From rinehuls@access.digex.net Tue Dec 31 22:56:47 1996 Received: from access2.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access2.digex.net [205.197.245.193]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA05173 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 1996 22:56:42 +0100 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access2.digex.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA12596 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 1996 16:56:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 16:56:32 -0500 (EST) From: "william c. rinehuls" Reply-To: "william c. rinehuls" To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: SC22 N2381 - Resolutions from JTC 1 December 1996 Meeting Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE ___________________beginning of title page _______________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2381 January 1997 TITLE: Resolutions of the Tenth Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1, 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 WORK ITEM: N/A STATUS: N/A CROSS REFERENCE: SC22 N2365 DOCUMENT TYPE: N/A ACTION: To SC22 Member Bodies, WG Conveners and HODs for=20 information. Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Tel: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net ____________________end of title page; beginning of text _____________ ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 4474 =20 Date: 1996-12-13 ISO/IEC JTC 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) TITLE: Resolutions of the Tenth Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1, 10-13 December= 1996, Paris, France SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1 PROJECT: --- STATUS: Resolutions adopted at the Tenth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1= ,=20 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France REQUESTED ACTION: It is the intention of the JTC 1 Secretariat to issue = =20 separate communications on all Resolutions requiring = =20 action. DISTRIBUTION: P and L Members JTC 1 Officers =20 =20 Address Reply to: =20 Secretariat - ISO/IEC JTC1- American National Standards Institute, 11 West = 42nd Street, NY, NY 10036 Telephone: 212 642 4932; Facsimile: 212 398 0023; e-mail: LRAJCHEL@ANSI.O= RG Resolutions of the Tenth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1,=20 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France Resolution 1 Appointments In accordance with the JTC 1 Directives, JTC 1 makes the following appointm= ents effective this date: Mr. P. Bartoli, Chairman, SC 21 (re-appointment) Mr. A. Haberman, Chairman, SC 31(appointment) Mr. R. Colcher, Chairman, SC 28 (appointment) Dr. W. Fumy, Chairman, SC 27 (appointment) Mr. G. Sidey, Strategic Planning Rapporteur (through the next Plenary) Mrs. I. Valet-Harper, Acting ITU-T/JTC 1 Liaison (through the the next= Plenary) Unanimous Resolution 2 Revised SC 27 Area of Work JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to conduct a 60-day letter ballot on the fo= llowing revised SC 27 Area of Work: Standardization of generic methods and techniques for IT security. This inc= ludes: identification of generic requirements (including requirements methodo= logy) for IT system security services;=20 development of security techniques and mechanisms (including registrat= ion procedures and relationships of security components); development of security guidelines (e.g., interpretative documents, ri= sk analysis); and development of management support documentation and standards (e.g., t= erminology and security evaluation criteria). Excluded is: the embedding of mechanisms in applications Unanimous Resolution 3 SWG-GII Recommendations JTC 1 approves SWG-GII recommendations 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 2.4 as contained i= n document JTC 1 N 4464, Report of the December 1996 SWG-GII Meeting in Paris. Further, JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to conduct a 60 day JTC 1 letter b= allot (beginning mid-January 1997) on approval of SWG-GII recommendations 2.1, 3.1 - 3.6 as contained in= document JTC 1 N 4464, Report of the December 1996 SWG-GII Meeting in Paris. Unanimous Resolution 4 IT Implementation Timeline JTC 1 approves document JTC 1 N 4475, IT Implementation Timeline, as the ti= meline for moving forward with the implementation of IT in JTC 1. Unanimous Resolution 5 ISO Copyright Policy=20 JTC 1 approves the submission to the ISO and IEC Councils of the JTC 1 reso= lutions on Electronic Document Availability and Impact of the Revised ISO/IEC Copyright Rules con= tained in document JTC 1 N 4476. Abstention: Germany Resolution 6 