JT/01-0080
IT/01-0188

JTC 1 TAG Administrator, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922
Email: jtc1tag@itic.org

Date:	January 30, 2001
Reply to:	Jennifer T. Garner
Phone:	202-626-5737
Email:	jgarner@itic.org

Draft Minutes
JTC 1 Technical Advisory Group (JTC 1 TAG)
Meeting Number 46

Sun Microsystems
The Harrisburg East Holiday Inn
4751 Lindle Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Telephone: (800) 637-4817 or (717) 939-7841
Fax: (717) 939-9317

Thursday, January 25, 2001	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, January 26, 2001	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1. Administrative

1.1 Call to Order

Mr. Jameson, JTC 1 TAG Chairman, called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM on Thursday, January 25, 2001.

1.2 Membership and Attendance

1.2.1 Introduction of Attendees and New Members

On behalf of the JTC 1 TAG, Mr. Jameson welcomed Mr. Mikoski to his first JTC 1 TAG meeting as an EIA representative.  The meeting participants were introduced. The attendance list is available in Attachment 1.

1.2.2 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Attend Meetings

Voting members of the JTC 1 TAG without representation at this meeting were:

• AIIM
• Compaq
• Farance Incorporated
• ICCP
• Xerox

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was directed to a issue jeopardy letters to the representatives of following organizations for failure to attend two out of three successive meetings: AIIM and Farance Incorporated.

Observer members of the JTC 1 TAG without representation at this meeting were:

• AIM Inc. (has not yet attained voting rights)
• AT&T
• Boeing
• DISA
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Imation
• Sybase
• US Department of Energy (US DoE)

Following the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator issued a jeopardy letter to Bull HN (JT/00-0571) for failure of its representative to attend two out of three successive meetings.  As a Bull HN representative was in attendance at this meeting, Bull HN's membership is returned to normal status.

Reference: JT/00-0571 (Bull HN)

1.2.3 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Return Letter Ballots

At the October 4, 2000 meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to track JTC 1 TAG member voting patterns for letter ballots closing in 4th Calendar Quarter 2000 (October 1 - December 31, 2000).

The report for 4th Calendar Quarter 2000 is detailed in (JT/00-0694). One hundred and seventeen (117) JTC 1 TAG letter ballots (including one personnel ballot, but not counting accelerated ballots) closed in the 4th Calendar Quarter 2000 (October 1 - December 31, 2000). Personnel ballots were only included in the calculations for members that responded to the personnel ballots. There were twenty-seven (27) voting members of the JTC 1 TAG.

Based upon an analysis of JTC 1 TAG member responses to letter ballots closing in the 4th Calendar Quarter 2000 (October 1 - December 31, 2000), no JTC 1 TAG members were placed in jeopardy for failure to respond to at least 80% of the letter ballots for this period.

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator noted that EIA had been placed in jeopardy for failure to respond to at least 80% of the letter ballots closing in the 3rd Calendar Quarter 2000 (July 1 - September 30, 2000). As noted in JT/00-0694, EIA has failed to respond to at least 80% of the letter ballots closing in the 4th Calendar Quarter 2000. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator noted that the revised TD-1, currently out for comment, proposes the removal of the voting requirement to maintain voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG and requested that the JTC 1 TAG address the status of EIA's voting membership at the January 25-26, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Following discussion, the JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Michael/Kisor)

The JTC 1 TAG continues EIA's voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG through the next quarter.

Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

The motion passes.

Reference: JT/00-0694 (4th Q 2000 voting results)

1.2.4 Membership Report

Since the October 25-26, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the following changes in organizational representation have occurred:

• Ms. Jean Baronas has replaced Mr. Masataka Ogawa as the Sony alternate representative on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/00-0608 and JT/01-0007).
• Mr. Arnold Winkler has been named the Unisys principal representative on the JTC 1 TAG with Mr. Walt Korzeniowski as alternate (JT/00-0698).
• NIST has requested that Mr. Bruce Rosen be removed as their additional alternate on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0003).
• Ms. Kathleen O'Reilly has been named the Xerox principal representative on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0009). At this time, no alternates have been identified.
• Mr. Douglas Johnson has been named the Sun Microsystems additional alternate on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0034).

At the October 25-26, 2000 meeting, it was reported that AIM Incorporated had requested voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG. AIM Incorporated was not represented at the October meeting. AIM Incorporated was not in attendance at this meeting. AIM Incorporated will attain voting rights upon completion of the membership requirements.

Due to the requirement that organizations holding JTC 1 SC and WG TAG assignments be members of the JTC 1 TAG, the Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) has requested Observer membership (JT/00-0632). Ms. Gail Spadin will serve as the DISA representative on the JTC 1 TAG.

Mr. Scott Jameson has requested voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0046). He was in attendance at this meeting and will attain voting rights upon completion of the voting requirements.

As noted in JT/00-0668, Uniscape has terminated its Observer membership on the JTC 1 TAG.  ASC T1 has terminated its voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0037).

Total voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG is 26. Quorum is 14. 21 organizations with voting memberships were in attendance at this meeting. The attendance list for the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting is contained in Attachment 1.

Reference: JT/00-0608, JT/00-0632, JT/00-0668, JT/00-0698, JT/01-0003, JT/01-0007, JT/01-0009, JT/01-0034, JT/01-0037, JT/01-0046

The second revised draft agenda (JT/01-0038) was approved as revised at this meeting by unanimous consent (Neumann/Winkler).

The final agenda for the January 25-26, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting is available in Attachment 2.

Reference: JT/01-0038

Mr. Jameson noted that Dr. Pritchard, an IEEE representative, had submitted a proposed revision (JT/01-0043) to the draft minutes of the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Mr. Jameson observed that Dr. Pritchard's request is not in keeping with the way JTC 1 TAG minutes are recorded, as discussion at a meeting is not normally attributed to individuals. Mr. Jameson proposed that, in keeping with Dr. Pritchard's request, the following text be inserted for agenda item 8.11 instead of the change proposed by Dr. Pritchard:

"It was observed that SCs have differing practices and perhaps should be encouraged to document those procedures."

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting as approved at the January 2001 meeting.

The draft minutes of the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting (JT/00-0600) were approved as revised at this meeting by unanimous consent (Camp/Neumann).

Reference: JT/00-0600, JT/01-0043 (IEEE proposed revision)

1.4.1 Review of Action Items, October 4, 2000

Mr. Jameson reported that all action items from the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting are completed or overcome by events.

