JT/01-0506
IT/01-0866

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:	October 11, 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 49

Uniform Code Council (UCC)
1009 Lenox Drive
Suite 202
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-2313
Telephone: (609) 620-0200
Fax: (609) 620-1200

 

Wednesday, October 3, 2001	10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 4, 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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 3, 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. Ksar (Microsoft), Mr. Holleman (IEEE Guest) and Mr. Griffis (Microsoft Guest) to their first JTC 1 TAG meeting. 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

(J. Garner)

No members were placed in jeopardy for failure to attend meetings following the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting

Voting members without representation at this meeting were:

• Apple Computer
• Bull HN
• Hitachi
• Unisys

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will send a jeopardy letter to the representative of Bull HN for failure of the organization to attend meetings.

Observer members without representation at this meeting were:

• AIM Incorporated (has not yet attained voting rights)
• Boeing
• Compaq
• DDC-I
• DISA
• Imation
• Sybase
• US DoE

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

(J. Garner)

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to track JTC 1 TAG member voting patterns for letter ballots closing in 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 (July 1 - September 30, 2001).

The report for 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 is detailed in JT/01-0473. Seventy-one regular and two personnel JTC 1 TAG letter ballots closed in this period. Personnel ballots were only included in calculations for members that responded to the personnel ballots. There were twenty-four voting members of the JTC 1 TAG in 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001.

Based upon an analysis of JTC 1 TAG member responses to letter ballots closing in the 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 (June 1 - September 30, 2001):

• For organizations placed in jeopardy for failure to respond to letter ballots closing in 2nd Calendar Quarter 2001:
• IEEE responded to at least 80% of the ballots closing in 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 and their membership has been returned to normal status.
• InterDigital responded to only 72% of the ballots closing in 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 and was notified that their membership has been changed to Observer status for failure to respond to letter ballots (JT/01-0474). The InterDigital representative has been informed of the requirements to reestablish voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG.
• The following JTC 1 TAG member has been placed in jeopardy for failure to respond to at least 80% of the letter ballots closing in 3rd Calendar Quarter 2001 (June 1 - September 30, 2001):
• Lucent - JT/01-0475

Unless the Lucent representatives respond to at least 80% of the letter ballots closing in 4th Calendar Quarter 2001 (October 1 - December 31, 2001), Lucent will lose voting rights and their membership will be adjusted to Observer status for failure to respond to letter ballots.

Reference: JT/01-0473 (3rd Q 2001 voting report), JT/01-0474 (InterDigital), JT/01-0475 (Lucent)

1.2.4 Membership Report

(J. Garner)

Since the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the following changes in organizational membership have occurred:

• As requested in JT/01-0431, Unisys' JTC 1 TAG membership will be adjusted to Observer status at the end of this membership year. Mr. Arnold Winkler will serve as the Unisys Observer representative on the JTC 1 TAG.
• As reported in JT/01-0474, InterDigital lost voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG for failure to respond to letter ballots and has been adjusted to Observer status. InterDigital has requested the reestablishment of their voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG (JT/01-0482) and was represented at this meeting. Upon completion of the membership requirements, InterDigital will reestablish voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG.
• As reported in JT/01-0486, AIIM International has terminated voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG.

At the October 25-26, 2000 meeting, it was reported that AIM Incorporated had requested voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG. AIM has not yet attended a meeting and will attain voting rights upon completion of the membership requirements.

Total voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG is 22. Quorum is 12. 18 organizations with voting memberships were in attendance at this meeting. The attendance list for the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting is contained in Attachment 1.

Reference: JT/01-0431 (Unisys), JT/01-0474 (InterDigital), JT/01-0482 (InterDigital), JT/01-0486 (AIIM International)

The second revised draft agenda (JT/01-0482) was approved as revised at this meeting by unanimous consent (Thewlis/Farance).

Revisions to the agenda:

• documents JT/01-0482 and JT/01-0486 were added to Agenda Item 1.2.4
• document JT/01-0484 was added to Agenda Item 4.5
• document JT/01-0468 was deleted from Agenda Item 8.3 and document JT/01-0483 was added
• new agenda item 8.5 - NIST Contribution - Accelerating Biometrics Standardization in ISO/IEC JTC 1 was added and document JT/01-0485 was posted
• new agenda item 8.6 - JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballot Issues was added

Reference: JT/01-0481

Mr. Jameson reviewed proposed changes to the draft minutes (JT/01-0379) of the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting submitted by Mr. Smith (JT/01-0385) and Dr. Pritchard (JT/01-0461).  Mr. Smith's changes were accepted.  Dr. Pritchard's changes were accepted with the substitution of "would" with "may".

The draft minutes of the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting (JT/01-0379) were approved as revised at this meeting by unanimous consent (Silletti/Zajaczkowski).

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting as agreed upon at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

Reference: JT/01-0379, JT/01-0385 (J. Smith's proposed changes), JT/01-0461 (R. Pritchard's proposed changes)

1.4.1 Review of Action Items, July 12-13, 2001

(J. Garner)

Ms. Garner reviewed the action items from the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting:

