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Subject: OASIS News: 2 Dec 2009
Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international open standards consortium. ------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: * Free memberships offered to Academics participating in OASIS Blue * Members propose QUOMOS TC * KMIP 1.0 public review begins * WebCGM 2.1 public review begins * Telecom SOA Use Cases and Issues 1.0 public review begins * Reference Architecture Foundation for SOA 1.0 public review begins * OpenDocument 1.2 Part 3 public review begins * Extensible Resource Descriptor 1.0 public review begins * Webinar will explore FLOSS in the Public Sector * Election and Voter Services TC presents at NIST Workshop * Important dates ------------------------------------------------------------------- Free memberships offered to Academics participating in OASIS Blue OASIS has secured a private donation to underwrite a limited number of new Contributor-level memberships for academic institutions interested in advancing open standards for the Smart Grid or other sustainability topics. Eligible recipients of these free memberships (each a 1100 USD value) will be universities or colleges that are able to provide at least one representative to actively participate in one or more Technical Committees related to OASIS Blue. Contact member-services@oasis-open.org for details. http://oasis-blue.org/free-academic-memberships ------------------------------------------------------------------- Members propose QUOMOS TC All interested parties are asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the OASIS Quantities and Units of Measure Ontology Standard (QUOMOS) Technical Committee. QUOMOS will include a core set of ontology modules covering quantities, units, scales, dimensions, base and derived SI units and their relationships, and extension mechanisms to allow the later inclusion of non-SI units and other measurement systems. QUOMOS TC proposers include representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and others; Howard Mason of BAE Systems serves as convener. The member comment period for this draft charter closes 7 Dec. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00013.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- KMIP 1.0 public review begins The Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) replaces redundant, incompatible key management processes with a single, comprehensive protocol for communication between encryption systems and a broad range of new and legacy enterprise applications, including email, databases, and storage devices. This public review ends 30 Jan. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00015.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- WebCGM 2.1 public review begins CGM Open WebCGM defines a vector graphics standard for online technical documents. This public review is limited in scope and ends 9 Dec. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00014.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Telecom SOA Use Cases and Issues 1.0 public review begins This document identifies potential technical challenges and gaps of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) standards (specified by OASIS and other organizations) within the context of the telecommunications industry. The public review ends 19 Jan. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00012.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Architecture Foundation for SOA 1.0 public review begins This architecture focuses on an approach to integrating business with the information technology needed to support it. The public review ends 13 Jan. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00010.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenDocument 1.2 Part 3 public review begins Part 3 of the OpenDocument Format for Office Applications defines a package format for documents. This public review ends 12 Jan. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00008.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Extensible Resource Descriptor (XRD) 1.0 public review begins XRD defines a simple generic format for describing and discovering resources. This public review ends 6 Jan. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00004.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS Blue Steering Committee nominations close soon Nominations are open for two seats on the OASIS Blue Member Section Steering Committee. OASIS Blue advances open standards for sustainability including smart energy grids and intelligent buildings. All Member Section participants are invited to nominate qualified candidates and/or serve on the Steering Committee. Nominations close 7 Dec. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/blue-ms/200912/msg00000.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Webinar will explore FLOSS in the Public Sector The OASIS eGov Member Section will host a 30-minute webinar, "Use of Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) by Governments," on Thursday, 3 Dec, at 15:00 UTC (17:00 Paris/11:00 Boston/8:00 San Francisco/16.00 Accra/23:00 Beijing). The webinar seeks to stimulate the sharing of best practices and examination of use cases concerning the delivery of eGovernment services. There is no charge to attend, however, advance registration is necessary. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/117892745 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Election and Voter Services TC presents at NIST Workshop A panel on the OASIS Election Markup Language (EML) was featured at a workshop on "Common Data Formats for Electronic Voting Systems" hosted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Presentations from the event, including slides from OASIS members, John Borras and David Webber, are now available online. http://vote.nist.gov/CDF-Workshop-Papers.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates 7 Dec Member comment period closes for QUOMOS TC draft charter http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00013.html Nominations close for OASIS Blue Steering Committee http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/blue-ms/200912/msg00000.html 9 Dec WebCGM 2.1 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00014.html 15 Dec Context/Value Association using Genericode public review begins http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200910/msg00010.html 22 Dec CMIS public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200910/msg00015.html XACML IPC Profile public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200910/msg00013.html XACML Export Compliance Profile public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200910/msg00012.html Election Markup Language (EML) public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200910/msg00011.html 6 Jan Extensible Resource Descriptor (XRD) 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00004.html 13 Jan Reference Architecture Foundation for SOA 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00010.html 19 Jan Telecom SOA Use Cases and Issues 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00012.html 30 Jan KMIP 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200911/msg00015.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS News is published in English, Chinese, French, Italian, and Korean. 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