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Subject: OASIS Call for Participation: DITA Adoption Technical Committee
OASIS is moving forward to create the new DITA Adoption Technical Committee.
Here are some dates and deadlines to note:
To be able to vote at the first meeting you must notify the
TC of
The first meeting/conference call will be held Monday, 28 July 2008 at 11:00 am ET.
One can of course join the new TC after these dates.
-Jeff
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mary McRae [mailto:marypmcrae@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Mary McRae > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:05 AM > To: members@lists.oasis-open.org; tc-announce@lists.oasis-open.org > Cc: dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: [members] OASIS Call for Participation: DITA Adoption Technical Committee > > To: OASIS members & interested parties > > A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS DITA Adoption > Technical Committee has been proposed by the members of OASIS listed below. > > The proposal, below, meets the requirements of the OASIS TC Process [a]. The > TC name, statement of purpose, scope, list of deliverables, audience, and > language specified in the proposal will constitute the TC's official charter. > Submissions of technology for consideration by the TC, and the beginning of technical > discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting. > > This TC will operate under our IPR Policy [b]. The eligibility requirements > for becoming a participant in the TC at the first meeting (see details below) > are that: > > (a) you must be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an individual > member of OASIS; > (b) the OASIS member must sign the OASIS membership agreement [c]; > (c) you must notify the TC chair of your intent to participate at least 15 > days prior to the first meeting, which members may do by using the > "Join this TC" button on the TC's public page at [d]; and > (d) you must attend the first meeting of the TC, at the time and date fixed below. > > Of course, participants also may join the TC at a later time. OASIS and > the TC welcomes all interested parties. > > Non-OASIS members who wish to participate may contact us about joining OASIS [c]. > In addition, the public may access the information resources > maintained for each TC: a mail list archive, document repository and public comments > facility, which will be linked from the TC's public home page at [d]. > > Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate lists. > OASIS is an open standards organization; we encourage your feedback. > > Regards, > > Mary > > --------------------------------------------------- > Mary P McRae > Manager of TC Administration, OASIS > email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org > web: www.oasis-open.org > > [a] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php > [b] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php > [c] See http://www.oasis-open.org/join/ > [d] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=dita-adoption] > > CALL FOR PARTICIPATION > OASIS DITA Adoption TC > > Name: > > OASIS DITA Adoption Technical Committee > > Statement of Purpose: > > The OASIS DITA Adoption Technical Committee members will collaborate to provide > expertise and resources to educate the marketplace on the value of the DITA > OASIS standard. By raising awareness of the benefits offered by DITA, the DITA > Adoption Technical Committee expects the demand for, and availability of, DITA > conforming products and services to increase, resulting in a greater choice of > tools and platforms and an expanded DITA community of users, suppliers, and > consultants. > > Since DITA adoption is stronger in the US than in the rest of the world, > especially the European Union, the Technical Committee will actively solicit > participation from non-US members and help to facilitate providing information > promoting DITA adoption globally. > > The DITA Adoption TC intends to appoint an individual who is an active, voting > member of both TCs to serve as a liaison to the DITA TC, to actively communicate > the work of the Adoption TC, and to request the assistance of the DITA TC on > technical issues concerning the specification. Through the liaison, the DITA > Adoption TC is encouraged to bring issues to the DITA TC concerning user needs > in improving the specification. The DITA TC is encouraged to bring issues to the > DITA Adoption TC concerning the use cases or user scenarios around proposed > changes and enhancements to the specification, as well as suggestions for other > adoption-related work. > > By advancing the adoption of DITA through OASIS, the Technical Committee will: > . Collaborate within the security of the OASIS open process > . Maximize message credibility by working on behalf of a vendor-neutral > standards consortium > . Build on existing market awareness of OASIS as the source of DITA > . Leverage the combined resources of all participants > . Reinforce DITA as the result of an open, transparent process guided > by multiple vendors, communities, and individuals > . Openly share content and coordinate program execution with other > entities that share a common or similar statement of purpose on a > worldwide scope > . Actively solicit participation from members outside North America > and help to facilitate the provision of information promoting DITA > adoption globally > > Scope of Work: > > OASIS DITA Adoption Technical Committee activities may extend to any of > the following activities: > > . Oversee the DITA XML.org Focus Area > . Review and ensure accuracy of DITA references in commonly used resources > such as Wikipedia > . Host educational, vendor-neutral webinars > . Organize vendor-neutral workshops and tracks at OASIS events and > other conferences > . Produce OASIS-branded primers, white papers, position papers, slide > presentations, datasheets, and other collateral > . Develop best practice guidelines > . Establish liaisons with other organizations who may assist in > building awareness of DITA, and promoting DITA in a variety of user communities > . Assist in coordinating promotional efforts of members, leveraging > activities wherever beneficial > . Assist in coordinating press and analyst relations such as briefings, > releases, and