trial and Analyst memberships, Retail members are limited to votes in the Retail DTF) is eligible to vote on any RFP or RFC as long as those processes
get handled in the Task Force. For RFPs this means:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Any OMG member, exceptions listed above, can walk into a Task Force meeting and vote on a specific RFP as long as the voting list deadline has not passed<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Once the voting list closed only those OMG members on the voting list can vote on proceedings for this RFP (deadline extensions, vote to recommend adoption to the AB/parent TC etc.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Any OMG member ( with exceptions listed above) can walk into a Task Force meeting and vote on issuances of RFPs or RFCs or RFIs. Any process-related votes have to be published on the
Task Force agenda<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">There are no strings attached to having your organization added to a RFP voting list, the same is true for submitting a letter of intent<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Once the AB endorses adoption/issuance of a RFP or a submission, voting shifts to Domain/Platform/Contributing member levels<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph">-Juergen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL">Jürgen Boldt<br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Boston, MA, USA UTC-05<br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Jürgen Boldt
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 7, 2025 12:58 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> LOI and voting list deadlines<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached the current LOI and voting list deadlines. Please let me know if you want your organization added to a voting list or if you are interested in submitting a LOI by the deadlines provided<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year to all of you !!! Looking forward to a great 2025 !!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Juergen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">January 27, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.omg.org%2Ftechprocess%2Fmeetings%2Fschedule%2FSMI_RFP.html&data=05%7C02%7Cspace%40omg.org%7C0435011123f548d041b608dd358df4d6%7C43ba4fbcdc0a4269b50364f0363799d8%7C0%7C0%7C638725606009056090%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FxVtuxs27NlpGwLcoXRlku1c1OWU%2BTiqjWXDaZbP25E%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/schedule/SMI_RFP.html" shash="urpIglrT3Sww90IbAlS1rKrwhDyi5clB1a9TcHqLs8y++8biZpwn4R8JM4OuzIK3E3P3HLMhddM4k4EhWIggJjK2rPfKyulwtkvH0V1Z45/pseRDOkF52Irg8Y0FRcSChiA7Ys0X5i6coHCZePKMDNUhb6X6QbYbD0dqVvLrurw=" originalsrc="https://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/schedule/SMI_RFP.html" shash="ucTg/YV5ExoU6zcJ1MXEPb+6014AdpnHdVk68As6oUG8IhIx+F3MWXpGNoc0rew1RzEepNRRTftZauzF6apzBiFYfxCculiUujHmNP07tfBZP25CosK1Fa0aY2ypgJF5WriCB85rkFQQWZSTRnvhlusn945mErhNDMF5gCRdWvA="><span style="color:blue">Statistical
Metadata Interoperability RFP</span></a> (LOI Deadline) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">June 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.omg.org%2Ftechprocess%2Fmeetings%2Fschedule%2FCASCaDE_RFP.html&data=05%7C02%7Cspace%40omg.org%7C0435011123f548d041b608dd358df4d6%7C43ba4fbcdc0a4269b50364f0363799d8%7C0%7C0%7C638725606009077204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rzDsLtAljLdlIOgA951pFin93wrrRKDZ4S%2B2UtiLhzU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/schedule/CASCaDE_RFP.html" shash="o/mDpIqR7ftqLjU2+vxOHXoZEscEw453EiMSMfjZKye0z1k0YPvaQJoFWzjU0hM2SJCUvNRWzn6+Li3R800i5Q1LviHuyQ/elA9j8JbMbTDdk3Y7psRcFwDYjVAgFA6cVHKoIDKSBNBVzCHGr+aL/HAij5MDUXUPz7FaTR0QwIA=" originalsrc="https://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/schedule/CASCaDE_RFP.html" shash="fCQABTzrPgunAtSHmFGpM/+AmmWesO+21/j4Y4MLkk769P69FleZvs2MR80wd9AiNuhu0WbnbOecXCwTd/Tl0zv0hQPJhbsbcZmmOFrNvp73/lg7vNvG8FJ5Bez7NDlPljwK8jf/reABLY5KK1IabkgNTUpps/sg2CP6kheCQiQ="><span style="color:blue">CASCaDE
- Collaborative Artifact, Specification, Context and Data Exchange RFP</span></a> (LOI Deadline)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">August 25, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- Collaborative Artifact, Specification, Context and Data Exchange RFP</span></a> (Voting List Deadline)
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