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Subject: OASIS News: 20 April 2011
Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international open standards consortium. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: * OASIS hires Director of Standards Development * OASIS redesigns website * WS-Calendar 1.0 public review begins * Liscia to keynote European Identity Conference * OASIS cosponsors ConnectivityWeek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS hires Director of Standards Development Chet Ensign has been hired as Director of Standards Development and TC Administration. Chet will support members in the creation of quality standards, specifications, and related documents that meet both the requirements of the OASIS TC Process and the needs of the international community. He will provide TC participants with instruction, guidance, assistance, and arbitration and will also serve as an advocate of the OASIS standards model, identifying opportunities, and encouraging new committee work. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201104/msg00007.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS redesigns website Design, performance, and navigation on the OASIS web site have been improved as part of an overall look-and-feel update. The new site is based on the open source Drupal platform, which will enable additional enhancements and functionality. Use the "feedback" link in the footer to provide comments or report any issues. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201104/msg00004.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WS-Calendar 1.0 public review begins This specification provides a model for the exchange of schedule and event information between and within services. WS-Calendar was developed to support use cases in Smart grids and smart energy, but it also supports any sort of coordinated activities between domains including enterprise systems, building systems, and financial markets. The review ends 24 April. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/201104/msg00004.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liscia to keynote European Identity Conference OASIS executive director, Laurent Liscia, will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 European Identity conference (EIC) in Munich on 10 May. OASIS is organizing a half-day track at the event that will examine trust issues associated with the cloud-computing environment. OASIS members receive 40% discount on registration. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/201104/msg00001.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS cosponsors ConnectivityWeek Focusing on the benefits of Smart Grid, the ConnectivityWeek conference will address how utilities and businesses can integrate the smart energy mindset into their business models, understand the value proposition of integrating Smart Grid "beyond the grid", and choose the right technologies to deliver on their goals. OASIS members are entitled to a 20% discount on registration using code XCVQGT. http://www.connectivityweek.com/2011/#register_2506 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates: 24 Apr OASIS WS-Calendar 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/201104/msg00004.html 1 May SAML Session Token Profile public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201104/msg00000.html 4 May SAML Change Notify Protocol public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201104/msg00002.html 11-13 May OASIS presents at WCO conference https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=18357&; 12 May Nominations close for OASIS Board and TAB http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201103/msg00010.html 27 May Member review ends for TAB interoperability and testing guidelines http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201103/msg00007.html 6 Jun Computational Law Workshop: a bridge towards the business rules Pittsburgh, PA, USA 10 Jun LegalRuleML Tutorial Pittsburgh, PA, USA 5 Jun Deadline for RuleML submissions http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/201104/msg00000.html 10 Jun LegalXML sponsors tutorial at ICAIL 2011 conference http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/201103/msg00007.html 1-5 Aug Balisage 2011 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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