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+# Longdesc Transition Prep
+
+## Emails
+
+- Reply to [EOWG](http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2013Sep/0037.html) Chaals
+- Reply to [Matt Turvey](http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2013Dec/0083.html) Chaals
+- Reply to [UAWG](http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jan/0068.html) Chaals
+
+## Publication
+
+- Verify no open exclusion opportunities
+- Write Document Status Section
+- Write Exit Criteria (Mark is Drafting)
+- Record Decision to request the transition
+- Schedule Meeting with Director
+- Report of important changes to the document
+- Record  Objections
+- Patent disclosures
+- Evidence that the document satisfies group's requirements
+- Evidence that dependencies with other groups are met
+- Evidence that the document has-  received wide review
+- Evidence that issues have been formally addressed
+- Implementation Report (Mark is Drafting)
+- Prepare Spec to pass pubrules
+- Create a Publication Schedule
+- Verify that transition requirements have been met
+- Send Transition Request
+- Create Agenda
+- Reserve Teleconference Bridge
+- Choose a scribe
+- Transition Meeting Prep/Practice
+- Transition Meeting
+- Director Approves Transition Request
+- The Team Contact reviews the (Team-only) pre-publication steps.
+- Send a pub request
+- install the document in its final location
+- Meeting with Shawn to do WAI messaging
+- Send DRAFT transition announcement to Comm Team
+- Public Mailing List
+- Team Only Mailing List
+- The Facilitators fwd announcement to WG and TF-
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