Action Items for the October 28-29, 1997 JTC 1 TAG Meeting


11. Review of Action Items

Ms. Garner reviewed the action items from the October 28-29, 1997 JTC 1 TAG meeting:

  1. The JTC 1 TAG directs JTPG to propose a draft revision of the JTC 1 TAG/TD-1 and the MOA, with the sense that balloting on all CDs, including Final CDs (FCDs), be done at the appropriate TAG level and that FDIS balloting be conducted by the JTC 1 TAG. (Item 6.2, November 1996 minutes)

  2. JTPG will provide clarification, prior to the June meeting, on the TD-1 voting table with respect to the relinquishment of SC Secretariats. (Item 6.4, February 1997 minutes)

  3. JTPG will review and consider the ad hoc's further recommendations on the PAS process as detailed in JT/97-0189. (Item 8.2, June 1997 minutes)

  4. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise June 1997 JTC 1 TAG minutes (JT/97-0264) Agenda Item 8.2 as follows:

    Paragraph 10, bullet 3 will be revised to read:
    "Openness of Process - Two text options (A and B) as described in JT/97-0189 were noted and reviewed." (Item 1.4, October 1997 minutes)

  5. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call to the JTC 1 TAG membership for volunteers to serve as the US Rapporteur to the JTC 1 GII Rapporteur Group. (Item 4.3, October 1997 minutes)

  6. Mr. Smith volunteered to work in consultation with Mr. Hogan on drafting a discussion paper on the importance of profiles for consideration at the March 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Item 4.5, October 1997)

  7. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue formal notification of the US National Body offer to host the 1999 SC 29 Plenary and WG meetings. (Item 5.2, October 1997 minutes)

  8. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue formal notification of the US National Body offer to host the 1998 SC 11 Plenary. (Item 5.3, October 1997 minutes)

  9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue formal notification of the US National Body offer to host the 1998 SC 2 Plenary and WG meetings when formal notification has been received from the NCITS TAG Administrator. (Item 5.4, October 1997 minutes)

  10. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact the SC 31 TAG Administrator to determine if the US intends to host the 1999 SC 31 Plenary and if so, to obtain the necessary documentation for JTC 1 TAG review and consideration. (Item 5.6, October 1997)

  11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact H3 to determine if the US plans on hosting the 2000 SC 24 Plenary in light of JTC 1 reengineering activities that suggest SC 24 should be merging with SC 29 under operation Method B. (Item 5.7, October 1997)

  12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the JTC 1 Secretariat that the US National Body has reviewed its vote on the Sun PAS submitter application in light of Sun's response as detailed in JTC 1 N 5028 and is not changing the US National Body vote. (Item 7.1, October 1997 minutes)

  13. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact the USNC of IEC requesting JTC 1 TAG participation on the committee. If there is USNC agreement, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman would serve as the JTC 1 TAG Technical Advisor and Deputy Technical Advisor, respectively. (Item 8.3, October 1997)

  14. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the comments on the ISSS Operational Framework document as detailed in JT/97-0335 to ANSI, with a cover letter noting that they have been reviewed and accepted as JTC 1 TAG comments. (Item 8.4, October 1997)

  15. JTPG will provide a contribution for JTC 1 TAG review and consideration at the March 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting based on the SC 22/WG 15 TAG recommendation to permit the fast-tracking of Technical Reports. This contribution will be submitted as a US contribution to the June 1998 JTC 1 Plenary. (Item 8.6, October 1997)

  16. JTC 1 TAG members are requested to send editorial comments on JTC 1 N 5060 - JTC 1 Organizational Chart, directly to the JTC 1 Secretariat no later than December 5, 1997. (Item 9.1.2, October 1997)

  17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request US National Body P membership on SC 32, Data Management Services. (Item 9.1.3, October 1997)

  18. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call for volunteers to serve as the US TAG to SC 32. (Item 9.1.3, October 1997)

  19. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will provide background to the US TAGs to SC 32, indicating that interest has been expressed in the US National Body providing the SC 32 Secretariat but noting that a firm financial commitment is needed by December 15, 1997 to permit JTC 1 TAG review and consideration. The documentation will provide contact information for the involved parties to ensure coordination. (Item 9.1.3, October 1997)

  20. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request US National Body P membership on SC 33, Distributed Application Services. (Item 9.1.4, October 1997)

  21. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call for volunteers to serve as the US TAG to SC 33. (Item 9.1.4, October 1997)

  22. The JTC 1 TAG officers and Mr. Mathis were authorized to work in consultation with the ITCC and ANSI staff in preparing a contribution into the June 1998 JTC 1 Plenary. The contribution will suggest criteria JTC 1 could use when addressing future requests for freely available web access of standards. The proposed contribution will be presented at the March 1998 meeting for JTC 1 TAG review and consideration. (Item 9.4, October 1997)

  23. Mr. Jameson will work with Mr. Cuschieri, the IEC/TC 100 TAG Administrator, in proposing a 1998 joint meeting of the JTC 1 TAG and the TC 100 TAG. (Item 9.5, October 1997)

  24. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on IEC/TC 100 Activities has been empowered to develop positions and submit contributions on behalf of the JTC 1 TAG for the January 1998 meeting of US interests in TC 100 activities. (Item 9.5, October 1997)

  25. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call to the SC TAGs for US contributions and a US delegation to the JTC 1 Cultural Adaptability Workshop. Ms. Higginbottom will chair the ad hoc, including Messrs. Hovey and Oksala, empowered to coordinate US positions and the US delegation to the workshop. (Item 9.7, October 1997)

  26. The JTC 1 TAG directs JTPG to clarify, in writing for the March 1998 meeting, the obligations of US delegates and the actions the US will take when these criteria are not met. (Item 9.9, October 1997)

  27. The JTC 1 TAG agreed that the US HoD report of the September 1997 JTC 1 Plenary should be revised to indicate that non-accredited US persons from Sun Microsystems and its public relations firm were present at the meeting venue. (Item 9.9, October 1997)

  28. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue the revised 1998 JTC 1 and JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule. (Item 10.1, October 1997)