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s-serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHERE TO SEND YOUR VOTE:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please send your vote to *all* of the following email addresses (replacing &quot;dot&quot; with '.' and &quot;at&quot; with '@'):<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>msweet&quot;at&quot;apple&quot;dot&quot;com (Mike Sweet, PWG Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>blueroofmusic&quot;at&quot;gmail&quot;dot&quot;com (Ira McDonald, PWG Secretary)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peter&quot;dot&quot;Zehler&quot;at&quot;Xerox&quot;dot&quot;com (Peter Zehler, MFD WG -Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please do NOT simply reply to this note on PWG-Announce or the MFD WG list (to preserve the confidentiality of your vote).<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(1) This Formal Vote is being conducted under the rules of the PWG Process/3.0 and the current PWG Policy on Intellectual Property and Confidentiality agreement.&nbsp; The 2011 PWG Membership Agreement calls out both&nbsp; of these documents and the links are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(2) To be eligible to vote the member MUST have submitted a signed copy of the 2011 PWG Membership Agreement and paid their dues.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The PWG Definition of the Standards Development Process Version 3.0 is located at:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-process30.pdf">http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-process30.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The PWG Policy on Intellectual Property and Confidentiality is located at:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-ip-policy.pdf">http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-ip-policy.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Pete (Chair Semantic Model WG)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Peter Zehler</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Xerox Research Center Webster<br>Email: <a href="mailto:Peter.Zehler@Xerox.com"><span style='color:blue'>Peter.Zehler@Xerox.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Voice: (585) 265-8755</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>FAX: (585) 265-7441</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>US Mail: Peter Zehler</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Xerox Corp.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>800 Phillips Rd.</span><span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