Revised SC 31 Title and Area of Work JTC 1 approves the revised SC 31 Title and Area of Work as follows: Title: Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques Area of Work: Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data structure= s, data encoding, and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture. = Excluded are work areas assigned to another international subcommittee or international technical c= ommittee, including: ISO TC 104/SC 4/WG 2 in the area of work on Automatic Electronic Identifica= tion for containers and container related applications. ISO TC 23/SC 19/WG 3 in the area of work on identification of animals. ISO TC 204 in the area of work on RFID for Transportation and Control Syste= ms. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 in the area of work on Identification Cards. ISO TC 68/SC 6 in the area of work on Financial Transaction Cards, Related = Media, and Operations. ISO TC 122/WG 4 in the area of work on Packaging Bar code Labels. JTC 1 asks SC 31 to further investigate its relationships with ISO TC 204, = ISO TC 68/SC 6 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 and determine if changes to its scope are required and = how the liaison relationships will operate. The SC 31 Chairman is requested to report on t= his investigation at the September 1997 JTC 1 Plenary meting in Ottawa. In any case, this investiga= tion must be completed prior to the submission of any NP that may overlap with any of the above co= mmittees. Unanimous Resolution 7 Release of Standards JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to request approval from the ISO and IEC Co= uncils to place the following documents on the World Wide Web: Technical Corrigenda to ISO 9899 - Programming Language C Records of Responses to ISO 9899 - Programming Language C Unanimous Resolution 8 JTC 1 Re-engineering JTC 1 has reviewed the contributions received on the topic of JTC 1 re-engi= neering and as a result: 8.1 Approves document JTC 1 N 4473 as JTC 1's Scope, Mission, Principles a= nd Objectives. Abstains: Denmark 8.2 Approves document JTC 1 N 4477 as new JTC 1 NP Acceptance Criteria. Unanimous 8.3 Approves document JTC 1 N 4478 as the JTC 1 Business Plan Outline/Temp= late for use by JTC 1 and its SCs in reporting on their programmes of work. Unanimous 8.4 Establishes the following process and schedule to implement the stop/c= ancel or publication/cancellation of appropriate projects listed in document JTC 1 N= 4302 revised: Based on the following objective criteria, the list in N 4302 revised will = be updated and projects will be included on the list for cancellation: - if there are less that 5 P-members actively participating in th= e project; - if the project has missed the timescales for progression as se= t forth in the Directives Using documents available at this meeting (i.e., updated PoW reviews and NB= contributions), the JTC 1 Secretariat and Chairman will correct the list in N 4302 revised by 15 Ja= nuary 1997. Projects which are listed in N 4302 revised as "projects recommended for ca= ncellation" and which are also contained in Annex A of JTC 1 N 4459 "ITU-T comments on proposed JTC 1= reengineering", should have their status indicated as "PUBLISH/CANCEL" in all cases in the = further revision of JTC 1 N 4302 to be produced by the JTC 1 Chairman and Secretariat. The revised list will be circulated to JTC 1 National Bodies and to SC Chai= rmen and Secretariats announcing the cancellation of those projects effective 17 March 1997. Thos= e SCs that believe that their projects are listed in error may so advise the JTC 1 Secretariat prio= r to 17 March 1997. =20 The responses received will be reviewed at the 7-11 April 1997 meeting of t= he JTC 1 Ad Hoc on Reengineering and final decisions will be taken. Decisions of the Ad Hoc will be effective 15 April 1997. Negative: Denmark 8.5 Notes the status of the "special action" recommendations contained in = JTC 1 N 4302 revised: SC 2 - report received SC 28 - report due 1 May 1997 SC 30 - report received SC 14 - hold in abeyance SC 26 - hold in abeyance SC 1 - response requested in time for the September 1997 JTC 1 plenary SC 22 - response requested in time for the September 1997 JTC 1 plenary SC 29 - response requested in time for the September 1997 JTC 1 plenary SC 25 - hold in abeyance Negative: Denmark 8.6 Requests that all future SC Secretariat reports to JTC 1 highlight pro= ject subdivisions indicating level of SC National Body support and rationale for each. Unanimous 8.7 Based on the contributions received and the discussions held during th= is meeting(see document N4479), authorizes the continuation