1. 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) - OVERCOME BY EVENTS
2. 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 6.4, January 2001 minutes, Agenda Item 6.4, April 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.4, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
3. 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, Agenda item 6.5, April 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.5, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
4. Following the April 2001 meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a 60-day call for volunteers to serve as JTC 1 Chairman.  The call for volunteers to serve as JTC 1 TAG Chairman will be issued following the endorsement of a US Candidate for JTC 1 Chairman.  (Agenda Item 7.5, April 2001 minutes) - DONE
5. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting to reflect Dr. Pritchard's changes as recorded in JT/01-0326. (Agenda Item 1.4, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
6. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a letter ballot to determine JTC 1 TAG approval of the revision of Section 4.5 of the TD-1 to bring the JTC 1 TAG procedures into compliance with ANSI Procedures for US Participation in the International Activities of ISO. (Agenda Item 3.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
7. The approved policy concerning failure of an SDO to pay its entire assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat has been referred to JTPG for a thorough review of JTC 1 TAG procedures and the MoA to identify procedural changes required to address the policy. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
8. Ms. Higginbottom agreed to draft a contribution, proposing the establishment of a new ANSI-sponsored entity to help provide financial stability for JTC 1 Secretariat funding and to address non-financial international issues faced by the US IT industry, for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes) - OVERCOME BY EVENTS
9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the NCITS Secretariat that the JTC 1 TAG has agreed to contribute $64.5K (25% of the overrun) to assist in addressing the overrun in development costs for the ITI Standards Operations Database, with the proviso that an agreement is developed whereby the JTC 1 TAG will receive an appropriate amount of revenue derived from the sale of the product for use by other organizations. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
10. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6446. (Agenda Item 5.1.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward notification of approval for the US National Body hosting of the December 2001 SC 34 Plenary and WG meetings. (Agenda Item 6.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG recommendation for the termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 22/WG 13 to ANSI/ExSC. The US will abstain on all votes associated with SC 22/WG 13 projects. (Agenda Item 7.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
13. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG recommendation for the termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 6 to ANSI/ExSC. The US will abstain on all votes associated with SC 6 projects. (Agenda Item 7.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
14. Upon confirmation of ANSI approval of the recommendation to terminate P-membership on SC 6, all US officers of SC 6 will be formally notified by the JTC 1 TAG Administrator that they are no longer eligible to participate on SC 6 activities. The relevant US procedures will be cited and the officers will be thanked for their service in SC 6 activities. (Agenda Item 7.2, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
15. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify ANSI that the call for volunteers to serve as SC 6/WG 1 TAG and TAG Administrator should not be placed in the July 27, 2001 issue of ANSI Standards Action, as the JTC 1 TAG has recommended termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 6. (Agenda Item 7.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
16. Mr. Mikoski (EIA) and Ms. Higginbottom (NCITS) agreed to work with Mr. Farance to discuss options for SC 25/WG 1. (Agenda Item 7.7, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the revised US votes on the periodic review of the OSI standards identified in JT/01-0275. (Agenda Item 8.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
18. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US votes, in response to JTC 1 N 6408, on the 2002-2003 systematic review of standards as approved at the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
19. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US responses for the 2001 systematic review of International standards under the responsibility of SC 11. (Agenda Item 8.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
20. The determination of a US National Body response on the 2002-2003 systematic review of ISO/IEC 6522:1992 will be remanded to CT22, the US TAG to SC 22, for consideration. (Agenda Item 8.6, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
21. The determination of a US National Body response on the 2002-2003 systematic review of ISO/IEC 10514:1996 will be remanded to CT22, the US TAG to SC 22, for consideration. (Agenda Item 8.7, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
22. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6449. (Agenda Item 8.9, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
23. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote to ABSTAIN on JTC 1 N 6415. (Agenda Item 8.11, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
24. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote to ABSTAIN on JTC 1 N 6416. (Agenda Item 8.12, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
25. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body position on JTC 1 N 6477. (Agenda Item 8.13.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
26. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Fast-Track will develop a US contribution on changes to rectify what the US National Body perceives as flaws to the JTC 1 Fast-Track process. The proposed contribution will be submitted to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator by mid-August 2001 and will be subject to JTC 1 TAG review and approval via letter ballot. The US contribution will submitted, not later than September 28, 2001, for consideration the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 8.13.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
27. The JTC 1 TAG leadership will meet with ANSI leadership prior to the August 2001 ANSI International Committee (IC) meeting to discuss Strategic Planning and IEC plans on the subject. The results of this meeting will be conveyed to the JTC 1 TAG community. (Agenda Item 8.14, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
28. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will request that the issue of IEC plans for JTC 1 reorganization be addressed at the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting. (Agenda Item 8.14, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
29. At the appropriate time, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the US delegation to the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary to the JTC 1 Secretariat. (Agenda Item 8.15, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
30. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will draft a letter encouraging continued DoD participation for review by the JTC 1 TAG. Members interested in being signatories are encouraged to notify the officers. To assist JTC 1 TAG members in drafting individual letters to DoD, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will provide talking points and contact information for the appropriate DoD recipients. (Agenda Item 8.16, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
31. Mr. Smith volunteered to provide a list of URLs for the documents he discussed at the July JTC 1 TAG meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a document containing links to the URLs to the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.2, July 2001 minutes) - CARRYOVER
32. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will post resolutions from ISO, IEC and ITU TSAG, as well as their corresponding US entities, to standing agenda items on future JTC 1 TAG agendas. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will work with Mr. Bertine to determine the appropriate entity within the US State Department. (Agenda Item 9.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
33. Mr. Jameson's presentation to the May 2001 ANSI IC meeting will be distributed to the JTC 1 TAG membership following the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
34. Mr. Silletti agreed to provide additional information on the World Standards Cooperative to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for consideration by the JTC 1 TAG. The JTC 1 TAG officers will request that the World Standards Cooperative be addressed at the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes) - OVERCOME BY EVENTS
35. An agenda item entitled "World Standards Cooperative" will be posted for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
36. The JTC 1 TAG officers agreed to provide more timely reports on the ANSI IC meetings for distribution to JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
37. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact UCC to discuss the October 2-4, 2001 meeting schedule. (Agenda Item 10.1, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
38. Based upon availability of ANSI meeting space and the status of ITI office renovation, the location of the October 18-19, 2001 US delegation meeting will be determined and announced not later than the end of July 2001. The final 2001 meeting schedule will be revised and distributed following the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 10.2, July 2001 minutes) - DONE
39. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule. (Agenda Item 10.3, July 2001 minutes) - DONE

Discussion on Action Items:

Ms. Higginbottom requested that Action Item 8 from the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting be reflected as overcome by events since the topic was outside the scope of this committee:

8. Ms. Higginbottom agreed to draft a contribution, proposing the establishment of a new ANSI-sponsored entity to help provide financial stability for JTC 1 Secretariat funding and to address non-financial international issues faced by the US IT industry, for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)

Mr. Smith was asked to provide the names and contact information for the 3 most important contacts in reference to Action Items 30 and 31:

30. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will draft a letter encouraging continued DoD participation for review by the JTC 1 TAG. Members interested in being signatories are encouraged to notify the officers. To assist JTC 1 TAG members in drafting individual letters to DoD, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will provide talking points and contact information for the appropriate DoD recipients. (Agenda Item 8.16, July 2001 minutes)

31.Mr. Smith volunteered to provide a list of URLs for the documents he discussed at the July JTC 1 TAG meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a document containing links to the URLs to the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.2, July 2001 minutes)

Reference: JT/01-0379 (Agenda Item 11)

2. Chairman's Remarks

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson, JTC 1 TAG Chairman, welcomed the JTC 1 TAG members in attendance. On behalf of the JTC 1 TAG, Mr. Jameson thanked Mr. Brown, Ms. Glaser and the Uniform Code Council for hosting this meeting.

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers

2.1.1 JTC 1 TAG Chairman

JTLB 2725 has been issued to determine JTC 1 TAG approval of the appointment of Mr. Dave Thewlis as JTC 1 TAG Chairman. JTLB 2725 will close on October 16, 2001.

Reference: JT/01-0367 (call for volunteers)

2.1.2 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group (JTPG) Chairman

As a result of the approval of the revised JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman has appointment authority for JTC 1 TAG Subgroup officers. At this time, the office of JTPG Chairman is vacant.

2.1.3 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee (JTFC) Chairman

As a result of the approval of the revised JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman has appointment authority for JTC 1 TAG Subgroup officers. At this time, the office of JTFC Chairman is vacant.

3. JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report

(J. Garner)

Ms. Garner presented the JTC 1 TAG Administrator's report contained in JT/01-0460. An analysis of the issues considered by JTC 1 TAG letter ballots issued through 3rd Quarter is also detailed in the report.

Reference: JT/01-0460

The approved list of 2002 JTC 1 TAG Administrator services was approved at the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting (JT/01-0241). ITI was instructed to use the approved list of JTC 1 TAG Administrator services in the development of the 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget.

Ms. Garner reviewed the JTC 1 TAG Financial Report, JT/01-0472, detailing 3rd Q 2001 actuals, 2001 projections and the proposed 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget:

• 3rd Q 2001 actuals show expenses higher than budgeted due to the fact that an unbudgeted amount of $158K was drawn from income to create the JTC 1 Reserves at ITI account. The 2001 projections anticipate that expenses will be slightly under the approved 2001 budget. In July 2001, the JTC 1 TAG agreed to provide $64.5K in funding toward the ITI database expense. ITI will depreciate this expense over the next few years. As a result of this decision, the JTC 1 TAG's Amortization & Depreciation line item increased from $4.2K to $14.9K for 2001. Other Indirect, Personnel and G&A items are projected to remained the same or come in less than budgeted for 2001.

  The JTC 1 TAG program is projected to realize a surplus of $98K for 2001.

