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INCITS
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
INCITS Secretariat, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
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Draft Minutes 

INCITS Standards Development Board (SDB)
Meeting Number 12

Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95052

1.1

Call to Order

Mr. Barrett, Chairman, called the twelfth meeting of the INCITS Standards Development Board (SDB) to order at 9:00 AM. Ms. Jennifer Garner of ITI acted as recording secretary.

1.2

Membership Report

Ms. Garner presented the SDB membership report (Attachment A). The SDB voting membership total is 13 organizations; therefore, quorum is defined as 7 voting members. 10 organizations with voting memberships were present at the meeting. 

1.3

Approval of the Minutes

The draft minutes of the July 2005 eleventh meeting of the INCITS SDB were approved as presented by unanimous consent (Wright/Silletti).

Reference:

in050687

1.4

Review of Action Items

Mr. Morris reported that with the exception of the following, the SDB action items were completed or overcome by events:

No.	Resp.	Item
a05.170	ITI	The INCITS Secretariat will notify the INCITS/M1, J11, J16, V1 Chairs of opportunities for coordination with IEEE activities identified in in050577. - CARRYOVER - in progress
a05.171	ITI	The INCITS Secretariat will notify the INCITS/T10 officers of the SDB's concerns with the number of errors noted by the ANSI editor (T10/05-015r0) while reviewing INCITS 401. - CARRYOVER - in progress
a05.172	ITI	The proposed revised RD-5 (in050419) will be updated by removing reference to acceptable formats and will be submitted for EB approval by ballot. - CARRYOVER - in progress
a05.083	ITI	The INCITS Secretariat will prepare recommended changes to reference documents regarding management reviews for consideration at July 2005 SDB meeting. - CARRYOVER - in progress
Nov02 (8.2)	ITI	The INCITS Secretariat will request that TC Chairmen provide a list of withdrawn standards they would like to make available. Identified T10 and T11 Standards will serve as the test case. The Secretariat will work with ITI legal counsel to ensure the appropriate disclaimers and legal warnings, as well as IP issues, are addressed and incorporated in the documentation. The Secretariat will post the list of withdrawn standards on the INCITS web site including information on how to obtain them. The Secretariat will contact ANSI to determine whether or not there are procedural/accreditation impediments to making withdrawn standards available. (Agenda Item 8.2, November 2002 INCITS EB minutes - IT/02-1276) - CARRYOVER - in progress

Reference:

in050687 (Attachment B)

1.5

Approval of the Draft Agenda

The draft agenda was approved as revised at this meeting by unanimous consent (Deutsch/Silletti).  Revisions to the draft agenda were:

• agenda item 6.1.1 - remove documents in050787 and in050788 and add documents in050857, in050858 and in050859
  

Reference:

in050849

3.1

INCITS Subgroup Officer Issues

3.1.1

Appointment of Officers Since the Last SDB Meeting (Chairmen:  INCITS/CS1 and H2 International Representative:  INCITS/H2)

The following officers have been appointed since the July 2005 SDB meeting:

• Mr. Daniel Benigni - INCITS/CS1 Chairman
• Dr. Donald Deutsch - INCITS/H2 Chairman
• Dr. Krishna Kulkarni  - INCITS/H2 International Representative

Reference:

in050779 (officer report)

3.1.2

Unanswered Calls for Volunteers - INCITS/V36 International Representative

At the July 2005 meeting, the SDB reviewed documentation concerning the vacant office of INCITS/V36 International Representative and agreed that in the interim, the INCITS/V36 Chair could also handle the IR duties.  Following the meeting, the INCITS Secretariat notified INCITS/V36 that the SDB believes that an IR is necessary for V36 and instructed V36 to address this vacancy at their next meeting to identify a candidate for this officer position.  INCITS/V36 discussed the vacancy in the V36 IR officer's position during the September 29, 2005 V36 meeting, and the V36 Chairman has reported that none of the participants will have the ability to commit to the position over the next three months due to heavy work commitments.  He has been assured that there will be at least one person to volunteer for V36 IR starting in January 2006 (a05.197). 

