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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Consortium colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For many years, we have published a survey of standardization consortia in the ICT domain, providing comparable basic data on the organisations including scope, contact points, membership arrangements, where outputs can be obtained from, any IPR policy etc. Whilst no doubt we are missing quite a number of bodies, and also the usual disclaimers concerning the accuracy of the data have to be applied, the list is one of the most complete and consistent there is at a global level. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am writing because your organisation is one figuring on our list; the time has come for us to provide an updated edition, and we would very much appreciate your re-validation of the information we provide, much of which has been obtained from the web. You can find the current edition of the survey at <a href="http://www.cen.eu/cen/Sectors/Sectors/ISSS/Consortia/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.cen.eu/cen/Sectors/Sectors/ISSS/Consortia/Pages/default.aspx</a>, with an alphabetical link to the consortia covered. Please check the information and let us have any updates using the simple template attached, if possible before the end of September 2012. We will send you a link to the revised publication version. Please also inform us of any other consortia you feel are missing from our current list, and we will contact them. Contributions should be sent to Hélène Hennico in our Innovation Department (<a href="mailto:hhennico@cencenelec.eu">hhennico@cencenelec.eu</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whilst I am writing, you may also wish to note that CEN and CENELEC are keen to improve our inter-relationships with standards consortia within our broad activity fields, maximising the complementarities with formal standards processes in Europe (but linked closely to international standards activities) and at national level in our 33 member organisations. This outreach is also to be seen in the context of new policy initiatives of the European Commission, which are seeking to ensure certain consortia specifications meeting relevant criteria may be referenced in public procurement. The EU Commission has established a consultative group (the “Multi-Stakeholder Platform”) platform that includes the formal standards bodies and a number of large consortia with a European presence, as well as a wide range other stakeholders including EU member states, but clearly many standards consortia cannot routinely be represented there – we shall be pleased to collaborate with such bodies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let us know if you need further information on these aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John KETCHELL</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Strategic Adviser <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=150 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD8B6F.8699A7A0" alt=secenlogos></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Avenue Marnix 17 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel: +32 2 550 08 46 - Fax: +32 2 550 08 19<br>GSM: +32 475 594 828<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jketchell@cencenelec.eu"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>jketchell@cencenelec.eu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CENCENELEC"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=19 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image002.png@01CD8B6F.8699A7A0" alt=Facebook2></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/1092118?trk=tyah"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=19 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01CD8B6F.8699A7A0" alt=LinkedIn2></span></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#/Standards4RDI" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=19 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.png@01CD8B6F.8699A7A0" alt=Twitter2></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CEN - European Committee for Standardization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.cencenelec.eu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=14 height=14 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image005.gif@01CD8B6F.8699A7A0" alt=ico-recycle></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C9908'>Please consider your impact on the environment before printing this email.</span></i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This email may contain confidential information and is intended for the use of the addressee only. 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