• The proposed 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget shows a net 16% drop in revenue, due to the anticipated 33% drop in Dues & Fees income, a 33% drop in Investment income. Additionally, the voluntary assessment collected in 2001 to address the 2000 deficit was not approved for 2002.

  Expenses are budgeted to increase a total 16% due to increased External Services (11%) and Indirect, Personnel and G&A (14%). Amortization & Depreciation is budgeted to increase 74% over the 2001 projections, to $26K , to cover the JTC 1 TAG's portion of the ITI database expenses. Operations expenses are 2% below the 2001 budget.

Reference: JT/01-0241 (approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG Admin. services), JT/01-0472 (3rd Q 2001 actuals, 2001 projections and proposed 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget)

As agreed upon by ANSI and ITI, $158K has been transferred to the JTC 1 Reserve Account at ITI. At the end of 3rd Quarter 2001, $163K is in the JTC 1 Reserve at ITI account (JT/01-0471).

Reference: JT/01-0471 (3rd Q 2001 actuals)

As reported in (JT/01-0462), the ANSI Executive Standards Council has reaccredited the US TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information Technology, under revised operating procedures, effective September 18, 2001.

Reference: JT/01-0462 (notification of JTC 1 TAG reaccreditation)

4. JTC 1 TAG Subgroup and Rapporteur Reports

4.1 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group - JTPG

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson reported that JTPG has not met since December 1997 due to lack of a Chairman. Most recently, the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Procedures addressed procedural issues relevant to the JTC 1 TAG program and drafted the recently approved revision of the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures.

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the following action item was assigned to JTPG:

7.  The approved policy concerning failure of an SDO to pay its entire assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat has been referred to JTPG for a thorough review of JTC 1 TAG procedures and the MoA to identify procedural changes required to address the policy. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)

JT/01-0480 is the second revised draft agenda for the October 2, 2001 meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.  Mr. Thewlis reviewed the main issues addressed at the October 2 Finance Committee meeting:

• The 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget anticipates an $85K shortfall before taking reduced SDO assessment income into consideration.
• A JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee Ad Hoc has been established to propose changes to the funding algorithm for 2003 (and beyond) as well as consider overall costs and values of the international program of work.

  Background

  Currently.....(Rationale is that we don't have consensus on the current algorithm)....we continue to project the continued loss of membership and some of the SDO's have expressed concern and may not be willing to pay the recommended/future assessment.

  Action

  The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee has established an ad hoc to do the following work items:

  • 1st deliverable of ad hoc - due mid-January 2002 - review of current funding algorithm and recommend any proposed changes to the algorithm for assessments for 2003 and beyond  - contribution is for consideration at late January 2002 meeting of FC
  • end of 2nd Q 2001 - consider remaining elements of ad hoc's scope and submit contribution for consideration at the August 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting

  Scope

  Create contributions that will encompass the resolution of 2003 and beyond projected financial shortfalls:

  • acceptable algorithm or approach to funding 2003 and beyond
  • consider overall costs of the international program of work (TAG responsibilities and JTC 1 Secretariat)
  • cost of global standards creation
  • gain agreement and publish the value/justification of the international work and JTC 1 as a main distribution channel

  As the proposer of the ad hoc, Mr. Silletti (IBM) had agreed to serve as Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee Ad Hoc. The following members volunteered to participate: Mrs. Rajchel (ANSI), Ms. Hoyler and Mr. Mikoski (EIA), Ms. Higginbottom (Hewlett-Packard and NCITS), Dr. Pritchard and Mr. Holleman (IEEE), Mr. Camp (InterDigital), Dr. Deutsch (Oracle), Mr. Nelson (Panasonic), Mr. Thewlis (SHARE and JTC 1 TAG Vice Chairman), Mr. Hill (Sun Microsystems) and Mr. Brown (UCC).

  Following extensive discussion, the JTC 1 TAG decided that the instead of following the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee's plan, there should be two distinct activities:

  • JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee - review of the current funding algorithm and recommendation of proposed changes to the algorithm for 2003 assessment and beyond

  An interim meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee would be held December 11-12, 2001 in either  Washington, DC or New York City to address the short-term issue of determining if there is an acceptable alternative algorithm or approach to funding the JTC 1 Secretariat for 2003 and beyond.  A call for significant and substantial contributions would be issued with responses due no later than November 16, 2001.  In the absence of significant and substantial contributions being submitted, the interim meeting will not be held and the existing approach and algorithm will be used to determine the 2003 assessments at the January 31 - February 1, 2002 Finance Committee meeting.  If the interim Finance Committee meeting produces a recommendation to the JTC 1 TAG for changes to the approach and algorithm to be used in computing the 2003 assessments for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat, the recommendation will be circulated for consideration by means of a JTC 1 TAG letter ballot closing mid-January 2002.  If the recommendation is approved, the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee will use the revised approach or algorithm to determine the 2003 assessments at the January 31 - February 1, 2002 Finance Committee meeting.

  The issue of transferring assessments when TAG responsibilities have been transferred will be remanded to the Finance Committee for consideration.  The Sun Microsystems contribution (JT/01-0422) will be submitted for thorough consideration by the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee to aid in the establishment of a timeline.

  Action Item:   The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a meeting notice and a call for significant and substantial contributions to determine an acceptable algorithm and/or approach for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat for consideration at the December 11-12, 2001 interim meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.

  • JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures - to address the more strategic issues needed to provide long term stability for the activity

    Scope

    Taking into account the anticipated future financial situation, the JTC TAG established an  ad hoc to report back in time for consideration at the August 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting with the following scope:

    • cost of global standards creation
    • gain agreement and publish the value/justification of the international work and JTC 1 as a main distribution channel
    • identification of additional technical work
    • improvement of relations with our JTC 1 Subgroup TAG holding members

    Mr. Silletti was asked to chair the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures.   The list of participants compiled at the October 2 Finance Committee meeting, as well as Mr. Smith (DoD) and Mr. Farance (Farance Inc.), would serve as the ad hoc members.

    Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to issue a call for participation on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures.  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will establish a reflector for the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures to initiate the work of the ad hoc.

• The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee recommends that JTPG be asked to review ANSI procedures and the MoA and to augment the procedures to incorporate the requirement for one year notification of relinquishment of TAG assignments and 12 month financial commitment from the date of notification, as revised TD-1 text.  The proposed text will be subject to JTC 1 TAG review and approval.

  Vote on this Finance Committee recommendation:  unanimous consent

  The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee recommendation was approved by the JTC 1 TAG.

  Action Item:  JTPG has been asked to review ANSI procedures and the MoA and to augment the procedures to incorporate the requirement for one year notification of relinquishment of TAG assignments and 12 month financial commitment from the date of notification, as revised TD-1 text.  The proposed text will be subject to JTC 1 TAG review and approval.
• In response to discussions concerning the possibility of requesting waivers for assessments to fund the JTC 1 Secretariat, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to contact ITI legal counsel for ruling on whether or not TAG Administrator assessments are considered "service fees" since the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1 only addresses waivers on "service fees" (section 5.7).  Legal counsel's opinion is required at least one month prior to the February 18-19, 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting.
• In principle, the Finance Committee was willing to reconsider the 2002 IEEE assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat due to questions concerning the timeliness and hence the preciseness of data used to determine their assessment.   In particular, IEEE asked that assessments for two WG TAGs (SC 6/WG 1 and SC 22/WG 13) be removed as the TAGs had been disbanded.  The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

  (Hill/Nelson)

  Noting the contemporaneous timing of the February 2001 FC meeting and the change in IEEE TAG responsibilities, the 2002 IEEE assessment has been reduced from $46,837.50 to $40,837.50.