1. JTPG will present proposed TD-1 text for Section 5.3.2, Guidance for Participation, for consideration at a future JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.1, March 1998 minutes) - Done
2. JTPG was requested to draft text for the TD-1 related to what constitutes attendance at a JTC 1 TAG meeting for review and approval by the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 2, June 1999 minutes) - Done
3. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to contact Ms. Baronas (NCITS/W1 Chairman) to discuss the US requirements and approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request that the W1 Chairman obtain the required documentation for subsequent consideration by NCITS and the JTC 1 TAG. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the SC 28 Plenary in 2001, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the complete documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.4, December 1999 minutes, Agenda Item 6.5, March 2000 minutes, Agenda Item 6.4, July 2000 minutes and Agenda Item 6.4, October 2000 minutes) - Done
4. Upon receipt of reports from the EIA, IEEE and NCITS TAG Administrators, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue an amended report which incorporates all of the subsidiary TAG reports. (Agenda Item 3.1, March 2000 minutes) - Overcome by events
5. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the SC 24 Plenary in 2001, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the complete documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.4, March 2000 minutes, Agenda Item 6.3, July 2000 minutes and Agenda Item 6.3, October 2000 minutes) - Done
6. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of IEEE SC 36 TAG approval of the request to host the SC 36 Plenary in 2001, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the complete documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.7, March 2000 minutes, Agenda Item 6.5, July 2000 minutes and Agenda Item 6.5, October 2000 minutes) - Done
7. JTC 1 TAG procedures related to the voting requirement issue will be reviewed by the Finance Committee and the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures. (Agenda Item 1.2.3, July 2000 minutes) - Done
8. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call for participants to serve on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures has been chartered to review outstanding JTPG action items related to the TD-1, new procedural issues discussed at this meeting, as well as logical editorial updates, and to prepare a revision of the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1 for JTC 1 TAG consideration. (Agenda Item 8.6, July 2000 minutes) - Done
9. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures will draft TD-1 text codifying the requirement that a group holding a JTC 1 Subgroup TAG assignment be a member of the US TAG to JTC 1. (Agenda Item 8.6.1, July 2000 minutes) - Done
10. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures will review current TD-1 text to ensure that procedures related to majority and two-thirds voting are not conflicting. (Agenda Item 8.6.2, July 2000 minutes) - Done
11. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures will review relevant procedures to see if the change in JTC 1 procedures permitting O membership in Working Groups has any corresponding impact on US procedures. (Agenda Item 8.6.3.1, July 2000 minutes) - Done
12. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures will review the JTC 1 TAG procedures and MoA, and develop necessary TD-1 text and MoA updates to address SC TAG authority over SC level NP ballots, while ensuring that the SC TAG position is submitted to the JTC 1 TAG for information. (Agenda Item 8.6.3.2, July 2000 minutes) - Done
13. At the appropriate time, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the US delegation to the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary to the JTC 1 Secretariat. (Agenda Item 8.9, July 2000 minutes and Agenda Item 9.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
14. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was directed to issue jeopardy letters to the following organizations for failure to attend two out of three successive meetings: AIIM and Bull HN. (Agenda Item 1.2.2, October 2000 minutes) - Done
15. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was directed to notify the ASC T1 and EIA representatives that their organizations' memberships on the JTC 1 TAG have been returned to normal status. (Agenda Item 1.2.2, October 2000 minutes) - Done
16. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will customize the 2001 JTC 1 TAG membership invoices to include the following elements: the membership fees for 2001, the voluntary assessment for 2000 and, if needed, the voluntary assessment for funding the hosting of the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 4.2.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
17. The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee will provide a cover letter to be distributed with the 2001 JTC 1 TAG membership invoices. The letter will detail the nature of the dues increase. (Agenda Item 4.2.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
18. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request that the ITI President issue a letter to the ANSI President detailing a three-year plan whereby the ANSI JTC 1 International Program reserves are drawn down over three years, 2001-2003, at a rate of $158K per year. Further, the JTC 1 TAG recommends that ITI set up like funds (i.e. $158K per year) in an interest bearing account, with proceeds benefiting the JTC 1 TAG. The JTC 1 TAG requests that ITI report on their implementation of this recommendation. (Agenda Item 4.2.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
19. In preparation for the JTC 1 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will review the comments submitted on JTC 1 N 6206 and JTC 1 N 6211 for discussion at the October 25-26, 2000 JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting. (Agenda Item 5.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
20. The US delegation to Tromsø is requested to closely review the SC documents posted to the JTC 1 Plenary agenda to determine the Subcommittees' support of the trial approved by the Strategic Planning initiatives. (Agenda Item 5.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
21. The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee was instructed to review the formal expense budget for the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary and has been authorized to issue an additional assessment for 2001, up to $1K, if needed. (Agenda Item 6.2, October 2000 minutes) - Done
22. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will incorporate US National Body approval of JTC 1 N 6230 in the US Delegates' Instructions for the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary in Tromsø. (Agenda Item 8.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
23. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit notification of US National Body support for the continued availability of ISO/IEC 9594-8:1998, as proposed in JTC 1 N 6236. (Agenda Item 8.5, October 2000 minutes) - Done
24. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will incorporate US National Body approval of JTC 1 N 6241 in the US Delegates' Instructions for the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary in Tromsø. (Agenda Item 8.6, October 2000 minutes) - Done
25. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will incorporate US National Body approval of JTC 1 N 6242 in the US Delegates' Instructions for the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary in Tromsø. (Agenda Item 8.7, October 2000 minutes) - Done
26. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US responses for the Group One List of Standards, as detailed in JT/00-0435. (Agenda Item 8.8, October 2000 minutes) - Done
27. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US responses for the Group Two List of Standards, as detailed in JT/00-0435. (Agenda Item 8.8, October 2000 minutes) - Done
28. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US responses for the Group Three List of Standards, as detailed in JT/00-0435. (Agenda Item 8.8, October 2000 minutes) - Done
29. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the JTC 1 TAG endorsement of the US National Standards Strategy for inclusion into the hearing record. (Agenda Item 8.12, October 2000 minutes) - Done
30. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will request that ANSI to work expeditiously with ISO to resolve the SC 17 patent policy issues prior to the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 9, October 2000 minutes) - Done
31. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Administrator will immediately notify the SC 17 TAG of US National Body support for the JTC 1 position as expressed in Seoul Resolution 19. (Agenda Item 9, October 2000 minutes) - Done
32. Given the high level of interest in this matter, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to distribute SC 17 N 1774 to the JTC 1 TAG membership. This issue will be addressed at the October 25-26, 2000 JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting for development of US delegates' instructions. (Agenda Item 9, October 2000 minutes) - Done
33. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to invite US SC Chairmen and Rapporteurs to attend the October 25-26, 2000 JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting, as well as the caucuses of the US delegation. (Agenda Item 9, October 2000 minutes) - Done
34. Based upon changes to the US delegation, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will work with the JTC 1 TAG officers to reallocate homework assignments, as needed. (Agenda Item 9.1, October 2000 minutes) - Done
35. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule, as revised at the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 11.2, October 2000 minutes) - Done

Reference: JT/00-0600 (agenda item 12)

The draft minutes of the October 25-26, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting (JT/00-0605) were approved as presented at this meeting by unanimous consent (Michael/Hill).

Reference: JT/00-0605

2. Chairman's Remarks

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson welcomed the JTC 1 TAG members in attendance and thanked Mr. Hill and Sun Microsystems for hosting this meeting.

Mr. Jameson observed that the focus of this meeting would be the review of the results of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures and of the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary in Tromsø, Norway.

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers

2.1.1 JTPG Chairman

As was addressed at the past few meetings, Mr. Jameson noted that the second call for volunteers to serve as the JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group (JTPG) Chairman ( JT/99-0048) closed on April 16, 1999. No candidates were identified.

Reference: JT/99-0048 (second call for volunteers)

3. JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report

(J. Garner)

Ms. Garner presented the JTC 1 TAG Administrator's report contained in JT/00-0695. An analysis of the issues considered by JTC 1 TAG letter ballots issued through 4th Quarter 2000 is detailed in the report.  As audited 2000 results are not yet available, they will be included in a future report.

Reference: JT/00-0695

ITI counsel developed antitrust guidelines for all ITI-sponsored activities, and ITI counsel requires that the guidelines be reviewed with the committees at the first meeting of the year.  It was noted that there have been no changes to the JTC 1 TAG Antitrust Guidelines. Ms. Garner explained that while compliance with the antitrust guidelines is a condition of employment for all ITI staff, the guidelines provide advice to the members.

JTC 1 TAG members were asked to review the JTC 1 TAG Antitrust Guidelines (JT/01-0011) so that questions, if any, could be addressed at the January 25-26, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. JTC 1 TAG members having specific concerns or questions were asked to forward them to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for consideration by ITI counsel.

Reference: JT/01-0011

The 2000 JTC 1 TAG Administrator's report to ANSI ExSC is contained in JT/01-0012. The DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Administrator's report is available in JT/01-0035.

Action Item: Upon receipt of reports from the remaining subsidiary TAG Administrators, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue an amended report which incorporates all of the subsidiary TAG reports.

Reference: JT/01-0012 (JTC 1 TAG Administrator's report), JT/01-0035 (DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Administrator's report)

4. JTC 1 TAG Subgroup and Rapporteur Reports

4.1 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group - JTPG

(S. Jameson)

In absence of a JTPG Chairman, Mr. Jameson, who had been leading the JTPG activity, reported that JTPG had not met since December 1997 due to lack of a Chairman.

The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures, established at the July 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, addressed procedural issues relevant to the JTC 1 TAG program.

4.2 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson reported that the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee last met October 3, 2000.  Mr. Oksala's retirement from Unisys causes the position of Finance Committee Chairman to be vacant at this time.

The next meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee is scheduled for February 27-28, 2001 in Long Beach, California.  Mr. Thewlis has volunteered to host the meeting in conjunction with an annual SHARE conference.  Members interested in attending are invited to book hotel rooms directly through SHARE headquarters by contacting Ms. Songi Kim at 1-888-574-2735 or 1-312-464-6100 ext. 2913. A meeting announcement and logistical information will be distributed as soon as possible.

The main focus of the February 2001 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee meeting will be the determination of  2002 allocations for support of the JTC 1 International Program.

4.2.1 Funding the International Program

At the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the committee approved a dues increase to provide $98K to fund the JTC 1 Secretariat in 2001. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator notified the subsidiary TAGs of their allocation for support of the JTC 1 Secretariat in 2001:

• NCITS - $163K (JT/00-0558)
• AIM Incorporated - $6K (JT/00-0559)
• DDC-I - $3K (JT/00-0560)
• DISA - $3K (JT/00-0561)
• EIA/TIA - $20K (JT/00-0562)
• IEEE - $33K (JT/00-0563)

The invoices were issued on December 18, 2000 and are due by March 31, 2001.

Mr. Jameson referred the committee to the IEEE request (JT/01-0044) that funding models be revisited.   The IEEE request will be referred to the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee for consideration at their February 27-28, 2001 meeting.

Dr. Pritchard, the IEEE TAG Administrator, expressed his opinion that it was imperative to have the 2002 funding issue discussed at the January meeting, otherwise decisions would be made too far along in the year to permit adequate discussion and planning on the part of the subsidiary TAGs.  Mr. Jameson noted that this was the first year of implementing a new funding model and that there would not be adequate information on income until the end of February to make decisions concerning 2002 allocations.

Mr. Jameson strongly encouraged the subsidiary TAGs to send representatives to the February meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.  JTC 1 TAG members were invited to submit contributions on alternative funding allocations for consideration at the February 27-28, 2001 meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.

Action Item:  JT/01-0044 will be posted for consideration at the February 27-28, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee meeting.  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute logistical information and an invitation for the Chairman of the IEEE-SA Board of Governors to attend this meeting.

