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Appendix VII: Study Procedures of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences
Pages 103-104

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... Member academies may propose appropriate experts for the study committee or other individuals needed in the study process. The preface of the report of any CAETS study will explain this process and will state that CAETS member academies have not endorsed the recommendations or conclusions of the report.
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... When the Study Committee finishes its draft consensus report, including, if necessary, any dissenting opinions, a Review Group, with expertise similar to that of the Study Committee and selected and appointed in the same manner as the Study Committee, reviews the draft report. The Study Committee responds to each of the comments and suggested changes made by the Review Group.
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