<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">Mary, Adam, and Steve,</font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"></font></span><br>
</div><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">The
Technical Committee (TC) proposes to complete the development work to create a
DDI 3.3 (initially as a beta release with a possible subsequent full release)
to incorporate the work of the Survey Design and Implementation (SDI) working
group. </font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"></font></span><br clear="all"></div><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">The
purpose of this proposal is not to set a precedent for continued expansion of
the 3.x schema structure, but to acknowledge a commitment to incorporate the
work of the SDI working group in a timely manner. </font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"></font></span><br></div>
<div><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">The
TC would like the support of the Scientific Board in this decision to publish a
3.3 beta. </span></font></span></div><div><br></div><div>Wendy</div><div><br>-- <br></div><div>Wendy L. Thomas Phone: +1 612.624.4389</div><div>Data Access Core Director Fax: +1 612.626.8375</div>
<div>Minnesota Population Center Email: <a href="mailto:wlt@umn.edu" target="_blank">wlt@umn.edu</a></div><div>University of Minnesota</div><div>50 Willey Hall</div><div>225 19th Avenue South</div><div>Minneapolis, MN 55455</div>
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