Reference:

in050481 (INCITS/V36 notification), in050777 (follow-up with INCITS/V36), in050835 (INCITS/V36 response)

3.1.3

Training

At the July 2005 meeting, it was observed that the following officers due to receive training by the July 2005 meeting had not met this requirement:

• INCITS/B11 Chairman - Dr. Nelson
• INCITS/J3 Chairman - Mr. Nagle
• INCITS/T3 Chairman - Mr. Stull
• INCITS/V2 Chairman - Mr. LaPlant

These officers were notified that they must be trained by the October 11, 2005 SDB meeting or the status of their officer positions will be addressed at that time.  The INCITS/J3 and T3 Chairmen have scheduled a training session on October 14. The INCITS/B11 Chairman has scheduled training for October 18.  The INCITS/V2 Chairman is working with the Secretariat to schedule training (a05.198).

At this meeting, the SDB noted that the following officers were overdue for training as of September 2005 (a05.199):

• INCITS/L3 International Representative - Dr. Tescher
• INCITS/L8 Chairman - Mr. Gillman
  

The following officers will be due for training prior to the January 2006 SDB meeting (a05.200):

• INCITS SG on Vocabulary Chairman - Mr. Zaveler (November 2005) 
• INCITS/J4 International Representative - Mr. Tauber (December 2005)
  
• INCITS/L2 Chairman - Ms. Wissink (January 2006)

Reference:

in050778 (officers overdue for training), in050779 (officer report), in050789 (officers scheduled for October 14, 2005 training)

4.1

Review of the Seven-Year Plenary Hosting Calendar and US Hosting Process/Requirements

The SDB reviewed the seven-year hosting calendar for JTC 1 and JTC 1/SC Plenary meetings, as well as the US procedures for hosting SC Plenary meetings.

Reference:

in050119 (US process/requirements), in050840 (hosting calendar)

4.2

JTC 1/SC 32 Plenary - 2007

The SDB discussed the recent correspondence with the INCITS/H2 and L8 Chairmen, as well as the JTC 1/SC 32 Chairman, which indicated that the US offer to host has been pushed back to the 2007 SC 32 Plenary. The deadline for response is April 1, 2006.

Reference:

in050201 (correspondence)

4.3	Result of the US Decision Not to Host the November 2005 JTC 1/SC 34 Plenary

At the July 2005 meeting, it was agreed that the result of the US decision not to host the November 2005 JTC 1/SC 34 Plenary scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia would be addressed at the October 2005 SDB meeting.  The JTC 1/SC 34 Secretariat has not yet responded to ANSI's follow-up correspondence (a05.201).

Reference:

in050389 (notice to ANSI), in050762 (ANSI follow-up correspondence with JTC 1/SC 34 Secretariat)

5.1

Report of the INCITS SDB Liaison with the IEEE-SA

No report was submitted for consideration at this meeting.

5.2

Report of the INCITS Liaison with the ISO/TC 37 US TAG

No report was submitted for consideration at this meeting.

6.1

New Work Item Proposals

6.1.1

For Action - INCITS/M1 Proposal for Collaborative Work with OASIS and Draft Project Proposal for the Development of a Standard on Biometric Identity Assurance Services (BIAS)

The SDB reviewed the INCITS/M1 proposal for collaborative work with OASIS.  The proposed project involves two major technical disciplines  biometrics and web
services.  The area of biometrics is the purview of INCITS M1.  Web services standards are primarily developed within OASIS. In order for the resulting standard to be technically sound and achieve widespread adoption, the project sponsors believe it is critical that it be developed collaboratively between the two SDOs.

Ms. Higginbottom reported on her discussion with Mr. Gannon at OASIS.  He explained that OASIS has a very controlled and monitored process with respect to IP and proposed that rather than establishing a collaborative activity, INCITS/M1 members could join OASIS to do the work.  The INCITS Standards Development Board agreed that INCITS/M1 would be encouraged to revise the project proposal for Biometric Identity Assurance Services (BIAS) by removing the reference to collaboration (a05.202).

