[ebBP] 7/7/2004 Interop Demo Opportunities for October 2004 for ebBp

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

As we discussed in a recent conference call, these interop events may be 
opportunities for us to test and solidify new functionality we are 
developing for v2.0.  I would encourage everyone's feedback on:

    * Is this worthwhile for ebBP in anticipation of v2.0 draft?
    * Who is interested in participating? [1]

Please provide inputs. Thanks.

[1] Note, I believe this will be an interop, Open Standards and 
opportunity for another TC F2F for ebBP.

> Dee Schur: Dear TC chairs,
>
> The Consortium is making plans now for an exciting fall/winter with 
> some great opportunities for OASIS InterOps. These public 
> interoperability demonstrations showcase multi-vendor implementations 
> of approved OASIS work. Usually hosted in connection with a conference 
> or trade show, OASIS InterOps are official Consortium activities, 
> endorsed by one or more OASIS TCs, and mutually supported by OASIS 
> staff and OASIS InterOp participants.
>
> Staff will provide assistance in promoting and organizing these 
> events, but the real energy (and scripts) comes from the TC leadership 
> and members.  TC p articipants demonstrate the usefulness of a spec, 
> and its practical availability across a range of vendor platforms. 
>
> P rior InterOps have generated tremendous energy and strong trade 
> press for the work product.  Public InterOp events are an excellent 
> opportunity to demonstrate real, shippable standards-based solutions 
> for e-business problems.    
>
> Several conference organizers are interested in featuring OASIS 
> InterOps, they include:
>
> 2) OASIS Open Standards Days (4-8 Oct.)
> If your TC has an approved OASIS Committee Draft or OASIS Standard, or 
> expects to be at that stage prior to these events, we encourage you to 
> consider conducting a multi-member InterOp.  However, in order to make 
> arrangements, we need to hear from you by June 15. If there is another 
> conference at which you'd like to demonstrate, please let us know. We 
> are ready to work with you to coordinate logistics, participation, and 
> promotion.
>
> Clearly, conferences organizers want OASIS InterOps because they 
> recognize the quality of the work of OASIS TCs and the growing market 
> power of open standards. Your diligence and efforts to advance open 
> standards are much appreciated.
>