  Mr. Jameson entertained formal discussion on the motion.  It was clarified that the JTC 1 TAG was being asked to approve the reduction of the IEEE assessment and not the recomputation of all the assessments based upon a revised number of TAGs.

  Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

  The motion passes.

  Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify IEEE that the JTC 1 TAG has approved the reduction of the 2002 IEEE assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat from $46,837.50 to $40,837.50.
• The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to develop additional text for the assessment notifications requesting confirmation of the TAG Administrators' commitment to paying the next year's assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat. The commitment letters will be requested by a specific date to be determined in consultation with the JTC 1 TAG officers.
• The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to seek guidance from ITI legal counsel on the manner of implementing the requirement of one year notice of termination of JTC 1 TAG membership, in the event the committee were to agree to such a requirement.  Legal counsel's opinion is required at least one month prior to the February 18-19, 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting.
• The remaining 2001 and the initial 2002 meeting schedule for the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee would be as follows:
  • December 11-12, 2001 - interim meeting to address contributions on proposed changes to the algorithm and/or approach used to determine assessments for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat
  • January 31 and February 1, 2002 - meeting to determine 2003 allocations for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat in time to meet the two-week agenda for the February 18-19, 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting
  • May 15, 2002 - afternoon/early evening meeting the day before the JTC 1 TAG meeting starts
  • remaining 2002 FC meeting dates were left open at this time

Reference: JT/01-0480 (second revised October 2001 draft agenda and meeting documents)

Mr. Hogan, the JTC 1 TAG Conformity Assessment and Interoperability Rapporteur, gave a brief report on activities since the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

4.3.1 ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group

(R. Silletti)

Mr. Silletti gave a brief report on activities of the ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group since the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.

At the September 24-25, 2001 workshop on ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy, a set of principles was developed.

Action Item:  Mr. Silletti will forward the principles established at the September 24-25, 2001 workshop of the ANSI Conformity Assessment Group to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG.  Mr. Silletti also agreed to submit the ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group's documents for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG members for review and comment.

Mr. Farance, the JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur, gave a report on the activities of the JTC 1 IT Implementation Rapporteur Group.  Mr. Farance's report will be posted to the agenda for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary.

4.5 JTC 1 TAG Marketing Rapporteur

(R. Silletti)

Mr. Silletti, the JTC 1 TAG Marketing Rapporteur, reviewed JT/01-0484, the report of the JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur Group to the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary.  The US, having concerns with the establishment of this activity and its management, would like to have the JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur Group disbanded at the upcoming JTC 1 Plenary.  Mr. Ryan has indicated that he is unable to continue as JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur.

Reference: JT/01-0484 (report of JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur Group to 2001 JTC 1 Plenary)

5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities

5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning

(S. Jameson)

5.1.1 Review of September 5-6, 2001 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning, Toronto

Mr. Michael, Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning, was not at this meeting. Mr. Jameson reviewed the draft agenda for the September 2001 meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning (JTC 1 N 6525) and the resolutions of the meeting (JTC 1 N 6531). The approved Rules for JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation as contained in JTC 1 N 6530 have been submitted for ISO and IEC approval.  Mr. Jameson observed that the future of the JTC 1 Strategic Planning activity is unclear as we are awaiting responses from ISO and IEC on the approval of JTC 1 N 6530.  Additionally, related ISO and IEC activities are underway.

The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning was reconstituted on a contingency basis to address Strategic Planning issues as required prior to the February 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting. Mr. Michael has agreed to continue as Chairman of the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6525 (draft agenda), JTC 1 N 6530 (Rules for JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation), JTC 1 N 6531 (resolutions)

6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings

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

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the Seven-Year JTC 1 and JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar as reflected in JT/01-0456. This calendar is used as a planning tool for the JTC 1 TAG and the JTC 1 TAG Administrator.

JT/01-0287 documents the JTC 1 TAG procedures for hosting international meetings.

Reference: JT/01-0287 (JTC 1 TAG hosting procedures), JT/01-0456 (calendar)

Ms. Garner referred the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee to JT/01-0354, the meeting specifications and budget documentation for the JTC 1 Plenary (JTC 1 N 6433). She is working with the meeting organizer to finalize arrangements and will distribute more current information as soon as it is available. $85,321 has been collected to host the plenary (JT/01-0470).

The Finance Committee met via teleconference earlier in September and asked the JTC 1 TAG Administrator to investigate whether or not ITI had Business Interruption Insurance. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator reported that ITI does not have Business Interruption Insurance but has sent in a request for a quote. Additionally, ITI legal counsel has provided guidance on the force majeure clause of the hotel contract (JT/01-0479).

The room block is currently at 458 room nights - the contract was for 295. As a precaution, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator has requested a 10% in the room block. This will reduce our financial liability in the event that a large portion of the delegates cancel their reservations.

Reference: JT/01-0354 (most recent meeting specifications and budget), JT/01-0470 (update on funding), JT/01-0479 (legal counsel memo on force majeure), JTC 1 N 6433 (JTC 1 information package)

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. Dr. Pritchard has responded (JT/01-0269) that he has hosting information but believes that the meeting is too far in the future for consideration at this time.

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.), JT/01-0269 (IEEE TAG Admin.'s response)

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.

At the April 2001 meeting, Dr. Deutsch, NCITS/H2 Chairman, noted that the offer to host the 2003 SC 32 Plenary was made by the SC 32 Chairman and not by the US Head of Delegation. JT/01-0279 is formal correspondence from the NCITS/L8 Chairman reporting that hosting details have not yet been worked out.

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.), JT/01-0279 (NCITS/L8 Chair's response)

In preparation for the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator reviewed JTC 1 Subcommittee web sites to update the 7-year calendar. The SC 24 resolutions of the June 2001 SC 24 Plenary show the US National Body as the tentative host of the 2004 SC 24 Plenary.

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator contacted the NCITS/H3 Chairman concerning US hosting requirements, the approval process associated with hosting an SC Plenary meeting and to request that NCITS/H3 submit the required documentation for subsequent consideration by NCITS and the JTC 1 TAG. JT/01-0457 is the transmittal of hosting requirements to the NCITS/H3 Chairman.

Action Item: Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the 2004 SC 24 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.

Reference: JT/01-0457 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/H3 Chairman)

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

7.1 Status of SC 32 Chairman

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Bruce Bargmeyer responded to the second call for volunteers to serve as the US candidate for SC 32 Chairman (JT/01-0377). JTLB 2726 has been issued to determine US National Body endorsement of Mr. Bargmeyer for his second term as SC 32 Chairman and will close on October 4, 2001.

Reference: JT/01-0377 (second call for volunteers)

JT/01-0425 details notification of AIM Incorporated relinquishment of SC 31 TAG and TAG Administrator responsibilities at the end of 2001. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator requested that ANSI post a call for volunteers to serve as the SC 31 TAG and TAG Administrator (JT/01-0426) and notified the JTC 1 TAG community of the impending vacancy (JT/01-0426).

The JTC 1 TAG Administrator is waiting confirmation from ANSI that the call for volunteers to serve as the SC 31 TAG and TAG Administrator will be published in an upcoming issue of ANSI Standards Action.

Mr. Brown (UCC) reported that at least two organizations have indicated strong interest in serving as the SC 31 TAG and TAG Administrator, although neither organization is currently part of the JTC 1 TAG community.