Reference:

in050786 (cover letter), in050857 (INCITS/M1 votes), in050858 (proposal for collaborative work), in050859 (project proposal)

6.2

Final Approval of Standards

6.2.1

For Action - INCITS Management Review (Milestone 5) and Approval of:  INCITS 408:200x, Draft American National Standard for Information Technology - SCSI-3 Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3)

The SDB reviewed the liaison's written recommendation for further processing of INCITS 408:200x, found the management review to be complete, and agreed that further processing of INCITS 408 should be recommended to the Executive Board:

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 408:200x, Information Technology - SCSI-3 Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3), as an American National Standard.

Reference:

in050773, in050796 (liaison recommendation)

6.2.2

For Action - INCITS Management Review (Milestone 5) and Approval of:  INCITS 409.1:200x, Draft American National Standard for Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 1:  Principles and Framework

The SDB reviewed the liaison's written recommendation for further processing of INCITS 409.1:200x, found the management review to be complete, and agreed that further processing of INCITS 409.1 should be recommended to the Executive Board:

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.1:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 1:  Principles and Framework, as an American National Standard.

Reference:

in050774, in050797 (liaison recommendation)

6.2.3

For Action - INCITS Management Review (Milestone 5) and Approval of:  INCITS 409.2:200x, Draft American National Standard for Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 2:  Technology Testing and Reporting

The SDB reviewed the liaison's written recommendation for further processing of INCITS 409.2:200x, found the management review to be complete, and agreed that further processing of INCITS 409.2 should be recommended to the Executive Board:

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.2:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 2:  Technology Testing and Reporting, as an American National Standard.

Reference:

in050775, in050798 (liaison recommendation)

6.2.4

For Action - INCITS Management Review (Milestone 5) and Approval of:  INCITS 409.3:200x, Draft American National Standard for Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 3:  Scenario Testing and Reporting

The SDB reviewed the liaison's written recommendation for further processing of INCITS 409.3:200x, found the management review to be complete, and agreed that further processing of INCITS 409.3 should be recommended to the Executive Board:

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.3:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 3:  Scenario Testing and Reporting, as an American National Standard.

Reference:

in050776, in050799 (liaison recommendation)

6.3

New Standards

• New Standards: http://www.incits.org/new_stds.htm
• Public Reviews of Draft Standards: http://www.incits.org/prsweb_all.htm
• New INCITS Projects: http://www.incits.org/new_work.htm
• Projects Pending Approval: http://www.incits.org/pending_p_p.htm

The SDB agreed that the following recommendations would be submitted for consideration at the October 2005 meeting of the INCITS Executive Board:

Recommendation 1

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 408:200x, Information Technology - SCSI-3 Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3), as an American National Standard.

(Agenda Item 6.2.1, October 2005 SDB meeting)

Recommendation 2

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.1:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 1:  Principles and Framework, as an American National Standard.

(Agenda Item 6.2.2, October 2005 SDB meeting)

Recommendation 3

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.2:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 2:  Technology Testing and Reporting, as an American National Standard.

(Agenda Item 6.2.3, October 2005 SDB meeting)

Recommendation 4

The INCITS Executive Board approves INCITS 409.3:200x, Information Technology - Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting - Part 3:  Scenario Testing and Reporting, as an American National Standard.

(Agenda Item 6.2.4, October 2005 SDB meeting)

9.1

Next Meeting - January 24-26, 2006 - New York, NY - ANSI

Mr. Barrett noted that the next meeting of the SDB will be at ANSI in New York City during the period of January 24-26, 2006.

 The twelfth meeting of the INCITS Standards Development Board was adjourned at 10:40 AM on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 by unanimous consent (Michael).

 Attachment B - Action Items (SDB Meeting - October 11, 2005)