<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">All,</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Here is a draft participation proposal for the SCWG to consider and discuss for inclusion in a revised SCWG Charter.</font></div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0in 0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">#.<span> </span>Participation
Requirements to Maintain Voting Privileges<br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">(a) Attendance.<span> </span>The privilege to vote “Yes” or “No” on ballots is suspended for 90 days if a Voting
Member fails to meet the following attendance requirement over any 365-day period:</span></p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">10% of SCWG meetings for Voting </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Members located in time zones offset
by UTC +5 through UTC +12</span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">30% of SCWG meetings for Voting Members located in all other time zones<br></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">(b) Meaningful Comments.<span>
</span>Posting a Meaningful Comment is an alternative means of meeting the
attendance requirement in subsection (a). A Voting Member can earn an attendance credit to make
up for each missed meeting by posting a Meaningful Comment to the </span>
<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">SCWG Public Mail List</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">. Each Meaningful Comment is equal to attending one (1) meeting.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">A Meaningful Comment is one that follows the Code of Conduct
and provides relevant information to the SCWG, such as new information, an insight,
suggestion, or perspective related to the Scope of the SCWG, or that proposes an improvement to the TLS Baseline Requirements or EV Guidelines. It can also be something that responds
to or builds on the comments of others in a meaningful way, or that offers
feedback, suggestions, or solutions to the issues or challenges raised by the
topic of discussion.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">A Meaningful Comment should be both r</span><span style="font-size:12pt">elevant (within the Scope of the SCWG or <span style="color:rgb(17,17,17)">related to the discussion that is taking place on the mailing list) and </span>well-supported
(<span style="color:rgb(17,17,17)">clear reasons why the Voting Representative believes
what they believe and supported by facts, data, or other information.)<span> </span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">(c) A Voting Member that has failed to meet the attendance requirement in subsection (a) above is considered an "Inactive Member". </span>
<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Any Member who believes that any other Member is an</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)"> Inactive Member may report that Member on the Forum's Management List by providing specific information about that Member's non-participation,
and the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">SCWG Chair shall send written notice
to the Inactive Member by email within seven (7) calendar days. The notice
will include a reminder of the requirement to participate and inform the Inactive
Member of the consequences of not participating.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">(d) Suspension of Voting Privileges. The Inactive Member's privilege to vote “Yes” or “No” on any ballot shall be temporarily suspended for a
period of 90 days from the date of the notice. During the suspension
period, the Inactive Member may vote “Abstain” on ballots.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">(e) Restoration of Voting Privilege. Voting privileges will be
automatically restored to the Inactive Member upon attending three consecutive
meetings. The
restoration of voting privileges will be effective on the next ballot that enters the voting period after the Inactive
Member meets the reactivation criteria.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">(f) Exceptional Circumstances. In cases where an Inactive
Member can demonstrate justifiable reasons for their inability to participate, such
as medical conditions or other extenuating circumstances affecting their Voting
Representative(s), the SCWG Chair may review and consider reinstating voting privileges on a case-by-case basis.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
</div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Thanks,</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Ben</font><br></div></div>