Action Items from the March 26-27, 1998 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

  1. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue jeopardy letters to the following organizations for failure to attend two out of three successive JTC 1 TAG meetings: AIM USA, ASC T1 and Panasonic. (Agenda Item 1.2, March 1998 meeting)

  2. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will investigate implementing the automatic generation of email reminders two weeks prior to the closing date of letter ballots to organizations that have not submitted votes via the on-line balloting system. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will also ensure that each organization's voting history is accessible to its representatives. (Agenda Item 3.1, March 1998 minutes.

  3. JTPG will submit proposed text permitting fast-tracking of Technical Reports as part of the US comments on JTC 1 N 5202 - Draft Edition 4, ISO/IEC JTC 1 Directives. Additionally, JTPG will consider proposing text that permits fast-tracking of Amendments. (Agenda Item 4.1, March 1998 minutes)

  4. JTPG will present proposed TD-1 text for Section 5.3.2, Guidance for Participation, for consideration at a future JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.1, March 1998 minutes)

  5. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will update the approved TD-1 modifications to reflect the changes to Section 5.3.1, as detailed in JT/98-0094. (Agenda Item 4.1.1, March 1998 minutes)

  6. The comments submitted on JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballot 1726, Proposed Changes to the TD-1, will be sent to JTPG for disposition of comments. (Agenda Item 4.1.1, March 1998 minutes)

  7. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify ANSI of the US National Body offer to host a JTC 1 Plenary in the Spring of 2001. The JTC 1 TAG will review funding plans at the July 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 5.1, March 1998 minutes)

  8. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify ANSI of the US National Body offer to host the July 1998 SC 24 Plenary. (Agenda Item 5.2, March 1998 minutes)

  9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will carry the hosting of the October 1999 SC 27 Plenary and WG meetings on the JTC 1 TAG agenda until such time as the complete set of documentation has been reviewed by the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 5.3, March 1998 minutes)

  10. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG's recommendation to the ANSI/ITCC and IC that the US National Body acquire the SC 32 Secretariat. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has volunteered to serve as the SC 32 Secretariat. (Agenda Item 6.1.1.1, March 1998 minutes)

  11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify NCITS and the ANSI/ITCC of the assignment of SC 32 TAG Administrator responsibilities to NCITS. (Agenda Item 6.1.2.1, March 1998 minutes)

  12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will update the JTC 1 TAG web pages and documentation to reflect the organizational changes that affect TAG assignments. (Agenda Item 6.1.3, March 1998 minutes)

  13. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify NCITS and the ANSI/ITCC of the assignment of SC 33 TAG Administrator responsibilities to NCITS. (Agenda Item 6.2.2.1, March 1998 minutes)

  14. Messrs. Rutt and Jameson will prepare a contribution proposing SC 33 projects at CD stage by the close of the July 1998 SC 33 Plenary be processed to completion by the JTC 1 Secretariat. The JTC 1 TAG will review the contribution at the May 1998 meeting for possible submission as a US contribution to the June 1998 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 6.2.3.1, March 1998 minutes)

  15. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG's recommendation on the US National Body retention of the SC 22 Secretariat to the ANSI/ITCC and IC. The JTC 1 TAG officers will draft the rationale for submission with the recommendation. (Agenda Item 6.4, March 1998 minutes)

  16. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify ANSI that the US National Body has no candidates to serve as the SC 22/WG 15 Convener. (Agenda Item 6.6, March 1998 minutes)

  17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote and comments on JTC 1 N 5180 - JTC 1 Policy on Electronic Document Distribution Using the WWW. (Agenda Item 7.1.1, March 1998 minutes)

  18. JTPG will provide proposed US National Body comments on JTC 1 N 5202 - Draft 4th Edition of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Directives, for accelerated JTC 1 TAG letter ballot. (Agenda Item 7.2.1, March 1998 minutes)

  19. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will circulate the US positions into the JTC 1 Cultural Adaptability Workshop related to the future organization of JTC 1/WG 5 and SC 22/WG 20 to the JTC 1 TAG. If there are no objections, they will be submitted as US National Body comments on JTC 1 N 5219 - Recommendations from the JTC 1 Cultural Adaptability Workshop. If there are objections, the JTC 1 TAG will revisit this issue at the May 1998 meeting. (Agenda Item 7.3, March 1998 minutes)

  20. Mr. Hovey, the ANSI/ITCC Chairman, will present an update on IPF payments at the July 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.1.1, March 1998 minutes)

  21. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call to the JTC 1 TAG membership seeking additional volunteers to participate on the JTC 1 TAG IP Funding Ad Hoc. The call will indicate the scope of the ad hoc. (Agenda Item 8.1.3, March 1998 minutes)

  22. The JTC 1 TAG IP Funding Ad Hoc will give a presentation on the disbandment of the ANSI/ITCC and the assumption of its responsibilities by the JTC 1 TAG at the July 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.1.3, March 1998 minutes)

  23. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Website Policy will present a draft policy on the use of the JTC 1 TAG web site to gather input to determine US positions for consideration at the July 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.4, March 1998 minutes)

  24. The JTC 1 TAG officers will submit a proposed US National Body contribution on criteria for free WWW access to ISO/IEC JTC 1 Standards for consideration by JTC 1 TAG letter ballot. (Agenda Item 8.5, March 1998 minutes)

  25. Ms. Higginbottom will draft text regarding electronic availability of standards from ITTF for consideration by the JTC 1 TAG as a US contribution to the June 1998 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 8.5, March 1998 minutes)

  26. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will confirm with the JTC 1 Secretariat that JTC 1 Rapporteurs can attend the JTC 1 Plenary without National Body affiliation and that acting SC Chairs may attend as part of their National Body delegation. If needed, adjustments to the US delegation will be made at the May 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.7, March 1998 minutes)

  27. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the list of US delegates to the June 1998 JTC 1 Plenary in Sendai, Japan. (Agenda Item 8.7, March 1998 minutes)

  28. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US vote on JTC 1 N 5141 - Application from the ATM Forum for Recognition as a Submitter of Publicly Available Specifications for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). (Agenda Item 8.8, March 1998 minutes)

  29. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US vote on JTC 1 N 5199 - Cooperative Agreement between ISO/IEC JTC 1 and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). (Agenda Item 8.9, March 1998 minutes)

  30. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the NCITS/K5 recommendation, as detailed in JT/98-0072, to ANSI. Mr. Frost will serve as the JTC 1 TAG point of contact. (Agenda Item 8.10, March 1998 minutes)

  31. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact Mr. Plum regarding the change in dates for the October 1998 JTC 1 TAG meeting to determine if he is still able to host this meeting. (Agenda Item 9.1, March 1998 minutes)