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+# [YYYY-MM-DD] Week in Review 
+
+### Notable Pull Requests/Issues
+
+- Was something significant merged in the last week?  [Resolves #115](https://example.com/resolved/pull/request)
+- Was a PR submitted for a significant change? [In Progress #120](https://example.com/pull/request)
+- Is there new/dynamic conversation happening about a PR/issue that readers should look at? [Issue #100](https://example.com/open/issue)
+
+### Mailing List Discussions
+
+- Discussions happening that readers should look at (summarize and point to ML archives)
+
+### Community Updates
+
+- Is someone presenting a talk?
+- Noteworthy Kata news? (i.e. "Became an OCI member this week")