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JT/02-0128
IT/02-0176


JTC 1 TAG, U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ANSI,
National Body Member of ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information Technology

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: February 19, 2002
Replaces: JT/02-0111
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 51

Intel Corporation
Robert Noyce Building
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, California 95054-1549

Meeting Host: Greg Kisor (503) 709-2613
Arrangement Contact: Dave Connor (503) 712-5580
Monday, February 18, 2002 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:00 AM - 3:00 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)
Reference: JT/01-0548 (Bull HN)
1.2.3 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Return Letter Ballots (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/01-0600 (4th Q 2001 voting report), JT/01-0601 (Oracle)
1.2.4 Membership Report (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/01-0522 (Intel), JT/01-0543 (Microsoft), JT/01-0553 (AIM Inc.), JT/01-0554 (CRC Enterprises), JT/01-0557 (Intel), JT/01-0568 (Lucent), JT/01-0584 (InterDigital), JT/01-0587 (Microsoft), JT/01-0602 (Imation), JT/02-0008 (Bull HN), JT/02-0023 (Sun Microsystems), JT/02-0024 (Oracle), JT/02-0094 (Sun Microsystems)
1.3 Approval of Draft Agenda, February 18-19, 2002
Reference: JT/02-0111
1.4 Approval of Draft Minutes, October 3-4, 2001
Reference: JT/01-0506
1.4.1 Review of Action Items, October 3-4, 2001 (J. Garner)
Reference:JT/01-0506 (Agenda Item 12)
1.5 Approval of Draft Minutes, October 18-19, 2001
Reference: JT/01-0532

2. Chairman's Remarks (D. Thewlis)

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers
2.1.1 JTC 1 TAG Vice Chairman
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/02-0085
3.1 Approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG Budget
Reference: JT/01-0241 (approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG Admin. services), JT/01-0591 (approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG budget)
3.2 Review of JTC 1 TAG Antitrust Guidelines
Reference: JT/02-0002
3.3 2001 JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report to ANSI/ExSC
Reference: JT/02-0003, JT/02-0084 (DISA SC 32/WG 1 TAG)

4. JTC 1 TAG Subgroup and Rapporteur Reports

4.1 JTC 1 TAG Procedures Group - JTPG (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0565 (JTPG issues list)
4.2 For Action - JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0582 (December 2001 approved minutes and documents), JT/02-0079 (January 2002 draft minutes and documents), JT/02-0080 (report and recommendations)
4.3 JTC 1 TAG Conformity Assessment and Interoperability Rapporteur (M. Hogan)
4.3.1 ANSI Conformity Assessment Strategy Group
Reference: JT/01-0501 (US National Conformity Assessment Principles)
4.4 JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur

4.5 JTC 1 TAG Marketing Rapporteur


5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities

5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning (D. Michael)
Reference: JT/01-0550 (call for participants), JT/02-0082 (ANSI IC resolution), JT/02-0109 (ad hoc report)
5.1.1 March 4-7, 2002 Meeting of the JTC 1Special Group on Future - Berlin, Germany
Reference: JTC 1 N 6640 (meeting notice and call for experts - JTC 1 Special Group on Future), JTC 1 N 6705 (second draft agenda)
5.1.2 Documents for Consideration at the March 4-7, 2002 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Future - Berlin, Germany
Reference: JTC 1 N 6602 (JTC 1 Business Planning - Current and Future State of Technology and Market), JTC 1 N 6603 (JTC 1 Brief Input to ISO/IEC Industry Dialogue), JTC 1 N 6655 (NB Contributions on JTC 1 N 6603), JTC 1 N 6697 (DIN Contributions in Response to JTC 1 N 6602), JTC 1 N 6698 (AFNOR Comments in Response to JTC 1 N 6602), JTC 1 N 6703 (UK Contribution), JTC 1 N 6708 (Swedish Comments in Response to JTC 1 N 6602), JTC 1 N 6709 (Danish Position on JTC 1 N 6702)
5.1.3 US Contributions/Comments for Consideration at the March 4-7, 2002 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Future - Berlin, Germany
Reference: JTC 1 N 6699 (US contribution - JTC 1 Value Proposition), JTC 1 N 6701 (US comments - JTC 1 N 6602), JTC 1 N 6702 (US contribution - SC on Biometrics)
5.2 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Futures (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0563 (call for participants), JT/02-0001 (action plan and timeline), JT/02-0104 (ad hoc report)

