1. Bob BERSANI, GS1 Vice President Global Standards GS1 Standards Development Update

2. © 2011 GS1 2 3-to-1 Migration complete Leverage new process capabilities Harmonise Simplify Integrate

3. © 2011 GS1 3 GSMP – moving forward!

4. © 2011 GS1 GSMP Focus Area - Participation Session Overview Active participation throughout GS1 is a key underpinning in meeting our objective to identify, develop and deploy global standards. Securing the participation required to meet this objective continues to be a challenge for many reasons. The GSMP team has been working on tactical initiatives to increase participation. It’s time to address this at a more strategic level and explore the many dimensions, challenges and opportunities in securing consistent and high quality levels of GS1 wide participation.

5. © 2011 GS1 GSMP Focus Areas - Participation What are the barriers and opportunities to secure GS1 wide participation: Industry Engagement, Community, GSMP and Member Organization perspectives Identify and Secure Commitment Develop and Deliver Standard Successful Deployment

6. © 2011 GS1 GSMP Focus Areas - Participation How do we define successful participation for this area? What are the key challenges in meeting established criteria? What would motivate people to participate? The Value What are the short and long term opportunities? Who are the best people to address? What questions remain open?

7. © 2011 GS1 Since We Last Met……Brooklyn We… Completed the 3 to 1 migration Leveraged the flexible framework to support integration of external contributions Increased the number of IP sign ups by 43% & implemented both IP Contribution and IP invited expert agreements for government agencies. 77 additional organizations bringing the total to 254 Approved 55 e-Ballots Implemented tactical initiatives to better support participation and are working on strategic opportunities Started GSMP visibility to harmonize, integrate and simplify our reporting and communications 7