Reference: JT/01-0425 (relinquishment of AIM SC 31 TAG and TAG Admin. responsibilities), JT/01-0426 (request for call in ANSI Standards Action), JT/01-0427 (notification to JTC 1 TAG)

8. New Business

8.1 World Standards Cooperative

(R. Silletti)

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, Mr. Silletti initiated discussion on the World Standards Cooperative. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post an agenda item entitled "World Standards Cooperative" for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. Mr. Silletti gave a brief report on this activity.

Action Item: The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will repost an agenda item entitled "World Standards Cooperative" to the February 2002 JTC 1 TAG agenda for an update.

Reference: JT/01-0379 (Agenda Item 9.3.1)

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the request for comments on the Reflections and Recommendations on the Future of ISO/IEC JTC 1 Prepared by the ISO and IEC CEOs (JT/01-0411). Input due to JTC 1 TAG Chairman by August 23 to assimilate comments as JTC 1 TAG input to August 27 ANSI IC meeting in preparation for the ISO meeting.

Sun Microsystems submitted comments in response to the call (JT/01-0421).  Mr. Jameson noted that the Sun comments addressed the Council resolution rather than the CEO paper so in some sense the Sun points were overcome by events.

The JTC 1 TAG input to the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting was addressed in greater detail under agenda item 10.4.

Reference: JT/01-0411 (request for JTC 1 TAG member comments), JT/01-0421 (Sun comments)

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator's request (JT/01-0268) for an NCITS/CT22 recommendation on ISO/IEC DIS 20970, JT/01-0468, Information technology - Programming languages, their environments and systems software interfaces - JEFF file format. The DIS has been submitted the J Consortium, a JTC 1 PAS Submitter approved through October 2002.

As reported in JT/01-0483, NCITS/CT22 was unable to formulate a recommendation on DIS 20970 due to inadequate response to the CT22 recommendation ballot. The comments submitted by Mr. Jaeschke (Microsoft) on DIS 20970 are contained in JT/01-0469.

In the absence of an SC TAG recommendation on this DIS ballot, Mr. Jameson asked the JTC 1 TAG to discuss the documentation and to formulate the US National Body vote.  Considerable discussion ensued.

The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Hill/Mikoski)

The US National Body votes to ABSTAIN on ISO/IEC DIS 20970, Information technology - Programming languages, their environments and systems software interfaces - JEFF file format, with the comments contained in JT/01-0469, as explanation.

Vote on the motion:  7 - 4 - 7

The motion fails.

(Higginbottom/Farance)

The US National Body votes to APPROVE ISO/IEC DIS 20970, Information technology - Programming languages, their environments and systems software interfaces - JEFF file format, with the comments contained in JT/01-0469.

Vote on the motion:  6 - 6 - 6

The motion fails.

Action Item:  Ms. Higginbottom, in her capacity as the NCITS representative to the JTC 1 TAG and as the NCITS Chairman, volunteered to return the issue to CT22 for rapid resolution and development of a proposed US vote on DIS 20970 for consideration by means of an accelerated JTC 1 TAG letter ballot.

Reference: JT/01-0268 (advance transmittal), DIS 20970, JT/01-0469 (R. Jaeschke/Microsoft comments), JT/01-0483 (final CT22 ballot results)

Dr. Pritchard, the IEEE SC 7 TAG Administrator, reviewed his request (JT/01-0477) for JTC 1 TAG consideration of SC 7 N 2523 - SC 7 New Work Item Proposal on Software Asset Management Process. The IEEE SC 7 TAG, as presently constituted, does not have the technical expertise to properly address this project. The project is very important to the US and it is believed that the JTC 1 TAG has members that possess the technical expertise to address the proposed SC 7 project on Software Asset Management Process.  Dr. Pritchard noted that the SC 7 NP ballot is scheduled to close on October 24, 2001, however, the SC 7 Secretariat had not submitted the NP for concurrent JTC 1 review as required by the JTC 1 Directives.  Mrs. Rajchel, the JTC 1 Secretariat, agreed to contact the SC 7 Secretariat of the requirement and the need to extend this NP ballot by 3 months.  Mrs. Rajchel also volunteered to bring this NP to the attention of the ANSI IP Group due to the possible IP implications in the NP.

Action Item:   When distributed as a JTC 1 document, the SC 7 NP (SC 7 N 2523) will be issued by JTC 1 TAG Administrator for a 15 day comment period with a  JTC 1 TAG cover letter requesting  that JTC 1 TAG member, as well as SC TAG, comments be submitted for JTC 1 TAG consideration.

Reference: JT/01-0477 (correspondence from IEEE/SC 7 TAG Admin.)

Mr. Hogan presented the NIST contribution on accelerating biometrics standardization in JTC 1 as contained in JT/01-0485.  He discussed three specific specifications:

• BioAPI Specification, Version 1.1
• ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 - this is already a formally approved ANSI Standard - could technically be fast-tracked now
• Common Biometric Exchange File Format (CBEFF)

It was agreed that the topic of Biometrics was very timely given current events and the interest in international standardization of the biometrics specifications provided a very positive opportunity to publicize the work of JTC 1.

NIST was encouraged to submit ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for immediate processing as a US National Body fast-track submission.

Reference: JT/01-0485 (NIST contribution)

Dr. Pritchard reported that in some cases subsidiary TAG Administrators have failed to provide tallies with their recommendations.  He had been voting NO on these letter ballots and asked if this issue had ever been addressed by the JTC 1 TAG.

Mr. Jameson reported that the subsidiary TAGs have their own rules on voting and have never been asked to submit tallies with their recommendations.  Based upon discussion at this meeting, it was agreed that JTC 1 TAG members interested in the tallies have contacted the JTC 1 TAG Administrator or the subsidiary TAG Administrators directly.  As always, interested JTC 1 TAG members could submit contributions for JTC 1 TAG consideration and  contributions proposing a common format for recommendation submittal packages were welcomed.

9. For Action - Review and Preparation of US Positions for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson explained that the second draft plenary agenda (JTC 1 N 6541) would be reviewed for the preparation of US positions on plenary issues. The US delegates' instructions would be prepared as US positions are developed.

As is customary, the formulation of delegates' instructions is not captured in the minutes of JTC 1 TAG meetings. JTC 1 TAG members who would like to receive a copy of the final delegates' instructions for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary are asked to contact the JTC 1 TAG Administrator following the October 18-19, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6541 (second draft agenda), list of unposted plenary documents

The meeting announcement and logistics for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii are detailed in JTC 1 N 6433.

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the initial US delegation to the November 2000 JTC 1 Plenary was approved:

• Mr. Scott Jameson - US HoD - Hewlett-Packard
• Mr. Ed Barrett - Sony
• Mr. Clyde Camp - InterDigital
• Mr. Mike Deese - Microsoft
• Dr. Donald Deutsch - Oracle
• Ms. Karen Higginbottom - Hewlett-Packard
• Mr. Greg Kisor - Intel
• Mr. Dave Michael - Apple
• Mr. Ron Silletti - IBM
• Mr. Jerry Smith - US DoD/DISA
• Mr. Dave Thewlis - SHARE

Since the July 2001 meeting, Mr. Barrett (Sony) has withdrawn from the US delegation and Microsoft has requested that Mr. Ksar replace Mr. Deese.

Mr. Jameson asked if there were any additional changes to the delegation.  Mr. Smith reported that due to DoD travel restrictions, his participation was uncertain at this time.

