OASIS News - 27 April 2004

["Dee Schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS News
27 April 2004

Welcome to OASIS News, a weekly update of announcements, accomplishments,
and activities for the international standards consortium.
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Board Elections Schedule Posted

OASIS members are reminded the 2004 Board of Directors and Technical
Advisory Board election schedule has been posted.  See
http://www.oasis-open.org/private/2004board_elections/ for details of the
schedule and the process for making nominations to both Boards.

OASIS members are encouraged to post relevant questions to the Board of
Director candidates. Questions sent to member_questions@oasis-open.org will
be compiled and an anonymous representative sampling will be forwarded to
candidates. Their replies will be included on the candidate profile web
pages.

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The OASIS XACML TC Accepts the RBAC Profile as a Committee Draft

The OASIS eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) TC voted to
accept the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) Profile as a Committee Draft.
This is a part of the ongoing work on XACML version 2.0.

http://docs.oasis-open.org/xacml/cd-xacml-rbac-profile-01.pdf

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New OASIS Logo Introduced

The Consortium and its Member Sections are transitioning to a new logo,
versatile enough for use in website, signage, and printed materials. The new
design represents a clear, simple mark that conveys a sense of openness,
collaboration, and international reach.
www.oasis-open.org

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OASIS Nominated for SD Times 100 

The SD Times 100 lists companies and organizations that most broadly "set
the agenda" for software development managers, developers, and the industry
through leadership and innovation in 2004. OASIS has been nominated in the
STANDARDS BODIES & CONSORTIA category. OASIS was a finalist in this category
last year; http://www.sdtimes.com/news/079/special1.htm.
 
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OASIS Cosponsored Events

17-19 May, Application Integration & Web Services Summit 2004, Los Angeles,
Calif. OASIS is pleased to cosponsor the Gartner Integration & Web Services
Summit 2004 titled, 'Making Business Processes and Service-Oriented
Architecture Pay Off.' OASIS members receive a 200USD discount off the
standard price.
http://www4.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/apn12.jsp

25-30 July, XML Summer School 2004, Oxford, UK. OASIS is pleased to
cosponsor CSW's XML Summer School 2004 which includes five days of intensive
instruction from industry experts. OASIS members are offered a discount,
contact dee.schur@oasis-open.org for details.
http://www.xmlsummerschool.co.uk/

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Call for Participation

14-19 Nov--XML 2004,'XML - From Syntax to Solutions,' Washington, DC.
http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2004/call.asp

IDEAlliance is looking for speakers willing to share XML experiences, talk
about new solutions, and show new developments. Speakers are accepted on the
basis of peer-reviewed abstracts.