Reference: JT/00-0558 (NCITS allocation), JT/00-0559 (AIM Inc. allocation), JT/00-0560 (DDC-I allocation), JT/00-0561 (DISA allocation), JT/00-0562 (EIA/TIA allocation), JT/00-0563 (IEEE allocation), JT/01-0044 (IEEE correspondence)

Mr. Hogan, the JTC 1 TAG Conformity Assessment and Interoperability Rapporteur, gave a report on activities since the October 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting.  He agreed to provide brief summaries of  documents of specific interest to the US IT community.  It was agreed that the JTC 1 TAG could submit comments to the ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group as part of normal coordination activities within ANSI.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will add agenda item 4.3.1 - ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group (R. Silletti) to the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG agenda.

4.4 JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur

(F. Farance)

Although not in attendance at the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, Mr. Farance, the JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur, submitted JT/01-0042 as his report.

Reference: JT/01-0042

Mr. Silletti, the JTC 1 TAG Marketing Rapporteur, gave a report on activities since the October 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting.   In his capacity as the US representative on the JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur Group, Mr. Silletti agreed to use informal channels to encourage careful editing of documents submitted by JTC 1 entities for publication in the ISO Bulletin.

5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities

5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning

(D. Michael)

At the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning was reconstituted to provide recommendations on Strategic Planning activities. Mr. Michael, Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning, reviewed his report on the ad hoc's activities (JT/00-0687).

JT/01-0048 are the resolutions from the January 2001 ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) meeting.  Mr. Jameson noted that resolution 12 is of specific interest with respect to the JTC 1 Strategic Planning activity:

Technical Management Board resolution 12/2001

ISO/IEC JTC 1

The Technical Management Board

noting the proposal from ISO/IEC JTC 1 on modified rules for participation in WGs under SCs of JTC 1 which would allow corporate bodies to participate directly in JTC 1 WGs,

considering that an innovative approach is needed to re-position JTC 1 with respect to the ITC industry,

requests JTC 1 to reconsider the original proposals which proposed a more radical restructuring and to submit further proposals to the TMB for review,

in the meantime concurs that the current proposals essentially allow JTC 1 working groups to work as traditional working groups or in the workshop mode according to the rules agreed for ITAs,

requests its secretariat to convey the TMB's view to JTC 1, the IEC and the ISO Council.

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG leadership will work with ANSI to get input on areas of TMB support to determine specific strengths of the US proposals on Strategic Planning.

The JTC 1 TAG approved the extension of the US National Body offer to host a meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning, should one be called by the JTC 1 Chairman.   JTC 1 TAG members agreed to look into serving as hosts for such a meeting.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a new call for volunteers to serve on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning.  The call will clearly state that  the ad hoc membership and listserv will be updated based upon responses to this call (former participants will need to respond to this call to remain on the group and its listserv).

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will hold a meeting, review past US contributions/positions and possibly recast them in light of the ISO/TMB direction to JTC 1.

Mrs. Rajchel observed it was possible that ANSI might establish an activity to support certain JTC 1 TAG initiatives on higher-level issues, as well as to educate other ANSI constituencies on this activity due to the broader implications implied by Strategic Planning.

Reference: JT/00-0687 (ad hoc report), JT/01-0048 (TMB resolutions)

At the July 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures was established. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures was chartered to review outstanding JTPG action items related to the TD-1, new procedural issues, as well as logical editorial updates, and to prepare a revision of the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1 for JTC 1 TAG consideration. Mr. Thewlis was appointed Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures.

JT/00-0477 is the call for participants to serve on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures. The issues list for consideration by the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures is available in JT/00-0604.

Reference: JT/00-0477 (call for participants), JT/00-0604 (issues list)

5.2.1 Report of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures and Review of Revised TD-1 Text

JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures met November 28-30, 2000 in Redmond, Washington. Mr. Thewlis, Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures, reviewed JT/00-0662, the request for review and comments on the revised TD-1. Attachment 1 is the report of the ad hoc and attachment 2 is the revised TD-1 text. Comments were requested by January 9, 2001 for consideration at the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Following this meeting, a JTC 1 TAG letter ballot will be issued to determine approval of the revised TD-1.  In the event that substantive changes are submitted, a ballot resolution meeting will be held to address comments, the proposed revisions will be reviewed at the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting and the revised text will be balloted following that meeting.

Mr. Thewlis reviewed the proposed changes to the TD-1.  As the committee discussed the TD-1, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator updated the text with changes agreed upon at this meeting.

Reference: JT/00-0662

5.2.2 Review of Comments on Revised TD-1 Text

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed and accepted Mr. Zemrowski's comments as detailed in JT/01-0015.   His editorial changes to the TD-1 will be incorporated in the text balloted by the JTC 1 TAG.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to make the changes agreed upon at this meeting to the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures, before issuing the JTC 1 TAG letter ballot to determine approval of the revised TD-1.

Mr. Jameson agreed to work with the ANSI ISSB, at the appropriate venue and time,  to update the MoA based upon the procedural changes approved by the JTC 1 TAG.

On behalf of the committee, Mr. Michael thanked the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures for producing a thorough and timely revision of the TD-1.

Reference: JT/01-0015

6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings

6.1 Review of Seven-Year JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the Seven-Year JTC 1 and JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar as reflected in JT/01-0008. This calendar is used as a planning tool for the JTC 1 TAG and the JTC 1 TAG Administrator.

JT/00-0301 is a letter from the JTC 1 TAG Chairman to US SC and WG TAG officers noting that when a tentative offer is made for the US to host an international meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator shall be notified immediately.

Reference: JT/00-0301 (JTC 1 TAG hosting procedures), JT/01-0008 (calendar)

JT/00-0669 are the revised meeting specifications and budget for the November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii.  Mr. Jameson noted that there are still choices to be made with respect to the social activities the US will choose to provide.  The level of available funding will be discussed at the February 27-28, 2001 meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Chairman agreed to informally contact JTC 1 National Body HoDs to get an idea of the number of delegates they are likely to send to the November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii.  This information will be used in the planning process for hosting this meeting.

Reference: JT/00-0669 (revised meeting specifications and budget)

In preparation for the December 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator reviewed JTC 1 Subcommittee web sites to update the 7-year calendar. The SC 28 web sites showed the US National Body as the tentative host of the 2001 SC 28 Plenary.

As an action item from the December 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to contact the NCITS/W1 Chairman to discuss the US requirements and approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting and to request that the NCITS/W1 Chairman obtain the required documentation for subsequent consideration by NCITS and the JTC 1 TAG. JT/00-0004 is the transmittal of hosting requirements to the NCITS/W1 Chairman.

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed the NCITS/W1 request to host the May 2001 SC 28 Plenary (JT/01-0033). NCITS reviewed and approved the W1 request at the January 22-24, 2001 NCITS meeting (JT/01-0045). The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Higginbottom/Silletti)

The JTC 1 TAG approves the NCITS/W1 request to the May 2001 SC 28 Plenary, as detailed in JT/01-0033.

Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

The motion passes.

Reference: JT/00-0004 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/W1 Chairman), JT/01-0033 (NCITS/W1 offer to host), JT/01-0045 (notification of NCITS approval)

Upon review of the preliminary draft resolutions from the March 2000 SC 36 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator noticed that the US National Body was identified as the tentative host of the 2001 SC 36 Plenary.

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator contacted Dr. Pritchard (IEEE SC 36 TAG Administrator) to discuss the US requirements and approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting and to request that the IEEE SC 36 TAG Administrator obtain the required documentation for subsequent consideration by the JTC 1 TAG. JT/00-0194 is the transmittal of hosting requirements to the Interim IEEE SC 36 TAG Administrator.

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed the Farance Incorporated request to host the March 2001 SC 36 Plenary (JT/00-0692). The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Michael/Camp)

The JTC 1 TAG approves the IEEE SC 36 TAG request to the March 2001 SC 36 Plenary, as detailed in JT/00-0692.

Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

The motion passes.

Reference: JT/00-0194 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE SC 36 TAG Admin.), JT/00-0692 (Farance Inc. offer to host)

In preparation for the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator reviewed JTC 1 Subcommittee web sites to update the 7-year calendar. The SC 36 web sites shows the US National Body as the tentative host of the September 2002 SC 36 Plenary.

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator contacted Dr. Pritchard, the IEEE TAG Administrator, concerning US hosting requirements, the approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting and to request that the IEEE SC 36 TAG submit the required documentation for subsequent consideration by the JTC 1 TAG. JT/00-0685 is the transmittal of hosting requirements to the IEEE SC 36 TAG Administrator.

Action Item: Upon receipt of the required documentation for the US National Body hosting of the 2002 SC 36 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.

Reference: JT/00-0685 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE SC 36 TAG Admin.)

In preparation for the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator reviewed JTC 1 Subcommittee web sites to update the 7-year calendar. The SC 32 web sites shows the US National Body as the tentative host of the 2003 SC 32 Plenary.

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator contacted the DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Administrator and the NCITS/H2 and L8 Chairmen, concerning US hosting requirements, the approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting and to request that the SC 32 TAG submit the required documentation for subsequent consideration by NCITS and the JTC 1 TAG. JT/00-0684 is the transmittal of hosting requirements to the SC 32 TAG.

Action Item: Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the 2003 SC 32 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.

Reference: JT/00-0684 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/H2 and L8, and DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Admin.)

