ISO/IEC JTC = 1/SC22

Programming languages, their environments = and system software interfaces

Secretariat: U.S.A. = (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 = N3839

TITLE:

Announcement of I18N = Rapporteur

DATE ASSIGNED:

2004-12-14

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SC 22 Chair

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Information from the = Chair

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At the September 2004 JTC 1/SC 22 Meeting, = the following resolution was unanimously = approved:

Resolution 04-21: Creation of = Internationalization Rapporteur Group (I18RG)

Whereas JTC 1/SC 22 notes that the current progression of Internationalization (i18n) issues within SC 22 have = failed to meet expectations

and whereas SC 22 notes that its WGs have = not been effectively using the expertise available within its current structures = on Internationalization issues,

SC 22 takes the following = actions:

1. Disbands SC 22/WG = 20;

2. Assigns all of WG 20's responsibilities, including liaisons and remaining projects, to SC 22 under the guidance = of the respective project editors;

3. Directs the SC 22 Chair to ensure that = i18n issues are explicitly addressed during each plenary = meeting;

4. Establishes an Internationalization = Rapporteur Group (IRG) and, in light of JTC1 Directives and Resolutions on i18n, = instructs it to:

Review the existing SC 22 i18n-related = projects
Canvass SC 22 WGs and SC 22 National Bodies to determine their current and = future i18n requirements
Research extra-SC 22 activities related to = i18n
Recommend to SC 22

How non-project activities related to i18n should be managed within = SC 22, specifically recommending the organizational changes required to ensure good coordination and progress in i18n = issues
How existing WG 20 development projects and maintenance activities = should be managed
Identify any new i18n projects needed, and how i18n requirements can be = achieved within SC 22 or by SC 22 in conjunction with other standards = bodies and JTC1 subcommittees;

5. Directs the SC 22 Chair to appoint a lead rapporteur for the I18NRG;

6. Directs the lead rapporteur to schedule = the first meeting of the I18NRG (note invitation from Canada, Denmark and = Japan); and

7. SC 22 reminds the lead rapporteur of = section 7.7.1 of the JTC 1 Directives regarding attendance at meetings. = The lead rapporteur is instructed to consider and accept, at his discretion, = requests from other interested parties inside and outside the JTC 1 organization = in order to create a balance of interests.

In response to this resolution, the SC 22 = Chair has nominated Mr. John Benito as the I18N Rapporteur. The first = meeting of this group will take place 16-18 March 2005 in Tokyo. SC 22 N 3836 contains = the meeting announcement.

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