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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks a bunch, Ron and John. We all must pay
attention to those dates. After only a few months with the 2005 rules we
must finalize our input for 2007. This always seems to catch everyone by
surprise. Let's not do it again!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This summer we need to start thinking
about new sequences, if that is what people want.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 10, 2004 9:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Contest Board Procedures</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>John Fuqua asked me to forward the following to the
List:<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFE><?smaller>1.
2 yr cycle will begin 1 Jan 2005 (we've got to finish the current cycle),
with changes effective 1 Jan 2007.<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>2.
Deadlines for basic proposals will basically be the same. Due NLT 30
Sep 2005. I do not have the schedule in front of me but I think Cross
Proposas will be due in Feb time
frame.<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>2.
Only Emergency/safety or urgent proposals would be effective during the
cycle. And I expect very few of them now that we have a 2 yr
cycle. Except for safey changes which always are implemented
immediately, we now have an option for the CD to "advertise" and use the
change as soon as it is approved. But mandatory implementation will
still be 1 Jan following the proposal approval.<BR><?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Ron Van
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