Issues pertaining to PREMIS conformance have become increasingly relevant in various implementation contexts. The PREMIS Editorial Committee has therefore produced an improved PREMIS conformance statement that 1) organizes, explains, amplifies, and in a few cases extends the conformance requirements currently specified in the Data Dictionary; 2) provides examples of conformant and non-conformant applications of these requirements; and 3) describes the important choices still open to implementers after the conformance conditions have been satisfied. Please take a moment and review the attached conformance statement draft. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome through the end of September, at which point the draft will be finalized and published. Thanks, PREMIS Editorial Committee