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JT/99-0093 J P C S
IT/99-0124 X T


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: March 18, 1999
Replaces: JT/99-0053, 0079
Reply to: Jennifer T. Garner
Phone: 202-626-5737
Email: jgarner@itic.org


Second Revised Draft Agenda
JTC 1 Technical Advisory Group (JTC 1 TAG)
Meeting Number 38

SHARE, Incorporated
The Clift Hotel
495 Geary Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: (415) 775-4700
Fax: (415) 441-4621

Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, March 24, 1999 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Scheduling Notes:

Agenda Item 7.1 will be addressed on Tuesday, March 23
Agenda Item 8.1 will be addressed on Tuesday, March 23
Agenda Item 3.1 will be addressed at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 24


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
Reference: JT/98-0417, 0418, 0421, 0422, 0423, 0424
1.2.3 Status of Members in Jeopardy for Failure to Return Letter Ballots
1.2.4 Membership Report
Reference: JT/99-0009, 0013, 0037, 0039, 0047, 0049, 0054, 0086

1.3 Approval of Draft Agenda, March 23-24, 1999

Reference: JT/99-0093

1.4 Approval of Draft Minutes, October 20 and 22, 1998

Reference: JT/98-0457
1.4.1 Review of Action Items, October 20 and 22, 1998
Reference: JT/98-0457

1.5 Approval of Draft Minutes, December 15-16, 1998

Reference: JT/99-0025


2. Chairman's Remarks (S. Jameson)

2.1 Status of JTC 1 TAG Officers

2.1.1 JTC 1 TAG Vice Chairman
Reference: JT/99-0005 (second call for volunteers)

2.1.2 JTPG Chairman
Reference: JT/99-0048 (second call for volunteers)


3. JTC 1 TAG Administrator's Report (J. Garner)
Reference: JT/99-0061

3.1 Review of Accelerated JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballots

Reference: JT/99-0062, 0077 (IEEE TAG Administrator's comments)

3.2 Review of JTC 1 TAG Antitrust Guidelines

Reference: JT/99-0050


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 (S. Oksala)

4.3 JTC 1 TAG Conformity Assessment and Interoperability Rapporteur (D. Thewlis)

4.4 JTC 1 TAG IT Implementation Rapporteur (F. Farance)


5. JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc Activities
5.1 JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on TC 100 Activities (S. Jameson)
5.1.1 Review of Comments on JTC 1 N 5587 - IEC 61998/CDV: Model and Framework for Standardization in Multimedia Equipment and Systems
Reference: JTC 1 N 5587


6. Hosting of JTC 1/SC Plenary Meetings
6.1 Review of Seven-Year JTC 1/SC Plenary Hosting Calendar
Reference: JT/99-0035

6.2 JTC 1 Plenary - 2001

Reference: JT/98-0457 (agenda item 4.2), JT/99-0046 (information on meeting organizers), 0066 (update on collection of special assessment)

6.3 SC 32 Plenary - 2000

Reference: JT/98-0372 (EPA request)

6.4 SC 34 Plenary - 1999


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

7.1 Status of the SC 24 Chairman (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0003 (results of appeal), 0004 (call for volunteers), 0038 (candidate's documentation), 0080 (H3 endorsement package)

7.2 Review of Revised SC 31 TAG Procedures (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0040

7.3 For Action - Approval of NCITS Request to Serve as the SC 6/WG 7 TAG Administrator (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0063 (NCITS request), 0064 (SC 6 TAG approval of NCITS request)

7.4 Status of the SC 22 Chairman (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0091 (letter from SC 22 Chairman)


8. New Business
8.1 IEEE 1484 Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) (Frank Farance)

8.2 For Action - ANSI Request for JTC 1 TAG Comments on ISO/TMB Vote 3 - MoU between ISO and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0059 (request for comments), 0060 (Unisys comments), 0087 (AT&T comments), JTC 1 N 5777 (JTC 1 request for comments)

8.3 For Action - Determination of US National Body Vote on FDIS 14753 (Information technology - Open Distributed Processing - Interface references and binding) (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0068 (SC 7 TAG Administrator's recommendation), 0072 (NCITS recommendation)

8.4 Status US Comments on JTC 1 N 5760 - Application from EUROPAY International for Recognition as a Submitter of Publicly Available Specifications for EUROPAY International's Open Terminal Architecture (OTA) Technology (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/99-0042 (call for comments), JTC 1 N 5760 (EUROPAY International's application)


9. Other Business
9.1 AIF Liaison Report (S. Jameson)
Reference: JT/98-0463 (report of August 1998 AIF meeting), JT/99-0089 (report of January 1999 AIF meeting)

9.2 MH10/US TAG to ISO/TC 122 Concerns Regarding SC 31 NPs (S. Jameson)

Reference: JT/98-0178 (request for SC 31 TAG input), 0210 (TC 122 TAG concerns), 0291 (second request for SC 31 TAG input), 0307 (SC 31 TAG input), JT/99-0071 (withdrawal of meeting host), 0083 (ISSB call for RFID meeting)