A JTC 1 TAG member asked for clarification on the consequence of a delegate's failure to attend the October 18-19, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting in New York or the US caucus on October 28, 2001 in Hawaii.  Mr. Jameson reported that his interpretation of the JTC 1 TAG procedures was that the US HoD could grant a waiver for failure of a delegate to attend a caucus or international meeting.  It was the JTC 1 TAG officers' interpretation that the JTC 1 TAG procedures were ambiguous, due to the wording, on attendance being required at delegation meetings and meetings were US positions were developed.   In discussing the situation with the Microsoft representatives, the JTC 1 TAG officers had placed a requirement that Microsoft, the JTC 1 TAG member, must have a representative at the Open Delegation meeting if their delegate was unable to attend.  The JTC 1 TAG procedures clearly state that the organization, not the individual, is the JTC 1 TAG member.  Mr. Jameson observed that the JTC 1 TAG has the final approval authority on authorizing delegations to JTC 1 meetings.

The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Hogan/Smith)

The JTC 1 TAG suspends its rules and grants the US HoD  the authority to excuse the participation of a delegate at the October 18-19, 2001 New York City US delegation meeting.

(NOTE:  It was reported that this vote would require two/thirds approval as defined by Robert's Rules - 2/3 of those voting yeah or nay, not counting abstentions.)

Vote on the motion:  11 - 1 - 4

The motion passes.

The JTC 1 TAG returned to discussion of additional changes to the US delegation.  Following additional discussion, Mr. Jameson reviewed the revised US delegation:

• Mr. Scott Jameson - US HoD - Hewlett-Packard
• Mr. Clyde Camp - InterDigital
• Dr. Donald Deutsch - Oracle
• Ms. Karen Higginbottom - Hewlett-Packard
• Mr. Greg Kisor - Intel
• Mr. Michael Ksar - Microsoft
• Mr. Dave Michael - Apple
• Mr. Ron Silletti - IBM
• Mr. Jerry Smith - US DoD/DISA
• Mr. Dave Thewlis - SHARE

The JTC 1 TAG addressed the following motion:

(Kisor/Deutsch)

The JTC 1 TAG approves the revised US delegation to the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii.

Vote on motion:  11 - 0 - 5

The motion passes.

Due to the unique circumstances with respect to the transition of JTC 1 TAG leadership, the committee discussed the best way to handle HoD duties on plenary issues.  US HoDs have managed their responsibilities in various manners from the US HoD doing all of the formal speaking at the plenary to having the lead delegate on an issue formally address the plenary on their topic.  It was agreed that the lead US delegates should be prepared to address the plenary on their issues.

Mr. Jameson reviewed the responsibilities associated with serving on the US delegation to a JTC 1 Plenary:

• Delegates are expected to be familiar with US positions and to promote them at the meeting.
• Attendance at all delegation caucuses is mandatory. The first caucus will be held at hotel on Sunday, at 5 PM. US HoD  will notify the delegation of the exact location and time of the caucus closer to the meeting. The Plenary starts on Monday morning.
• Lead delegates will be assigned to each plenary agenda item and are expected to serve as experts on their assigned topics.

Reference: JTC 1 N 6433 (information package and registration materials)

10. Other Business

10.1 Report on ANSI International Forum (AIF) Activities

(S. Jameson)

Mr. Jameson referred the committee to the report of the May 2001 ANSI AIF meeting as detailed in JT/01-0436. The JTC 1 TAG was not represented at the September 5, 2001 AIF meeting. The report of the September 2001 AIF meeting will be distributed when it becomes available.

Reference: JT/01-0436 (report of the May 2001 AIF meeting)

Mr. Smith, the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the ISO/TC 154 TAG, gave an overview of the activities of ISO/TC 154.

Action Item:  Mr. Smith will submit documents in his capacity as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to ISO/TC 154 TAG for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG.

10.3 For Action - Approval of USNC Liaison to the JTC 1 TAG

(S. Jameson)

As reported in JT/01-0435, the USNC Council has proposed that Mr. Edward Mikoski, Jr. serve as liaison to the JTC 1 TAG.

Following discussion, the JTC 1 TAG addressed this motion:

(Kisor/Deutsch)

The JTC 1 TAG accepts the USNC offer in JT/01-0435 and approves Mr. Edward Mikoski, Jr. as the JTC 1 TAG liaison to the USNC.

Vote on the motion:  unanimous consent

The motion passes.

Reference: JT/01-0435

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the ANSI IC meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to the meeting report of the May 2001 ANSI IC meeting (JT/01-0437) and his report of the August 2001 IC meeting (JT/01-0478).Mr. Jameson reviewed the JTC 1 TAG comments submitted for consideration at the August 2001 ANSI International Committee (IC) meeting.

As noted in JT/01-0478, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman proposed that ANSI cautiously support the three recommendations of the Reflections and Recommendations on the Future of ISO/IEC JTC 1 Prepared by the ISO and IEC CEOs to be discussed at future ISO and IEC management meetings. The ANSI IC agreed that ANSI should support the first recommendation but did not agree that ANSI should support recommendations two and three, as they were thought to presuppose the outcome of the study and that the dialogue established by the study should initiate additional recommendations. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman was asked to work with ANSI staff to prepare an ANSI IC position for use by the US at the upcoming ISO and IEC meetings. The position is detailed in JT/01-0478 .  The ANSI President will be proposed as the US representative since the US holds the JTC 1 Secretariat.  Based upon informal discussions, it appears that the US position was largely accepted by the ISO Council and Dr. Hurwitz was selected as the US representative and as Co-Chair of the meeting.  ANSI will push to have  JTC 1 Chairman and Secretariat participation on the activity.

Mr. Thewlis will represent the JTC 1 TAG at the January 20, 2002 ANSI IC meeting.

Reference: JT/01-0437 (report of May 2001 IC meeting), JT/01-0478 (JTC 1 TAG Chairman's report on August 2001 IC meeting)

10.4.1 ISO Council Activities

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the ISO Council meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to JT/01-0440, the draft agenda and documents for the September 2001 ISO Council meeting.  The main item of interest was the CEO's report which would be discussed elsewhere on this agenda.  The report of the September 2001 ISO Council meeting is not yet available.

Reference: JT/01-0440 (agenda and documents for September 2001 ISO Council meeting)

10.4.2 ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) Activities

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to JT/01-0438, the report of the July 2001 ISO TMB meeting, and to JT/01-0439, the agenda and documents for the September 2001 ISO TMB meeting.

The JTC 1 proposal for a JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation did not make the September 2001 TMB agenda and is currently under ballot (closing November 2, 2001).  The JTC 1 Secretariat agreed to request that the TMB ballot be closed instead on Monday, October 29, 2001 to permit the discussion of the results at the JTC 1 Plenary.

Reference: JT/01-0438 (report of June 2001 TMB meeting), JT/01-0439 (agenda and documents for September 2001 TMB meeting)

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the USNC meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to JT/01-0441, the minutes of the July 2001 USNC Council meeting.

In the future, this agenda item will be assigned to Mr. Mikoski, in his role as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the USNC.

Reference: JT/01-0441 (minutes of July 2001 USNC Council meeting)

10.5.1 IEC Council Activities

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the IEC Council meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to JT/01-0442, the decisions taken at the September 2000 IEC Council meeting, JT/01-0443, the report of the September 2000 IEC Council meeting, and JT/01-0444, the draft agenda for the October 2001 IEC Council meeting.

In the future, this agenda item will be assigned to Mr. Mikoski, in his role as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the USNC.