7. Status of US Held Secretariats, Chairmen and JTC 1/SC and WG TAGs

8. New Business

8.1 For Action - Determination of US National Body Vote on JTC 1 N 6346 - Draft Technical Corrigendum to ISO/IEC 9596, 10164 and 10165

(S. Jameson)

JT/00-0619 is the advance transmittal of JTC 1 N 6346 - Draft Technical Corrigendum to ISO/IEC 9596, 10164 and 10165. As noted in the documentation, JTC 1 has allocated to ITU-T maintenance responsibility for these standards. ITU-T has submitted this set of Corrigendum to JTC 1 for approval. This course of action has been agreed upon by ITTF.

Mr. Rutt, the NCITS/T3 International Representative, presented the NCITS/T3 recommendation on JTC 1 N 6346 (JT/01-0032).

The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Rutt/Pritchard)

The US National Body votes to approve JTC 1 N 6346 - Draft Technical Corrigendum to ISO/IEC 9596, 10164 and 10165, as presented.

Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

The motion passes.

Reference: JT/00-0619 (transmittal), JT/01-0032 (NCITS/T3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6346

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed the NCITS/T3 recommendation (JT/01-0010) to approve JTC 1 N 6351 - SC 6 Nomination for the UK to Serve as Registration Authority for ISO/IEC 9834-7.

As there was no objection to the request as detailed in JTC 1 N 6351, the US will not submit comments objecting to the request being progressed.

Reference: JT/01-0010 (NCITS/T3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6351

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed the NCITS/L3 recommendation (JT/00-0697) to approve JTC 1 N 6357 - SC 29 Nomination for CISAC to Serve as Registration Authority for ISO/IEC 14496-1.

As there was no objection to the request as detailed in JTC 1 N 6357, the US will not submit comments objecting to the request being progressed.

Reference: JT/00-0697 (NCITS/L3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6357

Early last year, ISO Council approved the Standards Availability Trial proposed by JTC 1 and led by the US.  ISO established a project team which included representatives from JTC 1.  Ms. Higginbottom served as the JTC 1 representative on the project team.   Ms. Higginbottom expressed concern that the letter detailing the ANSI position on the JTC 1 Standards Availability Trial (JT/00-0672) is in opposition to positions established by the JTC 1 TAG.

Extensive discussion ensued.  It was agreed that there had been a breakdown in coordination efforts within the US which led to an effort led by the US participants in JTC 1 not being supported by ANSI, the US National Body.

Action Item:  Ms. Higginbottom volunteered to write a formal letter to Mr. Smoot, Chairman of the ANSI Board of Directors, reinforcing the JTC 1 TAG position in support of the Standards Availability trial approved by JTC 1.  A draft version of the letter will be circulated on JTC 1 TAG reflector for review prior to its submission to ANSI.  JTC 1 TAG members are invited to share the final letter with their organizations' ANSI Board members.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will write to Mr. Smoot, Chairman of the ANSI Board of Directors, seeking to improve coordination activities between the JTC 1 TAG, other US interests and ANSI.  A draft version of the letter will be circulated on JTC 1 TAG reflector for review prior to its submission to ANSI.

Reference: JT/00-0672

Mr. Winkler reviewed the Unisys contribution on SC 35 activities, as detailed in JT/00-0670.  In his opinion, JTC 1 N 6359 is an invitation for certification of something that is not suitable for standardization.

There were no comments submitted in response to the following SC 35 NPs:

• JTC 1 N 6359 - SC 35/WG 5 New Work Item Proposal for Assessment of Cultural and Linguistic Adaptability in Software and Hardware Products - Test Method
• JTC 1 N 6360 - SC 35/WG 5 New Work Item Proposal for Guidelines for Drafting ISO/IEC Standards Respecting Cultural and Linguistic Adaptability Principles
• JTC 1 N 6361 - SC 35/WG 3 New Proposal for a Technical Report on Framework for User Interfaces Standards

Mr. Jameson reported that the US cannot vote on these NPs since we do not participate in SC 35.  The JTC 1 TAG agreed to put together a US contribution detailing objections to JTC 1 N 6359.  Mr. Winkler was asked to lead this effort.  The document would be balloted, prior to submission to JTC 1,  to determine JTC 1 TAG support.  It was noted that there would not be time to conduct a reconsideration ballot.

Action Item:  Mr. Winkler, with input from other members of the JTC 1 TAG community, will draft a document to be balloted as the US contribution detailing objections to JTC 1 N 6359.  The JTC 1 TAG ballot will close on March 12, 2001.

It was agreed that a plan should be developed  to prevent potentially controversial NPs from going unnoticed. From this point on, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request concerns within 15 days of NPs being posted so that US can react as appropriate, if necessary.

Mr. Jameson observed that the issue of US participation on SC 35 was tabled at the July 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting.  If the JTC 1 TAG believes that the US should reconsider establishing membership SC 35, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator would need to issue a call for SC 35 TAG Administrator and TAG to be published in ANSI Standards Action.  The JTC 1 TAG would need to approve the SC 35 TAG Administrator and TAG, as well as the establishment of  US membership on SC 35.  It was agreed this action was not required at this time.

Reference: JT/00-0670 (Unisys contribution), JTC 1 N 6359 (SC 35 NP), JTC 1 N 6360 (SC 35 NP), JTC 1 N 6361 (SC 35 TR proposal)

Mr. Jameson reviewed JTC 1 N 6363 - Determination of US National Body Representation to the June 11-13, 2001 JTC 1 Long-Term Business Planning Meeting/Conference. Each National Body has been invited to send one representative to the meeting/conference. National Bodies have been asked to provide input and representation information by February 9, 2001.

Following extensive discussion, it was agreed that the US would send a representative to the JTC 1 Long-Term Business Planning Meeting/Conference.  National Bodies have been asked to indicate agreement or disagreement with the extension of an invitation to participate to one representative from each of the four external categories.  The JTC 1 TAG agreed that the US would respond indicating that it did not support extending an invitation to the external groups.

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the JTC 1 Secretariat that the US National Body will send a representative to the June 2001 JTC 1 Long-Term Business Planning Meeting/Conference.  The US representative will be formally named and endorsed at the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will draft a US response expressing disapproval of  the extension of an invitation to participate to representatives from the external categories for several reasons.  This document will be circulated to the JTC 1 TAG for review prior to submission to JTC 1.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6363

Mr. Jameson reported that the NCITS and JTC 1 TAG officers met with the ITI President in December 2000 to discuss a set of service functions to be provided by the Standards Secretariat staff.  Metrics for those services were also discussed.  ITI has agreed with the stated services. JT/01-0014 details the proposed JTC 1 TAG Administrator services.  The document will be revised as appropriate.

Action Item:  The list of proposed JTC 1 TAG Administrator Services will be posted to the April 2001 agenda so that expectations can be used by ITI to develop the 2002  JTC 1 TAG budget.

Reference: JT/01-0014

9. Other Business

9.1 AIF Liaison Report

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the report of the September 11, 2000 AIF meeting (JT/00-0621). The AIF is the ANSI International Forum.  Mr. Jameson and Ms. Garner attended the September 2000 AIF meeting on behalf of the JTC 1 TAG. As reported at the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting, there was little of direct interest to the JTC 1 TAG on the September AIF agenda. The AIF met January 10, 2001 in Arizona. The JTC 1 TAG was not represented at that meeting.

The next AIF meeting is scheduled for May 2001 in the Washington, DC area.  JTC 1 TAG representation is anticipated at that meeting.

Reference: JT/00-0621 (report of September 2000 AIF meeting)

Mr. Smith, the JTC 1 TAG liaison to the ISO/TC 154 TAG, gave a presentation on the activities of  ISO/TC 154, the Business Objects Summit (BOS) and the MoU Management Group (JT/01-0068).

Reference: JT/01-0068

10. Report of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Plenary - 6-10 November 2000 - Tromsø, Norway

(S. Jameson)

The resolutions from the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary in Tromsø, Norway are available in JTC 1 N 6349. JT/01-0047 is the US Head of Delegation report of the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6349 (resolutions), JT/01-0047 (US HoD report)

10.1.1 Continuation of Rapporteur Groups

- Tromsø Resolution 1

Tromsø Resolution 1 notes the continuation of the following Rapporteur Groups through the next plenary:

• Conformity Assessment and Interoperability Rapporteur Group
• Implementing Information Technology Rapporteur Group
• Marketing Rapporteur Group

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 1.

10.1.2 Officer and Liaison Appointments

- Tromsø Resolutions 2 and 3

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 2, JTC 1 approved the appointment/re-appointment of the following SC Chairmen:

• SC 2 Chairman - Prof. Kohji Shibano
• SC 22 Chairman - Mr. John Hill
• SC 28 Chairman - Mr. Raul Colcher
• SC 31 Chairman - Mr. Alan Haberman
• SC 36 Chairman - Mr. Frank Farance

The following Rapporteurs and liaisons were appointed/reappointed:

• CA&I Rapporteur - Mr. Dave Thewlis
• JTC 1/ITU-T Liaison - Ms. Josee Auber
• IIT Rapporteur and ITSIG Liaison - Mr. Frank Farance
• Marketing Rapporteur - Mr. Henry Ryan
• IEC/TC 100 Liaison - Dr. Walter van Pattay
• Vocabulary Rapporteur - Mr. Martin Ford
• OSI Maintenance Rapporteur - Mr. Peter Furniss

Resolution 3 notes the appointment of liaison officers to CASCO and CASCO subgroups through the next JTC 1 Plenary:

• Mr. Dave Thewlis - JTC 1 liaison officer to CASCO and to the CASCO Advisory Group on Standards and Conformity Assessment (upon establishment of the AG by CASCO)
• Mr. James Moore - SC 7 liaison officer to CASCO WG 20
• Mr. Johannes Appel - SC 27 liaison officer to CASCO/WG 24 (upon establishment of the WG by CASCO)

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolutions 2 and 3.

