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Subject: UBL TC Meeting 3-7 November 2003
[Third time's the charm. Sorry for the duplicates. -- Jon] The next meeting of the OASIS UBL TC will take place 3-7 November 2003 on the fourth floor of the Sun Microsystems drop-in center at 631 Howard Street in downtown San Francisco, about one block from the Moscone Convention Center. AGENDA A full agenda will be published a week or two prior to the meeting. Topics will include: - UBL 1.0 Beta publicity - Preparation for UBL 1.0 Beta implementation review - Formation of a UBL Interoperability Subcommittee - Formation of a UBL Japanese Localization Subcommittee - Formation of UBL mapping initiatives in cooperation with industry data exchange organizations - Transition of the Context Methodology Subcommittee to work on the automation of context-specific UBL extensions - Relationships with standards bodies - Relationships with B2B consortia - Relationships with other OASIS TCs UBL TC meetings typically begin at 9 a.m., break for lunch from noon to 1 or 1:30 p.m., and end at 5 or 5:30 p.m., except on the last day (Friday), when the TC plenary ends at 1 p.m. to allow participants to catch Friday evening flights home. Participation by telephone will be available for the opening and closing plenaries and for the joint and separate meetings of the Library Content Subcommittee and the Naming and Design Rules subcommittee. This means that, in general, phones will be open at the following times: 09h00-12h00 PST (17h00-20h00 GMT/London, 02h00-05h00 Tokyo) 13h30-17h30 PST (21h30-01h30 GMT/London, 06h30-10h30 Tokyo) Note that some plenary meetings and many subcommittee meetings activate the phone five to fifteen minutes later than the scheduled time due to unforeseen problems in setting up, so if you don't connect right away, hang up and try a few minutes later. Also note that subcommittees occasionally begin midweek meetings an hour earlier than originally scheduled to catch up on extra business, so remote participants should carefully monitor the subcommittee mail lists for updates to the schedules posted at day's end. The standing conference bridges for UBL TC meetings are as follows: UBL CONFERENCE BRIDGE NUMBER ONE (DEFAULT) U.S. domestic toll-free number: (866)839-8145 Int. access/caller paid number: (865)524-6352 Access code: 5705229# UBL CONFERENCE BRIDGE NUMBER TWO (ALTERNATE) U.S. domestic toll-free number: (866)839-8189 Int. access/caller paid number: (865)525-0625 Access code: 5819636# *** Please remember to mute your phone when not speaking. Please DO NOT put your phone on "hold," as this generally places music on the line. *** ONTOLOG FORUM COLOCATION The Ontolog Forum (not part of the UBL TC but working in parallel on a formal model of the UBL semantics) will hold a joint session with the UBL TC Wednesday 5 November from 15h00-17h00 California time in order to report on its work and solicit feedback from the TC. From 17h30 to 19h00 that evening, the Ontolog Forum will present a tutorial for UBL meeting participants wishing to learn more. The Ontolog Forum will hold its own two-day meeting in another room in the drop-in center on Thursday and Friday, 6 and 7 November. REGISTRATION To register for the meeting, send mail to the UBL chair (jon.bosak@sun.com) and vice chair (mcrawford@lmi.org) stating your intention to participate. Due to limited space, first preference will be given to voting members of the UBL TC. Observers and guests are welcome to apply, but seating of non-members will be on a space-available basis. ########################################################## REMINDER: POWER CORDS AT UBL MEETINGS Every participant using a device that consumes AC power is reminded to bring an extension cord and a three-way tap to the meeting room in which he or she intends to participate. ########################################################## ACCESS Due to the drop-in center's proximity to the Moscone, parking is relatively plentiful but also expensive. Except for the Mayor's Breakfast Monday 3 November, there are no big events scheduled for the Moscone that week, so parking should be easy if you can afford it. Participants should also consider using public transit to get to the drop-in center, which is located three blocks from the Montgomery Street BART (subway) station. Connections between BART and CalTrain have recently been established at the Millbrae BART/CalTrain station, extending the reach of public transit as far south as San Jose and as far north as Sacramento. Combined BART/CalTrain trips take longer than driving, but they allow working use of most of the time spent and are quite comfortable. BART now also runs directly from the International Terminal at San Francisco Airport (SFO). For a BART map, see http://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp A guide to BART fares and schedules can be downloaded from http://www.bart.gov/docs/BART062203.pdf CalTrain schedules can be downloaded from http://www.caltrain.com/schedule_pdf.html HOTELS Hotel reservations are the responsibility of individual participants. Due to the depressed state of the local economy, hotel space in downtown San Francisco is readily available, though of course it is always advisable to make reservations well in advance. People who intend to use BART should ask about proximity of the hotel to a BART station before confirming reservations. The stations nearest Montgomery Street are Embarcadero, Powell Street, and Civic Center. There are also Muni lines (buses) that run near the meeting location. MEALS Meals are the responsibility of the participants. There are a number of cafes and restaurants within easy walking distance of the drop-in center. Participants approaching from Montgomery Street BART in the morning will find several establishments selling coffee on the streets leading to Howard; for optimum caffeination, it is suggested that participants purchase a suitable espresso drink on their way to the opening session each day. There is also a break area near the meeting rooms that has a refrigerator and microwave oven and stocks ordinary office-grade coffee, water, tea, and soft drinks. WINE AND CHEESE Our traditional wine-and-cheese party will be held Thursday evening right after the Library Content Subcommittee meeting. Participants are encouraged to bring a bottle of wine from their country or state to demonstrated the quality of their local vines. DEFAULT UBL BAR The default after-meeting bar is an excellent microbrewery called the Thirsty Bear at 661 Howard, just a few doors down from the drop-in center. DEFAULT UBL FANCY RESTAURANT Hawthorne Lane, just around the corner from the drop-in center, is one of the best restaurants in California, and priced accordingly. DEFAULT UBL BUDGET RESTAURANT Chevy's Mexican Restaurant, 3rd Street at Howard (across the street from the Moscone Center and about a block from the drop-in center) is a good choice for convenient, relatively inexpensive lunches and dinners. MUST-SEE CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY NEARBY The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, located about a block and a half from the meeting, will be showing the largest collection of works by Diane Arbus ever assembled and the first serious retrospective in 25 years. Arbus (1923-1971), sister of the poet Howard Nemerov, was a powerfully perceptive and influential photographer of the disturbingly mundane with a special ability to collaborate actively with her subjects and a real affection for (as the MOMA site puts it) "subcultures, codes, and rituals." She brought to bear on her subjects a sophisticated technical approach derived from a career in fashion photography, giving her photos a distinctive look, at the same time glossy and brooding, that combines with the subject matter to lend the images tremendous impact. Opinions of Arbus vary, but no one comes away from her pictures unaffected. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime show. If you don't get a chance to see the photos in the original silver, the SFMOMA gift shop is probably worth a quick visit to pick up a copy of the Arbus catalogue, a fresh duotone printing of 200 of her best images. Another interesting place to visit in the immediate area is the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco at 655 Mission Street. Jon Bosak Chair, OASIS UBL TC
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