OASIS News-12 May 2003

["dee schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS News
12 May 2003

Welcome to OASIS News, a weekly update of announcements, accomplishments
and activities for the XML interoperability consortium.

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OASIS Board of Directors Nominations Open

The nomination period for the 2003 Board of Directors elections will be open
until midnight EDT [GMT-4] 27 May, 2003.  Both the nomination and the
nominees acceptance must be received before the deadline. The OASIS Board is
comprised of eight
directors, each serving two-year terms. Four seats are up for election
each year. All member organizations are encouraged to make a nomination
to the Board of Directors.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200304/msg00017.html

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XSLT Conformance TC Releases Test Suite

The OASIS XSLT / XPath Conformance TC has made its XSLT Test Suite
available to the general public. The test suite contains 3000 tests and
covers all aspects of XSLT and XPath.

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/xslt/download.php/1937/xslt_tes
tsuite_01.zip

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OASIS ebXML Registry TC Approves Document

The ebXML Registry TC has approved 'Registering Web Services in an ebXML
Registry, Version 1.0.' To review the document, please go to:

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/regrep/download.php/1636/OA
SIS-Registry%20TC%20-%20Registering%20Web%20Services%20in%20an%20ebXML%2
0Registry.doc

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Seeking Core Components Serialization Submissions

The OASIS ebXML Registry TC will begin work on core components
serialization and is soliciting donated submissions of freely available
core component serialization work that may contribute to the effort.
Submissions will be accepted until 21 May.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=regrep

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OASIS Team Talks

13 May--Patrick Gannon will deliver the keynote at 'Complying with e-GIF
& XML', Cambridge, UK.

14-15 May--Patrick Gannon will present 'New solutions for trade facilitation
and e-business accessible to all' at the Second International Forum on
Trade Facilitation, Geneva, Switzerland.

20 May--Dale Waldt will make a presentation at Software AG's 'XML
Business Solutions World' in Madrid Spain.

20-21 May--Karl Best will present "The Role of Standards in Achieving
ROI" at eWorld Integration & Web Services, London.

20 May--Karl Best will present "Standards Foster Business Technology" at
The Enterprise Technology Summit, London.

For more information on Events, see http://www.oasis-open.org/events/.