RE: [stdsreg] agenda for StdsReg mtg #10, 9 July

[Ketchell John <john.ketchell@cenorm.be>]

Dear Colleagues

A first surely incomplete list of possible "hosting" organizations and some
pros and cons:

A	FORMAL ROUTE

1	ISO (including ISO/IEC JTC1)

PRO - THE formal standards body in this field.  Adoption as an ISO Standard
would give the registry spec. sufficient cachet to encourage widespread
adoption especially amongst formal bodies

CON - Process.  Either the members of an existing TC would have to be
encouraged to adopt a NWI proposal, OR a PAS-submitter would have be
similarly encouraged, OR an ISO Member or "A" liaison body would have to be
encouraged to submit a fast-track solution.

CON - Time.  Even a fast track would take quite a long time, even when the
process had started.

2	CEN plus ANSI

PRO - "regional" adoption might or might not be easier.  Some processes and
deliverables might be faster and more informal.

CON - process and time again.  Also, would need to be adopted in more than
one "region" to have proper credibility.

3	A relevant consortium

Mentioned - OASIS, Dublin Core, others?

PRO - faster than a formal body, MAYBE easier

CON - more likely reservations about "ownership" therefore perhaps less
"buy-in"

B	INFORMAL ROUTE

1	UN-ECE/ISO/IEC/ITU-T eBusiness MoU Steering Group

PRO - brings together major players in the key ICT arena, could serve as a
springboard to a more formal publication, OASIS (and hopefully CEN/ISSS in
future) are signatories

CON - confined to eBusiness, no formal authority

2	ANSI/ISSB plus ICT Standards Board

PRO - ICT "co-ordinating committees" involving a number of key organizations
including major consortia, informal "publication places" that are long-term
bodies, could serve as a springboard to a more formal publication, ANSI and
CEN/ISSS were going to involve them anyway

CON - no formal authority over members

3	ITSIG

PRO - specialists in ISO community including from national members, might
stand some chance of aceptance

CON - confined to ISO and liaison-type issues;  no consortia involvement

4...	???

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