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OASIS News 11 Mar 2002 Welcome to OASIS News, a publication for the OASIS membership community providing updates on Consortium announcements, accomplishments and activities. OASIS News is published twice a month. ----------------------------- TC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MEETINGS ----------------------------- OASIS eXtensible Access Control Markup Language TC will hold its next face to face in Burlington, Mass, 11-12 Mar. The Policy Model SC will hold its next teleconference 18 Mar, 4PM (EST) http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xacml/ OASIS XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF) TC will hold its first meeting via teleconference on 18 Mar. The TC chair, Phil Griffin will be speaking at the ITU-T Workshop on Security, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13-14 May. Phil will present "Biometric Information Management for Security" http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xcbf/ OASIS Web Services for Remote Portals (WSRP) TC will hold its first meeting 18-20 Mar http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/wsrp/ OASIS Conformance TC will hold its next meeting via teleconference 15 Mar at 2:00PM (EST) http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ioc/ OASIS Election and Voter Services TC will hold its next meeting 26 Mar http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/election/ OASIS Topic Maps Published Subjects for Geography and Languages (GeoLang) TC will hold its first face-to-face meeting on 14 Mar, 1630 - 1800, Seattle, offices of Boeing, Inc. Please contact TC chair Lars Marius Garshol(larsga@ontopia.net) for further information http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/geolang/ OASIS Vocabulary for XML Standards and Technologies TC (XMLvoc TC) will hold its first face-to-face meeting 14 March in Seattle. Please contact TC chair H. Holger Rath (holger.rath@empolis.com) for more information http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xmlvoc/ OASIS Topic Maps Published Subjects TC will hold its next face-to-face meeting 14 Mar in Seattle. Please contact TC chair Bernard Vatant (bernard.vatant@mondeca.com) for more information http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tm-pubsubj/ OASIS Universal Business Language TC will hold its next meeting 18-22 Mar in Barcelona, Spain and will be hosted by the UN/EDIFACT Working Group. For registration information, see http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-comment/200201/msg00005.html The 90 day review period for the RIM, RS, and DSML committee specifications ends on 31 Mar. The mail messages with the review information for the specifications are found at: Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) v2 http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200201/msg00001.html ebXML Registry Information Model (RIM) v2 http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200201/msg00003.html ebXML Registry Services (RS) v2 http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200201/msg00002.html For TC meeting updates see the individual TC URL or go to: http://www.oasis-open.org/members/meeting_schedule.shtml ------------------------ CONSORTIUM ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------ On 7 March, OASIS announced the formation of the OASIS XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF) Technical Committee to provide a standard XML schema for biometrics. XCBF will describe information that verifies identity based on human characteristics such as DNA, fingerprints, iris scans, and hand geometry. XCBF will be used in biometric applications that measure attendance, grant access control to documents or other resources, and facilitate non-repudiation in commerce, particularly over open networks. https://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_03_07_02.shtml OASIS issued a Call for Papers for a one-day ebXML conference on Thursday, 23 May, in Barcelona, Spain, in conjunction with XML Europe 2002. The event is jointly organized by OASIS and UN/CEFACT. Proposals for presentations should be submitted to ebxml-Barcelona@oasis-open.org by 22 March 2002. https://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_03_01_02.shtml --------------- MEMBER BENEFITS --------------- The OASIS homepage features a rotating display of Sponsor member logos. This is a very visible way to get the recognition you deserve as a Sponsor of the Consortium. If your company is an OASIS Sponsor and your logo does not appear on the homepage, please email a gif or jpeg version of your logo to dee.schur@oasis-open.org. If you are a Contributor and would like to upgrade your membership to take advantage of this promotional benefit, please contact scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org. See the OASIS Members Only website for the latest inside information on meetings, benefits, and more. http://www.oasis-open.org/members/member_discounts.shtml If you have forgotten your password, email dee.schur@oasis-open.org ----------------- NEW OASIS MEMBERS ----------------- OASIS is pleased to announce that Blockade Systems Corp., www.blockade.com, has joined the Consortium as a sponsor member. New OASIS Contributors include Approva Corporation and Infomosaic corporation. We welcome these new member companies to OASIS and look forward to their contributions. ---------------------- OASIS MEMBER DISCOUNTS ---------------------- OASIS members are eligible for discounts on online educational tutorials, conference registration fees and/or exhibiting fees at many industry events. Conferences: 11-13 Mar--Knowledge Technologies 2002, Seattle, Washington, $100 discount 11-13 Mar--XML and Web Services 2002, London, conference discount, see details 13-15 Mar--LISA Global Strategies Summit, Washington, D.C., $300 discount 20-22 Mar--VoiceXML Planet 2002 Conference & Expo., San Jose, 15% discount 25-27 Mar--eBusiness Integration Conference, Chicago, Complimentary Companion Pass Analyst Reports: OASIS members Receive 20% Discount for the 451 report "The SOAP Bubble: A Competitive Analysis of the Web Services Market." ------------------- OASIS ON THE AGENDA ------------------- 13-15 Mar--LISA Global Strategies Summit, Washington, D.C. Patrick Gannon, President and CEO of OASIS, will Keynote and Karl Best, OASIS Director of Technical Operations, will conduct two roundtable advisory sessions on the topic, "XML as a facilitator for localisation." 25-27 Mar--eBusiness Integration Conference Series, Chicago Patrick Gannon, OASIS President and CEO, will present "The Building Blocks for Web Services." For event details: http://www.oasis-open.org/events/ -------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS News is available to any employee of an OASIS Sponsor or Contributor organization and all Individual members. Additional contacts from Sponsor and Contributor companies may subscribe by sending email to: members-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. Archives of this newsletter are posted on http://www.oasis-open.org/members/oasis_news_archive.shtml
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