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Subject: OASIS TC Call For Participation: Topic Maps Published Subjects
A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS Topic Maps Published Subjects Technical Committee has been proposed by the following members of OASIS: Bernard Vatant, Mondeca; Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems; H. Holger Rath, empolis GmbH; and the Individual OASIS member Steve Pepper. The proposal for a new TC meets the requirements of the OASIS TC Process (see http://oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml), and is appended to this message. The proposal, which includes a statement of purpose, list of deliverables, and proposed schedule, will constitute the TC's charter. The TC Process allows these items to be clarified (revised) by the TC members; such clarifications (revisions), as well as submissions of technology for consideration by the TC and the beginning of technical discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting. To become a member of this new TC you must 1) be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an Individual member of OASIS; 2) notify the TC chair, Bernard Vatant (bernard.vatant@mondeca.com), of your intent to participate at least 15 days prior to the first meeting; and 3) participate in the first meeting on 30 October, 2001. You should also subscribe to the TC's discussion list. Note that membership in OASIS TCs is by individual, and not by organization. You must be eligible for participation at the time you time you notify the chair. The private mail list tm-pubsubj@lists.oasis-open.org is for committee discussions. TC members as well as any other interested OASIS members should subscribe to the list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to tm-pubsubj-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. (Note that subscribing to the mail list does not make you a member of the TC; to become a member you must contact the TC chair as described in the preceeding paragraph.) A public comment list tm-pubsubj-comment@lists.oasis-open.org will be available for the public to make comments on the work of this TC; the public may subscribe to this list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to tm-pubsubj-comment-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. The archives of both of these mail lists are visible to the public at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ ================================================================= Karl F. Best OASIS - Director, Technical Operations 978.667.5115 x206 karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org ================================================================== Name of the TC: The name of the technical committee is: OASIS Topic Maps Published Subjects Technical Committee Statement of purpose: This Technical Committee is set forth to promote the use of Published Subjects [1] by specifying recommendations, requirements and best practices, for their definition, management and application. This includes recommendations and requirements for: - Definition of Published Subjects - Format/Syntax/Notation/Grammar - Domain Identification - Support for Communication Across Natural Language Barriers - Defining the Mediation Between Different Community Ontologies or Namespaces - Documentation - Management of Published Subjects - Registration/Repository and Online Publication Process - Organizational Liason (e.g., liaison with ISO 3166 maintainer, FAO authority, etc.) - Update Frequency (e.g., how often the topic maps are updated) - Registration Authority - Application of Published Subjects - Examples Indicating Correct Usage - Use of Published Subjects to Mediate Between Ontologies The TC will produce three Technical Reports, each focused upon one of the areas above. Applications include, but are not limited to the Semantic Web, Distributed Ontologies, Unified Classification Systems, Business Processes, Workflow, Search and Retrieval Tools, Knowledge Management, Diplomatic Communication, Cultural Dialogue, and various other disciplines and functions. Proposed list of deliverables and projected dates (subject to change): - Published Subjects TC Requirements Document (Nov 2001) - Recommendations, Requirements and Best Practices for the Definition of Published Subjects (Mar 2001) - Recommendations, Requirements and Best Practices for the Management of Published Subjects (May 2002) - Recommendations, Requirements and Best Practices for the Usage of Published Subjects (Aug 2002) Language in which the TC will conduct business: English (speakers of other languages are encouraged to participate) Date, time and place of the first meeting (a teleconference): Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001; UTC 1600 (9am PST). Proposed meeting schedule for the first year : Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001; UTC 1600 (9am PST). Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001; UTC 1600 (9am PST). Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001; UTC 1600 (9am PST). Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001; UTC 1600 (9am PST). Dates for 2002 to be announced. Names and email addresses of proposing members (minimum three) : - Bernard Vatant, Mondeca <bernard.vatant@mondeca.com> - Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems, Inc. <murray.altheim@sun.com> - H. Holger Rath, empolis GmbH <holger.rath@empolis.com> - Steve Pepper, <pepper@ontopia.net> Name of chair: The name of the chair is: Bernard Vatant Name of meeting sponsors (for both phone and face-to-face meetings): The chair. ------------------------------------------------------ [1] The notion of Public Subject was defined in the ISO 13250 Topic Maps standard and further refined as Published Subject in the XML Topic Maps (XTM) 1.0 Specification.
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