OASIS Mailing List ArchivesView the OASIS mailing list archive below
or browse/search using MarkMail.

 


Help: OASIS Mailing Lists Help | MarkMail Help

chairs message

[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]


Subject: Re: [chairs] What can Standards Development / TC Administration doto help?


Martin ... that's a great idea!
All the best, Ashok


Martin Chapman wrote:
> How about having a service whereby TCs can request the allocation of a namespace, rather than making one up and falling foul of the hard to interpret guidelines. This could also be accompanied with a partially filled out rddl document that points to the right places.
>
> Martin.
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mary McRae [mailto:mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org]
>> Sent: 21 April 2010 20:27
>> To: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
>> Subject: [chairs] What can Standards Development / TC Administration do to help?
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>   If you've submitted a specification for public review or CS ballot recently, you've probably met
>> Kim. I'm thrilled to have her on board and hopefully we're now in good shape to get your documents
>> turned around quickly once again.
>>
>>   That said, I have at least a dozen ideas of services we can once again offer, or new services, to
>> make your lives a bit easier, but I thought I would ask you for your ideas rather than deciding for
>> you. There are some caveats of course:
>>
>> a. Neither Kim nor I have the power or the skillset to change anything about the way Kavi works.
>> b. We're not talking about changes to the TC Process.
>>
>> So, for instance:
>>
>> - Would you find a template for recording meeting minutes helpful? If yes, in what flavors?
>>
>> - Would you like us to take over creation of spec covers? (as in you'll use a temporary cover which
>> would become part of the template, you would provide us with whatever information necessary, and we
>> would create the cover pages with all the appropriate links and make sure they work before uploading
>> to docs.oasis-open.org?)
>>
>> - Would you like us to review your specifications prior to TC ballots so you don't need to go back and
>> fix stuff afterwards?
>>
>> - Would you like us to call in to TC meetings periodically just to hear our voices and answer any
>> questions you might have?
>>
>> - Would you like more training materials? If yes, is there a particular topic you'd like to see
>> covered?
>>
>> Remember these are just some of *my* ideas; I want to hear *your* ideas. I need to know what your TOP
>> request is; you can have more than one, but please list in order of priority. While you're free to
>> discuss on this list, please send your actual list to me so I can track them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mary
>>
>> Mary P McRae
>> Director, Standards Development
>> Technical Committee Administrator
>> OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
>> email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
>> web: www.oasis-open.org
>> twitter: @fiberartisan  #oasisopen
>> phone: 1.603.232.9090
>>
>> Standards are like parachutes: they work best when they're open.
>>
>>
>>
>>     


[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]