DRAFT - OpenCSA Steering Committee Minutes - 31 Aug 2007

[Graham Barber <graham_barber@uk.ibm.com>]

FINAL - OpenCSA Steering Committee Minutes - 31 August 2007 9:00 AM PDT


0. Agenda bashing and Roll

Attending:                  Graham
Barber, Patrick Leonard, Mark Little, Jeff Mischkinsky, Sanjay Patil, Michael
Rowley.
Apologies:                  David
Burke.
OASIS Staff:                Dee
Schur, Mary McRae.
Identified Observers:       Mike Edwards, Mario Antollini.
Notes:                    
 Graham Barber. 
Items added:          
         1. InfoQ e-mail Interview discussion
(Mark Little).

1. Minutes Approval 

- 24 August 2007:        Resolution to Approve: Passed
(Little/Rowley)- Unanimous. 

2. Open Action Item Review 

        - Summary of Open Items Due:
        - Potential use of Wiki pages (Open
Action Item #0006)
                  - Was Reviewed
on Aug 24th; now closed. 

        - Summary of Open Items Not Yet Due:
        - Speaking Opportunity: "SOA for eGovernment
2007", 1 – 2 October (Open
Action Item #0012)
                    
   - Mark Little, Due Sep 7.

           
            - As no volunteers
have been forthcoming, Mark was advised to inform requested as such. AI
#12 Updated.
        - Populate the Volunteer Presentations Database
(Open
Action Item #0011)
                    
   - All, Due Sep 14. 
        - Propose some Rules for an Inter-TC Coordination
Subcommittee (Open
Action Item #0013)
                  - Jeff Mischkinsky,
Due Sep 24. 
        - Plan a series of OASIS-sponsored educational
webinars for SCA (Open
Action Item #0009)
           
            - As Mark will
not be at Plenary Week, Sanjay volunteered to ask day one speakers to volunteer
for subsequent OASIS Webinars.
           
            - AI #09
updated, Due Sep 28.


3. Plenary Week & Inaugural TC Calls Planning

- David Burke to be asked again to determine TIBCO's willingness to sponsor
the lunches (~$5K). 
        - Secretary's
Note: David has confirmed that TIBCO will do this.
- Registration Process has reached 49; ideally, we are looking for 120.
- All SC requesting to consider outreach advertizing opportunities (company
web sites / developer networks, etc.) 
- Mike Edwards will close the outline Day One Agenda (without times/presenters)
and add abstracts & invitation words, to send to Dee by Sep 4th.
- Dee will send current registered names to steering
committee.
- SC confirmed that afternoon sessions (including
Thursday) will be full half-day slots (until ~6pm).
- TC Meeting schedule to be sent to each TC mailing
list.
- Jeff to recheck if European freephone number is
available on Oracle's teleconference facility (Action
Item #0016). 


4. Harmonization of OASIS SOA TCs

- E-mail from SOA-RA TC (here)
discussed with conclusion that the SCA-Assembly TC would handle initially.
- Recommendation for mutual education to occur between
the TCs (without Feedback taking place at this stage).
- Mike Edwards requested to handle on behalf of the
SCA-Assembly TC, ideally during Plenary Week.
- Jeff Mischkinsky will respond to original e-mail
outlining this intent. 
        - Secretary's
note: Already completed by Jeff; no new AI raised.

5. Usage of OASIS Web Sites

- Item was discussed & closed at August 24h SC
meeting; no further action necessary. 


6. Any Other Business

- Mark Little requesting confirmation of mailing list to discuss InfoQ
e-mail interview on.
- Steering Committee policy of executing all business
on the publically searchable <opencsa-ms> mailing list was reconfirmed.
- Jeff requested that Carol Geyer (OASIS Press Communications)
be in the loop on InfoQ response.
- Note that Carol is not on the <opencsa-ms>
mailing list roster.

7. Future SC Agenda Topics? 

None offered.

8. Forthcoming Vacation information?

September 7th SC meeting conflicts with the inaugural call of the SCA-BPEL
TC.
September 21st TC meeting may conflict with some travel
plans after the Plenary Week. 

9. Confirmation of next Teleconference 

There will not be an SC call on September 7th.
The next regular teleconference is at 9am PDT on Friday
September 14th. 

Closure 

Meeting closed, 10.05am PDT. 


Respectfully Submitted,
Graham Barber, 
Secretary.

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