InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards - Executive Board

Action Items for Consideration by the INCITS Executive Board

1. The Secretariat was instructed to investigate the 2002 $16K increase in SC 11 Secretariat expenses from 2001 and to report on the projected 2002 expense at the November Executive Board meeting. (Agenda Item 4.2, August 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-0952)
2. The INCITS Chairman will work with the Secretariat to integrate the ranking of priorities into the budget process. (Agenda Item 4.3, August 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-0952)
3. The INCITS Secretariat will establish a speakers' bureau resource center on the INCITS web site (two-pagers on various technology areas, etc.). (Agenda Item 4.4, August 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-0952)
4. The Secretariat will provide a link from the Members' area on the INCITS web site to the online training demo. Members were encouraged to take the tests and submit comments to the Secretariat. (Agenda Item 5.2, August 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-0952)
5. Mr. Richards will assist the Secretariat staff in purchasing a wireless hub for use at the November 2002 INCITS Executive Board meeting. Members interested in using the LAN will need to purchase IEEE 802.11b wireless cards. Mr. Richards will provide a laptop server for use at the Executive Board meetings. (Agenda Item 6.1, August 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-0952)
6. The INCITS Secretariat will revise and distribute the minutes of the August 2002 INCITS Executive Board meeting. (Agenda Item 1.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
7. Consideration of the policy on availability of committee documents will be posted for consideration at the inaugural meeting of INCITS in February 2003. (Agenda Item 3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
8. The PPC report (IT/02-1259) will be distributed following the November 2002 Executive Board meeting. (Agenda Item 3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
9. Ms. Karinch will contact publications that mention INCITS to investigate obtaining permission for posting their articles on our members' intranet web sites. (Agenda Item 4.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
10. Ms. Karinch will prepare revised slides for distribution to the INCITS Executive Board. (Agenda Item 4.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
11. The INCITS Secretariat was instructed to post the revised INCITS antitrust guidelines to the INCITS web site and distribute the guidelines to the members of the INCITS Executive Board and TC Chairmen. (Agenda Item 4.4, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
12. Prior to the second review of the draft procedures for the new organization, the Transition Team will prepare revised text to permit an organizational member to provide either its principal or alternate representative to serve in an officer position. Additionally, no single member may provide more than one officer at the Executive Board, Standards Development Board and Standards Policy Board level. (Agenda Item 5.1, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
13. The INCITS Secretariat will distribute Ms. Higginbottom's report on Transition Team activities (IT/02-1239) following the November 2002 meeting of the INCITS Executive Board. (Agenda Item 5.1, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
14. The INCITS Secretariat will make the marketing/PR collateral more readily available to the INCITS community on the INCITS web site. (Agenda Item 5.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
15. Mr. Richards, in his capacity as a member of the Transition Team, volunteered to prepare a document detailing the procedural changes to be posted to the two-week agenda for the February 2003 inaugural meeting of INCITS. (Agenda Item 4.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
16. To improve visibility of the Transition Team activities, a link to the Transition Team web site will be made available from the INCITS home page. (Agenda Item 5.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
17. The Transition Team will prepare, from a TC perspective, a list of the benefits provided by the new organization. (Agenda Item 5.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
18. The INCITS Secretariat will work with ITI legal counsel to conduct a closer review of the ITI Errors and Omissions Insurance policy to determine the level of coverage for INCITS officers. (Agenda Item 5.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
19. The INCITS Secretariat will issue a request that TC Chairmen volunteer to serve on the 2003 TC Officers' Symposium Ad Hoc and provide agenda items for consideration at the symposium. The Secretariat will provide TC Chairs' contact information to Mr. Neumann so he can solicit their participation. (Agenda Item 5.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
20. The Executive Board members who are also TC Chairman agreed to address the issue of TC purchases of durable goods and to prepare a recommendation for consideration at the February 2003 inaugural INCITS meeting. (Agenda Item 6.4.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
21. The INCITS Secretariat will seek clarification from legal counsel with respect to hotel contracts and liability for cancellation. (Agenda Item 6.4.3, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
22. The INCITS Secretariat will contact Dr. Vanderheiden at the Trace Center of the University of Wisconsin to determine the preferred method of payment of the $10,500 committed to support US participation on SC 35 activities. (Agenda Item 8.1, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
23. In an attempt to gain release of the financial information requested by Dr. Nelson, the Executive Board Chairman volunteered to request that the ITI President provide the financial information to assist in the completion of the cost-mapping review and enumeration of benefits associated with INCITS' becoming a legal entity. (Agenda Item 8.4, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
24. The agreed upon 2003 meeting schedule will be distributed. (Agenda Item 11.2, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
25. At the November 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting, the INCITS Executive Board Chairman will mention the possible need for a US delegation meeting between October 28 and November 17, 2003 to prepare for the November 2003 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 11.2, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276)
Action Items Previously Assigned to the JTC 1 TAG
26. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator was instructed to get clarification on which reserve accounts would be consolidated into one. (Agenda Item 5.2, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
27. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6909. (Agenda Item 8.1, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
28. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will request an extension, until February 20, 2003, on the comment period for JTC 1 N 6954. (Agenda Item 9, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
29. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will prepare the draft US comments in response to JTC 1 N 6954. The comments will be circulated for review and will be posted to the inaugural Executive Board agenda for consideration in February 2003. (Agenda Item 9, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
30. Ms. Higginbottom, Chairman of the INCITS Executive Board, will ask the CT22 Chairman to represent the US on the SC 22 SG on LINUX. She will notify the JTC 1 TAG Administrator of the representative's contact information for formal submission. (Agenda Item 9.7, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
31. Upon receipt of the meeting notice from the JTC 1 Secretariat, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a call for interest to SC TAGs, requesting candidates to serve on the US delegation, for consideration at the February 2003 meeting of INCITS. (Agenda Item 9.9.2, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
32. The status of SC 22/WG 20 and SC 22/WG 15 will be remanded for consideration at the inaugural meeting of INCITS. (Agenda Item 9.9.2, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
33. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will reconfirm Ms. Higginbottom as a US PAS mentor. (Agenda Item 9.12, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
34. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Mr. Hogan to request that he serve as a US PAS mentor. If he does not object, Mr. Hogan will be submitted as a US PAS mentor. (Agenda Item 9.12, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
35. When the JTC 1 Secretariat issues a call for candidates to serve as the JTC 1 Vocabulary Rapporteur, the call will be issued to the US community with the request that a US candidate shall submit documentation in support of their candidacy, as this activity will require travel and financial support, for consideration at the subsequent meeting of the new organization. (Agenda Item 9.23, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
36. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman will contact Dr. Foshee to discuss the need for written reports to be submitted to JTC 1 for his activities on behalf of JTC 1 at the ISO Steering Committee on Image Technology. (Agenda Item 9.24, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
37. Participation on the ANSI AIF's successor organization will be remanded for consideration by the new organization. (Agenda Item 10.3, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
38. Participation at meetings of the ANSI IC's successor organizations, as an invited guest, will be remanded for consideration by the new organization. (Agenda Item 10.4, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
39. With respect to ISO Council Resolution 24, the publishing agreement of the new organization with IHS will be remanded for consideration at the inaugural meeting. (Agenda Item 10.4.1, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
40. Ms. Rajchel will see if ANSI/IC N 2431 can be distributed to the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 10.4.1, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)
41. The agreed upon 2003 meeting schedule will be distributed. (Agenda Item 11.2, November JTC 1 TAG 2002 minutes - JT/02-0591)