of the Ad Hoc on JTC 1 Re-engineer= ing to: further define the JTC 1 Technology Directions prepare the definition and procedures for Business Teams review the current JTC 1 structure including its special groups and mo= de of operation against the JTC 1 Technology Directions (N4307) and recommend structural and o= perational (process)changes, as appropriate, as well as prepare the implementatio= n plan for transition to the new structure review the contributions received on the following topics which have b= een referred to the Ad Hoc for consideration: - implementation inquiry - hardware Vs software - NP criteria - definition of National Body participation - consideration of MPEG standardization development process - maintenance of standards - technical direction - Business Team concept - Inward and outward views - Business plan template JTC 1 authorises the JTC 1 Secretariat to initiate 60 day letter ballots as= necessary to achieve this. National Body comments are requested on the above topics by 17 March 1996 = in order that they may be considered by the Ad Hoc Group at its next meeting. The schedule of meetings for the Ad Hoc Group on reengineering is as follow= s: 7-11 April 1997 in Germany 16-20 June 1997 in the UK Unanimous =20 Resolution 9 Agreement on Exchange of Information between JTC 1 and ETSI= =20 JTC 1 accepts document JTC 1 N 4472 as the "Agreement on Exchange of Inform= ation between ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ETSI." JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to forward this d= ocument to the ISO and IEC Councils for endorsement. Unanimous =20 =20 Resolution 10 Migration Plan to Modified DIS Procedure JTC 1 accepts document JTC 1 N 4469, Migration Plan to the Modified DIS Pro= cedure, and instructs its Secretariat to forward this document to the JTC 1 National Bodies and S= ubcommittees for implementation. JTC 1 accepts the offer of the ITTF to prepare new text for= the JTC 1 Directives which incorporates this new procedure. Unanimous Resolution 11 PAS Transposition and Normative Referencing JTC 1 encourages and invites its SCs/SWGs and NBs to identify candidate PAS= s and actively work with the relevant potential PAS submitter to promote these PASs within JTC = 1. JTC 1 recognizes that an open, positive attitude of its SCs and WGs towards= potential PAS submitters and their contributions is vital for the success of the PAS process. JTC 1 reminds its SCs that as part of the PAS process, as described in N 35= 82, it has offered SC counsel to PAS submitters. Therefore, JTC 1 encourages its SCs to assume, t= o the extent possible, an open, positive attitude towards Recognized PAS Submitters and their potenti= al contributions, and requests the SCs to duly provide any counsel requested. In addition, SCs are strongly encouraged to identify potential PAS submitte= rs which could make valuable contributions to the SC work, and to approach them pro-actively. Recognized PAS submitters are invited to contact the appropriate national P= AS mentor or the JTC 1 chairperson in case of any difficulty encountered. JTC 1 further encourages its subsidiary bodies to make use of normative ref= erencing whenever this is deemed appropriate, to bring about market-oriented standards in a timely ma= nner. Unanimous Resolution 12 Extension of PAS trial period JTC 1, having regard of resolution 13 of its Geneva Plenary (JTC 1 N 4058) = which established the PAS process for a trial period ending 1996, resolves that the trial period = for the PAS process be extended till the end of 1998. Unanimous Resolution 13 Request to national PAS mentors to report about their activi= ties and experiences JTC 1 notes that the response to its PAS process by potential or recognized= submitters is below its initial expectations. In order to explore the reasons for this and with a v= iew to improve, if necessary, the PAS process, JTC 1 invites the national PAS mentors to report about the= ir activities and experiences in time for the next JTC 1 Plenary in Ottawa. The questions in = JTC 1 N 4470 are offered as help to prepare such reports. Unanimous Resolution 14 SC 2 Secretariat JTC 1 accepts the offer from the National Body of Japan to serve as Secreta= riat of SC 2. Unanimous Resolution 15 SC 28 Secretariat JTC 1 accepts the offer from the National Body of Brazil to serve as Secret= ariat of SC 28. Unanimous Resolution 16 Revised SC 7 Area of Work JTC 1 approves the revised SC 7 Area of Work as follows pending endorsement= by SC 7: Standardization of processes, supporting tools and suppoting technologies f= or the engineering of software products and systems. Note: The processes, tools and