6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings

6.1 Review of Seven-Year JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/02-0027 (JTC 1 TAG hosting procedures), JT/02-0043 (calendar)
6.2 SC 36 Plenary - 2002 (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/00-0685 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to IEEE/SC 36 TAG Admin.), JT/01-0269 (IEEE TAG Admin.'s response)
6.3 For Action - Approval of EIA Offer to Host September 2002 SC 25 Plenary and WG Meetings (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/02-0028 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to EIA/SC 25 TAG Administrator), JT/02-0108 (EIA offer to host)
6.4 SC 34 Plenary - 2002 (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/02-0042 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to INCITS/V1 Chairman)
6.5 SC 32 Plenary - 2003 (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/00-0684 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to INCITS/H2 and L8, and DISA/SC 32/WG 1 TAG Admin.), JT/01-0279 (INCITS/L8 Chair's response)
6.6 SC 24 Plenary - 2004 (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/01-0457 (transmittal of US hosting requirements to INCITS/H3 Chairman)

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

7.1 Status of SC 11 Chairman (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/02-0092 (second call for volunteers)
7.2 For Action - JTC 1 TAG Approval of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Offer to Serve as SC 31 TAG Administrator  (D. Thewlis)
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), JT/01-0497 (notification of Standards Action publication date), JT/02-0009 (FMI offer)
7.3 Status of SC 7/WG 4 and SC 7/WG 19 TAGs and TAG Administrators  (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0578 (relinquishment of IEEE/SC 7/WG 4 and WG 19 TAGs and TAG Admin. responsibilities), JT/01-0579 (request for call in ANSI Standards Action), JT/01-0580 (notification to JTC 1 TAG), JT/02-0105 (notification of Standards Action publication date)

8. New Business

8.1 World Standards Cooperative
Reference: JT/01-0506 (Agenda Item 8.1)
8.2 For Action - Determination of US National Body Position/Comments in Response to JTC 1 N 6638 - SC 35 N 368: New Work Item Proposal: Guidelines and methodology for the assessment of cultural and linguistic adaptability in information technology products (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/02-0004 (Unisys contribution), JT/02-0005 (INCITS/L2 comments), JT/02-0006 (Microsoft comments), JTC 1 N 6638
8.3 For Action - Determination of US National Body Position/Comments in Response to JTC 1 N 6657 - SC 7 New Work Item Proposal - SC 7 N 2523 - New Proposal on Software Asset Management Process (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0477 (correspondence from IEEE/SC 7 TAG Admin.), JT/02-0026 (input from IEEE/SC 7 TAG Chair), JTC 1 N 6657
8.4 For Action - Determination of US National Body Position/Comments in Response to JTC 1 N 6644 - SC 22 New Work Item Proposal - Specification for Additional Character Data Types to the Programming Language C (M. Davis)
Reference: JT/02-0083 (Microsoft contribution), JT/02-0107 (US experts' comments), JT/02-0112 (Farance Inc.'s contribution), JT/02-0113 (Unisys proposed wording), JT/02-0114 (M. Davis presentation), JTC 1 N 6644

9. Report of the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary - Kohala Coast, Hawaii (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0567 (US HoD report), JTC 1 N 6607 (resolutions)
9.1 Personnel Issues
9.1.1Officer and Liaison Appointments - Hawaii Resolutions 1, 4 and 5
9.1.2 Obligations of JTC 1 Officers - Hawaii Resolution 22 
9.1.3 Request for Written Liaison Reports - Hawaii Resolution 40 
9.1.4 Continuation of Rapporteur Groups - Hawaii Resolution 3
9.2 Appreciations/Remembrance
9.2.1 Mr. Thomas Frost - Hawaii Resolution 2 
9.2.2 National Body of Japan - Hawaii Resolution 39 
9.2.3 Mr. Henry Ryan - Hawaii Resolution 42 
9.2.4 Remembrance of Mr. Henry Lowe - Hawaii Resolution 41
9.3 Organizational Issues
9.3.1 Change of SC 25 Scope - Hawaii Resolution 7
Reference: JTC 1 N 6576
9.3.2 Request to SC 35 - Hawaii Resolution 8
Reference: JTC 1 N 6656
9.3.3 Productivity of SC 29 - Hawaii Resolution 11
9.4 Release of Standards Which Fall Under the JTC 1 Criteria - Hawaii Resolution 9