The US delegates to the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary expressed concern with the lack of formal reports provided by the JTC 1 Liaison to IEC/TC 100.

10.1.3 Change in SC 7 Title

- Tromsø Resolution 5

Tromsø Resolution 5 reports JTC 1 approval of the revised SC 7 title, Software and System Engineering, as detailed in JTC 1 N 6230.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 5.

10.1.4 Establishment of a New Technical Direction - Application Technologies

- Tromsø Resolution 10

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 10, JTC 1 established a new Technical Direction, Application Technologies, and placed SC 36 in this Technical Direction.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 10.

10.1.5 Administration of SC 6

- Tromsø Resolution 12

Tromsø Resolution 12 notes the assumption of the SC 6 Secretariat by the National Body of Korea (KATS).

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 12.

Tromsø Resolution 6 reports that JTC 1 has requested that ITTF place the following documents on the WWW:

• TR 10182: 1994 - Binding Techniques for Programming Languages
• TR 14369: 1999 - Guidelines for the Preparation of Language Independent Service Specifications

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 6.

10.3 DIS 17799-1 Management of IT Security

- Tromsø Resolution 4

Tromsø Resolution 4 addresses DIS 17799-1 Management of IT Security. The resolution recorded JTC 1's request that ITTF suspend the publication process until the inconsistencies between DIS 17799-1 and TR 13335 are resolved. Although the US voted in support of the resolution, the resolution failed.

Following extensive discussion, it was agreed that the JTC 1 TAG must act quickly as appeals must be filed within three months of the publication of a standard.  The JTC 1 TAG agreed to the following action plan:

• Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Mr. Mondello and request documentation, suitable for circulation to the JTC 1 TAG, related to the Canadian appeal.
• Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Mr. Kushnier at ANSI to discuss the process involved in having the US file an individual appeal or supporting the Canadian appeal to the ISO TMB.
• Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a pointer (URL) to the US position on DIS 17799-1 as contained in JTLBs 2371 and 2382 (reconsideration of JTLB 2371).
• Action Item: Based upon receipt of information from Canada and guidance from ANSI, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman will draft a US document for consideration by JTC 1 TAG letter ballot.

JTC 1 TAG members were invited to raise issues or concerns at the ICSCA meeting in February.

10.4 Incorporation of Normative Referencing of Specifications other than International Standards into Normal JTC 1 Operations

- Tromsø Resolution 7

Tromsø Resolution 7 notes that the policy for Normative Referencing of Specifications other than International Standards, as documented in JTC 1 N 4046, should be made a part of normal JTC 1 operations. The JTC 1 Secretariat has been requested to update the JTC 1 Directives incorporating this policy. SCs were reminded to improve awareness of this policy and to evaluate the need for normative referencing as well as observe the requirements for all normative references as detailed in this policy. National Bodies were reminded of their obligation to review the normative references when voting.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 7.

10.5 Approval of Category C Liaisons

- Tromsø Resolution 8

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 8, JTC 1 recommended that ITTF grant Category C Liaison status as follows:

• SC 24/WG 8 - Open GIS Consortium
• SC 24/WG 8 - Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)
• SC 29/WG 11 - TV-Anytime Forum
• SC 29/WG 11 - International DOI Foundation
• SC 29/WG 11 - Electronic Book Exchange Working Group (EBX)

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 8.

10.6 ISO/IEC Joint Technical Advisory Board (JTAB)

- Tromsø Resolution 9

Tromsø Resolution 9 records the list of decisions taken at the third meeting of the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Advisory Board (JTAB), as detailed in JTC 1 N 6197. JTC 1 requests that the nature, scope and program of work of JTC 1 be taken into consideration by JTAB when work is allocated to an ISO or IEC Technical Committee. Additionally, JTC 1 notes SC 28's ongoing work on Colour Management and supports its intention to request admission to the JWG on Colour Management and Measurement established by the JTAB. JTC 1 also encourages its SCs to make use of the JTC 1 Liaison with IEC/TC 100.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 9.

10.7 Spatial Standardization and Related Interoperability

- Tromsø Resolutions 11A and 11B

Tromsø Resolution 11A notes JTC 1 authorization of the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future meetings of the Joint Steering Group (JSG) on Spatial Standardization and Related Interoperability:

• HoD and SC 24 - Ms. Laura Moore
• SC 32/WG 4 - Mr. Paul Scarponcini
• SC 31 - TBD
• SC 35/WG 4 - TBD

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 11B, JTC 1 accepted the offer of the Vocabulary Rapporteur to review the meta-database on Spatial Standards being developed for the Joint Steering Group and to make a recommendation as to the degree of suitability of this database being used for JTC 1 standards. The Vocabulary Rapporteur will report at the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolutions 11A and 11B.

10.8 Template Patent Statement for Common Text with ITU-T

- Tromsø Resolution 13

Tromsø Resolution 13 records JTC 1's request that ITTF produce a template patent statement for common text with ITU-T, taking into account the current ITU-T templates and the existing ISO and IEC policies. JTC 1 requests that the template be circulated among JTC 1 National Bodies for review and comment, prior to posting the template on the ITTF web site for implementation.

Usage of this template by patent holders will be recommended but not mandatory as long as the requirements of the ISO Patent Policy are met.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 13.

Action Item:  When available, the Template Patent Statement for Common Text with ITU-T will be expeditiously circulated with a JTC 1 TAG transmittal and document number,  indicating that the document is being reviewed by ANSI legal counsel to ensure it is consistent with ISO patent policies currently in place.  JTC 1 TAG members are invited to submit comments to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator.

10.9 Business Plan for Standards Availability

- Tromsø Resolution 14

Tromsø Resolution 14 notes JTC 1's request that its Secretariat forward this resolution to the JTC 1 Market Trial Project Team. JTC 1 resolved the following:

1. JTC 1 recommends that all SCs be included in the trial described in JTC 1 N 6149. If a subset must be used, JTC 1 recommends that the subset take into consideration volume, market competition, and improvement of implementations and user need. The specific SCs are SCs 2, 6, 7, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 and 34.
2. JTC 1 agrees that CHF 40 per single standard (unit) download is appropriate and recommends that a multi-part standard should be treated as a single unit at the time of distribution to the customer.
3. JTC 1 recommends that SCs be given the opportunity to make recommendations on what standards should be grouped together. Following the guidelines in JTC 1 N 6149, National Bodies, ISO and IEC should make the final decision as to the packaging of sets of standards and how to price them.
4. JTC 1 recommends that all National Bodies participating in the trial collect the statistical data on the number of the standard and the related SC, the list price, the quantity sold and the revenue derived.
5. JTC 1 recommends that the Project Team invite all ISO/IEC Member Bodies to participate in the trial and to collect the required data. National Bodies not willing to provide the data to the Project Team should not be considered part of the trial.
6. JTC 1 recommends that the Project Team invite National Bodies to participate in the trial with distribution of their national adoptions.
7. JTC 1 accepts the proposal presented in JTC 1 N 6333 to complete the trial at the end of 2001 and tabulate and summarize data at the beginning of 2002, in time to submit the analysis to the April 2002 ISO Council meeting. JTC 1 recommends that the price and availability of on-line standards remain unchanged through the end of the trial analysis and its assessment by the ISO Council.
8. JTC 1 endorses Francois Coallier, John Hill and Karen Higginbottom as the JTC 1 Project Team representatives.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 14.

The JTC 1 Market Trial Project Team will meet in March 2001.  The JTC 1 representatives will continue to support the positions approved by JTC 1 in Tromsø.

10.10 Freely Available Access to JTC 1 Working Drafts and Committee Drafts

- Tromsø Resolution 15

Tromsø Resolution 15 observes that the trial period for freely available access to JTC 1 Working Drafts and Committee Drafts as authorized and extended by ISO Council is coming to completion. In anticipation of the end of the trial period and the need to report back to ISO Council on the results of the trial, JTC 1 asked its SCs to provide input on their experiences with the trial. All of the SCs that responded indicated that their experiences were very positive.

Given the positive response to the trial, JTC 1 recommends to ISO Council that the current electronic document distribution trial for free availability of documents up to, but not including DIS/FDIS, be made a permanent policy of JTC 1. Upon ISO Council approval of this request, the JTC 1 Secretariat is instructed to incorporate the policy into the JTC 1 Directives.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 15.

10.11 FDIS 14143-2

- Tromsø Resolution 16

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 16, JTC 1 requests that ITTF discontinue the processing of FDIS 14143-2, Software engineering - Software measurement - Functional size measurement - Part 2: Conformity evaluation of software size measurement methods to ISO/IEC 14143-1:1998, recently submitted by SC 7.

SC 7 experts, together with CAI-RG, are requested to continue to review the draft version of the FDIS prior to its submission for FDIS ballot, with a view to reconciling their different views on the contents of the draft.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 16.

