RE: [office] TC Liaison with JTC1/SC34

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

JTC1 SC's have two kinds of members: national bodies (NBs) and liaisons. 
OASIS -- the organization -- has been approved as a Class A Liaison to 
JTC1 and to JTC1/SC34.  As a liaison member, OASIS (the organization) is 
allowed to participate in SC34 WG's and received an invitation to 
participate in this new Ad Hoc.  In this particular case OASIS, via Jamie, 
has asked the ODF TC to nominate individuals from our TC to serve on this 
Ad Hoc.  So you do not need to separately acquire membership in JTC1 or 
JTC1/SC34 to participate.  You serve via OASIS's existing organizational 
liaison status with JTC1/SC34.

Note that this is different than some of the other liaison opportunities 
we are discussing.  For example, the liaison representative to the W3C's 
SVG WG would need to either already be a member or the SVG WG or be able 
to gain membership there. 

-Rob

"Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton@acm.org> wrote on 06/04/2009 
05:11:28 PM:
 
> Jamie,
> 
> We've started discussing this on the ODF TC list.  With regard to the Ad 
hoc
> WG on IS 26300 maintenance, is it necessary for OASIS delegates to be
> members of SC34 as well, or is it open to anyone on the ODF TC who is 
able
> to participate (with the concurrence of the TC and OASIS)?
> 
>  - Dennis 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Bryce Clark [mailto:jamie.clark@oasis-open.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 08:21
> To: office@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: Robert Weir; 'Laurent Liscia'
> Subject: [office] TC Liaison with JTC1/SC34
> 
> Dear OpenDocument TC members:
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> In addition, SC34 has just announced a new OpenDocument-specific "Ad 
> Hoc WG on ISO/IEC 26300 Maintenance".  See 
> http://www.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/sc34/open/1221.htm
> 
> If the TC wishes, it would be appropriate for you to designate OASIS 
> TC members willing to serve as a bridge on this panel as well.  As 
> you can see from the announcement, the working group expects to meet 
> in Seattle.  (It's likely that one of us from OASIS will attend as 
> well.)
> 
> Would the TC like to designate some TC member(s) as its 
> representative(s)?  You could do so by a simple resolution at your 
> next meeting.  If so, we will pass along the names together, as 
> OASIS' nominees to the SC34 WG.  I'd ask that if there are multiple 
> designees, the TC name one as primary, for ease of coordination.
> 
> [ ... ]
>