Dear colleagues, Please find attached version 7a (you can see recent changes in the Word version; the PDF version is clean). The plan is: Deadlines * Sign off on Initial Report: Thursday 11 December WG call * Opening of Public Comment: Friday 12 December * Closing of Public Comment (6 weeks + 1 week to make up for holidays: 30 January 2015) Notes * This version contains only one set of recommendations (those for non-mandatory transformation); * We will not remove arguments for/against mandatory transformation from this or the final report; * In order best to encourage the strengthening and addition of arguments on both sides, there will be no consensus call until after the public comment period; * Nothing in the Initial Report is binding to us or prevents future changes/u-turns; * Public comments received will give us an idea of the community view on this issue and facilitate consensus building during the next phase. As usual your edits, suggestions and improvements are very welcome. Regards, Chris. -- Research Associate in Linguistic Computing, Centre for Digital Humanities, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT Tel +44 20 7679 1599 (int 31599) www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon>