Co-Chairs and Staff,

We need some clarification of the Observer role in the Subgroups.

Conceptually, are the Observers essentially "spectators" or do they have the ability to participate in some fashion?

Specifically:

1. Will Observers get call invitations?

2. Can Observers join Adobe Connect and/or phone bridge for the call?

3. If yes, can Observers speak and/or write in the chat, or are they required to be silent/non-participating?

4. Do Observers receive the mailing list posts along with everyone else?

5. Will Observers have posting rights to the email list?

Clarification of these specific issues as soon as possible will be most helpful to the functioning of the Subgroups.

Thank you.

Greg