[security-jc] update on WSS proposal

["Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

JC members:

I'm quite sure that you've all seen the news that IBM, Microsoft, and
Verisign (with others) have proposed an OASIS TC for Web Services
Security.

The WSS proposal was received by OASIS this last Wednesday, and I am
allowed 15 days to send out the Call For Participation. So while IBM,
Microsoft, and Verisign has issued a press release announcing their
submission, OASIS has no process for acknowledging its receipt and
will not make any announcements regarding the TC until I send out the
CfP. The proposal is currently being reviewed by the OASIS Board to
determine if there are any issues we need to clear up before making
the announcement.

Note that the first meeting of the TC is the week after the security
workshop. We had hoped that the WSS proposers would co-locate their TC
meeting with the workshop, but they already scheduled the meeting
facilities and elected to stay with their original plans. It is likely
that the workshop will be held early in the week (26th Monday,
probably, or 28th Wednesday) so workshop attendees will have no
problem attending the TC meeting in SFO on the 4th and 5th.

I suggest that the Security JC extend an invitation to the WSS TC,
once they are formed, to select liaisons and join the JC.


</karl>
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Karl F. Best
OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
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