COGA Guidance Subgroup: Summary and minutes for January 8th meeting

Hi, folks, we had a small but productive huddle today! See summary and
minutes below, thanks.

*Summary*
*V2 draft update* (this info is also in the 2nd tab of the COGA Actions
spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ou0f7XCc5nRLhZD462OP5DA-NHqql2YSC8__lncIuxQ/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0>
)

   - Introduction: Julie to edit and share as pre-read for January 15th
   subgroup meeting
   - 1st pattern (page purpose): Review Gareth illustrations and finish
   final clean-up
   - 2nd pattern (interactive elements): Lisa to rework to "How to test"
   section. Editors need to review December feedback from community group.
   - 3rd pattern (visible labels): Review Gareth illustrations. Editors
   need to finish aligning. Need to send CfC.

*V2 design elements*
Julie, John K, and Len started going over a list of annotated V2 design
elements
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHnpVPSzp1Fe2N5aZwJYm_Q3rObkwQ9BA6FInZM7tVw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ulyw4f1mh5g5>
.

   - Purpose of this new doc
      - Clarify the intended use of design elements in the templates shown
      in user testing
      - Identify which design elements we need to build for V2
      - Determine who can build these elements (Rain is not available to do
      this coding)
   - Action items
      - LenB and kirkwood to finish looking at initial draft and add
      comments
      - Julie to share with Lisa and Rain so we can get clarity

*Minutes*

   - https://www.w3.org/2026/01/08-coga-minutes.html

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