Reference: JT/01-0442 (decisions taken at September 2000 IEC Council meeting), JT/01-0443 (report of September 2000 IEC Council meeting), JT/01-0444 (agenda for October 2001 IEC Council meeting)

10.5.2 IEC Committee of Action Activities

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the IEC Committee of Action meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

Mr. Jameson referred the JTC 1 TAG to JT/01-0445, the report of the June 2001 IEC CA meeting, and JT/01-0446, the draft agenda for the October 2001 IEC CA meeting.

In the future, this agenda item will be assigned to Mr. Mikoski, in his role as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the USNC.

JTC 1 proposal for JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation is not posted to the October 2001 IEC CA agenda distributed in August (JT/01-0446) but is expected to appear on the final agenda.  The results could be available for consideration at the upcoming JTC 1 Plenary.

Reference: JT/01-0445 (report of June 2001 IEC CA meeting), JT/01-0446 (agenda for October 2001 IEC CA meeting)

At the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post the meeting resolutions from the ITU TASG meetings to future JTC 1 TAG agendas.

As reported in JT/01-0447, access to ITU documentation is limited to the following:

• employees of a Government Telecommunication Administration in one of the ITU Member States
• representative of a company that is a sector member of the ITU
• employees of a Geneva-based permanent mission of a country that is an ITU Member

The JTC 1 TAG does not meet the access requirements.

Action Item:  With the assistance of JTC 1 TAG members, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to continue to pursue access to ITU TASG documents.

Reference: JT/01-0447 (access to ITU documentation)

11. Future Meetings

11.1 Next Meeting - October 18-19, 2001

(S. Jameson)

The final 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting is scheduled to be held October 18-19, 2001 at ANSI headquarters in New York City (JT/01-0392). As this is an open delegation meeting, attendance is mandatory only for members of the US delegation to the October 29 - November 2, 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii. Failure to attend this meeting will not negatively impact an organization's attendance record, however, attendance at the meeting will count toward the establishment and maintenance of voting membership on the JTC 1 TAG.

Reference: JT/01-0392 (meeting announcement)

The final 2001 meeting schedules for JTC 1 and the JTC 1 TAG is detailed in JT/01-0406.

Reference: JT/01-0406

Mr. Jameson reviewed the 2002 meeting schedule for the JTC 1 TAG as reflected in JT/01-0407.  It was noted that none of the 2002 meetings have sponsors at this time.  Mr. Hogan volunteered to check for availability at the NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Although the exact date for the 2002 JTC 1 Plenary has not been established, Switzerland has indicated that the week of October 21, 2002 is the likely target.  Since the JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting is traditionally held two weeks in advance of the JTC 1 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Open Delegation meeting will be October 9-10, 2002.  The meeting schedule will be adjusted, as needed, upon confirmation of the 2002 JTC 1 Plenary date.

Action Item:  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the revised 2002 meeting calendar to reflect the delegates' meeting on October 9-10, 2002.  The meeting schedule will be adjusted, as needed, upon confirmation of the 2002 JTC 1 Plenary date.

Reference: JT/01-0407

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 October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting available on the JTC 1 TAG web site:

1. 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 6.4, January 2001 minutes, Agenda Item 6.4, April 2001 minutes, Agenda Item 6.4, July 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.3, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
2. 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, Agenda item 6.5, April 2001 minutes,  Agenda Item 6.5, July 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.4, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
3. The approved policy concerning failure of an SDO to pay its entire assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat has been referred to JTPG for a thorough review of JTC 1 TAG procedures and the MoA to identify procedural changes required to address the policy. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)
4. Upon confirmation of ANSI approval of the recommendation to terminate P-membership on SC 6, all US officers of SC 6 will be formally notified by the JTC 1 TAG Administrator that they are no longer eligible to participate on SC 6 activities. The relevant US procedures will be cited and the officers will be thanked for their service in SC 6 activities. (Agenda Item 7.2, July 2001 minutes)
5. Mr. Mikoski (EIA) and Ms. Higginbottom (NCITS) agreed to work with Mr. Farance to discuss options for SC 25/WG 1. (Agenda Item 7.7, July 2001 minutes)
6. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will draft a letter encouraging continued DoD participation for review by the JTC 1 TAG. Members interested in being signatories are encouraged to notify the officers. To assist JTC 1 TAG members in drafting individual letters to DoD, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will provide talking points and contact information for the appropriate DoD recipients. (Agenda Item 8.16, July 2001 minutes)
7. Mr. Smith volunteered to provide a list of URLs for the documents he discussed at the July JTC 1 TAG meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a document containing links to the URLs to the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.2, July 2001 minutes)
8. Mr. Silletti agreed to provide additional information on the World Standards Cooperative to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for consideration by the JTC 1 TAG. The JTC 1 TAG officers will request that the World Standards Cooperative be addressed at the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes)
9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will send a jeopardy letter to the representative of Bull HN for failure of the organization to attend meetings. (Agenda Item 1.2.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
10. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the July 12-13, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting as agreed upon at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting.  (Agenda Item 1.4, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a meeting notice and a call for significant and substantial contributions to determine an acceptable algorithm and/or approach for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat for consideration at the December 11-12, 2001 interim meeting of the JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee.  (Agenda Item 4.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to issue a call for participation on the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures.  The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will establish a reflector for the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures to initiate the work of the ad hoc.  (Agenda Item 4.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
13. JTPG has been asked to review ANSI procedures and the MoA and to augment the procedures to incorporate the requirement for one year notification of relinquishment of TAG assignments and 12 month financial commitment from the date of notification, as revised TD-1 text.  The proposed text will be subject to JTC 1 TAG review and approval.  (Agenda Item 4.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
14. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify IEEE that the JTC 1 TAG has approved the reduction of the 2002 IEEE assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat from $46,837.50 to $40,837.50.  (Agenda Item 4.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
15. Mr. Silletti will forward the principles established at the September 24-25, 2001 workshop of the ANSI Conformity Assessment Group to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG.  Mr. Silletti also agreed to submit the ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group's documents for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG members for review and comment.  (Agenda Item 4.3.1, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
16. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the 2004 SC 24 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.  (Agenda Item 6.5, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will repost an agenda item entitled "World Standards Cooperative" to the February 2002 JTC 1 TAG agenda for an update.  (Agenda Item 8.1, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
18. Ms. Higginbottom, in her capacity as the NCITS representative to the JTC 1 TAG and as the NCITS Chairman, volunteered to return the issue to CT22 for rapid resolution and development of a proposed US vote on DIS 20970 for consideration by means of an accelerated JTC 1 TAG letter ballot.  (Agenda Item 8.3, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
19. When distributed as a JTC 1 document, the SC 7 NP (SC 7 N 2523) will be issued by JTC 1 TAG Administrator for a 15 day comment period with a  JTC 1 TAG cover letter requesting  that JTC 1 TAG member, as well as SC TAG, comments be submitted for JTC 1 TAG consideration.  (Agenda Item 8.4, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
20. JTPG is instructed to provide clarifying text for section 5.3.2 of the TD-1 concerning participation and obligations of US delegates and the authorities of the US HoD.    (Agenda Item 9.1, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
21. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the revised list of US delegates to the October/November JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii to the JTC 1 Secretariat.  (Agenda Item 9.1, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
22. Mr. Smith will submit documents in his capacity as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to ISO/TC 154 TAG for distribution to the JTC 1 TAG.  (Agenda Item 10.2, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
23. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the USNC Secretary of the JTC 1 TAG acceptance of the USNC offer and of the JTC 1 TAG appointment of Mr. Edward, Mikoski, Jr. as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the USNC.  (Agenda Item 10.3, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
24. With the assistance of JTC 1 TAG members, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to continue to pursue access to ITU TASG documents.  (Agenda Item 10.6, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)
25. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the revised 2002 meeting calendar to reflect the delegates' meeting on October 9-10, 2002.  The meeting schedule will be adjusted, as needed, upon confirmation of the 2002 JTC 1 Plenary date.  (Agenda Item 11.3, October 3-4, 2001 minutes)