10.12 JTC 1 Marketing

10.12.1 Requests to ITTF Related to Marketing Initiatives

- Tromsø Resolution 17

Tromsø Resolution 17 notes JTC 1's request that ITTF:

• Provide a template and guidance on how to prepare and submit abstracts and related material for web sites. This material should be incorporated into the JTC 1 Directives, as appropriate.
• Provide a status report at the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary on the implementation of fields for abstracts in all of the public catalogues for ISO/IEC standards.
• Provide access to the titles of publications and projects of all SCs of JTC 1 via the home pages of ISO and IEC, searchable by SC number and publication number. The user should also have access to the foreword, scope and list of normative and informative references and abstracts and should be allowed to include this information in his own publications, under defined conditions.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 17.

10.12.2 Requests to JTC 1 Subcommittees Related to Marketing Initiatives

- Tromsø Resolution 18

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 18, JTC 1 requests its SCs to:

• Encourage experts to include aspects related to standardization when publishing articles.
• Encourage experts to produce material related to JTC 1 for publication in many venues.
• Consider SC 29 as a model of what an SC web site should look like and use SC 27 as a check list for web site content.
• Place on their web sites extracts of their most prominent standards which contain references to other standards.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 18.

10.12.3 Requests to the Marketing Rapporteur Group

- Tromsø Resolution 19

Tromsø Resolution 19 details the JTC 1 request that the Marketing Rapporteur Group:

• Create a set of guidelines for potential authors.
• Investigate a pilot implementation, in conjunction with commercial publishers, to provide citation access to extracts of both normative and informative documents.

The results of these activities should be reviewed prior to the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 19.

Tromsø Resolution 20 notes JTC 1 appreciation of Mr. Martin Ford's work on the database of IT terms and definitions. JTC 1 authorized the Vocabulary Rapporteur, Mr. Ford, to continue his work on the database, taking into consideration the work already done by international organizations and to keep JTC 1 informed of its progress.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 20.

10.14 JTC 1 Web Site Sub-pages

- Tromsø Resolution 21

Tromsø Resolution 21 requests that the JTC 1 Secretariat place a link on the JTC 1 web site pointing to the freely available JTC 1 documents.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 21.

10.15 JTC 1 Strategic Planning

10.15.1 Meeting on JTC 1 Long Term Planning

- Tromsø Resolution 23

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 23, JTC 1 accepted Canada's offer to host the meeting on long-term business planning defined in JTC 1 N 6211 and accepted by ballot as described in JTC 1 N 6282.  The US was one of few National Bodies that opposed holding this meeting.

JTC 1 appointed Peter Krauth, Ulrich Hartmann, Carman Mondello, Henry Ryan and the JTC 1 Chairman as the members of the ad hoc business planning group defined in JTC 1 N 6211 as being responsible for planning the long-term business planning meeting.

JTC 1 N 6363 is the Information and Request for Input on the Plans for the JTC 1 Long-Term Business Planning Meeting/Conference. National Body input and representation information is requested by February 9, 2001.  The intent is to include representation by one representative of each of the four external categories/groups.  SC 7 is the only group to commit to participate at this time.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 23.  This item is covered in detail under agenda item 8.6.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6363

10.15.2 Review of SC-Level NP Ballots

- Tromsø Resolution 24

Tromsø Resolution 24 notes that following the introduction of NP ballots at the SC level as defined in JTC 1 N 6080 and approved by ballot as described in JTC 1 N 6148, SCs are reminded of their responsibility to furnish the NP material to the JTC 1 Secretariat, simultaneously with SC distribution, so that the JTC 1 Secretariat can distribute the NP materials to the JTC 1 National Bodies for review simultaneously with the SC level ballot. JTC 1 also reminds its National Bodies of their responsibility to review and check each NP especially on its scope and assignment, inconsistencies or overlaps with other JTC 1 products, and market relevance.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 24.

10.15.3 Trial New Participation Mode

- Tromsø Resolution 25

Tromsø Resolution 25 notes the establishment of a new trial participation mode for optional use by Working Groups. The description of the trial together with its associated duties and its obligations is contained in Attachment 1 of JTC 1 N 6349. The JTC 1 Secretariat will forward the details of the new trial participation mode to ITTF for ISO/IEC approval.

The US National Body opposed Tromsø Resolution 25 as it was a watered-down version of the US contribution.  The concept of direct participation was shifted from the SC level to only the WG level.  This item is covered in detail under agenda item 5.1.

10.15.4 Stabilized/Obsolescent Standards

- Tromsø Resolution 26

Tromsø Resolution 26 notes support of the US and UK contributions related to a new classification of standard to be called stabilized or obsolescent. This category would apply to standards toward the end of their life cycle where JTC 1 National Bodies no longer have access to the appropriate resources to review them but the standards may still be in productive use. The Strategic Planning Ad Hoc requests that JTC 1 re-circulate the US and UK documents indicating support for the strategy proposed and request further input from National Bodies and Sub Committees for further consideration by JTC 1.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 24.

Action Item:  When the documents are distributed, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will address the recirculated documents related to stabilized/obsolescent standards.

10.15.5 Consistency of JTC 1 Products

- Tromsø Resolution 27

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 27, JTC 1 stresses the need for consistency of its products (International Standards and Technical Reports) irrespective of the route through which they were developed. JTC 1 reminds ITTF of its obligation to ascertain that a proposed DIS contains no evident contradiction with other ISO/IEC standards. JTC 1 offers any help to ITTF in such undertaking. Should an inconsistency be detected at any point in the ratification process, JTC 1 together with ITTF will take immediate action to cure the problem.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 27.

Tromsø Resolution 28 notes that SC 6 is in the process of identifying two experts who would be willing to represent JTC 1's and ISO's interests in the event that ISO becomes a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Protocol Support Organization (PSO). JTC 1 also notes that, if and when candidates are identified by SC 6, their names will be forwarded to JTC 1.

JTC 1 requests that, once the SC 6 experts have been identified, the JTC 1 Chairman, in conjunction with the SC 6 experts, pursues further the potential ISO membership in ICANN/PSO.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 28.

10.17 IT Implementation

10.17.1 ITSIG Guide (3.0) for the Use of IT in the Development and Distribution of Standards

- Tromsø Resolution 29

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 29, JTC 1:

• Requests its National Bodies and SCs to review the ITSIG Guide (JTC 1 N 6289) and to forward any comments to the IIT-RG prior to the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary;
• Continues its participation in ITSIG and will also continue to share its IT experiences with ITSIG;
• Requests its Secretariat and its SCs to attempt to use the ITSIG Guide (JTC 1 N 6289) on a trial basis for 2000 and 2001 noting that JTC 1 will consider replacing the current JTC 1 IT Guidelines (Annex H of the JTC 1 Directives) with the ITSIG Guide.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 29.

10.17.2 Use of Word97 for JTC 1 Documents

- Tromsø Resolution 30

Tromsø Resolution 30 notes that the ISO template and the ITSIG Guide recommend the use of Word97. JTC 1 resolves to allow Word97 as one of its internal formats for document transmission.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 30.

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 31:

1. JTC 1 authorized the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future MoU/MG meetings: Ms. Sandy Paul (HoD), Mr. Paul Levine (SC 32) and TBD (SC 31).
2. JTC 1 authorizes the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at the November 2000 Common Business Object Conference: Ms. Sandy Paul (HoD), Mr. Paul Levine (SC 32/WG 1), TBD (SC 31), TBD (SC 32/WG 2) and TBD (SC 34).
3. The JTC 1 Secretariat is requested to circulate the current MoU Matrix to JTC 1 National Bodies and SCs for review to determine if its SCs are appropriately shown on the Matrix. Comments should be submitted to the JTC 1 Secretariat for compilation and forwarding to the MoU/MG.
4. The JTC 1 Secretariat, in consultation with the MoU/MG, is requested to provide the ITU with appropriate sites to be linked to the MoU site. JTC 1 National Bodies and SCs are asked to review the MoU site and provide comments to the JTC 1 Secretariat that will support better understanding of the MoU site by the JTC 1 community. Comments will be forwarded to the MoU/MG.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 31.

10.19 Revision of Annex K of the JTC 1 Directives: Cooperative Procedures for ITU-T and JTC 1 Cooperation

- Tromsø Resolution 32

Tromsø Resolution 32 records JTC 1's request that its liaison officer to ITU-T and the ITU-T liaison officer to JTC 1 to work collaboratively to produce a revised version of Annex K to the JTC 1 Directives to reflect any procedural changes within both organizations. Upon receipt of the revised document, the JTC 1 Secretariat will circulate the document to JTC 1 National Bodies and SCs for review and comment.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 32.

10.20 JTC 1 Delegation to the ISO Steering Committee on Image Technology

- Tromsø Resolution 33

Tromsø Resolution 33 notes the dissolution of JTAG2 and the establishment of a Steering Committee on Image Technology. JTC 1 authorized the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future Steering Committee meetings:

• Mr. Jan van den Beld (SC 11 and SC 23)
• Dr. Scott Foshee (SC 29)
• TBD - (SC 28)
• TBD - (SC 24)

The JTC 1 Chairman will appoint a Head of Delegation.

The JTC 1 delegation will ensure JTC 1's ability to manage its program of work and progress its standards in a timely manner are not impaired.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 33.