9.5 Category A Liaison Request from UN/CEFACT - Hawaii Resolution 10
Reference: JTC 1 N 6449, JTC 1 N 6506
9.6 JTC 1 Market Trial Project Team (MTPT) - Hawaii Resolution 13
Reference: JTC 1 N 6149, JTC 1 N 6605, JTC 1 N 6632
9.7 JTC 1 Workshop Mode of Operation - Hawaii Resolution 14
Reference: JTC 1 N 6530
9.8 Initiation of a Revision of the JTC 1 Directives - Hawaii Resolution 15
9.8.1 JTC 1 Directives Revision, Call for Contributions - Hawaii Resolution 16
Reference: JTC 1 N 6601, JTC 1 N 6652, JTC 1 N 6654, JTC 1 N 6704
9.8.2 Stabilized Standards Process - Hawaii Resolution 17
Reference: JTC 1 N 6604
9.8.2.1 Systematic Review of Standards - Hawaii Resolution 17b
9.8.3 Refinement of SC Initiated NP Ballot Procedure - Hawaii Resolution 18
Reference: JTC 1 N 6572
9.8.4 Fast-Track Procedure: Detection of Potential Contradiction with Other ISO/IEC Standards - Hawaii Resolution 19
9.8.5 Clarification on JTC 1 Voting Obligations - Hawaii Resolution 20
9.8.6 Timescale and Action Plan for Revision of JTC 1 Directives - Hawaii Resolution 21
9.8.7 Request to ITTF Regarding JTC 1 Directives - Hawaii Resolution 23
9.9 Request to ITTF Regarding Statistics - Hawaii Resolution 24
Reference: JTC 1 N 6555
9.10 ISO/IEC Industry Dialogue
9.10.1 JTC 1 Participation in the ISO/IEC Industry Dialogue - Hawaii Resolution 25
9.10.2 JTC 1 Input to the ISO/IEC Industry Dialogue - Hawaii Resolution 26
Reference: JTC 1 N 6603, JTC 1 N 6655
9.10.3 ITU-T Involvement in the ISO/IEC Industry Dialogue - Hawaii Resolution 27
9.11 Establishment of the JTC 1 Special Group on Future - Hawaii Resolution 29
Reference: JTC 1 N 6640
9.11.1 JTC 1 Long-Term Business Plan - Hawaii Resolutions 12 and 28
Reference: JTC 1 N 6602
9.11.2 Discontinuance of Long-Term Planning Meeting - Hawaii Resolution 30
9.12 Request for Citation Analysis for JTC 1 Standards - Hawaii Resolution 31

9.13 Requests to JTC 1 Subcommittees Related to Marketing Initiatives - Hawaii Resolution 32

9.14 Facilitating Standards Development and Public Awareness of ISO/IEC JTC 1 Standards - Hawaii Resolution 33

9.15 Requests to the Vocabulary Rapporteur - Hawaii Resolution 34

9.16 ISO/IEC/ITU/UN ECE MoU Management Group - Hawaii Resolution 35

9.17 JTC 1 Delegation to the Special Group on Spatial Standardization and Related Interoperability - Hawaii Resolution 36

9.18 JTC 1 Representation to the ISO Steering Committee on Image Technology - Hawaii Resolution 37

9.19 JTC 1 Representation to the Next GSC/RAST Meeting - Hawaii Resolution 38

9.20 Future Meetings - Hawaii Resolution 43
9.20.1 Timing of Contributions for the October 2002 JTC 1 Plenary Meeting in Sophia Antipolis - Hawaii Resolution 44

10. Other Business

10.1 Report on ANSI International Forum (AIF) Activities (D. Thewlis)

10.2 Report of the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the ISO/TC 154 TAG (J. Smith)

10.3 ANSI International Committee (IC) Activities (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/02-0110 (summary report of January 2002 ANSI IC meeting)
10.3.1 ISO Council Activities
10.3.2 ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) Activities
10.4 USNC Activities (E. Mikoski)
Reference: JT/01-0552 (JTC 1 TAG appointment of E. Mikoski as JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the USNC), JT/02-0015 (minutes of September 2001 USNC Council teleconference), JT/02-0016 (agenda for January 2002 USNC TMC meeting), JT/02-0017 (minutes of September 2001 USNC TMC teleconference)
10.4.1 IEC Council Activities
10.4.2 IEC Committee of Action Activities
Reference: JT/02-0014 (unconfirmed summary report of October 2001 IEC/CA meeting)
10.5 ITU Activities (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0447 (access to ITU documentation)

11. Future Meetings

11.1 Next Meeting - May 16-17, 2002 (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0589 (Oracle offer to host)
11.2 JTC 1 TAG Meeting Schedule for the Remainder of 2002  (D. Thewlis)
Reference: JT/01-0544, JT/01-0588 (NIST offer to host the August 2002 meeting), JT/01-0590 (Sun Microsystems offer to host the November 2002 meeting), JT/02-0032 (proposed changes to 2002 meeting schedule)

12. Review of Action Items (J. Garner)


13. Adjournment