13. Adjournment

The October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent  at 12:30 PM on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

Attachment 1 - Attendance List for the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

Organization	Representative	Committee Status
EIA	Ed Mikoski, Jr.	P
Farance Incorporated	Frank Farance	P - October 3 only
Hewlett-Packard	Karen Higginbottom Scott Jameson	P A#, JTC 1 TAG Chairman
IBM	Ron Silletti	P
ICCP	Thomas Kurihara	A
IEEE	Robert Pritchard	P
Intel	Greg Kisor	P
InterDigital**	Clyde Camp	O
Lucent	Herb Bertine	P - October 3 only
Microsoft	Mike Ksar Joseph Zajaczkowski	A A#
NCITS	Karen Higginbottom	P
NIST	Michael Hogan	P
Oracle	Donald Deutsch	P
Panasonic	Terry Nelson	P
SHARE	Dave Thewlis	P, JTC 1 TAG Vice Chairman
Sony	Ed Barrett	P
Sun Microsystems	John Hill	P
UCC	Stephen Brown	P
US DoD	Jerry Smith	P

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 Member: Apple Computer, Bull HN, Hitachi, Unisys

Absent Observer Members: AIM Inc.**, Boeing, Compaq, DDC-I, DISA, Imation, Sybase, US Department of Energy (US DoE)

Other Attendees:

Jennifer Garner	JTC 1 TAG Secretary	XO
Lisa Rajchel	ANSI	XO
Mary Glaser	UCC - SC 31 Secretariat	Guest
Pat Griffis	Microsoft	Guest
Dick Holleman	IEEE	Guest

Attachment 2 - Final Agenda for the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

JT/01-0491
IT/01-0841

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:	October 4, 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 49

Uniform Code Council (UCC)
1009 Lenox Drive
Suite 202
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-2313
Telephone: (609) 620-0200
Fax: (609) 620-1200

 

Wednesday, October 3, 2001	10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 4, 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

(J. Garner)

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

(J. Garner)

Reference: JT/01-0473 (3rd Q 2001 voting report), JT/01-0474 (InterDigital), JT/01-0475 (Lucent)

1.2.4 Membership Report

(J. Garner)

Reference: JT/01-0431 (Unisys), JT/01-0474 (InterDigital), JT/01-0482 (InterDigital), JT/01-0486 (AIIM International)

Reference: JT/01-0481

Reference: JT/01-0379, JT/01-0385 (J. Smith's proposed changes), JT/01-0461 (R. Pritchard's proposed changes)

1.4.1 Review of Action Items, July 12-13, 2001

(J. Garner)

Reference: JT/01-0379 (Agenda Item 11)

2. Chairman's Remarks

(S. Jameson)

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers

2.1.1 JTC 1 TAG Chairman

Reference: JT/01-0367 (call for volunteers)

2.1.2 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group (JTPG) Chairman

2.1.3 JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee (JTFC) Chairman

3. JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report

(J. Garner)

Reference: JT/01-0460

Reference: JT/01-0241 (approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG Admin. services), JT/01-0472 (3rd Q 2001 actuals, 2001 projections and proposed 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget)

Reference: JT/01-0471 (3rd Q 2001 actuals)

Reference: JT/01-0462 (notification of JTC 1 TAG reaccreditation)

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

(D. Thewlis)

Reference: JT/01-0480 (second revised October 2001 draft agenda and meeting documents)

4.3.1 ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group

(R. Silletti)

4.5 JTC 1 TAG Marketing Rapporteur

(R. Silletti)

Reference: JT/01-0484 (report of JTC 1 Marketing Rapporteur Group to 2001 JTC 1 Plenary)

5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities

5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning

(S. Jameson)

5.1.1 Review of September 5-6, 2001 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning, Toronto

Reference: JTC 1 N 6525 (draft agenda), JTC 1 N 6530 (Rules for JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation), JTC 1 N 6531 (resolutions)

6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings

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

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/01-0287 (JTC 1 TAG hosting procedures), JT/01-0456 (calendar)

Reference: JT/01-0354 (most recent meeting specifications and budget), JT/01-0470 (update on funding), JT/01-0479 (legal counsel memo on force majeure), JTC 1 N 6433 (JTC 1 information package)

Reference: JT/00-0685 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE SC 36 TAG Admin.), JT/01-0269 (IEEE TAG Admin.'s response)

Reference: JT/00-0684 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/H2 and L8, and DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG Admin.), JT/01-0279 (NCITS/L8 Chair's response)

Reference: JT/01-0457 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to NCITS/H3 Chairman)

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

7.1 Status of SC 32 Chairman

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/01-0377 (second call for volunteers)

Reference: JT/01-0425 (relinquishment of AIM SC 31 TAG and TAG Admin. responsibilities), JT/01-0426 (request for call in ANSI Standards Action), JT/01-0427 (notification to JTC 1 TAG)

8. New Business

8.1 World Standards Cooperative

(R. Silletti)

Reference: JT/01-0379 (Agenda Item 9.3.1)

Reference: JT/01-0411 (request for JTC 1 TAG member comments), JT/01-0421 (Sun comments)

Reference: JT/01-0268 (advance transmittal), DIS 20970, JT/01-0469 (R. Jaeschke/Microsoft comments), JT/01-0483 (final CT22 ballot results)

Reference: JT/01-0477 (correspondence from IEEE/SC 7 TAG Admin.)

Reference: JT/01-0485 (NIST contribution)

9. For Action - Review and Preparation of US Positions for the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JTC 1 N 6541 (second draft agenda), list of unposted plenary documents

Reference: JTC 1 N 6433 (information package and registration materials)

10. Other Business

10.1 Report on ANSI International Forum (AIF) Activities

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/01-0436 (report of the May 2001 AIF meeting)

10.3 For Action - Approval of USNC Liaison to the JTC 1 TAG

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/01-0435

Reference: JT/01-0437 (report of May 2001 IC meeting), JT/01-0478 (JTC 1 TAG Chairman's report on August 2001 IC meeting)

10.4.1 ISO Council Activities

Reference: JT/01-0440 (agenda and documents for September 2001 ISO Council meeting)

10.4.2 ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) Activities

Reference: JT/01-0438 (report of June 2001 TMB meeting), JT/01-0439 (agenda and documents for September 2001 TMB meeting)

Reference: JT/01-0441 (minutes of July 2001 USNC Council meeting)

10.5.1 IEC Council Activities

Reference: JT/01-0442 (decisions taken at September 2000 IEC Council meeting), JT/01-0443 (report of September 2000 IEC Council meeting), JT/01-0444 (agenda for October 2001 IEC Council meeting)

10.5.2 IEC Committee of Action Activities

Reference: JT/01-0445 (report of June 2001 IEC CA meeting), JT/01-0446 (agenda for October 2001 IEC CA meeting)

Reference: JT/01-0447 (access to ITU documentation)

11. Future Meetings

11.1 Next Meeting - October 18-19, 2001

(S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/01-0392 (meeting announcement)

Reference: JT/01-0406

Reference: JT/01-0407

12. Review of Action Items

(J. Garner)

13. Adjournment