10. Report of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Plenary Meeting - 26-29 January 1999 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (S. Jameson)
Reference: JT/99-0092 (US HoD Report), JTC 1 N 5748 (JTC 1 Resolutions)

10.1 Organizational Issues

10.1.1 Officer Appointments - Rio Resolutions 2 and 3

10.1.2 Disbandment of the JTC 1 Registration Authority Rapporteur Group - Rio Resolution 5

10.1.3 Functioning/Activities of SC 2 - Rio Resolutions 18 and 19
Reference: JTC 1 N 5698, N 5754, N 5766, JT/99-0043 (L2 comments)

10.1.4 Administration of SC 35 and Modification of SC 35's Scope - Rio Resolutions 20 and 21

10.1.5 Disbandment of the JTC 1 GII Rapporteur Group - Rio Resolution 35

10.1.6 Administration of SC 34 - Rio Resolution 36

10.1.7 Disbandment of SC 1 - Rio Resolution 39

10.1.8 Cultural and Linguistic Adaptability and User Interfaces - Rio Resolutions 44a and 44b

10.2 Status of JTC 1 Business Teams

Reference: JTC 1 N 5780 (report of ad hoc)

10.2.1 Disbandment of Imaging and Graphics Business Team - Rio Resolution 9

10.2.2 JTC 1 Business Teams - Rio Resolution 34
Reference: JTC 1 N 5758

10.3 JTC 1 IT Implementation Issues

10.3.1 JTC 1 IT Implementation Rapporteur - Rio Resolution 3

10.3.2 JTC 1 Participation in ITSIG - Rio Resolution 4
Reference: JTC 1 N 5640, N 5752

10.3.3 Availability of Electronic Documents - Rio Resolution 40

10.4 JTC 1 Procedures Issues

10.4.1 Processing of Corrigenda for Mature Standards - Rio Resolution 11

10.4.2 Extension of the Trial Period for Normative Referencing of Specifications other than International Standards - Rio Resolution 12
Reference: JTC 1 N 4046, N 4047, N 5753

10.5 Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) Issues

Reference: JTC 1 N 5779 (report of ad hoc)

10.5.1 Incorporation of the PAS Process into Normal JTC 1 Operations - Rio Resolution 13
Reference: JTC 1 N 5746, N 5781

10.5.2 Revised PAS Process Implementation - Rio Resolution 14

10.5.3 Enhancements of the JTC 1 PAS Process - Rio Resolution 15

10.5.4 Creation of the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 PAS Logo - Rio Resolution 16

10.5.5 PAS Explanatory Report Template - Rio Resolution 17

10.6 JTC 1 Liaison with IEC/TC 100 - Rio Resolution 8

10.7 Appropriate Working Methods between JTC 1 and CEN/ISSS - Rio Resolution 22

10.8 ISO/TC 154 - Rio Resolution 45

10.8.1 Progression of IS 9735 - Rio Resolution 47

10.9 ISO/IEC/UN-ECE MoU Management Group - Rio Resolutions 6 and 7

Reference: JTC 1 N 5749

10.10 JTAG 2 - Rio Resolution 37

10.11 Request from IEC on the Use of JTC 1 Standards - Rio Resolution 10

Reference: JTC 1 N 5759 (only the first two pages of the document are available here)

10.12 JTC 1 Participation in GSC-5 - Rio Resolution 43

10.13 Consumer Requirements - Rio Resolution 46

10.14 SC Business Plans - Rio Resolution 23

Reference: JTC 1 N 5787

10.15 JTC 1 Management Issues

10.15.1 Timing of Contributions for the November 1999 JTC 1 Plenary in Korea - Rio Resolution 1
Reference: JTC 1 N 5751

10.15.2 Metrics of JTC 1 Accomplishments - Rio Resolution 24
Reference: JTC 1 N 5755

10.15.3 Production Statistics - Rio Resolution 25

10.15.4 Deliverables for Next Plenary Period - Rio Resolution 26

10.15.5 Format of JTC 1 Plenaries and Future Meeting Schedule - Rio Resolutions 27, 28 and 29
Reference: JTC 1 N 5770

10.15.6 Press Releases - Rio Resolution 30

10.15.7 SC Input for JTC 1 Web Site - Rio Resolution 31
Reference: JTC 1 N 5756

10.15.8 National Body Input on Strategic Planning - Rio Resolution 32
Reference: JTC 1 N 5757, N 5771, N 5778 (report of ad hoc), JT/99-0078 (Apple Computer contribution)

10.15.9 JTC 1 Business Plan - Rio Resolution 33
Reference: JTC 1 N 5747

10.16 Establishment of Liaisons

10.16.1 Category C Liaisons - Rio Resolution 38

10.16.2 Category A Liaisons - Rio Resolutions 42a and 42b

10.17 Endorsement of Registration Authorities - Rio Resolution 41

Reference: JTC 1 N 5769


11. Future Meetings

11.1 1999 Meeting Schedules for JTC 1 and the JTC 1 TAG

Reference: JT/99-0036


12. Review of Action Items (J. Garner)


13. Adjournment