<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jessica Myers</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:JMyers@eac.gov">JMyers@eac.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 8:35 AM<br>Subject: [VVSG-election] Feedback needed: Proposed VVSG Structure<br>To: "<a href="mailto:vvsg-election@nist.gov">vvsg-election@nist.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:vvsg-election@nist.gov">vvsg-election@nist.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">On behalf of Robert Giles, the Chairperson of the Election Public Working Group, attached is a document that outlines the proposed structure for the next generation of the VVSG, which may also be accessed
on the NIST Voting Twiki at </span><a href="http://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/bin/view/Voting/VVSGStructure" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://collaborate.nist.gov/<wbr>voting/bin/view/Voting/<wbr>VVSGStructure</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The document provides use case scenarios to help determine if the functions of certain types of technologies should be included in the scope of the next generation of the VVSG. For your reference, the attached
documents may also be accessed on the NIST Voting Twiki at the following locations:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><a href="http://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/pub/Voting/WebHome/nextgen-vvsg-scope-and-structure.docx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://collaborate.nist.gov/<wbr>voting/pub/Voting/WebHome/<wbr>nextgen-vvsg-scope-and-<wbr>structure.docx</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><a href="http://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/pub/Voting/WebHome/nextgen-vvsg-scope-and-structure.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://collaborate.nist.gov/<wbr>voting/pub/Voting/WebHome/<wbr>nextgen-vvsg-scope-and-<wbr>structure.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please provide comments and feedback, particularly addressing the specific questions posed within the document,
<b>by September 06, 2016</b>. We will be in touch later this week with information about a call/webinar next week to discuss the document and address any questions or concerns. All documents containing comments can be uploaded to the Twiki at
</span><a href="http://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/bin/view/Voting/VVSGScopeAndStructure" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://collaborate.nist.gov/<wbr>voting/bin/view/Voting/<wbr>VVSGScopeAndStructure</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> or emailed to Ben Long
at </span><a href="mailto:ben.long@nist.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ben.long@nist.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">In order to align with the TGDC Charter and the Objectives set forth for the next generation of the VVSG, please focus any comments and feedback towards the functions of the technologies and not the technologies
themselves. If you have not had an opportunity to review the TGDC DRAFT Charter, you can view it here:
</span><a href="http://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/bin/view/Voting/TGDCCharter" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://collaborate.nist.gov/<wbr>voting/bin/view/Voting/<wbr>TGDCCharter</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Jessica Myers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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