Re: Last Chance - Proposed Call for Nominations

["Carmelo Montanez" <carmelo@nist.gov>]

Another comment:

    The teleconference for July is on July 5, the day after independence day
.....  I think thats
ok by me but much rather have it on the 6th if at all possible.

Carmelo
----- Original Message -----
From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>
To: <XSLT-Conformance@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 6:01 PM
Subject: Last Chance - Proposed Call for Nominations


> Here, folks, is my proposed final wording for the Call for Nominations.  I
> added a teleconference in July to make sure we all still agree to what we
> agree to on June 5:
>
>         ============================================================
>         CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: OASIS XSLT/XPATH CONFORMANCE TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE
>
>         The OASIS XSLT/XPath Conformance Technical Committee is being
formed
>         to develop and publish the OASIS XSLT/XPath Conformance Report.
>
>         G. Ken Holman has agreed to serve as chair of the
>         proposed committee.
>
>         The proposed deliverables of the TC are as follows (subject to
>         adjustment):
>
>         (1) - entire report content in XML (normative)
>         (2) - package of entire suite of associated test files,
>               result files, and catalogue in XML (normative)
>         (3) - report configuration document model in XML (normative)
>         (4) - sample human-legible rendition(s) of report in
>               HTML (non-normative)
>         (5) - sample machine-legible rendition(s) of report in
>               XML (non-normative)
>
>         In the year following its proposed formation, the TC is
>         expected to meet as follows (subject to minor adjustment
>         with member agreement; some dates are associated with
>         industry conferences and need to be coordinated); Sun
>         Microsystems having agreed to provide phone conference
>         services:
>
>           June 5, 2000 Washington DC  - face-to-face (at NIST)
>           July 5, 2000                - teleconference
>           Sept XML World, Boston      - face-to-face/teleconference
>                                         combination
>           Oct XML One Fall, San Jose  - face-to-face (at Sun)
>           Nov 8, 2000                 - teleconference
>           Dec XML'2000, Washington DC - face-to-face
>           Jan 2001                    - teleconference
>
>         Upon startup, the TC will consist of a set of voting members
>         and a set of non-voting observers.  The voting members will
>         be those who have been appointed by the ACTC from among
>         persons nominating themselves in response to this call.
>         Note that voting members must be able to promise attendance
>         at meetings in order to meet quorum requirements.
>         Therefore, OASIS members wishing to track and comment upon
>         the work of the TC in the mailing list but not to attend its
>         meetings regularly should subscribe to the mailing list but
>         not apply for voting membership.
>
>         Members of this list willing to commit to voting participation
>         in the OASIS XSLT/XPath Conformance Technical Committee
>         are hereby requested to respond to this list no later than
>         May 30, 2000 with the following statement:
>
>            I agree with the purpose of the XSLT/XPath Conformance TC
>            as stated above.
>
>            I understand that OASIS technical committees regularly
>            meet in person or by phone and that participation in the
>            XSLT/XPath Conformance TC will require me to attend most
>            of its meetings.
>
>            Based on the estimated meeting schedule given above, I
>            certify that I have the means and the interest to attend
>            such meetings and that I intend to do so.
>
>            I understand that the TC cannot transact business in the
>            absence of a quorum or take action by mail ballot without
>            the active participation of its members and that
>            therefore failure to attend meetings and vote in mail
>            ballots will result in my removal from the committee.  I
>            promise to submit a letter of resignation to the chair or
>            chairs of the committee if in the future I find myself
>            unable to participate actively in its work.
>
>            [name]
>            [affiliation]
>            [email address]
>            [phone number]
>         ============================================================
>
> Because it is late, I will give you until Monday to comment and I will
then
> forward this to the ACTC on Monday evening.  I extended the response date
> to be two weeks after Tuesday.  Then we will know how many will be showing
> up the following Monday in DC.
>
> If you have comments, making the earlier is better than making them later.
>
> Thanks for your help with the dates.
>
> .................. Ken
>
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