announcements > . Encourage and coordinate volunteer efforts to translate the DITA > specification and other committee documents into other languages > . Interface with other TCs to define how DITA can be best integrated > with other standards to address specific scenarios > . Stage interoperability and/or proof-of-concept demonstrations at > industry conferences > . Other projects aimed at increasing adoption as identified by > Committee Members > . Other activities that are considered appropriate to forwarding the > goals of the Technical Committee. > > The OASIS DITA Adoption Technical Committee will refer suggestions and > requests for changes to and clarification of the DITA Specification to the existing > DITA Technical Committee. > > List of Deliverables: > . First best practice issued within 6 months of formation. > . First webinar produced jointly with the SVG Technical Committee and > the DITA Translation Subcommittee and sponsored by OASIS. > . Ongoing maintenance of the DITA.xml.org Focus Area > . Additional materials supportive of the above scope. > > The OASIS DITA Adoption Technical Committee is an on-going activity with > no specific end date for its activities established in advance. > > IPR Mode: > > Royalty-Free on limited terms > > Anticipated Audience/Users: > > Anyone involved in the implementation of the OASIS DITA standard in their > own organizations, including information-development managers, content > creators and distributors, consultants supporting implementations, and vendors > providing tools to support content development and distribution. > > Language in which the TC will conduct business: > > English > > (2) Non-normative information regarding the startup of the TC, which includes: > > (2)(a) Identification of similar or applicable work that is being done in > other OASIS TCs or by other organizations, why there is a need for another > effort in this area and how this proposed TC will be different, and what level of > liaison will be pursued with these other organizations. > > The DITA Adoption Technical Committee is closely allied with the DITA > Technical Committee. The DITA TC is responsible for the development, maintenance, > and enhancement of the DITA specification. As such, the DITA TC concentrates > on clearly defining and developing the technical content of the specification. > It also supports the work of several subcommittees that are creating > specifications for industry-specific specializations of the DITA specification. > > The DITA Adoption TC concentrates on the promotion of the DITA standard to > the global user community, helping to encourage DITA adoption in new > industries, new areas of content creation, and new organizations. To this end, the DITA > Adoption TC's focus is on building public awareness of the standard, educating > potential users in the standard, and ensuring that miscommunications that may exist > are quickly corrected. > > The DITA Adoption TC intends to appoint an individual who is an active, > voting member of both TCs to serve as a liaison to the DITA TC, to actively > communicate the work of the Adoption TC, and to request the assistance > of the DITA TC on technical issues concerning the specification. Through > the liaison, the DITA Adoption TC may bring issues to the DITA TC > concerning user needs in improving the specification. The DITA TC will be > encouraged to bring issues to the DITA Adoption TC concerning the use > cases or user scenarios around proposed changes > and enhancements to the specification, as well as suggestions for other > adoption-related work. > > (2)(b) The date, time, and location of the first meeting, whether it will > be held in person or by telephone, and who will sponsor this first meeting. > > 28 July 2008 11:00 am ET > The TC will use a free conference service for its teleconferences. > > (2)(c) The projected on-going meeting schedule for the year following the > formation of the TC, or until the projected date of the final deliverable, > whichever comes first, and who will be expected to sponsor these meetings. > The DITA Adoption TC plans to hold regular monthly meetings unless increased > work requires more frequent meetings. Much of the Adoption TC work is expected > to occur through small working groups, such as a working group responsible > for updating and monitoring the dita.xml.org website as an ongoing activity. > > (2)(d) The names, electronic mail addresses, and membership affiliations > of at least Minimum Membership who support this proposal and are committed to > the Charter and projected meeting schedule. > > JoAnn Hackos, Comtech Joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com > Gershon Joseph, Associate Gershon.joseph@tech-tav.com > Troy Klukewich, Oracle Troy.Klukewich@oracle.com > Kay Whatley, Individual kay@brightpathsolutions.com > Kristen Eberlein, Individual keberlein@pobox.com > Tony Self, Associate tself@hyperwrite.com > Bob Doyle, Associate bobdoyle@skybuilders.com > Bryan Schnabel, Individual bryan.s.schnabel@tektronix.com > Michael Priestley, IBM mpriestl@ca.ibm.com > Debra Bissantz, LSI Logic debra.bissantz@lsi.com > Frank Miller, Comtech Frank.miller@comtech-serv.com > Rene Gedaly, Individual yourtechwriter@yahoo.com > Chona Shumate, Individual Chona_Shumate@Cymer.com > > (2)(e) The name of the Convener who must be an Eligible Person. > > JoAnn Hackos Joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com > > (2)(f) The name of the Member Section with which the TC intends to > affiliate, if any. > > None > > (2)(g) Optionally, a list of contributions of existing technical work that > the proposers anticipate will be made to this TC. > > None > > (2)(h) Optionally, a draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document > regarding the planned scope of the TC, for posting on the TC's website. > > To be provided at a later date. > > (2)(i) Optionally, a proposed working title and acronym for the > specification(s) to be developed by the TC. > > None. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This email list is used solely by OASIS for official consortium communications. > > Opt-out requests may be sent to member-services@oasis-open.org, however, > all members are strongly encouraged to maintain a subscription to this list.
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