RE: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstract

[Diane Jordan <drj@us.ibm.com>]

Hi Dee, 
Please give us another week to finalize
this abstract.  We are going to review this with the full TC, and
also discuss with two other volunteer presenters on our next call.  We
also want to plan another webinar that would be directed more to users
of BPEL - a business analyst or CIO audience, that would talk about the
business problems BPEL can solve, how it fits in a overall BPM solution,
etc.  We'd like to hold them both in the same timeframe directed at
different people, rather than sequencing them.  

We've also started discussing the other
possibilities you've brought up and there is interest in some.  Given
workload to get through approval, we're prioritizing these behind the webinars.
 I would advise against attempting to discuss the future of BPEL at
this point of time under the auspices of OASIS or the TC.  While there
are many possibilities, anything said at this point in time would be strictly
individual opinions, not the sense of the TC.  Discussions in the
context of an event where the TC is the "speaker" could be misinterpreted.
 I think at this time the TC should focus on how to best use what
we have rather than pointing to what else could be done and conjecturing
on how those additional requirements should be addressed,  I'm sure
those discussions will occur in other venues. 

Regards, Diane
IBM  Emerging Internet Software Standards
drj@us.ibm.com
(919)254-7221 or 8-444-7221, Mobile: 919-624-5123, Fax 845-491-5709

"dschur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>

01/24/2007 02:23 PM

To	"'Frank Ryan'" <frank.ryan@active-endpoints.com>, <wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org>
cc	"'Carol Geyer'" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>, "'Peter Roden'" <peter.roden@oasis-open.org>
Subject	RE: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstract

Thank you Frank!
 
I know that you are all 6 feet
under trying to get through the IPR transition and Standards processes
but I’ll mention a few topics that I would like to see referenced in one
of the webinars but it will take some noodling.
 
Now that you have all invested
so much time and effort in this body of work, what are the steps that we
must take to drive traction in the marketplace? This might make your marketing
folks happy. The OASIS staff has taken a hard look at successful standards
and we have realized that our work does not end when the standard is completed.
In fact, it is absolutely imperative that we, if you will, ‘create the
market’ for future uptake that produces implementations and market buy-in.
More implementations generate more ‘fixes’ and eventually a better, more
usable standard. The OASIS staff refers to this model of development as
the ‘Standards Lifecycle.’ First, a need is identified, a solution(s)
is developed, the completed solution (standard) becomes widely used (adopted)
which creates more need in the marketplace, right? 
 
Many things drive adoption.
Our first step is the webinars, then some sort of public demonstration,
an XML.org Focus Area (see http://dita.xml.org/),
white papers, certification, etc. Some TCs have created an Adoption TC
or SC for this purpose which can involve TC members but also the marketing
people from your company and end users. I suspect that we will see end
users, even on the first webinar, which is great for the WSBPEL OASIS Standard!

 
I’d like to see something
mentioned about the future of WSBPEL in the webinars, is this a possibility?
 
Thanks for allowing me to join
you today!

Dee Schur
Member Support
www.oasis-open.org

OASIS Symposium:
"eBusiness and Open Standards:
Understanding the Facts, Fiction, and Future"
15-18 April 2007 San Diego, CA USA
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/

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From: Frank Ryan [mailto:frank.ryan@active-endpoints.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:55 AM
To: wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstract
 
Here are my suggestions.  Any feedback
on missing/included topics and or format is appreciated. 
 
Thanks to Dieter for the presentations he
sent I think they are very complete and a great start. 
 
 
A technical introduction to WS-BPEL 2.0 
Who should attend? Developers, architects
interested in gaining an understanding of the architectural concepts on
which BPEL is based.
 
What will be covered?
How BPEL fits with web services standards

Differences between executable and abstract
processes
Overview of language constructs used to create
executable BPEL processes
Advanced features including
           
Partner links
           
Event Handlers
           
Fault Handlers
           
Extensibility
Changes from BPEL4WS 1.1
Status of the specification