technologies are within the scope of JTC1 te= rms of references and exclude specific tools and technologies that have been assigned by JTC1 to = other of its SC's. Unanimous Resolution 17 JTC 1 Representation at the ANSI HISB - ISO Member Body Meet= ing on Healthcare Informatics Noting the 17 December 1996 meeting of ANSI HISB - ISO Member Bodies on the= possible formation of an ISO TC on Healthcare Informatics (see JTC 1 N 4409), JTC 1 = requests its Chairman, as well as any other volunteers from JTC 1 National Bodies, to represent JT= C 1 at this meeting. The JTC 1 representatives are instructed to explain the suitability of standard= ization work in the area of Healthcare Informatics in JTC 1. Unanimous Resolution 18 Category B Liaison Having reviewed the requests for Category B Liaison, JTC 1 recommends that = ITTF grant Category B Liaison as follows: JTC 1/SC 2 - Consultative Committee for Space Data = =20 Systems (CCSDS) JTC 1/SC 30 - Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) JTC 1/SC 18 - Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) =20 Unanimous Resolution 19 Category C Liaisons Having reviewed the requests for Category C Liaison, JTC 1 recommends that = ITTF grant Category C Liaison status as follows: JTC 1/SC 7/WG 7 - NATO/AC250 (N 4327) =20 JTC 1/SC 27 - Common Criteria Implementation Board (N 4368) JTC 1/SC 26 - ESONE (4375) JTC 1/SC 27 - ETSI/STAG (4378) JTC 1/SC 30 - ITU-T SG 10 (4373) Unanimous Resolution 20 Category A Liaisons Having reviewed the requests for Category A Liaison, JTC 1 recommends that = ITTF grant Category A Liaison status as follows: JTC 1/SC 2 - Internet Society =20 JTC 1 also approves document JTC 1 N 4311, the Cooperative Agreement betwee= n SC 2 and the Internet Society. Unanimous Resolution 21 Ad Hoc on Strategy for Implementation of IT JTC 1 requests its National Bodies and SCs to review the following output d= ocuments of the 30 September - 1 October 1996 meeting of the JTC 1 Ad Hoc on Strategy for Impl= ementation of IT: N 4243 - Guidelines on the Creation and Maintenance of Web = Servers and Pages N 4244 revised - Draft Transition Plan N 4246 revised - JTC 1 Policy on Electronic Document Distribut= ion N 4367 - Electronic Tips and Techniques Guide Comments on these documents should be provided to the JTC 1 Secretariat by = 31 January 1997 for input to the next meeting of the IT Ad Hoc scheduled for 25-27 February 199= 7 in the Washington DC area. JTC 1 authorizes a further meeting to be held, if necessary, 23 - 25= June 1997 in Copenhagen. JTC 1 authorizes the JTC 1 Secretariat to initiate 60 day letter ballots, f= ollowing each of the IT Ad Hoc meetings, for JTC 1 approval of revisions of the documents listed above= and other topics identified by the Ad Hoc related to the 1997 implementation of stage 3 of t= he transition plan. Unanimous Resolution 22 Revised SC 14 Title and Area of Work JTC 1 requests its Secretariat to conduct a 60-day letter ballot (following= the circulation of the programme of work review document)on the following revised SC 14 Title and = Area of Work: Title: Data Engineering Area of Work: To develop standards for the specification of the semantic co= ntent of data and representation independent of interfaces of information systems and organiz= ations. SC 14's work programme shall include projects relating to structure, organi= zation, registration, interoperability, sharability and portability of data and metadata. For inclusion with the letter ballot, SC 14 is requested to provide a ratio= nale for the proposed changes, a planned programme of work under the new scope and a list of the SC 14 P-m= embers in support of the new scope. Unanimous Resolution 23 JTC 1 Delegation to JTAG 2 JTC 1 authorizes the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future JTAG= 2 meetings: Mr. Jan van den Beld (SC 2, SC 11, SC 23) Mr. Roy Pierce (SC 28) Dr. Hiroshi Yasuda (SC 29), Head of Delegation (pending agreement from Dr. = Yasuda) Dr. Scott Foshee (SC 24) SC 18 delegate Unanimous Resolution 24 JTC 1 60-Day Letter Ballots JTC 1 approves a policy of allowing actions to be taken between JTC 1 Plena= ry Sessions via a 60-day letter ballot within JTC 1. Actions for approval may be proposed by any of= the following: the JTC 1 Chairman, JTC 1 SWGs, JTC 1 SCs and JTC 1 SGFS. Note: A JTC 1 Ad Hoc may be pre-authorized by a JTC 1 Plenary to initiate t= his action. = Unanimous Resolution 25 Special Presentations JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to 1. Mr. J. Hungate - Regional Workshops 2. Mr. A. Haberman - SC 31-Automatic Data Capture for the excellent presentations given at this Plenary Meeting. Acclamation