1. Perspectives on drafting
Anne Harrison
Editor

2. Initial thoughts
Proceed to incorporate changes throughout the manual one issue at a time
Origin of the issues by chapter matrix

3. Second thoughts Go chapter by chapter Can see progress
But risk that an issue may be incomplete or inconsistent
Risk all text is reviewed not just that affected by the 44 issues

4. Constraints Strict limit on amount of changes acceptable
Comparison files of old text compared with new text must be available
AEG recommendations to be respected but reports give substance not exact wording. Same for FLCR

5. 3 sorts of changes agreed
Insert glossary entries into text (but still have a glossary as well)
Change the format of the tables
Insert more cross-references and external references (but not all updated yet)

6. Agreed the list of chapters
Part 1: Introduction and overview
Part 2: Accounting conventions
Part 3: The sequence of accounts
Part 4: Integration and elaboration of the accounts
Part 5: Interpreting the accounts and extensions
Annex1: Classifications, 2: Accounts

7. Order of drafting 9 and 14; 1 with few changes, 1 new
Accumulation accounts - most changes
Rest of accounts
With 17 and 19 have done 12/27
Have covered 2/3 of “hits” on issue by matrix chapter

8. Commenting process Editor produces very first draft - V1
Subject to eagle eye review - V2
This is the preliminary draft. Posted on the web for review - this meeting to review comments received
Incorporate these comments to get to final draft

9. Eagle eye review By ISWGNA
More substantive than originally envisaged, by more people
Editor reviewed alone, accepted typos, non-controversial suggestions
Some changes to existing non-44 text suggested and some accepted

10. Assessing world wide comments
ISWGNA organisations took on task of dividing comments into
Bring to AEG
Consider by ISWGNA
Leave it to the editor to decide
After first cut editor and organisations reviewed

11. Commenting process
Doing it face to face is extremely helpful and faster than doing it alone
Better sense of whether comment is
Correct
Important
Desirable
Optional
Optional comments as time consuming to incorporate as important ones

12. My assessment This is not an easy job But I am really enjoying it
I think long and hard about changes so may be a little defensive about where I came out
But I really am open to comments and really look forward to a constructive week

13. BUT
We have 300 pages of text in 10 pt to get through so we need ground-rules to ensure all parts receive appropriate amount of attention