> >There won't be enough time to incorporate what that meeting produces
> >into the application. It's too late. The DNSO will be forced to accept
> >everything, without discussion and consensus, just because of the time
> >problem. This may well be why they put it off until the end of January.
> >The DNSO should not go along with this, IMHO.
>
> You are experiencing first-hand what many have dealt with over the years.
> You are now welcomed to the discussions, but the original work, warts and
> all, must be accepted because there is no time allowed for review.<grin>
Well, if that's the way it's going to be played then the answer is to go
and fight it out, word for word, at the meeting.