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InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
INCITS Secretariat, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922;
Email: incits@itic.org

Date: March 24, 2003
Replaces:
 in030274
Reply to: Jennifer Garner
Phone: (202) 626-5737
Email: jgarner@itic.org










Status of Action Items from the February 10 and 14, 2003 Meeting of the INCITS Executive Board



Action Items Previously Assigned to the INCITS Executive Board and JTC 1 TAG
  1. 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) - CARRYOVER

  2. 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) - DONE

  3. 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) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be available for consideration at April 2003 EB meeting

  4. 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) - CARRYOVER - in progress

  5. 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) - DONE

  6. 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) - DONE

  7. 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) - DONE - see in030358 posted to April 2003 EB agenda - CT22 Chairman had responded that he is not able to attend and serve as US representative

  8. 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) - DONE - candidate responses due by March 17, 2003
Action Items Assigned at the February 2003 INCITS Executive Board Meeting
  1. The INCITS Secretariat will notify the following members that if they are not represented at the April 7-11, 2003 meeting of the Executive Board, they will have failed to establish voting membership on the committee and will need to attend two out of three successive meetings to establish voting rights on the Executive Board:   EIA, Panasonic Technologies, US DoD/DISA and Xerox.  (Agenda Item 1.2.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030296 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  2. The INCITS Secretariat will initiate a 30-day letter ballot on approval of the INCITS/RD-2, Organization and Procedures.  (Agenda Item 1.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - INCITS Letter Ballot 10 closes on March 28, 2003

  3. The INCITS Secretariat will revise and distribute the approved minutes of the November 2002 INCITS Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 1.4, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be completed prior to April 2003 EB meeting

  4. The INCITS Secretariat will revise and distribute the approved minutes of the November 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting.  (Agenda Item 1.5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be completed prior to April 2003 EB meeting

  5. Mr. Davis volunteered to work with the Secretariat staff to set up a wireless LAN for the April 2003 INCITS meetings.  (Agenda Item 3.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be available at April 2003 EB meeting

  6. The INCITS Secretariat will post in030072, Notification of the 2004 ANSI Audit, for further discussion at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 3.5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  7. The INCITS Secretariat will extend the marketing/PR contract with Ms. Karinch through September 1, 2003.  (Agenda Item 5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  8. Ms. Karinch will submit a report and status of her marketing/PR activities to meet the two-week rule for the April 2003 Executive Board meeting. (Agenda Item 5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030392 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  9. Ms. Karinch will submit a revised version of the internal marketing presentation (in030190) to the INCITS Secretariat for distribution to the Executive Board.  (Agenda Item 6, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030297

  10. The Procedures Board Committee is instructed to conduct a thorough review of the ANSI Essential Requirements (in030123) to ensure the compliance of the INCITS/RD-2, Organization and Procedures.   (Agenda Item 8, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030305 - placed on list of PBC action items

  11. The Executive Board members who are also TC Chairman (Dr. Deutsch (H2), Mr. LaPlant (V2), Mr. Neumann (B11) and Mr. Davis will address the issue of TC purchases of durable goods and will prepare a recommendation for consideration at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting.   (Agenda Item 9.2.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030399 (Oracle contribution) posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  12. The INCITS Secretariat will prepare an updated timeline for development of the online training system in advance of the April 2003 meeting. (Agenda Item 10.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be available for consideration at April 2003 EB meeting

  13. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI document in030016 and the additional concepts raised by the Executive Board on added-value standards products.  (Agenda Item 10.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  14. The Executive Board Chairman and INCITS Secretariat will contact Ms. Gorman at IEEE to discuss aggregation of INCITS and IEEE standards. (Agenda Item 10.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  15. The INCITS Secretariat will notify the INCITS community and TCs of the cancellation of the 2003 INCITS Symposium.  Additionally, the TCs officers and Executive Board members will be invited to participate on the INCITS Ad Hoc on the 2004 Symposium Planning Committee.  (Agenda Item 10.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030286

  16. The INCITS Ad Hoc on the 2004 Symposium Planning Committee will propose the date and general symposium venue for consideration at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting with approval of the complete plan at the July 2003 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 10.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be available for consideration at April 2003 EB meeting

