Action Items from the March 23-24, 1999 JTC 1 TAG Meeting


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

  2. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will update the JTC 1 TAG website based upon the approved website policy points. (Agenda Item 5.1.1, October 1998 minutes)

  3. Upon receipt of the remaining documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the SC 32 Plenary and WG meetings in 2000, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the complete documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.4, October 1998 minutes)

  4. JTC 1 TAG members interested in serving as the JTC 1 TAG liaison to the IEC/TC 100 TAG were asked to contact the JTC 1 TAG Administrator. (Agenda Item 8.6.4, October 1998 minutes)

  5. As representatives from Boeing and the US Department of Energy were not in attendance at this meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the Boeing and US DoE representatives that their organizations' memberships have been adjusted to Observer status. (Agenda Item 1.2.2, March 1999 minutes)

  6. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the appropriate members at the close of the quarter if they are in jeopardy for failure to return letter ballots closing between January 1 and April 1, 1999. (Agenda Item 1.2.3, March 1999 minutes)

  7. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to continue tracking membership trends and types of JTC 1 TAG letter ballots issued in future JTC 1 TAG Administrator reports. (Agenda Item 3, March 1999 minutes)

  8. To assist Dr. Pritchard in contacting the affected SC TAG Administrators, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator agreed to forward their contact information to his attention. Additionally, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will send Dr. Pritchard the documentation related to the development of procedures for the handling of FDIS ballots in the US. (Agenda Item 3.1, March 1999 minutes)

  9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will provide a status report on accelerated JTLBs at future JTC 1 TAG meetings. (Agenda Item 3.1, March 1999 minutes)

  10. The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee will present a proposal on a tiered membership fee schedule for consideration at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.2, March 1999 minutes)

  11. ITI will contact the other SDOs to determine if any waivers have been granted for their service fees and to notify them that IPF waiver requests will be addressed by ITI from this point on. (Agenda Item 4.2, March 1999 minutes)

  12. JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to post future JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee agendas (and linked documents) to this item on future JTC 1 TAG agendas. (Agenda Item 4.2, March 1999 minutes)

  13. The meeting organizer will be asked to provide multiple proposals for each of the three requested locations for consideration by all JTC 1 TAG members. The JTC 1 TAG Finance Committee will make a recommendation subject to approval by the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 6.1, March 1999 minutes)

  14. In response to JTC 1 TAG member inquiries, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will investigate whether the special assessments collected to date are in an interest bearing account and report back to the committee. (Agenda Item 6.2, March 1999 minutes)

  15. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the SC 34 Plenary in 1999, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the complete documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.4, March 1999 minutes)

  16. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a JTC 1 TAG letter ballot following the March 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting to determine US National Body endorsement of Dr. Carson as the US candidate to serve as SC 24 Chairman. (Agenda Item 7.1, March 1999 minutes)

  17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify EIA (the SC 6 TAG Administrator), NCITS and ANSI of the assignment of SC 6/WG 7 TAG and TAG Administrator responsibilities to NCITS. (Agenda Item 7.3, March 1999 minutes)

  18. In order to be prepared to put forth a US Candidate for SC 22 Chairman, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a 60-day call for volunteers to the members of the US TAG to SC 22. (Agenda Item 7.4, March 1999 minutes)

  19. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Learning Technology will prepare a report for consideration at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. Additional JTC 1 TAG members interested in participation on JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Learning Technology should notify JTC 1 TAG Administrator. (Agenda Item 8.1, March 1999 minutes)

  20. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will assign separate document numbers to the three contributions on the proposed MoU between ISO and IFIP and submit them to the appropriate bodies for consideration. (Agenda Item 8.2, March 1999 minutes)

  21. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the US National Body vote on FDIS 14753, Information technology - Open Distributed Processing - Interface references and binding. (Agenda Item 8.3, March 1999 minutes)

  22. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a JTLB proposing the USNB vote on JTC 1 N 5760 of "Approve as Presented." (Agenda Item 8.4, March 1999 minutes)

  23. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the ISO/TC 154 TAG Administrator that Mr. Smith will serve as the JTC 1 TAG Liaison to the ISO/TC 154 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.3, March 1999 minutes)

  24. JTC 1 TAG members were encouraged to review the documentation related to the functioning of SC 2 (JTC 1 N5698, N 5754, N 5766 and JT/99-0043) and to submit comments no later than May 24, 1999 for consideration at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 10.1.3, March 1999 minutes)

  25. Upon receipt of the three FDIS ballots related to SC 1 standards, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will ask NCITS/K5, the US experts to the former SC 1, for recommendations on the three FDIS ballots. (Agenda Item 10.1.7, March 1999 minutes)

  26. JTC 1 TAG members were encouraged to review the documents related to the extension of the trial period for the normative referencing of specifications other than International Standard (JTC 1 N 4046, N 4047, N 5753) and to submit comments no later than May 24, 1999 for consideration at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 10.4.2, March 1999 minutes)

  27. JTC 1 TAG members were encouraged to review JTC 1 N 5781 - Text for the JTC 1 Directives to Reflect the Revised PAS Management Guide, and to submit comments no later than April 19, 1999. Assuming comments are received, an ad hoc will be formed to develop a recommendation to balloted by the  JTC 1 TAG ballot to determine the US vote on JTC 1 N 5781. (Agenda Item 10.5.1, March 1999 minutes)

  28. JTC 1 TAG members were encouraged to review JTC 1 N 5755 - Request for Metrics of JTC 1 Accomplishments, and submit comments no later than May 24, 1999 for consideration at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 10.15.2, March 1999 minutes)

  29. JTC 1 TAG members were requested to provide comments on JTC 1 N 5770 - Format of JTC 1 Plenary Meetings and Request for Input, no later than April 1, 1999. If comments are received, an ad hoc will be formed to develop the US comments/questions in response to JTC 1 N 5770. (Agenda Item 10.15.5, March 1999 minutes)

  30. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning will present a report at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. If appropriate, a proposed contribution for the November 1999 Plenary could be proposed at the June meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to issue a call to the JTC 1 TAG membership soliciting additional participants for the JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Strategic Planning. (Agenda Item 10.15.8, March 1999 minutes)

  31. Mr. Jameson reported that he and the JTC 1 TAG Administrator would propose a 2000 meeting schedule for review and approval at the June 1999 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 11.1, March 1999 minutes)