All, I think Tuesday?s discussion was extremely productive because it covered all of the types of changes in the BIRD in microcosm. It also became clear to me that we need a more efficient way of getting through the BIRD. For next Tuesday?s meeting I intend to review the changes I made to introduction to AMI file, including a discussion on the parameter tree structure. I will then review the sections we discussed last week, and will confirm that it reflects what I think we agreed to. I then plan to discuss the process that we need to follow to get this done. I think a key part of this process is for committee members to read the document and communicate by e-mail questions, comments, and suggestions prior to the next meeting. I would facilitate this by sending after each Tuesday meeting an e-mail containing the latest revision of the document along with an agenda of sections to be discuss in the next meeting. This is the first of such e-mails. I would encourage members to send e-mails either to the ATM reflector, or by sending e-mails to me directly. For the meeting on Tuesday, January 12, I will review pages 4-8, and pages 26-27. Walter Walter Katz 303.449-2308 Mobile 720.333-1107 wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx www.sisoft.com