Update to S-RAMP standardization timeline - May 4, 2012

[Vince Brunssen <brunssen@us.ibm.com>]

Hello everyone,

As a work item from the May 2, 2012 conference call I have amended the S-RAMP standardization proposal.  However, I am concerned that the timeline leaks in to the holiday time at the end of the year.  My concern is that this will be a poor time to be announcing the specification has gone to a standard status.  

Please review the proposed schedule so we can discuss at the next conference call.  I would like to try to pull this in by a week so that we do not run in to the holiday time in the US.

Thank you!

Standards Track Work Products progress as follows:

1. Committee Specification Draft,
2. Committee Specification Public Review Draft,
3. Committee Specification,
4. Candidate OASIS Standard,
5. OASIS Standard,
6. Approved Errata.

Based on these guidelines I have created the proposed timeline to move the S-RAMP specification through this process.

January 30 - March 16:
Integrate resolved issues in to current committee specification draft
March 17 - March 25:
March 17 - May 24:
March 17 - June 21:
Prepare Committee Specification Public Review Draft for posting
March 26 - April 26:
May 25 - June 22:
June 22 - August 20:
Committee Specification Public Review Draft is posted for an initial 30 day public review
April 27 - June 11:
June 23 - July 13:
August 21 - September 12:
Resolve any comment that were received during public review and prepare another Committe Specification Public Review Draft for Public Review.  The Public Review Draft must undergo a review cycle where no changes were made based on comments received before it can be considered as a Committee Specification
June 12 - June 27:
July 14 - July 30:
September 13 - September 27:
Committee Specification Public Review Draft is posted for a second time for a 15 day public review cycle.  This may or may not be needed based on the first public review.
July 4:
August 1:
September 28:
Committee Specification goes to a vote for approval.
July 11 - September 5:
August 8 - October 3:
September 29 - November 24:
Committee specification, if approved, is submitted as a Candidate OASIS Standard to TC Admin.  The Candidate Standard undergoes a minimum of a 60 day public review and then finally a membership wide vote for approval as an OASIS Standard.

Regards,
Vince Brunssen
Senior Software Engineer
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