10.21 JTC 1 Business Plan

- Tromsø Resolution 34

Tromsø Resolution 34 records JTC 1 approval of JTC 1 N 6347 as the current JTC 1 Business Plan.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 34.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6347 (approved JTC 1 Business Plan)

As noted in Tromsø Resolution 35, JTC 1 agreed with the concepts in JTC 1 N 6348 to serve as the JTC 1 press release announcing the results of the Tromsø Plenary. The JTC 1 Secretariat and Chairman will revise JTC 1 N 6348 as appropriate and post this press release under the "What's New" section of the JTC 1 web site and will forward it to as many press contacts as possible, as soon as possible. National Bodies are encouraged to disseminate this information as widely as possible within their individual countries.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 35.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6348 (press release)

Tromsø Resolution 36 notes the following schedule of JTC 1 Plenaries:

• 29 October - 2 November 2001 - Hawaii, USA
• early November 2002 - Switzerland

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 36.

10.23.1 Timing of Contributions for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary Meeting in Hawaii

- Tromsø Resolution 37

Tromsø Resolution 37 establishes the following deadlines for contributions for the October/November 2001 plenary in Hawaii:

• Documents for the Hawaii plenary, particularly those raising new issues/agenda items or those for which a final agreement at the meeting is desired, must be delivered to the Secretariat no later than September 28, 2001 for posting on the JTC 1 web server. Documents received after September 28, 2001 will be returned to the submitter and will not be considered.

The following exceptions are permitted:

• Comments on posted documents provided they are received at the Secretariat's office in a form suitable for immediate posting, not later than October 12, 2001.
• A proposed document revision from a project editor, which incorporates comments received prior to the meeting and which is intended to be developed further at the meeting, provided they are received at he Secretariat's office in a form suitable for immediate posting, not later than October 12, 2001.

The final agenda for adoption and use at the Hawaii Plenary will be posted to the JTC 1 web site on October 15, 2001.

For contributions submitted via email, the JTC 1 Secretariat will provide a mechanism by which the submitter will be notified that the contribution has been received at the Secretariat's offices.

JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to strictly enforce these deadlines.

The US National Body supported Tromsø Resolution 37.

11. Future Meetings

11.1 Next Meeting - April 23-24, 2001

The next JTC 1 TAG meeting will be held April 23-24, 2001. US DoD/DISA has agreed to host this meeting in Monterey, California.  Will have 10:00 AM start time on Monday, April 23

Action Item: Upon receipt of the logistics for the April 23-24, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting hosted by US DoD/DISA, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a meeting notice.

11.2 2001 Meeting Schedules for JTC 1 and the JTC 1 TAG

The JTC 1 TAG reviewed the 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule as detailed in JT/00-0569.  The 2001 schedule was revised at the January 2001 meeting as follows:

Date and Location	Meeting Purpose
January 25-26, 2001 - Host: Sun Microsystems - Harrisburg, PA	JTC 1 TAG (meets at same week and location as NCITS)
April 23-24, 2001 - Host: US DoD/DISA - Monterey, CA	JTC 1 TAG (meets at same week and location as NCITS)
July 12-13, 2001 - Host:   NIST - Gaithersburg, MD	JTC 1 TAG (meets at same week and location as NCITS)
October 2-4, 2001 - Location TBD	JTC 1 TAG (will not meet at same week and location as NCITS)
October 18-19, 2001**  - Washington, DC area	US delegation meeting/caucus in preparation for November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii (mandatory only for the members of the US delegation)
October 29 - November 2, 2001 - Hawaii, USA	JTC 1 Plenary

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule, as updated at the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Reference: JT/00-0569

12. Review of Action Items

(J. Garner)

It was agreed that the JTC 1 TAG Administrator would make the following list of action items from the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting available on the JTC 1 TAG web site:

1. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was directed to a issue jeopardy letters to the representatives of following organizations for failure to attend two out of three successive meetings: AIIM and Farance Incorporated.  (Agenda Item 1.2, January 2001 minutes)
2. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the October 4, 2000 JTC 1 TAG meeting as approved at the January 2001 meeting.  (Agenda Item 1.4, January 2001 minutes)
3. Upon receipt of reports from the remaining subsidiary TAG Administrators, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue an amended report which incorporates all of the subsidiary TAG reports.  (Agenda Item 3.2, January 2001 minutes)
4. JT/01-0044 will be posted for consideration at the February 27-28, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee meeting.  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute logistical information and an invitation for the Chairman of the IEEE-SA Board of Governors to attend this meeting.  (Agenda Item 4.2.1, January 2001 minutes)
5. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will add agenda item 4.3.1 - ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group (R. Silletti) to the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG agenda.  (Agenda Item 4.3, January 2001 minutes)
6. The JTC 1 TAG leadership will work with ANSI to get input on areas of TMB support to determine specific strengths of the US proposals on Strategic Planning.  (Agenda Item 5.1, January 2001 minutes)
7. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a new call for volunteers to serve on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning.  The call will clearly state that  the ad hoc membership and listserv will be updated based upon responses to this call (former participants will need to respond to this call to remain on the group and its listserv).   (Agenda Item 5.1, January 2001 minutes)
8. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will hold a meeting, review past US contributions/positions and possibly recast them in light of the ISO/TMB direction to JTC 1.  (Agenda Item 5.1, January 2001 minutes)
9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to make the changes agreed upon at this meeting to the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures, before issuing the JTC 1 TAG letter ballot to determine approval of the revised TD-1.  (Agenda Item 5.2.2, January 2001 minutes)
10. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman agreed to informally contact JTC 1 National Body HoDs to get an idea of the number of delegates they are likely to send to the November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii.  This information will be used in the planning process for hosting this meeting.  (Agenda Item 6.2, January 2001 minutes)
11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward notification of approval for the US National Body hosting of the May 2001 SC 28 Plenary.  (Agenda Item 6.3, January 2001 minutes)
12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward notification of approval for the US National Body hosting of the March 2001 SC 36 Plenary.  (Agenda Item 6.4, January 2001 minutes)
13. Upon receipt of the required documentation for the US National Body hosting of the 2002 SC 36 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.  (Agenda Item 6.5, January 2001 minutes)
14. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the 2003 SC 32 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.  (Agenda Item 6.6, January 2001 minutes)
15. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6346.  (Agenda Item 8.1, January 2001 minutes)
16. Ms. Higginbottom volunteered to write a formal letter to Mr. Smoot, Chairman of the ANSI Board of Directors, reinforcing the JTC 1 TAG position in support of the Standards Availability trial approved by JTC 1.  A draft version of the letter will be circulated on JTC 1 TAG reflector for review prior to its submission to ANSI.  JTC 1 TAG members are invited to share the final letter with their organizations' ANSI Board members.  (Agenda Item 8.4, January 2001 minutes)
17. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will write to Mr. Smoot, Chairman of the ANSI Board of Directors, seeking to improve coordination activities between the JTC 1 TAG, other US interests and ANSI.  A draft version of the letter will be circulated on JTC 1 TAG reflector for review prior to its submission to ANSI.  (Agenda Item 8.4, January 2001 minutes)
18. Mr. Winkler, with input from other members of the JTC 1 TAG community, will draft a document to be balloted as the US contribution detailing objections to JTC 1 N 6359.  The JTC 1 TAG ballot will close on March 12, 2001.  (Agenda Item 8.5, January 2001 minutes)
19. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the JTC 1 Secretariat that the US National Body will send a representative to the June 2001 JTC 1 Long-Term Business Planning Meeting/Conference.  The US representative will be formally named and endorsed at the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.6, January 2001 minutes)
20. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will draft a US response expressing disapproval of  the extension of an invitation to participate to representatives from the external categories for several reasons.  This document will be circulated to the JTC 1 TAG for review prior to submission to JTC 1.  (Agenda Item 8.6, January 2001 minutes)
21. The list of proposed JTC 1 TAG Administrator Services will be posted to the April 2001 agenda so that expectations can be used by ITI to develop the 2002  JTC 1 TAG budget.  (Agenda Item 8.7, January 2001 minutes)
22. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Mr. Mondello and request documentation related to the Canadian appeal suitable for circulation to the JTC 1 TAG.  (Agenda Item 10.3, January 2001 minutes)
23. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Mr. Kushnier at ANSI to discuss the process involved in having the US file an individual appeal or supporting the Canadian appeal to the ISO TMB.  (Agenda Item 10.3, January 2001 minutes)
24. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a pointer (URL) to the US position on DIS 17799-1 as contained in JTLBs 2371 and 2382 (reconsideration of JTLB 2371).  (Agenda Item 10.3, January 2001 minutes)
25. Based upon receipt of information from Canada and guidance from ANSI, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman will draft a US document for consideration by JTC 1 TAG letter ballot.  (Agenda Item 10.3, January 2001 minutes)
26. When available, the Template Patent Statement for Common Text with ITU-T will be expeditiously circulated with a JTC 1 TAG transmittal and document number,  indicating that the document is being reviewed by ANSI legal counsel to ensure it is consistent with ISO patent policies currently in place.  JTC 1 TAG members are invited to submit comments to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator.  (Agenda Item 10.8, January 2001 minutes)
27. When the documents are distributed, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will address the recirculated documents related to stabilized/obsolescent standards.  (Agenda Item 10.15.4, January 2001 minutes)
28. Upon receipt of the logistics for the April 23-24, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting hosted by US DoD/DISA, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a meeting notice.  (Agenda Item 11.1, January 2001 minutes)
29. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule, as updated at the January 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.  (Agenda Item 11.2, January 2001 minutes)

13. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent (Neumann/Deutsch) at 12:30 PM on Friday, January 26, 2001.