  17. The Secretariat will request that a call for candidates to serve as the SC 32 Secretariat be posted in ANSI Standards Action to close before the April 2003 INCITS Standards Development Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030253 - call closes on April 31, 2003

  18. The Secretariat will post the strategic review of the US acquisition, retention and relinquishment of Secretariats for consideration at the April 2003 Standards Policy Board meeting.  The Secretariat will issue a call for contributions for this agenda item.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030338

  19. The Secretariat will notify the L1 Chairman of the Executive Board's approval of the  Draft Agreement for L1 Collaboration with the CGSB-COG on the Development of Common Geographic Information Standards Bilaterally between Canada and the US as detailed in in030177.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030258

  20. The Secretariat will notify the T11 and T11.5 Chairmen of the Executive Board's approval of the Draft Principles of Cooperation between T11.5 and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) as detailed in in030094.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030259

  21. The Standards Policy Board will be instructed to address the general cooperation/collaboration between INCITS Technical Committees and external organizations.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030339

  22. The Secretariat will submit the US National Body response to JTC 1 N 6998.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  23. The Secretariat will submit the US National Body responses to JTC 1 N 6999 as detailed in in030220, pending confirmation from the appropriate US TAGs.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - per in030220 confirmation of responses is due by March 26, 2003

  24. The Secretariat will instruct the B5 Chairman to submit a status report on the JTC 1 projects included in the TAG responsibilities assigned to B5.  Upon receipt of the report, B5 will be converted to maintenance status.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030342

  25. The Secretariat will submit the BSR-9 for INCITS 350:200x to the ANSI BSR for review and approval as an American National Standard.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  26. The Secretariat will submit the BSR-9 for INCITS/TR 32:200x to the ANSI BSR for review and approval.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  27. The INCITS Secretariat will initiate the public reviews for the reaffirmation of the following standards:   ANSI/ISO 5807:1985 [R1998],  INCITS 113:1987 [R1998],  INCITS 113A:1989 [R1998] and  X4.6:1979 [R1998].  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  28. The implementation of a LAN will be accomplished at the April 2003 INCITS meetings.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER - in progress and anticipated to be available at April 2003 EB meeting

  29. On a trial basis, dial-in access will be provided for participation in the Monday morning opening session of the April 2003 INCITS Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  30. The 2004 INCITS meeting schedule will be distributed.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030295 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  31. The 2003 INCITS meeting schedule will be updated with the delegates' meeting shift to November 11-12, 2003.  (Agenda Item 11.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030294 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  32. The Procedures Board Committee will address the B10, T10 and T11 contributions contained in in030067. (Agenda Item 12.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030305 - placed on list of PBC action items

  33. An agenda item on the nature of the new INCITS organization will be posted for consideration at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting.  The Secretariat will issue a call for questions related to the following topics:  reaccreditation, relationship between INCITS and ITI, and the actual functioning of the new INCITS organization with respect to the TAG function. (Agenda Item 12.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030306 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  34. The Secretariat will submit the US National Body response to JTC 1 N 6966. (Agenda Item 12.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  35. The Secretariat will submit the INCITS contribution on the JTC 1 e-Commerce Market Trial as contained in in030227 for consideration by the ANSI ISO Council. (Agenda Item 12.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  36. The Secretariat will submit the INCITS recommendation to the ANSI ISO Council that the US propose a resolution to ISO Council commending JTC 1 for its diligence in responding to the questions raised by the ISO Council and the IEC Council Board regarding the JTC 1 Programme of Work. (Agenda Item 12.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  37. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE JTC 1 N 6974 as presented. (Agenda Item 13.1.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  38. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE ISO/DIS 19118 with the comments contained in in030088. (Agenda Item 13.1.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  39. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE ISO/DIS 19104 with the comments contained in in030098. (Agenda Item 13.1.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  40. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE ISO/DIS 19116 with the comments contained in in030100. (Agenda Item 13.1.4, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  41. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE ISO/IEC DTR 19760 (JTC 1 N 6981) as presented. (Agenda Item 13.1.5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  42. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body vote to APPROVE 14515 - Part 1:2000 FDAM1. (Agenda Item 13.1.6, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  43. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US National Body comments in response to JTC 1 N 6954. (Agenda Item 13.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  44. The INCITS Secretariat will submit to ANSI the US initiated proposal for a New Work Item, Technical Specification for an Imagery Reference Model, to ISO/TC 211. (Agenda Item 13.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  45. Upon receipt of the meeting notice from the JTC 1 Secretariat, the INCITS Secretariat will issue a call to the US TAGs to SC 2, SC 22/WG 20 and SC 35 and to the Executive Board members, requesting nominations of candidates to serve on the US delegation. The proposed delegation will be submitted for consideration at the April 2003 INCITS Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 13.4, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - nominations of delegates due by March 28, 2003 (JTC 1 N 7025) - in030400 details L2 nomination of candidates for US delegation and is posted to April 2003 EB agenda
  46. An agenda item entitled "Issues Arising from Review of US HoD Report on the First Plenary Meeting of JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics - December 2002" will be posted for consideration at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 13.5, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  47. The April 2003 agenda for the Executive Board will have an agenda item addressing the status of the INCITS response to the ASC X9 correspondence regarding the use of ANSI X9.1/ISO 4909, Track 3. (Agenda Item 13.6, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  48. An agenda item entitled "Review of the Status of SC 22/WG 15" will be posted for consideration at the July 2003 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 13.7, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  49. The INCITS Secretariat will formally notify T10, T11, the EIA/SC 25 TAG Administrator and ANSI of the approval of the formation of an SC 25/WG 4 Microprocessor Project TAG for microprocessor projects emanating from the IEEE-SA and the assignment of the project TAG to IEEE.  (Agenda Item 13.8, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030260

