Attention: Canadian Council Voting Members Early HL7 Ballot

Hello HL7 Canada Council voting members.

This is to let you know that HL7 is holding an early ballot in advance of the regular ballot cycle for Jan 2021. Canadian voters need to sign up for the Consensus groups in the Ballot Desktop by Oct 19th. So, login to HL7.org, go to the Ballot Desktop, select January 2021 ballot on the top of the list at the left, and click on "Join Consensus Group" hyperlink on the right panel. Once the ballot on Oct 21st, I will put a ballot package together as usual. Ron P.

The following is from this HL7 Confluence Page.

Health Level Seven International® invites you to take part in the formation of consensus groups for balloting HL7 candidate standards and documents prior to the upcoming January 2021 ballot cycle. The candidate standards and other documents described in this announcement are expected to ballot prior to HL7's January 2021 Virtual Working Group Meeting (WGM). Comments received from consensus group members will be addressed at that WGM or in regular teleconferences.

Consensus Group Sign-Up Open Date: Friday, September 18, 2020

Consensus Group Sign-Up Close Date: Monday, October 19, 2020

Important Note: Consensus group signup closes when ballot voting begins.

Consensus group enrollment will be available from a date at least four weeks preceding the ballot vote opening date and will continue until the opening of voting. While the exact dates are dependent upon individual ballot open and close dates, in general the consensus group signup period dates are as follows:

Ballot Open Date: Friday, Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Ballot Close Date: Monday, November 20 , 2020

Exceptions for a specific ballot are listed with that ballot description.

Please be aware that these dates may not be accurate for all consensus groups. To sign up, point your browser to the Ballot Desktop. Important Note: Consensus group signup will close when ballot voting begins. This is also the final date non-members can sign up for Non-Member Participation in the ballot