Resolution 26 ISO High Level Steering Group Committee on CALS JTC 1 notes the report of the CALS HLSCG meeting as in JTC 1 N 4166 and inv= ites its National Bodies and SCs to comment on this document and contribute via the JTC 1 del= egation. JTC 1 authorizes the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future meetings o= f the CALS HLSGC: Mr. W. Koch Mr. J. Smith =20 Unanimous Resolution 27 DAVIC as a PAS Submitter Having reviewed the ballot results contained in document JTC 1 N 4446, JTC = 1 approves DAVIC as a Recognized PAS Submitter with the understanding that DAVIC will respond to = the ballot comments given in N 4446 prior to submitting a PAS specification for JTC 1 letter ba= llot. Negative: Italy Resolution 28 Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata JTC 1 approves the proposal for a Joint Workshop on the Registration of Met= adata as contained in document JTC 1 N 4361. Further, JTC 1 notes the proposed workshop objectiv= es contained in JTC 1 N 4346 and requests that these objectives are incorporated into the plannin= g of the Workshop. JTC 1 notes that the JTC 1 Guidelines for conducting Workshops (including t= he status of the output documents) must be observed. JTC 1 encourages the groups identified in N 4= 361 to participate in this Workshop.=20 In addition, JTC 1 asks the SC 14 Chairman, Mr. Bargmeyer, to report the re= sults of this Workshop to the next JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Ottawa in September 1997. =20 Unanimous Resolution 29 Results of Workshop on Data Modelling JTC 1 requests its SCs to take note of the report of the workshop on data m= odelling as contained in document JTC 1 N 4345. In particular, SCs should note recommendation 2.1 a= nd take appropriate action to better understand and deal with the proliferation of modelling la= nguages. SCs are encouraged to participate in the upcoming workshop on registration of metad= ata. Unanimous Resolution 30 ITU-T and ISO/IEC JTC 1 Cooperation JTC 1 resolves to adopt, effective 1 January 1997, the revised Guide for IT= U-T and ISO/IEC Cooperation contained in JTC 1 N 4380 (modified by changes in JTC 1 N 4460)= as a replacement for Annex K of the JTC 1 Directives. JTC 1 notes that the phase -in of the new= procedures will take place as follows: a) on the JTC 1 side according to the migration plan in JTC 1 N4469 b) on the ITU-T side, Director letters issued after 1 January 1997 a= nnouncing texts for approval at a SG meeting use the new procedures (this implies SG = meetings prior to April 1997 use the old procedures) JTC 1 thanks Mr. P. Gibbon and Mr. H. Bertine for their efforts in produci= ng this revised Guide. Unanimous Resolution 31 BSR Rules and Guidelines Having heard a report of the BSR Management Committee meeting in Geneva, JT= C 1 does not believe that it is appropriate to standardize the BSR Rules and Guidelines nor the = BSR content. If standards are contemplated, they should be progressed in a Technical Committee open t= o all National Bodies.=20 JTC 1 requests its Secretariat to forward this message to the BSR Managemen= t Committee for its consideration. Unanimous Resolution 32 Pilot of a New Procedure for Maintenance of Mature Standards JTC 1 authorizes SC 21 to initiate a pilot of a new procedure for maintenan= ce of mature standards as contained in document JTC 1 N 4353. The SC 21 Chairman is requested to rep= ort on the progress of this pilot at the next JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Ottawa in September 1997. Further, the Ad Hoc on JTC 1 Reengineering is asked to review documents JTC= 1 N 4352 and N 4353 for possible use within other JTC 1 subcommittees. Unanimous Resolution 33 Distribution of JTC 1 Documents JTC1 recognizes the efforts needed to advance the document distribution wit= hin JTC1 from Stage 1 (diskette distribution) to Stage 3 (Server availability), referring to the = IT-implementation Policy N4246r and Implementation Timeline in JTC1 N4475. JTC1 considers that currently JTC1 documents are distributed both on paper,= on diskette and via e-mail, which places the implementation of IT within JTC1 in an unidentifie= d stage between the Stages 0 and 1, and which causes difficulties in retracking and tracing the JTC1 d= ocuments by the JTC1 Membership. JTC1 also recognizes that during the last few months before this Plenary Me= eting many documents had to be forwarded in a short time due to deadlines very close to the meet= ing, and that in the coming year again a significant amount of work is to be expected prior to completi= on of the full use of IT within JTC1. Terefore the JTC1 instructs its Secretariat that during this period of tran= sition when a document is forwarded by e-mail the document-number, explicit title and the status of t= he document should be made clearly visible (in the "Subject"- or "Ref."