Re: [egov-ws] REMINDER: Feedback Due on ebXML/Web Services SC Charter

[Duane Nickull <duane@xmlglobal.com>]

David et al:

I like it the way it is.  I see the work of this group as having a huge 
benefit to government agencies.

Duane Nickull
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VP of Technology - XML Global Technologies
Liaison - ebXML JCC - W3C Web Services Architecture
Chair - United Nations CEFACT eBusiness Working Group
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david.layton@gsa.gov wrote:
> 
> If you have not already done so, please provide me with feedback and
> comments of the draft SC charter by tomorrow (or over the weekend at the
> latest) per the below.  To date, only three people have responded -
> certainly there are more good ideas and opinions on the charter amongst the
> team.  I really would appreciate everyone's feedback (whether good, bad or
> indifferent), as the charter is something that we all need to feel
> comfortable with.  My plans are to incorporate whatever feedback I have as
> of Monday morning into an updated version of the charter for presentation
> and discussion at the TC meeting next Wednesday  (or at least identify
> issue areas that we will need to discuss and resolve at the SC portion of
> the meeting).  Thanks in advance for your feedback.
> 
> Also, I still need someone to volunteer to serve as secretary for the SC
> portion of next week's meeting.  Please let me know if you are willing to
> do this.
> 
> Regards,
> David
> 
> 
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>                     David Layton         To:     egov-ws@lists.oasis-open.org, echristi@USGS.GOV, Marion A.     
>                                           Royal/MEB/CO/GSA/GOV                                                  
>                     02/26/2003           cc:     John.Borras@e-Envoy.gsi.gov.uk                                 
>                     03:28 PM             Subject:     Preparations for the ebXML/Web Services Subcommittee      
>                                           Meeting on March 12                                                   
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> 
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Thanks for your interest in the ebXML / web services subcommittee (SC) and
> willingness to contribute ideas, expertise and time to this important
> initiative.  As a starting point to help focus our energies and identify
> priorities, I have attached a draft charter for this SC for your review and
> comment.  This document is very much subject to change based on your
> feedback.  With your help, it should evolve into a document that will not
> only guide and bound our efforts, but also one that reflects the team's
> consensus view of what we should be doing.
> 
> Please review the charter and provide specific recommendations for how it
> can be enhanced or better aligned with your understanding of what the SC
> should be seeking to accomplish.  Note that the document is in OpenOffice
> format (available for download from www.openoffice.org if needed) per
> guidance received at the Dec 13 TC kick-off meeting.  Please provide
> feedback to me via email no later than March 7.  If you would like to
> discuss your feedback in person, feel free to call me at the phone number
> listed below.  After collecting all comments, I will reconcile (wherever
> possible) and incorporate feedback into another iteration of the charter
> for discussion at the March 12 SC meeting.  This process should identify
> areas of agreement as well as disagreements and differing viewpoints.  One
> of the objectives of the March 12 SC meeting will be to resolve any such
> differences and finalize the charter.  To facilitate the process of
> collecting and incorporating feedback, please adhere to the following
> ground rules in your review:
> 
>    Provide a single response/document capturing all of your comments.  The
>    preferred method would be to simply mark-up the document itself (using
>    the "record changes" feature of OpenOffice) with any modifications you
>    feel are necessary, but I can work with whatever method is easiest for
>    you.
>    Be specific and succinct in your recommendations, and include the exact
>    wording that you would like to see incorporated in the charter to
>    address any concerns you may have.
>    Provide the rationale for recommended changes if it is not self-evident.
>    Unless you have significant issues with the high-level topics that are
>    covered in the document (i.e., scope and purpose, deliverables, timeline
>    and priorities) and how it is structured, please focus on the content of
>    the document rather than how it is organized.  That said, I will
>    entertain structural changes if there is a compelling reason to do so.
> 
> Other topics:  Jon Bosak has graciously offered to serve as vice-chairman
> of this SC, but we will also need volunteers to fill other roles (e.g.,
> secretary) as well.  Over the next few days I will publish (via the SC
> listserv) what I think are the necessary roles and ask for both comments
> and volunteers.  I will also provide a first-cut of the agenda and
> objectives for the SC's portion of the March 12 meeting in the next few
> days.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your contributions and support.  Looking forward to
> seeing (or hearing from) you at the March 12 meeting and working together
> on this important challenge.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David Layton
> U.S. General Services Administration
> Office of E-Government & Technology
> E-Government Strategy Division
> Phone: 202-219-0815
> 
> (See attached file: Draft ebXML-web services SC Charter, Ver 1.sxw)
> 


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VP of Technology - XML Global Technologies
Chair - United Nations CEFACT eBusiness Working Group
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ebXML software downloads - http://www.xmlglobal.com/prod/