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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <pages>
      <page pageid="12" ns="0" title="User Tools Page">
        <revisions>
          <rev contentformat="text/x-wiki" contentmodel="wikitext" xml:space="preserve">= Goals =

* Build inventory and promote on user tools available
* Discussion on features (what tools offer today, what is required by users)
* Encourage collaborative development

= Members =

= Meetings =
* [[2015-03-30]]</rev>
        </revisions>
      </page>
    </pages>
  </query>
</api>