- header), if a document is sent out by e-mail each e-mail message should contain only= one JTC1 document per message, when a document refers to a specific action to be accomplished by a Secreta= riat, this should appear clearly in the document the document also be sent via e-mail , a document-number should only be allocated to a document when the document = is actually available at the JTC1 Secretariat, each Nxx00 and Nxx50 document-list should be distributed as soon as possibl= e after the related 50 document-numbers have been allocated,=20 when a diskette is sent out to the JTC1 Membership the Secretariat should s= end out an e-mail message to its membership announcing which documents are on the diskette, i.e. to b= e received soon, for documents with short timescales (e.g., 60-day letter ballots), these d= ocuments should be sent via both email and airmail diskette to ensure that National Bodies have adequat= e time to respond. Unanimous =20 =20 Resolution 35 Co-operation with TC 204 JTC 1 notes the offer from TC 204 to supply a draft on ASN1 application ded= icated to transport telematics and instructs its subcommittee 21 to respond. Unanimous Resolution 36 Future Meetings The following schedule of JTC 1 Plenary Meetings is agreed: 9-12 September 1997 - Ottawa, Canada 1-5 June 1998 - Sendai, Japan January 1999 - Brazil October 1999 - Seoul, Korea The JTC 1 Chairman and Secretariat will have a one-day discussion forum wit= h the JTC 1 Sub-group Chairmen and Conveners preceding the Plenary Meeting. Heads of Delegations = will be invited to attend. Unanimous =20 RESOLUTION APPRECIATION a) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to Mr. Durand, Deputy Director of AFN= OR, for his welcoming remarks and expressions of support of the work of JTC 1.=20 Acclamation b) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to AFNOR and its staff: Mrs. Monica D= iaz, Isabelle Dagonne, Marie-France Waltispurger and Maria Mata for the excellent meeting sup= port. They exhibited great competence, flexibility, and good humor in responding to the man= y demands of the meeting. In particular, JTC 1 expresses its special thanks to Mrs. Mar= ie-Martine Guillabert and Mr. Jean Hyenne for their outstanding support both before and during t= he meeting.=20 Acclamation c) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to Mrs. Jennifer Garner, USA, for pro= viding JTC 1 Plenary meeting documents as PDF files on diskettes for use by JTC 1 participa= nts at this meeting. This service helped to progress consideration of the very large number= of documents posted to the meeting agenda. Acclamation d) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to AFNOR and the following Sponsors f= or their hosting of the wonderful dinner at The Louvre: Digital France, Electricit=82 de France - Gaz de France, France T=82l=82com, Groupe Bull, Hewlett-Packard France, IBM France, Minist=8Are de l'Industrie, de la Poste et des T=82l=82communications. JTC 1 also expresses its special thanks to Minist=8Are de l'Industrie, de l= a Poste et des T=82l=82communications for their contribution in hosting this Plenary meeti= ng. Acclamation =20 =20 e) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to the Subcommittee Chairmen, Secretari= es, and Conveners of its Special Working Groups for their efforts in support of the work of JTC 1 an= d for the preparation of the reports that reflect these activities. Acclamation f) JTC 1 thanks Switzerland for serving as Secretariat for SC 2 and SC 2= 8. JTC 1 in particular expresses its deepest appreciation to Mr. Van den Beld and Mr. Lauri for th= eir participation in and support of, respectively, SC 2 and SC 28 operations and administration. Acclamation g) JTC 1 expresses its deepest thanks and appreciation to Mr. Paul Elling= haus for serving as Convenor of the Special Working Group on Conformity Assessment. JTC 1 wis= hes Paul well on his retirement. =20 = Acclamation=20 =20 h) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to the Drafting Committee for its tim= ely completion of the resolutions. = Acclamation =20 =20 i) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to its Chairman and Secretariat for t= heir fine efforts in bringing about another successful JTC 1 Plenary meeting, and looks forward = to many more meetings with their leadership, patience, good humour, and attention to getting on w= ith the work. =20 =20 = Acclamation _____________________-end of document N2381 _________________________