  50. The IEEE TAG Administrator was instructed to notify the INCITS Secretariat of the project numbers for the microprocessor projects to ensure accurate tracking of TAG responsibilities and responsibilities for developing positions and deadlines.  (Agenda Item 13.8, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  51. The INCITS Secretariat will  forward INCITS 332:1991/AM1, Information Technology - Fibre Channel Abritrated Loop (FC-AL-2) Amendment, to ANSI for publication of American National Standard.  (Agenda Item 13.9, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  52. The Secretariat will request that the ITI representative on the ANSI OMF provide reports to the Executive Board on OMF activities related to IT industry and standards issues.  (Agenda Item 14.1.1.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - CARRYOVER

  53. The Secretariat will establish a reflector for distribution of IISP information to Executive Board members.  Interested members will notify the Secretariat if they want to be added to the reflector. Ms. Higginbottom will distribute IISP information by means of this reflector.  (Agenda Item 14.1.2.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  54. The INCITS Secretariat will respond to the HSSP questionnaire and an agenda item related to the Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP) will be posted for consideration at the April 2002 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 14.1.2.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  55. Discussion of INCITS participation on the ANSI National Policy Committee (NPC) will be posted for consideration at the April 2003 Standards Policy Board meeting. (Agenda Item 14.1.3.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  56. Upon election,  the Executive Board Chairman will be nominated for observer membership on the ANSI International Forum (AIF). (Agenda Item 14.1.3.2.1, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  57. Discussion of INCITS participation on the ANSI International Policy Committee (IPC) will be posted for consideration at the April 2003 Standards Policy Board meeting.   Dr. Deutsch agreed to report on the April 2 IPC meeting at the April Standards Policy Board meeting.   (Agenda Item 14.1.3.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE

  58. The INCITS Secretariat will notify the USNC of INCITS' intent to continue the liaison relationship.   (Agenda Item 14.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030307 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  59. The INCITS Secretariat will verify with Mr. Smith (US DoD/DISA) his intent to continue as the INCITS Liaison to the US TAG to ISO/TC 154. If so, the INCITS Secretariat will notify the US TAG to ISO/TC 154 of INCITS' intent to continue the liaison relationship.  If not, the status of the INCITS Liaison with the US TAG to ISO/TC 154 will be addressed at the April 2003 Executive Board meeting.  (Agenda Item 14.3, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - correspondence sent to Mr. Smith and response requested by March 28, 2003

  60. The INCITS Secretariat will notify the US TAG to IEC/TC 100 of INCITS' intent to continue the liaison relationship. (Agenda Item 14.4, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030308 posted to April 2003 EB agenda

  61. The revised 2003 INCITS meeting schedule will be distributed following the February 2003 meeting.  (Agenda Item 15.2, February 2003 Executive Board minutes) - DONE - see in030294 posted to April 2003 EB agenda