Attachment 1 - Attendance List for the January 25-26, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

Organization	Representative	Committee Status
Apple Computer	Dave Michael	P
Bull HN	Randy Kilmartin	P
EIA	Edward Mikoski, Jr.	P
Hewlett-Packard	Karen Higginbottom	P
Hitachi	John Neumann	P
IBM	Ron Silletti	P
IEEE	Robert Pritchard	P
Intel	Greg Kisor	P
InterDigital	Clyde Camp	P
Scott Jameson**	Scott Jameson	P, JTC 1 TAG Chairman
Lucent	Tom Rutt	A
Microsoft	Mike Deese George Willingmyre	P - January 25 only A
NCITS	Karen Higginbottom	P
NIST	Mike Hogan	P
Oracle	Donald Deutsch	P
Panasonic	Terry Nelson	P - January 25 only
SHARE	Dave Thewlis	P, JTC 1 TAG Vice Chairman
Sony	Ed Barrett	P
Sun Microsystems	John Hill Douglas Johnson	P A#
UCC	Stephen Brown	P
Unisys	Arnold Winkler	P
US DoD/DISA	Jerry Smith Russell Richards	P A

Key: P=Principal, A=Alternate, A#=Additional Alternate, O=Observer, L=Liaison, XO=Ex Officio
** Denotes organization which has not yet fulfilled membership requirements necessary to attain voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG.

Absent Voting Members: AIIM, Compaq, Farance Inc., ICCP, Xerox

Absent Observer Members: AIM Inc.**, AT&T, Boeing, Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Imation, Sybase, US Department of Energy (US DoE)

Other Attendees:

Jennifer Garner	JTC 1 TAG Secretary	XO
Kate McMillan	ITI	XO
Lisa Rajchel	ANSI	L

Attachment 2 - Final Agenda for the January 25-26, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

JT/01-0076
IT/01-0168

JTC 1 TAG Administrator, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922
Email: jtc1tag@itic.org

Date:	January 26, 2001
Reply to:	Jennifer T. Garner
Phone:	202-626-5737
Email:	jgarner@itic.org

Final Agenda
JTC 1 Technical Advisory Group (JTC 1 TAG)
Meeting Number 46

Sun Microsystems
The Harrisburg East Holiday Inn
4751 Lindle Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Telephone: (800) 637-4817 or (717) 939-7841
Fax: (717) 939-9317

Thursday, January 25, 2001	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, January 26, 2001	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1. Administrative

1.1 Call to Order

1.2 Membership and Attendance

1.2.1 Introduction of Attendees and New Members

1.2.2 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Attend Meetings

Reference: JT/00-0571 (Bull HN)

1.2.3 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Return Letter Ballots

Reference: JT/00-0694 (4th Q 2000 voting results)

1.2.4 Membership Report

Reference: JT/00-0608, JT/00-0632, JT/00-0668, JT/00-0698, JT/01-0003, JT/01-0007, JT/01-0009, JT/01-0034, JT/01-0037, JT/01-0046

Reference: JT/01-0038

Reference: JT/00-0600, JT/01-0043 (IEEE proposed revision)

1.4.1 Review of Action Items, October 4, 2000

Reference: JT/00-0600 (agenda item 12)

Reference: JT/00-0605

2. Chairman's Remarks

(S. Jameson)

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers

2.1.1 JTPG Chairman

Reference: JT/99-0048 (second call for volunteers)

3. JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report

(J. Garner)

Reference: JT/00-0695

Reference: JT/01-0011

Reference: JT/01-0012 (JTC 1 TAG Administrator's report), JT/01-0035 (DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Administrator's report)

4. JTC 1 TAG Subgroup and Rapporteur Reports

4.1 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group - JTPG

(S. Jameson)

4.2 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee

(S. Jameson)

4.2.1 Funding the International Program

Reference: JT/00-0558 (NCITS allocation), JT/00-0559 (AIM Inc. allocation), JT/00-0560 (DDC-I allocation), JT/00-0561 (DISA allocation), JT/00-0562 (EIA/TIA allocation), JT/00-0563 (IEEE allocation), JT/01-0044 (IEEE correspondence)

4.4 JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur

(F. Farance)

Reference: JT/01-0042

5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities

5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning

(D. Michael)

Reference: JT/00-0687 (ad hoc report), JT/01-0048 (TMB resolutions)

Reference: JT/00-0477 (call for participants), JT/00-0604 (issues list)

5.2.1 Report of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures and Review of Revised TD-1 Text

Reference: JT/00-0662

5.2.2 Review of Comments on Revised TD-1 Text

Reference: JT/01-0015

6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings

6.1 Review of Seven-Year JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar

Reference: JT/00-0301 (JTC 1 TAG hosting procedures), JT/01-0008 (calendar)

Reference: JT/00-0669 (revised meeting specifications and budget)

Reference: JT/00-0004 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/W1 Chairman), JT/01-0033 (NCITS/W1 offer to host), JT/01-0045 (notification of NCITS approval)

Reference: JT/00-0194 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE SC 36 TAG Admin.), JT/00-0692 (Farance Inc. offer to host)

Reference: JT/00-0685 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE SC 36 TAG Admin.)

Reference: JT/00-0684 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/H2 and L8, and DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Admin.)

7. Status of US Held Secretariats, Chairmen and JTC 1/SC and WG TAGs

8. New Business

8.1 For Action - Determination of US National Body Vote on JTC 1 N 6346 - Draft Technical Corrigendum to ISO/IEC 9596, 10164 and 10165

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/00-0619 (transmittal), JT/01-0032 (NCITS/T3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6346

Reference: JT/01-0010 (NCITS/T3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6351

Reference: JT/00-0697 (NCITS/L3 recommendation), JTC 1 N 6357

Reference: JT/00-0672

Reference: JT/00-0670 (Unisys contribution), JTC 1 N 6359 (SC 35 NP), JTC 1 N 6360 (SC 35 NP), JTC 1 N 6361 (SC 35 TR proposal)

Reference: JTC 1 N 6363

Reference: JT/01-0014

9. Other Business

9.1 AIF Liaison Report

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/00-0621 (report of September 2000 AIF meeting)

Reference: JT/01-0068

10. Report of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Plenary - 6-10 November 2000 - Tromsø, Norway

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JTC 1 N 6349 (resolutions), JT/01-0047 (US HoD report)

10.1.1 Continuation of Rapporteur Groups

- Tromsø Resolution 1

10.1.2 Officer and Liaison Appointments

- Tromsø Resolutions 2 and 3

10.1.3 Change in SC 7 Title

- Tromsø Resolution 5

10.1.4 Establishment of a New Technical Direction - Application Technologies

- Tromsø Resolution 10

10.1.5 Administration of SC 6

- Tromsø Resolution 12

10.3 DIS 17799-1 Management of IT Security

- Tromsø Resolution 4

10.4 Incorporation of Normative Referencing of Specifications other than International Standards into Normal JTC 1 Operations

- Tromsø Resolution 7

10.5 Approval of Category C Liaisons

- Tromsø Resolution 8

10.6 ISO/IEC Joint Technical Advisory Board (JTAB)

- Tromsø Resolution 9

10.7 Spatial Standardization and Related Interoperability

- Tromsø Resolutions 11A and 11B

10.8 Template Patent Statement for Common Text with ITU-T

- Tromsø Resolution 13

10.9 Business Plan for Standards Availability

- Tromsø Resolution 14

10.10 Freely Available Access to JTC 1 Working Drafts and Committee Drafts

- Tromsø Resolution 15

10.11 FDIS 14143-2

- Tromsø Resolution 16

10.12 JTC 1 Marketing

10.12.1 Requests to ITTF Related to Marketing Initiatives

- Tromsø Resolution 17

10.12.3 Requests to the Marketing Rapporteur Group

- Tromsø Resolution 19

10.14 JTC 1 Web Site Sub-pages

- Tromsø Resolution 21

10.15 JTC 1 Strategic Planning

10.15.1 Meeting on JTC 1 Long Term Planning

- Tromsø Resolution 23

Reference: JTC 1 N 6363

10.15.2 Review of SC-Level NP Ballots

- Tromsø Resolution 24

10.15.3 Trial New Participation Mode

- Tromsø Resolution 25

10.15.4 Stabilized/Obsolescent Standards

- Tromsø Resolution 26

10.15.5 Consistency of JTC 1 Products

- Tromsø Resolution 27

10.17 IT Implementation

10.17.1 ITSIG Guide (3.0) for the Use of IT in the Development and Distribution of Standards

- Tromsø Resolution 29

10.17.2 Use of Word97 for JTC 1 Documents

- Tromsø Resolution 30

10.19 Revision of Annex K of the JTC 1 Directives: Cooperative Procedures for ITU-T and JTC 1 Cooperation

- Tromsø Resolution 32

10.20 JTC 1 Delegation to the ISO Steering Committee on Image Technology

- Tromsø Resolution 33

10.21 JTC 1 Business Plan

- Tromsø Resolution 34

Reference: JTC 1 N 6347 (approved JTC 1 Business Plan)

Reference: JTC 1 N 6348 (press release)

10.23.1 Timing of Contributions for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary Meeting in Hawaii

- Tromsø Resolution 37

11. Future Meetings

11.1 Next Meeting - April 23-24, 2001

11.2 2001 Meeting Schedules for JTC 1 and the JTC 1 TAG

Reference: JT/00-0569

12. Review of Action Items

(J. Garner)

13. Adjournment